Rejections
Dear X, What beautiful photographs you make! I am afraid we make mostly commercial work and ww photograph officers and people there. I am...
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Anahí Clemens
Oct 5, 20202 min read
How an idea starts.
"How did you get that idea/start that project?" I get asked often. I question "How would it be if this exist?" I see myself in the future...
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Anahí Clemens
Jan 13, 20201 min read
Impatience as skill.
Impatience is the opposite of procrastination.
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Anahí Clemens
Nov 26, 20192 min read
Acquisition & Networking
Today I ended up at an event for entrepreneurs in the creative sector where the theme was acquisition and networking. While listening to...
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Anahí Clemens
Nov 13, 20191 min read
High season, low season.
I have been a freelancer for about 8 years and I finally found a pattern of the months where I get the most work for the kind of...
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Anahí Clemens
Aug 10, 20191 min read
Use the platforms!
There are an infinity of platforms to find one of the four things you need to survive in the industry as freelancer, either inspiration,...
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Anahí Clemens
Aug 2, 20191 min read
Hurry up!
You are not supposed to stress, but you should. Everybody stresses at work and you should take your work seriously and if something needs...
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Anahí Clemens
Jul 26, 20191 min read
Why do I need to charge more now
My gigs on the past month had specific targets and deadlines, which means that I gotta "hurry" when working. I really notice how this...
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Anahí Clemens
May 3, 20192 min read
Extracted
I used to love to run home after school and edit pictures for fun. Horrendous things I would not dare to show now but they were full of...
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Anahí Clemens
Apr 20, 20191 min read
Which camera do you have?
One of the most common questions I get from both photographers and non photographers. I have had 4 different cameras. The first one was a...
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Anahí Clemens
Apr 20, 20191 min read
Membership based accountant
Administration used to be the least fun part of being a freelancer. I tried expensive accountants and complicated softwares but I am...
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Anahí Clemens
Apr 20, 20192 min read
Home office or external studio?
I first lived at a huge space which I also used as studio. However, it wasn't fully mine because I was sharing it with my partner and...
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Anahí Clemens
Apr 16, 20191 min read
Turn into "the chosen one" portfolio.
On freelancer platforms or posts people tag you, there are decens of people reacting as well. What I have seen that works for me to get...
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Anahí Clemens
Apr 16, 20192 min read
Delayed payments from clients
One of the hardest things in the freelancer life is to have stable finances but there are many factors involving this and it isn't always...
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Anahí Clemens
Jan 28, 20191 min read
Beautiful moments
Editing the first new client of this year, an amazing one to start with! There is fantastic classical music in the background and I work...
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Anahí Clemens
Jan 15, 20192 min read
Discourage
verb [ T ] UK /dɪˈskʌr.ɪdʒ/ US /dɪˈskɝː.ɪdʒ/ discourage verb [ T ] (MAKE LESS CONFIDENT) B2 to make someone feel less confident,...
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Anahí Clemens
Jan 15, 20192 min read
Hobby, job or business?
I have talked to many photographers and of course they all want to earn more money but they do not dare to ask for more. It is hard to...
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Anahí Clemens
Dec 19, 20182 min read
Ongoing flow
Learning is a process that never ends and basically it has kept me alive, to aim to a little bit higher every-time in my standards. Not...
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Anahí Clemens
Oct 21, 20182 min read
Visual Identity - Recommendation for brands & organisations.
Visual identity A coherent visual identity is important for people to recognise and position you. Also, to eventually become a fan if...
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Anahí Clemens
Oct 19, 20181 min read
Why adding a blog to your portfolio?
Because there you can tell stories in a more informal way than on your portfolio gallery. The benefit of it is that you can share behind...
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