The Problem With Monetising Photography & Digital Content @Firstmanphotography

Uploaded January 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

We get to the heart of a story about why it is so difficult to make money from photography and monetise digital content. Also includes a big new announcement.

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$The Problem With Monetising Photography & Digital Content We get to the heart of a story about why it is so difficult to make money from photography and monetise digital content. Also includes a big new announcement. Enter the Raw Room - https://geni.us/RawRoom Buy my book - https://geni.us/Illumination Follow First Man Photography for the latest updates: Twitter - https://geni.us/TweetMe Vero - https://vero.co/firstman Instagram - http://bit.ly/InstaFirstMan FREE eBook - http://bit.ly/eBookFirstMan The below gear maybe of interest to you. They are affiliate links which means if you follow the link and decide to make a purchase the company gives me a small fraction of the sale which helps me to keep making these videos for free. Photo Editing Adobe Lightroom CC and Photoshop - http://bit.ly/AdobeFirstMan Video Editing Adobe Premiere FREE Trial - http://bit.ly/PremPro1st Music - http://share.epidemicsound.com/firstman My Camera Gear Filters - https://geni.us/PolarProSummit Canon 5D Mark IV - http://geni.us/Canon5DMk4 Manfrotto 055 Carbon Tripod - http://geni.us/055Carbon Manfrotto BeFree Carbon Tripod - http://geni.us/Befree Canon 16-35mm F/4 - http://geni.us/Canon1635lens Tamron 24-70mm - http://geni.us/Tamron2470lens Canon 70-200mm - http://geni.us/Canon70200 Canon 400mm - http://geni.us/Canon400mm Canon 100mm L Macro - http://geni.us/CanonMacro My Full Gear List - http://bit.ly/FirstManGear #photography$ $This Printer is RIDICULOUS!! Canon PRO 4600 Hands-On Test Today I am joined by Verity Milligan as we travel to the Canon Showroom in Birmingham to play with the incredible new Canon Pro 4600 large format printer. Find out more about the Canon imagePROGRAF PRO-4600 - https://geni.us/CanonPro4600 - Ad Get in touch with Canon’s Birmingham showroom and request your free print sample. Make sure to specify the imagePROGRAF PRO-4600 in the form. One sample per customer only, subject to availability. - https://geni.us/CanonPrintSample - Ad Become a Patron - https://geni.us/FirstManPatron Follow First Man Photography for the latest updates: Twitter - https://geni.us/TweetMe Vero - https://vero.co/firstman Instagram - http://bit.ly/InstaFirstMan FREE eBook - http://bit.ly/eBookFirstMan The below gear maybe of interest to you. They are affiliate links which means if you follow the link and decide to make a purchase the company gives me a small fraction of the sale which helps me to keep making these videos for free. Photo Editing Adobe Lightroom CC and Photoshop - http://bit.ly/AdobeFirstMan Video Editing Adobe Premiere FREE Trial - http://bit.ly/PremPro1st Music - http://share.epidemicsound.com/firstman My Camera Gear Filters - https://geni.us/PolarProSummit Canon 5D Mark IV - http://geni.us/Canon5DMk4 Manfrotto 055 Carbon Tripod - http://geni.us/055Carbon Manfrotto BeFree Carbon Tripod - http://geni.us/Befree Canon 16-35mm F/4 - http://geni.us/Canon1635lens Tamron 24-70mm - http://geni.us/Tamron2470lens Canon 70-200mm - http://geni.us/Canon70200 Canon 400mm - http://geni.us/Canon400mm Canon 100mm L Macro - http://geni.us/CanonMacro My Full Gear List - http://bit.ly/FirstManGear #CanonPro4600 #photography #Printing #spon 0:00 Intro 1:06 The Canon Pro 4600 3:02 Capturing the Photo 4:30 The Biggest Print Ive Ever Made 7:30 Birmingham Shoot with Verity Milligan 11:32 Printing Veritys Work.......BIG!! 12:59 Final Thoughts$

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$I Quit Posting My Photos on Social Media… And It’s Changed Everything Here I share why I have quit sharing my photography on social media - what’s changed and why it might be time to rethink where—and how—we share our photos. Become a Patron - https://geni.us/FirstManPatron 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 custom guitars being built - https://geni.us/MilehouseStudios Arc Browser - https://geni.us/ArcBrowser Nostr Web, iOS & Android - https://geni.us/NostrPrimal iOS - https://geni.us/Damus 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. 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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. 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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 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: 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. 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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. 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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. 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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. 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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. 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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. 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