TIME OUT EP #18 FT. Alex Piper (BEING MORE TIME EFFECTIVE AS A CREATIVE)
Alex Piper is a london based creative who specialises in photography and videography. Take a deep dive into this interactive podcast where he gives his reality check on how people undermine young creatives too much and how creatives can climb the ladder of success faster by managing their time and efforts in the right place
Alex Instagram: / alexjpiper
Alex website: https://visualsbyajp.com/
Timecodes
0:00 - Intro
0:12 - Start of podcast
0:36 - Who is Alex Piper
01:58 - How Alex became a full time photographer
03:01 - Spending your free time wisely
03:57 - Jumping into the deep end vs Uni
07:56 - Doing ALOT of free work before getting Paid work
10:03 - How long it took to finally get paid work
11:00 - Falling into the trap of working for Exposure and Tags
13:14 - School never taught us about networking
13:42 - The downsides of working for Exposure for too long
15:45 - Trusting your instinct to make right choices in the industry
16:35 - People DM'ing you on how to become successful fast
18:13 - Doing jobs you don't like to get to your end goal
19:06 - Building relationships is the most important element
20:21 - Looking at Alex's Work
21:22 - Not shooting for trends likes and engagements anymore
22:32 - Showing yourself on the feed as brand image
23:50 - Simplfying your style to attract more clients
25:08 - Alex and his forumla for natural portraits
26:43 - Doing jobs that benifit your longterm goal
27:42 - Benifits of shooting diverse content
31:46 - Young successful creatives get Underminned
34:16 - Being likeable and sociable is important in the industry
37:00 - See clients as Humans and good relationships not trophies
38:56 - Don't collaborate for free with just anyone
41:55 - Alex's clothing brand Unveiled Attire
46:09 - Alex want to see me change up my gram
50:22 - Being OCD over planning your feed
53:11 - Wrapping up the podcast
55:32 - Outro
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