How did a photography assistant become a photographer?

To be honest, you still have to take a chance to continue to work at the grassroots level in another place, unless you have a very clear goal. I like the work of a photographer, and it happens that he hires people, that's OK. If not, it can be said that no photography company is not busy, and there is no company with a high salary to recruit assistants. Before I became independent, I worked as a photography assistant in a company for three and a half years. Although I can later be said to be a photographer, I know very well in my heart that no matter how I grow up in front of my master, I will always be an assistant. I work an average of 12 hours a day, from the initial 800 yuan salary to more than 3000 yuan. But before I did photography, my salary in a Japanese funded automobile company was more than 5000 yuan, and the Japanese funded company paid money for 16 months, weekends. In the first year, I also encountered a bottleneck. I was too busy at work. I didn't want to touch the camera after work. When I saw other people's films, I always felt "but so, I will". Lack of motivation, reduced passion, uncertain working hours, no mind to study, and the social circle is gradually away from me. Most importantly, I was almost 30 years old at that time, and I still achieved nothing. Of course, a wise man will come out here to scold, so he realized that he would not say anything if he said anything. The key is how I do it. I realize that I don't have enough capital and competitiveness. I still have opportunities, but I want to pick up what I have lost bit by bit. I took the first step in three steps. I came out of society early in my personal cultivation, and my education is relatively low. So in the second year of photography, when I was 30 years old, I took the adult college entrance examination. Although it was an examination of the Academy of fine arts, the culture class was not easy to do. Since I didn't have time to enroll in the training class, I insisted on reading for two hours every day. In that adult college entrance examination, I finished second in the culture class. It's OK for a scum who has left books for a few years. Although I don't want to get a degree (to be honest, I was not sure of getting a degree at that time), it is most helpful to improve photography by seriously studying art knowledge. But for this reason, I sacrificed most of my holidays to study. I didn't have weekends at work, and I had to go to class on Sundays. It's common to go to class by car at 10 p.m. after work at ordinary times. Of course, I finally got my bachelor's degree. In addition, some of my classmates have become my peers, some have become customers, and my teachers have become my good friends. After I became independent, they have become my solid social foundation. The second step is to recover and expand your contacts. Many friends have been alienated because of busy work. Don't expect your friends who you don't contact at ordinary times to help you when you are in trouble. I record all my good friends in my notebook, including their home and company addresses. If I go to Zhongshan on business, my friends in Zhongshan will definitely receive my call. Later, it will be more convenient to have wechat. It is one thing to see them when you are free, and it is one thing to think about them in your heart. I usually work in a different way, no matter who it is, I smile. I will take the initiative to talk to people who have intersection in their work. Hardware store owners, aunts in the wholesale market, decorators, drivers, and knowledge have expanded rapidly. At the same time, this group of social resources has become a very powerful networking resource. My master asked me to go to the hardware store to buy something. I was basically a phone call and someone else was ready. He even tried to tell me where to buy goods. This is your own resources. Although it is the harvest of working for the company, this is your capital, no matter what company you are an assistant or a photographer, or starting your own business. The third step is to use the platform to get involved in the higher point of the industry. A few days ago, I had dinner with Mr. Zhao, the general manager of China who loves Linglong for the first time. I said Mr. Zhao, although you just met me, your phone has been in my phone book for several years. After I realized it, I always focused on getting closer to higher resources in the industry, and realized that I was small, so I had to be with more powerful people. Whether it is an industry association or a large company or a big person in a related industry, I will take the opportunity to take the initiative to get to know them. Even when I am an assistant, I have contact with upstream industries, such as advertising companies, customers, film and television production companies, and excellent peers. Downstream industries, such as makeup and modeling companies, I will also try to contact excellent people. With these people to help you, you will naturally grow faster.