Stop Giving Away Your Photography & Living a Life of "Contrast" Instead of "Balance"

In today's episode, these are the big topics we discuss:How saying "no" to lowball offers helps the photography communityThe difference between striving for "balance" in life vs "contrast" and when it makes sense to work towards eachRevisiting and defining your "why?" for photographyIf you're tuning in on Spotify, there is an exciting feature that allows you to actively engage with us. Share your thoughts, opinions, or questions in the Q&A section, and we'll personally read and publish them. Let's transform these episodes into dynamic conversations where your voice matters too. Make sure to add your valuable insights after each episode!Thanks to VIEWBUG for sponsoring this episode! VIEWBUG is a photography community where you can showcase your work, participate in photo contests, and learn new skills. Click the link below to check out and submit to the 2023 Neil Dankoff Photography Competition:https://www.viewbug.com/contests/the-neil-dankoff-photography-competitionThanks to OnCore Golf for being this episode's partial sponsor!Their 2023 Father's Day sale got EXTENDED! One day left! You can buy two dozen golf balls and get another dozen entirely for free:https://www.oncoregolf.com/shop-golf-balls/Use code TPM15 for 15% off any order!Make a donation via PayPal for any amount you feel is equal to the value you receive from our podcast episodes! Donations help with the fees related to hosting the show:https://paypal.me/podcasttpm?country.x=CA&locale.x=en_USBig shoutout to this week's #TPMartwork feature @danjames.p with his beautiful up close photograph of some busy bees. Such a simple yet effective photo at capturing the viewer. Congratulations Dan! Be sure to check out more of his work and keep submitting to the hashtag for your chance to have your image featured and talked about on a future episode!Thanks for listening!Go get shooting, go get editing, and stay focused.@sethmacey@mantis_photography@thephotographermindsetSupport the show