One Self-Assignment a Week Changed How I Think About Building a Photography Portfolio

One Self-Assignment a Week Changed How I Think About Building a Photography Portfolio

I got into deals content because I was spending more time researching prices than actually shooting. That’s a real problem, and I’ll own it. But there’s a second problem I didn’t talk about as much: even when I was shooting, most of it was reactive. Someone needed a headshot, a friend wanted product photos, a local business needed something quick. I was getting reps in, sure, but my portfolio looked like a grab bag of other people’s ideas.