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I am working on actually beginning doing something with my photography. It has been a hobby/passion of mine for 7+ years, but so far I do not really do much wit

I am working on actually beginning doing something with my photography. It has been a hobby/passion of mine for 7+ years, but so far I do not really do much with the final images. I put them on my private Flickr as a backup and upload the highlights to Instagram, but that's it. I feel like Instagram is a hard medium because the photos that are trending are mostly the same overdone and oversaturated landscape or travel photos, and while I do take landscape and travel photos myself, I try to not fall into the "bright oversaturated"-look that so many seek. In the end I guess I want to do more people photography, showcasing cultures etc., but it is a challenge to find good subjects for more serious work rather than just the occasional snapshot. I guess you have to go more all in while traveling and actually travel with the purpose of photography if you want it to become an occupation, rather than just taking pictures along the journey as I do now and not explicitly planning for it. Has anyone had any experience in this field? If you want to check out my work I post at https://instagram.com/madscphoto https://instagram.com/madscphoto

t0bia_s 4y ago
If you mean it seriously with photography, make a personal portfolio with top notch pictures. Abandon posting on instagram as soon as possible.
- madscphoto 4y ago
  I am actually in the process of creating a website on Squarespace, but the price per month is the only thing holding me back at the moment with no income while traveling :-(
  - t0bia_s 4y ago
    If you pay for Adobe products, you can use their portfolio site. https://portfolio.adobe.com/ https://portfolio.adobe.com/ Or use WordPress.
    - madscphoto 4y ago
      At the moment I don't pay for anything from Adobe. WordPress you have to pay for as well, right? At least for the hosting.
kinow 4y ago
I liked your photos on Instagram :) It appears to have a certain identify, with nature, natives, mixing history, and with good composition. I agree with t0bia_s 2 that you should create a portfolio. But please keep posting your work on Instagram (already following you) or wherever you like. Cheers!
- madscphoto 4y ago
  Thank you very much :-). As I wrote to t0bia_s a website is in the works

t0bia_s 4y ago

If you mean it seriously with photography, make a personal portfolio with top notch pictures. Abandon posting on instagram as soon as possible.

madscphoto 4y ago
I am actually in the process of creating a website on Squarespace, but the price per month is the only thing holding me back at the moment with no income while traveling :-(
- t0bia_s 4y ago
  If you pay for Adobe products, you can use their portfolio site. https://portfolio.adobe.com/ https://portfolio.adobe.com/ Or use WordPress.
  - madscphoto 4y ago
    At the moment I don't pay for anything from Adobe. WordPress you have to pay for as well, right? At least for the hosting.

kinow 4y ago

I liked your photos on Instagram :) It appears to have a certain identify, with nature, natives, mixing history, and with good composition. I agree with t0bia_s 2 that you should create a portfolio. But please keep posting your work on Instagram (already following you) or wherever you like. Cheers!

madscphoto 4y ago
Thank you very much :-). As I wrote to t0bia_s a website is in the works