Things I wish I knew before going freelance 📸 • Networking is EVERYTHING. People hire their friends — so make friends with everyone 🤝 • Get out and shoot. Offer to photograph friends, former workplaces, local sports teams, high schools — anything to build your portfolio 📷 • Don’t niche down unless you have to. I thought I needed to specialise in one thing, but it was only limiting me and holding back my growth as a photographer 🎯​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ #photographer #canon #lightroom #sportsphotography #sneakerphotography