Mike Butler:
mikebutlerphotography.com
When challenged to talk to a photographer that I admired, I started to contact Mike Butler. He is an architectural photographer from Miami and one of my biggest photographic inspirations. I talked to Mike about what it took to be an architectural photographer and how he started in the business. Mike informed me that he assisted for about 6 years to begin his career and pay the bills, then later began to shoot his own work, gradually deciding to assist less and less until it was no longer an option. He also told me that he started with little to no equipment and rented most of what he used while also borrowing equipment from friends and colleagues. He continued to press the fact that trying to be a superstar right out of college will land me real estate jobs that could prove to be the end of my photographic career, but assisting full time would give me the skills I needed to make a name for myself in the industry. I asked Mike what the best way to find a photography internship was, and he responded by giving me a great website that contains many photographers work and contact info: http://asmp.org/find-a-photographer. Luckily, I've began to build a relationship with this photographer that will prove to be a vital asset to my career in the future. Keeping contact with him could eventually land me an assisting job even a job with Mike himself if I continue to contact him and show my interest in his work and my own career.
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