Photographers: Stop Doing These Painful Mistakes ⚠️ | FF21 | Shreyans Dungarwal

In this episode of Figuring Fashion Podcast, Host Arvind Karthik sits down with Shreyans Dungarwal who is one of India’s leading fashion photographers known for working with top celebrities like Tamannaah Bhatia, Aditi Rao Hydari, Rashmika Mandanna, Rashi Khanna, Niddhi Aggarwal, Arman Malik, Nora Fatehi, Malaika Arora, Arjun Kapoor, and Miss India winners including Harnaaz Sandhu & Manasa Varanasi 📸 Shreyans is also a Sony Artisan , Profoto Mentor and Vivo India Vivographer..Here he talks about ✨ How Shreyans transitioned from wedding photography to high-end fashion photography, and the mindset shift required to break into the fashion industry 🏙️ What Mumbai teaches you as a photographer, and how working in Mumbai differs from other cities in terms of competition, clients, and growth 🌍 Working abroad vs India — why international clients pay for even small changes and what Indian photographers can learn from that culture 📂 Photography rights, copyrights, RAW files, file sizes, and whether you should ever let someone else make money from your work 💼 Client realities — dealing with difference of opinions, equipment questions, missing pre-production costs, and how to make clients come back to you 📱 How Instagram & social media are shifting focus from craftsmanship to volume, and why having a strong website, clean colour tones, and clear categories still matters 🤖 The rise of AI, mobile photography, and content creators — how photographers can turn AI into an advantage instead of a threat 💡 Honest talk about pricing mistakes, undercharging the industry, celebrity shoots, unpaid work, and using free shoots strategically 🎥 Why today’s photographers must understand both photo and video, DIY lighting, film photography, collaborations, and constantly working on themselves🔥 If you’re into fashion photography, photography mistakes, client management, pricing, AI in photography, or understanding the real business side of being a photographer in today’s world, this episode is a must-watch.Timecodes(00:00) Intro(02:49) Transitioning into Fashion Photographer(06:24) Working in Mumbai vs other cities (08:49) Working in USA vs India (how clients behave!)(10:41) Photographers learn about COPYRIGHTS !(14:00) Should you give RAW FILES to clients?(18:42) Difference of opinion b/w client & photographer(20:52) Has Instagram Ruined Photography ?(24:49) Should photographers become content creators ?(29:47) Are All Photographers Rich ?(33:00) What if photographers are not required in future?(34:37) Turn AI to your Advantage?(37:57) Photographers charging way below industry standards!(39:58) Why some celebs wont pay &how to make use of it !(46:00) Learn / Teach Posing as a Photographer !(48:45) What DIY can teach you ?(52:55) Collaboration vs Getting Paid (55:41) Shooting Analogue (57:37) End of Podcast