How to be a Freelance Photographer — Helena Price

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Helena Price is a Photographer in San Francisco, CA.
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A documentary on freelancing called FREELANCED is currently being filmed. For more information check out freelance.tv.

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Questions:
[0:25] What does freelancing mean to you? I mean, what do you think when you hear that word, “freelance”?

[1:09] How’d you get started as a freelance photographer?

[2:45] So when you knew you were going freelance, how did you start to promote yourself?

[4:11] Ok what about charging? How did you figure out charging on your own as a photographer?

[5:36] What are some of the qualities you think a person needs to have to become a freelancer?

[7:41] Anything else? What’s a quality compared to full-time work?

[8:15] Is it possible to make a lot of money as a freelance photographer?

[9:32] What’s the best thing that’s ever happened to you as a freelancer?

[10:15] OK, now what’s the worst thing that’s ever happened to you as a freelancer?

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Thank you for watching this video I'm Dann Petty, a freelance designer in San Francisco, CA with past clients like Google, Medium, National Geographic, Airbnb, Nixon, and many more.
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This video was shot by myself with the following gear:
(View all geni.us/selffilmmaker)

MAIN CAMERAS
SONY A7SII geni.us/a7sii
SONY A7RII geni.us/a7rii *FAVORITE* (epic photos + video)

OTHER CAMERAS
SONY RX100 V geni.us/rx100v
GOPRO geni.us/smallcamera

MAIN LENSES
24-70MM geni.us/2470mm
16-35MM geni.us/sony1635mm *FAVORITE* (always on)

OTHER LENSES
55MM geni.us/sony55mm
85MM geni.us/sony85mm
90MM geni.us/sony90mm
70-200MM geni.us/sony70200mm

AUDIO
ON CAMERA MIC geni.us/sonymic
LAVS geni.us/lavs
OVERHEAD SHOTGUN geni.us/shotgunmic
RECORDER geni.us/recorder

TRIPODS
MAIN geni.us/manfrotto290 *FAVORITE* (so easy to use)
HEAVY DUTY geni.us/sachtler1001 (worst purchase)

ACCESORIES
BATTERY GRIP geni.us/sonybatterygrip *FAVORITE* (a must)

EXTERNAL MONITORS *FAVORITE* (best investment yet)
SMALL HD 502 geni.us/smallhd501
SMALL HD 702 geni.us/smallhd702

Edited in Adobe Premiere CC