Photography is Rice Farming in Disguise
Your portfolio isn't a collection of lucky shots — it's a harvest. One perfect photo is like a single grain of rice: beautiful, but it won't feed anyone. In this video, I explain why consistency matters more than that one sunset shot you're still posting about, using the most logical analogy possible: rice farming.
Shot on location during actual rice harvest in rural Japan (where I inexplicably live), this video breaks down the difference between:
A single stalk (your lucky shot)
A bundle (a proper series)
An entire field (your body of work)
Featuring a hospital visit, a scythe injury, questionable life choices, and Tarquin discovering that food doesn't just appear in Waitrose. Plus a warning sticker that's somehow both terrifying and adorable.
If you enjoy photography advice wrapped in agricultural metaphors and existential dread, subscribe. My back hurts from all the farming analogies.
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Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:20 - Single Stalk (The Lucky Shot)
0:50 - Bundle (The Series)
1:32 - The Scythe Incident
2:58 - Tarquin Discovers Soil
3:38 - Field (Body of Work)
4:55 - Outro
5:30 - Tarquin's Existential Crisis