Uploaded March 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago

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My Journey Becoming a Professional Photographer and Why it Made Me So Unhappy Until...

0:00 Intro
0:15 My first camera, EVER
1:05 My first Print, ever
2:39 Figuring out what to do with my life: The revelation
4:20 My game plan for becoming a professional photographer
5:19 My shifting attitude toward professional photography
6:39 The truth about why I was unhappy and the truth about pro work
7:38 The truth about why I became a professional photographer
8:38 What I hadn't counted on and putting my foot down
9:05 DOG
9:45 The GAME CHANGING realization
11:52 More freaking DOG



In this video, I discuss my journey becoming a working professional photographer and why it made me so unhappy at first.

I have been a professional event photographer and photography teacher for over 10 years. Follow the links below to see my work.

mikmilman.com

Patreon | patreon.com/mikmilman

Instagram | @retrograding instagram.com/retrograding

Facebook | facebook.com/mikmilman

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