The secret of confident photographers

Are you struggling with lack of confidence?

lf so you’re not alone. I hear this all the time from photographers and today I want to let you into a secret.

Photographers who seem confident are probably NOT ‘confident’.

• They may not believe in themselves. (Deep down most people don’t).
• They’re probably as sh*t scared as you. (Maybe even more.)
• And they most likely suffer from impostor syndrome. All the time.

The difference between them and you is they are brave.

They ignore the self doubt, the fear, the ‘I’m not good enough’ voice and they do the thing anyway.

• They share their work even though they think no one will want to see it.
• They pick up the phone and make calls, even when they believe it’s futile.
• They send Emails and promos even when they suspect they’ll get no replies or ‘bites’ (and they keep sending even when the replies fail to come in).
• And they say ‘YES’ even when that scaredy-cat voice inside says ‘No- I’m terrified!’ (and ‘NO’ when the same voice wants them to give into an unreasonable request).

You don’t need confidence.

You need courage.

Keep going. You’ve got this.