I think my photography career might be over... @Firstmanphotography

Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

Recently, I've genuinely feared my photography career might be over—and honestly, I think it is. Today, I'm sharing the biggest lessons from 7 years as a full-time photographer, why this chapter is ending, and the exciting opportunities I see coming next.

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0:00 Intro
0:30 Things that went wrong!
6:28 Value Destruction of the Photograph
11:40 Squarespace Ad Read
13:30 What This Means for Me
14:45 The Future of Pro Photography
16:00 What Really Matters

$I think my photography career might be over... Recently, Ive genuinely feared my photography career might be over—and honestly, I think it is. Today, Im sharing the biggest lessons from 7 years as a full-time photographer, why this chapter is ending, and the exciting opportunities I see coming next. Get a FREE trial with Squarespace and 10% off your first order by using the offer code FIRSTMAN - https://geni.us/SquareSpaceFirstman Become a Patron - https://geni.us/FirstManPatron Mail Davies Workshops - https://geni.us/MailWorkshops The below gear maybe of interest to you. They are affiliate links which means if you follow the link and decide to make a purchase the company gives me a small fraction of the sale which helps me to keep making these videos for free. My Camera Gear Filters - https://geni.us/PolarProSummit Canon 5D Mark IV - http://geni.us/Canon5DMk4 Three Legged Thing Winston 2.0 Carbon Tripod – https://geni.us/3LTWinston2 Manfrotto BeFree Carbon Tripod - http://geni.us/Befree Canon 16-35mm F/4 - http://geni.us/Canon1635lens Tamron 24-70mm - http://geni.us/Tamron2470lens Canon 70-200mm - http://geni.us/Canon70200 Canon 400mm - http://geni.us/Canon400mm Canon 100mm L Macro - http://geni.us/CanonMacro My Full Gear List - https://geni.us/AdamsGear Code: BTAM8V6KMIPJZWP9 #photography #photographybusiness #spon 0:00 Intro 0:30 Things that went wrong! 6:28 Value Destruction of the Photograph 11:40 Squarespace Ad Read 13:30 What This Means for Me 14:45 The Future of Pro Photography 16:00 What Really Matters$ $The Excuses Killing Your Photography (And Mine) I havent picked up my camera almost two months, and Ive got a whole list of perfectly good reasons why. In this one Im being honest about the excuses that quietly kill our photography, the ones I keep telling myself, and what Im actually going to do about it. Get a FREE trial with Squarespace and 10% off your first order by using the offer code FIRSTMAN - https://geni.us/SquareSpaceFirstman - ad 30 Tips in 30 Days - https://geni.us/30Tips Become a Patron - https://geni.us/FirstManPatron The below gear maybe of interest to you. They are affiliate links which means if you follow the link and decide to make a purchase the company gives me a small fraction of the sale which helps me to keep making these videos for free. My Camera Gear Filters - https://geni.us/PolarProSummit Canon 5D Mark IV - http://geni.us/Canon5DMk4 Three Legged Thing Winston 2.0 Carbon Tripod – https://geni.us/3LTWinston2 Manfrotto BeFree Carbon Tripod - http://geni.us/Befree Canon 16-35mm F/4 - http://geni.us/Canon1635lens Tamron 24-70mm - http://geni.us/Tamron2470lens Canon 70-200mm - http://geni.us/Canon70200 Canon 400mm - http://geni.us/Canon400mm Canon 100mm L Macro - http://geni.us/CanonMacro My Full Gear List - https://geni.us/AdamsGear #landscapephotography #inspiration #spon 0:00 Intro 0:37 Im too busy 3:09 Bad weather & the 1st photo 5:09 Its too hard 5:56 Im too unfit 7:27 Squarespace ad read 9:48 Whats the point...& 2nd photo 13:45 Im not good enough & 3rd photo 15:32 Creative anxiety & final photo$ $The Reality of Being a Landscape Photographer We head out to do some landscape photography but it the problems role in and things do not go to plan. Here we discuss what it’s really like to be a landscape photographer, both professional and amateur. Lexar Professional 2000x - https://geni.us/LexarCards Buy my book - https://geni.us/Illumination Zoe Taylor Artist - https://geni.us/ZoeTaylorArt Learn Photography - http://bit.ly/RawRoom Landscape Photography Masterclass - 7 Day FREE Trial - http://bit.ly/landscape-masterclass Follow First Man Photography for the latest updates: Instagram - http://bit.ly/InstaFirstMan FREE eBook - http://bit.ly/eBookFirstMan T-Sirts and Merch - http://bit.ly/FirstMan1Store Buy Prints - http://bit.ly/PrintsFirstMan Workshops - http://bit.ly/latestWorkshops The below gear maybe of interest to you. They are affiliate links which means if you follow the link and decide to make a purchase the company gives me a small fraction of the sale which helps me to keep making these videos for free. Photo Editing Loupedeck+ Editing Console - http://bit.ly/2Ei0Cgn Adobe Lightroom CC and Photoshop - http://bit.ly/AdobeFirstMan Video Editing Adobe Premiere FREE Trial - http://bit.ly/PremPro1st Music - http://share.epidemicsound.com/firstman My Camera Gear Filters - https://geni.us/PolarProSummit Canon 5D Mark IV - http://geni.us/Canon5DMk4 Manfrotto 055 Carbon Tripod - http://geni.us/055Carbon Manfrotto BeFree Carbon Tripod - http://geni.us/Befree Canon 16-35mm F/4 - http://geni.us/Canon1635lens Tamron 24-70mm - http://geni.us/Tamron2470lens Canon 70-200mm - http://geni.us/Canon70200 Canon 400mm - http://geni.us/Canon400mm Canon 100mm L Macro - http://geni.us/CanonMacro My Full Gear List - http://bit.ly/FirstManGear #landscapephotography #seascape #spon$ $Photography on YouTube is Broken Photography on YouTube has a problem: thoughtful field work often loses to quick camera debates and studio rants. I want to talk honestly about what that does to the videos we make, the videos we watch, and the future of landscape photography online. Get a FREE trial with Squarespace and 10% off your first order by using the offer code FIRSTMAN - https://geni.us/SquareSpaceFirstman - ad Become a Patron - https://geni.us/FirstManPatron 30 Tips in 30 Days - https://geni.us/30Tips The below gear maybe of interest to you. They are affiliate links which means if you follow the link and decide to make a purchase the company gives me a small fraction of the sale which helps me to keep making these videos for free. My Camera Gear Filters - https://geni.us/PolarProSummit Canon 5D Mark IV - http://geni.us/Canon5DMk4 Three Legged Thing Winston 2.0 Carbon Tripod – https://geni.us/3LTWinston2 Manfrotto BeFree Carbon Tripod - http://geni.us/Befree Canon 16-35mm F/4 - http://geni.us/Canon1635lens Tamron 24-70mm - http://geni.us/Tamron2470lens Canon 70-200mm - http://geni.us/Canon70200 Canon 400mm - http://geni.us/Canon400mm Canon 100mm L Macro - http://geni.us/CanonMacro My Full Gear List - https://geni.us/AdamsGear #photography #youtubephotography #spon 0:00 Intro 0:37 Photography Viewer Experience & YouTube 2:18 Photography Tutorial Problem 3:34 Is Content Still King? 4:34 Doing Photography vs Talking about Photography 7:35 Perverse Incentives are the Problem 9:40 Squarespace Ad Read 11:30 Alternative Revenue Models 12:28 What Can We Do As Viewers?$ $An Evening of Photography in the English Lake District Today I head into the mountains of the English Lake District for an evening adventure to capture some landscape photography. Become a Patron - https://geni.us/FirstManPatron Follow First Man Photography for the latest updates: Twitter - https://geni.us/TweetMe Vero - https://vero.co/firstman Instagram - http://bit.ly/InstaFirstMan FREE eBook - http://bit.ly/eBookFirstMan The below gear maybe of interest to you. They are affiliate links which means if you follow the link and decide to make a purchase the company gives me a small fraction of the sale which helps me to keep making these videos for free. Photo Editing Adobe Lightroom CC and Photoshop - http://bit.ly/AdobeFirstMan Video Editing Adobe Premiere FREE Trial - http://bit.ly/PremPro1st Music - http://share.epidemicsound.com/firstman My Camera Gear Filters - https://geni.us/PolarProSummit Canon 5D Mark IV - http://geni.us/Canon5DMk4 Manfrotto 055 Carbon Tripod - http://geni.us/055Carbon Manfrotto BeFree Carbon Tripod - http://geni.us/Befree Canon 16-35mm F/4 - http://geni.us/Canon1635lens Tamron 24-70mm - http://geni.us/Tamron2470lens Canon 70-200mm - http://geni.us/Canon70200 Canon 400mm - http://geni.us/Canon400mm Canon 100mm L Macro - http://geni.us/CanonMacro My Full Gear List - http://bit.ly/FirstManGear 0:00 Intro 0:50 Hiking up the mountain 1:45 First Image of a lone tree 4:41 Top of the Mountain & 2nd Image 8:45 Squarespace ad read 10:31 Is there alwyas a composition? 12:30 Sunset magic!!$ $Have We Reached PEAK Camera? With the release of the new Sony A1 and Fujifilm GFX 100S, are we now at the most exciting point camera gear will ever get to? What will camera companies be selling us in five years time? Lexar Pro 2000x SD card - https://geni.us/Lexar2000x Pre-Order my book - https://geni.us/Illumination Learn Photography - http://bit.ly/RawRoom Landscape Photography Masterclass - 7 Day FREE Trial - http://bit.ly/landscape-masterclass Follow First Man Photography for the latest updates: Instagram - http://bit.ly/InstaFirstMan FREE eBook - http://bit.ly/eBookFirstMan T-Sirts and Merch - http://bit.ly/FirstMan1Store Buy Prints - http://bit.ly/PrintsFirstMan Workshops - http://bit.ly/latestWorkshops The below gear maybe of interest to you. They are affiliate links which means if you follow the link and decide to make a purchase the company gives me a small fraction of the sale which helps me to keep making these videos for free. Photo Editing Loupedeck+ Editing Console - http://bit.ly/2Ei0Cgn Adobe Lightroom CC and Photoshop - http://bit.ly/AdobeFirstMan Video Editing Adobe Premiere FREE Trial - http://bit.ly/PremPro1st Music - http://share.epidemicsound.com/firstman My Camera Gear Filters - https://geni.us/PolarProSummit Canon 5D Mark IV - http://geni.us/Canon5DMk4 Manfrotto 055 Carbon Tripod - http://geni.us/055Carbon Manfrotto BeFree Carbon Tripod - http://geni.us/Befree Canon 16-35mm F/4 - http://geni.us/Canon1635lens Tamron 24-70mm - http://geni.us/Tamron2470lens Canon 70-200mm - http://geni.us/Canon70200 Canon 400mm - http://geni.us/Canon400mm Canon 100mm L Macro - http://geni.us/CanonMacro My Full Gear List - http://bit.ly/FirstManGear #fujifilmgfx100s #sonyA1 #spon$ $5 Techniques that INSTANTLY Improved my PHOTOGRAPHY Today we look at five of my favourite photography techniques you can try that will keep you motivated, stretch your skills and help you capture the best possible images. Get a FREE trial with Squarespace and 10% off your first order by using the offer code FIRSTMAN - http://www.squarespace.com/firstman #ad Watch Andrew’s Exposure Video - https://youtu.be/JmXh2nqQE1g Learn Photography - http://bit.ly/RawRoom Landscape Photography Masterclass - 7 Day FREE Trial - http://bit.ly/landscape-masterclass Follow First Man Photography for the latest updates: Instagram - http://bit.ly/InstaFirstMan FREE eBook - http://bit.ly/eBookFirstMan T-Sirts and Merch - http://bit.ly/FirstMan1Store Buy Prints - http://bit.ly/PrintsFirstMan Workshops - http://bit.ly/latestWorkshops The below gear maybe of interest to you. They are affiliate links which means if you follow the link and decide to make a purchase the company gives me a small fraction of the sale which helps me to keep making these videos for free. Photo Editing Loupedeck+ Editing Console - http://bit.ly/2Ei0Cgn Adobe Lightroom CC and Photoshop - http://bit.ly/AdobeFirstMan Video Editing Adobe Premiere FREE Trial - http://bit.ly/PremPro1st Music - http://share.epidemicsound.com/firstman My Camera Gear Filters - https://geni.us/PolarProSummit Canon 5D Mark IV - http://geni.us/Canon5DMk4 Manfrotto 055 Carbon Tripod - http://geni.us/055Carbon Manfrotto BeFree Carbon Tripod - http://geni.us/Befree Canon 16-35mm F/4 - http://geni.us/Canon1635lens Tamron 24-70mm - http://geni.us/Tamron2470lens Canon 70-200mm - http://geni.us/Canon70200 Canon 400mm - http://geni.us/Canon400mm Canon 100mm L Macro - http://geni.us/CanonMacro My Full Gear List - http://bit.ly/FirstManGear #photography #techniques #spon$ $A NEW Style of LANDSCAPE Photography Today I start a new landscape photography project using drone light painting. The video takes an unexpected turn when I discover some serious damage to my planned subject for the photo. Get a FREE trial with Squarespace and 10% off your first order by using the offer code FIRSTMAN - http://www.squarespace.com/firstman - #spon Pre-order the Collector Edition of my book - https://geni.us/Illumination Learn Photography - http://bit.ly/RawRoom Landscape Photography Masterclass - 7 Day FREE Trial - http://bit.ly/landscape-masterclass Follow First Man Photography for the latest updates: Instagram - http://bit.ly/InstaFirstMan FREE eBook - http://bit.ly/eBookFirstMan T-Sirts and Merch - http://bit.ly/FirstMan1Store Buy Prints - http://bit.ly/PrintsFirstMan Workshops - http://bit.ly/latestWorkshops The below gear maybe of interest to you. They are affiliate links which means if you follow the link and decide to make a purchase the company gives me a small fraction of the sale which helps me to keep making these videos for free. Photo Editing Loupedeck+ Editing Console - http://bit.ly/2Ei0Cgn Adobe Lightroom CC and Photoshop - http://bit.ly/AdobeFirstMan Video Editing Adobe Premiere FREE Trial - http://bit.ly/PremPro1st Music - http://share.epidemicsound.com/firstman My Camera Gear Filters - https://geni.us/PolarProSummit Canon 5D Mark IV - http://geni.us/Canon5DMk4 Manfrotto 055 Carbon Tripod - http://geni.us/055Carbon Manfrotto BeFree Carbon Tripod - http://geni.us/Befree Canon 16-35mm F/4 - http://geni.us/Canon1635lens Tamron 24-70mm - http://geni.us/Tamron2470lens Canon 70-200mm - http://geni.us/Canon70200 Canon 400mm - http://geni.us/Canon400mm Canon 100mm L Macro - http://geni.us/CanonMacro My Full Gear List - http://bit.ly/FirstManGear #landscapephotography #drone$ $The Fulfilment of Landscape Photography Today we escape the world and begin a journey through the seasons on an epic adventure of landscape photography. Get a FREE trial with Squarespace and 10% off your first order by using the offer code FIRSTMAN - http://www.squarespace.com/firstman - Ad Buy my book - https://geni.us/Illumination Follow First Man Photography for the latest updates: Twitter - https://geni.us/TweetMe Vero - https://vero.co/firstman Instagram - http://bit.ly/InstaFirstMan FREE eBook - http://bit.ly/eBookFirstMan The below gear maybe of interest to you. They are affiliate links which means if you follow the link and decide to make a purchase the company gives me a small fraction of the sale which helps me to keep making these videos for free. Photo Editing Adobe Lightroom CC and Photoshop - http://bit.ly/AdobeFirstMan Video Editing Adobe Premiere FREE Trial - http://bit.ly/PremPro1st Music - http://share.epidemicsound.com/firstman My Camera Gear Filters - https://geni.us/PolarProSummit Canon 5D Mark IV - http://geni.us/Canon5DMk4 Manfrotto 055 Carbon Tripod - http://geni.us/055Carbon Manfrotto BeFree Carbon Tripod - http://geni.us/Befree Canon 16-35mm F/4 - http://geni.us/Canon1635lens Tamron 24-70mm - http://geni.us/Tamron2470lens Canon 70-200mm - http://geni.us/Canon70200 Canon 400mm - http://geni.us/Canon400mm Canon 100mm L Macro - http://geni.us/CanonMacro My Full Gear List - http://bit.ly/FirstManGear #landscapephotography #inspiration #spon$ $Photo Printing Just Got WAY More Fun! Today we’re testing out the Canon Selphy QX20 portable printer by hiking it up a mountain. Could this photo printer be a game changer for your landscape photography? Get a FREE trial with Squarespace and 10% off your first order by using the offer code FIRSTMAN - http://www.squarespace.com/firstman - Ad Canon Selphy QX20 - https://geni.us/CanonSelphyQX20 - Affiliate link Become a Patron - https://geni.us/FirstManPatron The below gear maybe of interest to you. They are affiliate links which means if you follow the link and decide to make a purchase the company gives me a small fraction of the sale which helps me to keep making these videos for free. My Camera Gear Filters - https://geni.us/PolarProSummit Canon 5D Mark IV - http://geni.us/Canon5DMk4 Three Legged Thing Winston 2.0 Carbon Tripod – https://geni.us/3LTWinston2 Manfrotto BeFree Carbon Tripod - http://geni.us/Befree Canon 16-35mm F/4 - http://geni.us/Canon1635lens Tamron 24-70mm - http://geni.us/Tamron2470lens Canon 70-200mm - http://geni.us/Canon70200 Canon 400mm - http://geni.us/Canon400mm Canon 100mm L Macro - http://geni.us/CanonMacro My Full Gear List - https://geni.us/AdamsGear #photography #printing #spon Music License Code: FASJMF5PWYG2J2IQ Code: BTAM8V6KMIPJZWP9 Code: 80FWPADMYHYIV6UX Code: FG8L6CGFWBUYSEAR Code: WCMJTULSURMUWZQ9 0:00 Intro 0:30 Making the Photograph 3:05 Top of the Mountain 3:57 Canon Selphy QX20 8:04 Squarespace Ad Read 9:25 Printing & Presenting 13:14 Cost & Price$

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$Camera Companies Are Getting Desperate Global camera shipments are down over 90% since 2010 and the industry is responding with some questionable tactics to separate you from your cash. From retro gimmicks to subscription creep and rising prices, let’s look at some of the more entertaining examples of desperation. Get a FREE trial with Squarespace and 10% off your first order by using the offer code FIRSTMAN - https://geni.us/SquareSpaceFirstman - ad 30 Tips in 30 Days - https://geni.us/30Tips Become a Patron - https://geni.us/FirstManPatron The below gear maybe of interest to you. They are affiliate links which means if you follow the link and decide to make a purchase the company gives me a small fraction of the sale which helps me to keep making these videos for free. Video Editing Music - http://share.epidemicsound.com/firstman My Camera Gear Filters - https://geni.us/PolarProSummit Canon 5D Mark IV - http://geni.us/Canon5DMk4 Three Legged Thing Winston 2.0 Carbon Tripod – https://geni.us/3LTWinston2 Manfrotto BeFree Carbon Tripod - http://geni.us/Befree Canon 16-35mm F/4 - http://geni.us/Canon1635lens Tamron 24-70mm - http://geni.us/Tamron2470lens Canon 70-200mm - http://geni.us/Canon70200 Canon 400mm - http://geni.us/Canon400mm Canon 100mm L Macro - http://geni.us/CanonMacro My Full Gear List - https://geni.us/AdamsGear #photography #cameras #spon 0:00 Intro 0:35 Retro Cameras 4:51 Subscribe to Unlock You Camera???!!!! 8:54 Restricting Firmware 11:04 Squarespace Ad Read 12:50 Unwanted Features 15:17 Price Hikes and Memory Shortages 19:47 30 Tips in 30 Days$