Hosted by Michael J. Molinski
host@ThePhotographerSuccessStory.com
http://www.ThePhotographerSuccessStory.com
Interviewed: Myself
What is the Photographer Success Story?
If you’re a a photographer making a living in this industry, than I consider you a success.
Currently focusing on the wedding and portrait industry in the Capital Region and Hudson Valley. The photographers I interview are all living and working overlapping work areas. The idea of this is to prove that even an in a saturated market, there’s still room for those to succeed who have a passion for what they do and hard work ethic.
I’ll cover the background of the interviewee going over the likes of interest in the arts, high school, college, and all that and then transition into the hobby/career side of things.
We really need to understand what that first paid gig is all about. So I’ll provoke that emotion when that money finally comes in from the first sale. I explain the feeling of my first paid portrait session.
You’ll then hear some of the basics of running the business; some of the struggles growing the business, home studio or commercial space, subcontractors and employees vs doing everything solo. Learning from failure helps a lot of people so I’ll be trying to squeeze out a story from when things all went wrong. It’s happened to me and to everyone who’s ever taken a chance, so don’t worry when it happens to you.
This isn’t a tech podcast, but we live in a technological society, so I will tackle a few gear based questions towards the end.
Lastly, I always like to finish off the episode with a tip from these pros that will help the up and coming photographer, followed by a couple name drops of who should be on the show next.
The second half of the show is a little bio of what I’m about and some history into what I’m up to; My time in the US Marines, a blog on the side that has nothing to do with photography, family life with raising a daughter and having a baby on the way. I also touch on my local Chamber of Commerce and me sitting as the chairman of the steering committee of the Young Professionals division.
Youth Employment Service (YES Program) is a state funded program for at risk youth populations where high school students get placed with mentors and local businesses to get real life experience and proper guidance.
My personal mentors through podcasting:
Rich Roll - Ultra Endurance Athlete and Vegan
Lewis Howes - The School of Greatness
Pat Flynn
John Lee Dumas -Entrepreneur on Fire
The half-ironman triathlon that I competed in 70.3 miles, 5hr :35min in 2013
My first time being interviewed for a podcast, where I thought I completely bombed it, but further sparked my interest in the medium.
http://www.highspeedlowdrag.org/michael-molinski/
Feel free to comment below and let me know your thoughts on this project and even throw out some names of photographers you’d like to hear from. Is there someone who’s just killin’ it and you want to know how they go there?! You put it out there, and I’ll do some homework… Surprisingly enough, not everyone I’ve reached out to wants to be interviewed. But in order for this show to reach the full spectrum, I will need some introverts to come out of their shell. If that’s you, and you past my “criteria” to be on the show, step a little out of your comfort zone and email me to be on the show!