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As I get better at photography, I want to turn it into a side hustle
What sort of code do you write?
Right now mostly Python, Ruby and SQL but at my old job I ****ed heavily with nodejs and did a bunch of React as my hobby
Is it possible to learn that type of stuff on your own? Like through freecodecamp Twitter etc?
I'm trying to get more involved in data but don't know where to start really. I'd say I'm fairly advanced at Excel and can build MS Access queries, but not actual coding experience
You can literally learn how to do whatever you want using the repository of near-infinite knowledge known as the Internet
Some people go the traditional 4 year college route, some people just come up with programming in their family so they know it all their lives, some people are 100% self-taught, some people do coding "bootcamps" which are becoming more and more popular.
I did a 10 week bootcamp 1.5 years ago and luckily I'm a quick learner so I flourished. There are also resources such as Code Academy (Google it) that are immensely intuitive and accessible
also try W3Schools (Google it)
P.S: if you don't know how to use Google you will never succeed as a programmer
FixedAs I get better atphotography, I want to turn it into a side hustle
So much this.I always tried to get my nephew into more as a money maker. He was really good at photography, but just used the photos to post on IG and other website. Now he's given it up completely, pretty much.
I always told him there is a market for taking pictures of families / people's kids / pets. Take some pics of a friends kids, have them post it on Facebook or wherever and all the moms would be coming out of the woodwork asking how to get similar shots taken of their own kids. Charge something like $50 per session to start, and start building up a client base. His Sony A6000 even had bluetooth or wifi, so he could take the photo - beam it to his phone, and email / dropbox it to the "customer" within a minute or 2. PayPal of Venmo for the cash, boom - make $50 or whatever in 30 minutes of work.
For my wedding, we paid like $4k+ for our wedding photographer. She worked her *** off and had an assistant, and had tons of lenses and cameras so it isn't all profit - but 2 Saturdays a month could be a lot of extra cash, especially if it is a side hustle.
**** I use Google like crazy. And I have been trying to learn a few things while at my desk (engineer). Joined a group at work to start learning Tableua and Alteryx.
Reached out to a person on Twitter about learning the basics of coding and she sent me this link
https://internetingishard.com/
And suggested freecodecamp.org
Also looked into different certificates such as for AWS, like this blog mentions
http://blog.keheira.com/certs/one-week-out/
Even wondered if something like this would help understand the basics
Anything you want. You can make wallpaper for cellphones/PCs and sell to apps, logos/advertisment, web design, typography, etc. Whatever your skill is in art(sketching, cartoonist, painter, design, etc.), If you can replicate that on a PC/Mac, you can advertise that skill, especially if you want to freelance. Photoshop is one of the most comprehensive tools you can utilize to help you transition over, not to mention it's a market standard. I know too many skilled artists that don't do anything with it other than fill their sketchbooks, not that it's a problem. But if you're somewhat talented, or at least interested in learning useful skills, learn photoshop or illustrator.To create what?
I don't know what it is, but people love female photographers. Maybe they come off as being more warm, open-minded, more attentive, patient. But I think sometimes guys can come off as know-it-alls. Hopefully she gets back into it(if she likes the work), because around my area, they seem to make more money.Fixed
So much this.
My wife did this some years back. Learned off of YouTube and other free online resources. One of her homies that was a photographer gave her a free lil dinky camera. She to that joint and went to weerrrrk.
I'm unemployed and we literally eating off her bookings b. She was going ham for two years, had my son strapped to her back on most shoots lol. She did the damn thang. She only stopped cus she got pregnant again. I started working getting better pay, we switched states and she said moved in to other things. She still got old clients calling her, asking when we visiting the state so they can get a session in.
Bro, there's alot of photographers out there, but there alot more customers. Don't wait to receive it. Go get it.
Anything you want. You can make wallpaper for cellphones/PCs and sell to apps, logos/advertisment, web design, typography, etc. Whatever your skill is in art(sketching, cartoonist, painter, design, etc.), If you can replicate that on a PC/Mac, you can advertise that skill, especially if you want to freelance. Photoshop is one of the most comprehensive tools you can utilize to help you transition over, not to mention it's a market standard. I know too many skilled artists that don't do anything with it other than fill their sketchbooks, not that it's a problem. But if you're somewhat talented, or at least interested in learning useful skills, learn photoshop or illustrator.
For me personally, I sell some of my digital art to multiple wallpaper apps. I have a friend that puts his art on Instagram and lands gigs designing logos/ads/cover art. I have a few more that landed web design positions through deviant art artwork alone. Even had some co-workers that design for companies and people based off of their instagram work. I think your best bet is too get familiar with the photoshop suite, thean start putting your work on social media so you can 1)network with other artist 2)snag clients that are drawn to your work or would like to negotiate a price you guys can agree upon. Of course, the more talented or skillful you are, the more clients would bite. If you see yourself as a good illustrator/designer, get yourself a drawing tablet and with familiarity with Photoshop, you can make a portfolio quickly to send off to various companies looking for designers.Selling where? I have an iPad and use the ProCreate app to create shirt designs for my Amazon Merch account. Looking for other avenues to create / sell
As I get better at photography, I want to turn it into a side hustle
Plow snow, if it’s not snowing you don’t work but if you got a snowy month you can make guap. Easiest money you’ll ever make.
It's interesting I stumbled on this page talking about photography.
Actually thinking of taking a photojournalism course if I can maneuver my job to pay for it.
It will fuel my artistic side and also help grow my small business.
And if they do pay, upon completion, I'm jumping straight into an MBA program lol.