One of my first 'paid' gigs was taking some photos at a little event thrown for undegrad students at my uni, and I got like a 20 dollar gift card out of it. This was less than two years ago. The other day I had my first four-digit contract. Start small, work your way up, and you'll be surprised where it'll take you!
such a positive video, as usually:).... at first it may be difficult to find someone or something to shoot, but then, when you do a pretty good job, your friends and their friends come and ask to do them a favor.... here the second difficult part comes - how to tell them you´d like even a small remuneration?
Vadim_R maybe you can ask them in advance for a lunch treat during the shooting? I think it won’t hurt anybody. When you know that you do a good job in the future, you can refer them to your freelance profile that includes your rate so they know what to expect from you and your actual rates. Hope these helps! 🙏🏼
The most important thing is to put watermarks every time you do a paid work for someone before the payment is made in full. If they start to ask you to remove them, than you’ll know they’re those sketchy types. Just don’t let your time and effort to be used by these kind of people 👍🏼
Hello@@VivianValeriena ! Thanks a lot for your reply, thank you for your advise..why only after reading it i see it so obvious.?? it helped a lot, appreciate a lot you found time to write it. so kind. just wish you all the best!
Viewer FYI - if you want to get to the actual information as referenced in the title - skip to 2:38 into the video. Everything before that has nothing to do with making money - it's just silly filler.
My first paid photography job recently was where I offered to do a product shoot for free at a small business, and once I was done I was given 50 euro. I think especially working with older people (just not people in their 20s) they tend to appreciate the work and won't send you home empty handed.
actually, my first Photography job was my favorite. I wanted to shoot promo videos for restaurants, and in the proposal, I sent I mentioned that I'm a photographer and videographer. So I got hired to shoot a new menu for an awesome restaurant and of course, I ate most of the sandwiches I shot. It kind of felt like hunting, you shoot the food then eat it.
Hey Lizzie. Thanks for your video! I have started my production company this September with a friend in Toronto. We have been doing church and wedding videos like Matti Haapoja. We believed it was a right timing in our life to start our own and a lot of the strategies for reaching out to clients and building our business were used through tips that the dope squad gave, especially you and Chris. So just in 7 months, we are now at a place where we can afford a living out of this business and we were able to upgrade our gears a lot (we started with a6300 with two very cheap lenses like samyang/rokinon, but now we are fully equipped with A7iii s with most of focal lengths covered with full frame lenses) + Aputure lightings and audio equipment. We got our selves an office and two major and couple smaller clients that gives us monthly projects + weddings every month. We are sustaining good relationships all of them and its been an amazing journey. First of all, I would really like to thank you two for helping us, we literally did exactly what you guys told us to do, and we are very thankful and surprised we reached this far in 7 month without losing any money. Now, we are slowly getting bigger and also getting overwhelmed by the workload. So we started hiring some freelancers here and there when we could not fulfill certain projects on our own. We are also at at stage where we have set a goal: to have 1 major client per year and to expand our market/niche. What I realized from the beginning of this journey and watching all the videos you guys uploaded is: that viewers like us who actually started the creative business (because a lot of the videos that you guys upload is to get us going and to get us started) is starting to feel the gap between where you guys are (where we hope to be in creative business) and the starting point. We are curious how to land bigger clients (I mean we did land 2 but we really don't know how LOL). Could you upload a video for viewers like us who are in middle of the journey trying to grow in this business? Like "So you Started: What's Next?" idk...lol What should our first or two years be looking like? How did you guys expand the market/niche? How do you manage over flowing projects? Do you guys try your best not to outsource them? Please teach viewers like us :) Thanks for all the videos! We wouldn't be here if it weren't for you and Chris. Sincerely, Danny ~
I am the unofficial, official photographer at work. I take photos of artist performances, employee luncheons and holiday stuff, employee group shots and don’t make extra money. I do get the practice, and recognition and photo credit if my photos are used in our program books. I get paid a salary for my regular job but no addition monetary compensation. ☹️
Interesting 🤔. I'm sort of becoming a photographer by default. I'm really digging it. I was wondering how I could monetize. These are great suggestions 🙂 Thanks 👍🦋
My first and only “paid” gig was probably about 4 years ago, a colleague was involved with self defence and competitive fighting outside of work and he told the guy that runs it that I could do a video for them. It was completely out of my comfort zone and made it clear this was something I’ve never done before but up for the experience so I offered to do it for free. It was a challenging and interesting experience but I was paid £50 for it at the end and I think they were happy with the final product which they uploaded to their Facebook and TH-cam. Life got in the way and I am only now getting back in to photography and videography again, but that was an amazing feeling at the time.
The first like big kinda shoot that I ever did was for an elderly lady that was turning 100 and her family threw a party for her and they asked if I could photograph it, so I said yes even tho at the time I sucked and didn’t really know anything as much as I do now. And I’m the end it went ok, and they paid me $150 for just two hours! P.S. Lizzie Your personality is adorable and awesome 😁
I did like, three street fairs... one I paid 500 to be in...I made $400 back... So, i was under also with the cost of prints; but it showed me what to do better. The other few I did were free so I put in less work instead of overdoing it. So I wore my t-shirt design. Put up photography on one side and the other side I dedicated to my poetry books. it evened out peoples eye. I say try to do some shows... It's fun.
Thanks for the tips lizzie! In this saturated marked , photography is the 25th worst job in USA i think, and getting started with these tips are really important , making connections are the way to be successful (aside skills ) in our carrer! Chris looks Handsome as always!
Love this video Lizzie! I’m trying to get my foot in the door to start earning moolah from photography. I’ve always done it for myself or for free, and I’m working my way up now. Been really working on making connections in my new home state/city to get there.
Shoulder rigs are commonly brought up as a great way to stabilize video and look "professional" but how would someone like Peter do a video with a shoulder rig, because we tall people are already holding the camera at eye level for you average height people
The bread and butter might be from your corporate and promotional videos and tech tutorials, but do you also put in time to make videos that could be seen at film and media art festivals?
Lizzie Peirce 👍🏽 I like how your youtube videos are edited and I’m curious to see your artsy work. Whenever you have work scheduled for a festival on which one of your URL platforms do you post those events?
Do you get like this in B&H? And if you haven’t been.... omg go rn!
What I'm more interested in is what your middle name is 😂
It’s closed for Easter when I go :((((
It's too far lolol... or is it... hmmmm.
I was just there for the first time 3 weeks ago..... IT’S SO COOL
When I picked up my tripod at B&H it was like being in a giant toy store and it was fun.
I just made $25 in photography. My mom bought my photo at an art gallery 🤣💀
Hey, it counts! You're now an artist!
@@josephtaylor1330 an awarded photographer too! I just haven't learned the business side yet
The intermission was great. Must include them Regularly 😂
"Actual photo of me entering b&H" that was probably the funnest and cutest thing ever, then same thing to the rest of the video! Also helpful!
One of my first 'paid' gigs was taking some photos at a little event thrown for undegrad students at my uni, and I got like a 20 dollar gift card out of it. This was less than two years ago. The other day I had my first four-digit contract. Start small, work your way up, and you'll be surprised where it'll take you!
AronBagel that’s awesome!
Just reached out to some restaurants in my city and they all answered yes to my video services!😃
Making your initial dollars from photography is the most difficult than things get a little easier!
B & H is the bomb...I am so fascinated with this store .. and they are so helpful..
Um... 10 friends x 10$ = 100$ I need more friends! 😫
Thanks for the tips ELIZABETH. Haha Happy Easter to you and Chris.
You guys are so awesome and kind😊Thanks a lot for your precious piece of advice😁💖
such a positive video, as usually:)....
at first it may be difficult to find someone or something to shoot, but then, when you do a pretty good job, your friends and their friends come and ask to do them a favor.... here the second difficult part comes - how to tell them you´d like even a small remuneration?
Vadim_R maybe you can ask them in advance for a lunch treat during the shooting? I think it won’t hurt anybody. When you know that you do a good job in the future, you can refer them to your freelance profile that includes your rate so they know what to expect from you and your actual rates. Hope these helps! 🙏🏼
The most important thing is to put watermarks every time you do a paid work for someone before the payment is made in full. If they start to ask you to remove them, than you’ll know they’re those sketchy types. Just don’t let your time and effort to be used by these kind of people 👍🏼
Hello@@VivianValeriena ! Thanks a lot for your reply, thank you for your advise..why only after reading it i see it so obvious.?? it helped a lot, appreciate a lot you found time to write it. so kind. just wish you all the best!
Your aerial footage, was it taken with a drone? I heard it’s illegal to fly a drone in that city.
Thanks for the tip, It’s really helpful and I love the drone shots
EPIC STACK thank you!
Great ideas!
1:03 that is cute ♥️
I love this video! Thank you
I LoVe my Lensbaby Composer lens!!
what is that song at the start???, I love the beat
We don't have a shop like that in Glasgow =(
1:02 best part of the video
nice video
from algeria ♥
B&H, one more reason to visit NYC.
migrating here from shvwncooper's recommendation. thanks for the tips!
u dont use the stabilisation and i dont like that
very helpful cheers from philippines 🇵🇭
So b.y.o.b and bill friends for headshots you need for a portfolio I'm sure there's better ways to milk your friends for money - bad tact.
Viewer FYI - if you want to get to the actual information as referenced in the title - skip to 2:38 into the video. Everything before that has nothing to do with making money - it's just silly filler.
0:36 this was triggering under the current context
Video starts at 2:40
Thanks
@@sanaathegreat2324 no problem 🙂
uhhh its starts at 0:01 as it was edited for.... just saying right @lizziepeirce
too bad when you see this comment when youre already at 2:20 hahaha
My first paid photography job recently was where I offered to do a product shoot for free at a small business, and once I was done I was given 50 euro.
I think especially working with older people (just not people in their 20s) they tend to appreciate the work and won't send you home empty handed.
Lololol that edit for the b and h sequence! I wonder if your face smudge is still on the glass there?
so early dude 😅
Probably is TBH! Hahaah
actually, my first Photography job was my favorite. I wanted to shoot promo videos for restaurants, and in the proposal, I sent I mentioned that I'm a photographer and videographer. So I got hired to shoot a new menu for an awesome restaurant and of course, I ate most of the sandwiches I shot. It kind of felt like hunting, you shoot the food then eat it.
Hahaha i try it 😂🙏
Hey Lizzie. Thanks for your video!
I have started my production company this September with a friend in Toronto. We have been doing church and wedding videos like Matti Haapoja.
We believed it was a right timing in our life to start our own and a lot of the strategies for reaching out to clients and building our business were used through tips that the dope squad gave, especially you and Chris.
So just in 7 months, we are now at a place where we can afford a living out of this business and we were able to upgrade our gears a lot (we started with a6300 with two very cheap lenses like samyang/rokinon, but now we are fully equipped with A7iii s with most of focal lengths covered with full frame lenses) + Aputure lightings and audio equipment. We got our selves an office and two major and couple smaller clients that gives us monthly projects + weddings every month. We are sustaining good relationships all of them and its been an amazing journey. First of all, I would really like to thank you two for helping us, we literally did exactly what you guys told us to do, and we are very thankful and surprised we reached this far in 7 month without losing any money.
Now, we are slowly getting bigger and also getting overwhelmed by the workload. So we started hiring some freelancers here and there when we could not fulfill certain projects on our own.
We are also at at stage where we have set a goal: to have 1 major client per year and to expand our market/niche.
What I realized from the beginning of this journey and watching all the videos you guys uploaded is:
that viewers like us who actually started the creative business (because a lot of the videos that you guys upload is to get us going and to get us started) is starting to feel the gap between where you guys are (where we hope to be in creative business) and the starting point. We are curious how to land bigger clients (I mean we did land 2 but we really don't know how LOL).
Could you upload a video for viewers like us who are in middle of the journey trying to grow in this business? Like "So you Started: What's Next?" idk...lol
What should our first or two years be looking like? How did you guys expand the market/niche? How do you manage over flowing projects? Do you guys try your best not to outsource them?
Please teach viewers like us :)
Thanks for all the videos!
We wouldn't be here if it weren't for you and Chris.
Sincerely,
Danny ~
You know in India (especially my friends) no one gonna pay $10 😂😂
Parkour 😂😂😂😂 I nearly fell off my chair, great vid 👌🏻
Lizzie is such an awesome creator. Thank you for giving us, great content.
🤩😀👈👌
I am the unofficial, official photographer at work. I take photos of artist performances, employee luncheons and holiday stuff, employee group shots and don’t make extra money. I do get the practice, and recognition and photo credit if my photos are used in our program books. I get paid a salary for my regular job but no addition monetary compensation. ☹️
Watching this after COVID and cringing as she runs her hands over everything and puts her face on the glass 😂
Great video and nice tips, but the Big question is, what is your middle name Lizzie ???? Lol 😂 😂 😂
I remember the first time I made money off photography - so exciting and then it just started coming!
I just started following your channel...your awesome!! geting ready to start my freelance photography and video production business this summer
I hope Chris got his $100 for his assistance...
Girl, that's a proper intro!!
Charging money to family and friends? What a concept!! ;)
What about when friends ask for your service for free? Cheers Daniel
You're too adorable for words. Also YA BELLY DANCING!! I trained for 4 years. Love it so much.
I hope to be at an actual B&H store sometime soon. Btw the parkour skills are 🔥😂
Also what’s the middle name? 🤔🤔🤔
Anxiously awaiting track cam like a five year old
Great tips as always Lizzie!
Good advice but parkour intermission better, lol.
Lizzie jacklyn pierce?
🤔😊🔥
I am Binge watching a Lizzie Pierce Vlog right now. yiieeeeee and of course got some notes ahead.
B&H and Sephora. My fav places. Ya’ll need to go to the new Husson yards next time. The Mid west side in spring is always mad windy.
Jayne I couldn't agree with you more. I wish they would combine them hahahaha
Parkour! That got me laugh a lot! 😂
Interesting 🤔. I'm sort of becoming a photographer by default. I'm really digging it. I was wondering how I could monetize. These are great suggestions 🙂 Thanks 👍🦋
My first and only “paid” gig was probably about 4 years ago, a colleague was involved with self defence and competitive fighting outside of work and he told the guy that runs it that I could do a video for them. It was completely out of my comfort zone and made it clear this was something I’ve never done before but up for the experience so I offered to do it for free. It was a challenging and interesting experience but I was paid £50 for it at the end and I think they were happy with the final product which they uploaded to their Facebook and TH-cam. Life got in the way and I am only now getting back in to photography and videography again, but that was an amazing feeling at the time.
Lizzie Always hitting us with the super entertaining and informative videos! Thank you for all of the inspiration
Dani Alexandria Thanks Dani ❤️🤗 I appreciate that
Hey, can I work with you both? You're awesome, and would also be great for me to be around other photographers my age!
5:59 Elizabeth Riley Pierce? Lol
What should I watch to learn how to take better photos?? Any help guys?
0:51 is my favorite part 😂
my main block is social and also COVID
*_AWESOME TIPS LUV!_*
parkour :DD
Going to B&H Photo is now on my bucket list.
Peter who?
❤❤❤
The first like big kinda shoot that I ever did was for an elderly lady that was turning 100 and her family threw a party for her and they asked if I could photograph it, so I said yes even tho at the time I sucked and didn’t really know anything as much as I do now. And I’m the end it went ok, and they paid me $150 for just two hours!
P.S. Lizzie Your personality is adorable and awesome 😁
I did like, three street fairs... one I paid 500 to be in...I made $400 back... So, i was under also with the cost of prints; but it showed me what to do better. The other few I did were free so I put in less work instead of overdoing it. So I wore my t-shirt design. Put up photography on one side and the other side I dedicated to my poetry books. it evened out peoples eye. I say try to do some shows... It's fun.
Cool! Elizabeth is your name too.. Lizzie!!! What?! Same as like Liza Koshy
Ok how does Chris vlog without seeing the screen???
Very good tips. Thanks!
Thanks for the tips lizzie! In this saturated marked , photography is the 25th worst job in USA i think, and getting started with these tips are really important , making connections are the way to be successful (aside skills ) in our carrer!
Chris looks Handsome as always!
Love this video Lizzie! I’m trying to get my foot in the door to start earning moolah from photography. I’ve always done it for myself or for free, and I’m working my way up now. Been really working on making connections in my new home state/city to get there.
Shoulder rigs are commonly brought up as a great way to stabilize video and look "professional" but how would someone like Peter do a video with a shoulder rig, because we tall people are already holding the camera at eye level for you average height people
LMFAOOO THE SHOPPING SEQUENCE ROFLCOPTER
yeah thats some good tip i used to do the "hey you need some one to film that ?" good times
Great video helping us get started. Thanks so much for all you do!
Very dope guys. Appreciate and love the vids! Stay creative!🤟🏼👊🏼😊
Good tips and you two are adorable
Chrizzie 🔥
The bread and butter might be from your corporate and promotional videos and tech tutorials, but do you also put in time to make videos that could be seen at film and media art festivals?
Ken’s PAD - photo audio digital yes I do :)
Lizzie Peirce 👍🏽 I like how your youtube videos are edited and I’m curious to see your artsy work. Whenever you have work scheduled for a festival on which one of your URL platforms do you post those events?
Lens baby video!?😀
parkour lol
Thanks for the great advice Lizzie
Parkour!!
Good tips
Nice!
Be careful with the Hudson Yards ..I think they own any photos you take there??? Or some weird thing like that .😬
Yeah I heard about that! I think it's that they can use your photos however they please... so strange
شكرن علي المعلومات القيمه 💙
B&H ad?
Ed Adams nope :)
Lizzie Peirce , I withdraw my comment! Sorry. We are surrounded by thinly veiled ads...