As an emerging artist I need to consider where I want my career to go and what I want to do with my work. I have considered my limitations and my strengths and I want to become a self employed photographer. In order to become a self employed photographer I need certain skills and knowledge before I start that journey. I need to have basic accounting knowledge as well as knowing how to promote myself and my work in order to get funding for the work that I am producing. In order to support my photography I would need to know where to look for funding and which would be the best sources of funding for the project that I would be working on.
I will also need to be able to promote myself to potential contacts and sponsorship so I will need to be confident about the work that I will be producing. Before I declare myself as self employed I will need to have certain things in place to prevent any issues from occurring as I develop my business. I would need to have the legal side of the business locked down as well as the financial side. By this I mean having prepared a cash flow and documents needed for the sale of goods and contracts for any work being shown in exhibitions.
If I need any help in any area I must be willing to reach out to the people and organisations that would be able to help me such as The National Autistic Society. Confidence is key when becoming self employed as it would help open any doors that you need to get your name out there and get opportunities. It would be good for me to become part of a creative network, such as The Royal Photographic Society, as it would give me invaluable contacts that could help me in the future.
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