Quote (Veilside @ Nov 13 2010 05:57am)
If you're serious about making it in fashion photography, look at getting yourself some management. A friend's with D+V, and has managed to get some amazing jobs thanks to them, though his previous experience working under Sam Taylor Wood certainly helped.
Have you looked at the assistant route? Even if it means moving, and being paid peanuts for a few years, working with an established photographer will get your name out there. More importantly though, you'll get contacts, which are absolutely essential in this kind of industry.
If you don't already, start getting involved in your local art scenes, get to know local artists, contacts are incredibly important.
A Facebook group was mentioned earlier, have you thought about paying for ads on Facebook to create incredibly targeted ads for your audience? If not, do it. Thanks to the way it works, you can setup up ads for a very specific demographic, which will help to get you a good conversion rate. Plus, they're dirt cheap as far as ads go.
If anyone is half serious about attempting any sort of commercial photography, I'd study a commercial photography course. What you learn is absolutely invaluable. Technically, artistically, socially and business wise.
This post was edited by lithfkn on Nov 14 2010 10:18pm