13/08/2026
When I meet people and we start talking about what we do for a living, I often get the same reaction, "Wow, you're a photographer! That must be so much fun!"
And honestly, it truly is. But the funny thing is that taking photographs probably only makes up about 20% of my actual job. The other 80% involves a whole lot of sitting in a room staring at a computer screen.
There is a lot of work behind the scenes that is, quite frankly, downright boring.
Editing is probably the first thing most people think of, and yes, that does take up a huge chunk of my computer time. But it's all the other jobs that nobody really tells you about when you start a photography business that can eat up even more of your time.
Balancing the accounting software, updating and creating pages on my website, planning marketing campaigns, creating social media content, answering emails... You get it, the list goes on and on.
Taking beautiful photographs is only one part of running a successful photography business. It's a bit like an iceberg. The part you see is the photograph. Underneath it is everything else that makes that photograph, and the business behind it, possible.
But still, it is the best job in the world and I wouldn't change it for anything. ❤
