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I was recently asked about my biggest photography regret, and it got me thinking. There’s plenty to regret but what’s the biggest regret? I’m not sure I’ve ever actually stopped to look back and ponder that question… till now.
In my fairly long list of regrets I have about my photography journey so far the top one would probably be:
I regret starting a photography business, which for many people might be the dream but for me it almost killed my passion for photography.
I have plenty to choose from, but if I’m honest with myself I think that is the biggest regret. I started a business thinking that I’d get to earn some money doing what I enjoyed doing anyway and it would be great but it just wasn’t the case. When it comes to a photography business, it’s so much more business and marketing and taxes and other stuff than it is about photography and I got to the point after a couple of years that it was burning me out and I’d all but lost my passion for photography.
Dealing with people isn’t something I’m very good at in general and really when it comes to that sort of business, it’s all about dealing with people and dealing with all the business side of things and actually taking photos (especially of things I wanted to be photographing) was such a small part of it.
