I think so.
It’s the ‘ol right side of the brain (creative) vs. the left side (analytical) contest. Can a creative photog/model/MUA etc. market themselves? Sadly, I have seen the answer to that question is that most of the time, they cannot. Ah ha! That’s where agents and managers appear – to help guide the “artist” to succeed. (More on agents and managers later – that could be an entire book itself!)
My life has been a constant battle of my right and left sides of my brain trying to beat the other. All the way through college and beyond, I was a musician. Yep, one of those band geeks learning to play trumpet in 3rd grade. It caught on, I loved it and performed to the best of my abilities. College came along and I went to VanderCook College of Music for my Bachelor’s of Music Education degree. I think I excelled – Sophmore year I landed lead trumpet in the Jazz Band and continued to play gigs around Chicago, then taught High School for 5 years…
Left side took over when I needed more money to start a family and buy a home. I got into sales and at around age 26 and became Rookie of the 1st Quarter at Toshiba. I continued for the next 20 plus years in major accounts gaining customers such as Coca Cola in the Midwest as well as Rush Hospital.
During my sales career, I continued photography and eventually open my own Photography and Management company (Creative Images & Model Management) and helped many models with business. I write this blog today in order NOT to pat myself on my back, but to give some credence to my blog entries regarding the business side.
More later…
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