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EP 5:  One of the difficulties of dealing with new clients is the first estimate.  How can I compute all the necessary information and quickly turnaround a professional and accurate estimate that respects both sides?  In this episode, I'm breaking down my strategy and how I focus on a client-centric experience.  The key takeaways...

1. Be Detailed
2. Be Brief
3. Be Quick

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EP 4:  Losing one's job is never easy.  It takes a tremendous toll both financially and emotionally.  But what rarely gets talked about is simply dealing with the anxiety of job loss.  How do we handle the fear of losing that gig, that contract, that client?  With more and more freelancing coming into play each year, more and more people have to deal with this anxiety, with few people willing to talk about it.  In this episode, I'm going to discuss 5 practices that have helped my anxiety as a full-time creative.  

1. Build Your Emergency Fund
2. Reach out to current and prospective clients
3. Work on personal projects
4. Talk to someone outside your family
5. Be kind to yourself

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EP 3:  A call-sheet is a pivotal part of your photo shoot process.  It alerts your entire team of the details you set so that you don't have to spend time answering questions during the creative process.  In this episode, I'll break down the following 4 categories I put on a call sheet:

1. Logistical information
2. Creative information
3. Safety information
4. Intellectual Property information

By doing this, you can provide your creative team a clearer understanding of the project, setting a tone of greater professionalism and care.

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EP 2:  The move to self-employment comes with some amazing benefits but it isn't a decision to be made lightly.  There are no educational or financial requirements for one to meet before branching off on your own.  There isn't even a required amount of experience before pursuing one's own business.  So how are we supposed to know when we are ready?  Consider asking yourself the following 3 questions if you're complementing this move.

1. Am I ok with uncertainty?
2. Am I ok with shooting 10% of the time?
3. Am I being 'pushed' or am I being 'pulled' into self-employment?

In this episode, we'll dive into what these questions shed light on in your decision-making process so that you can live your best creative life. 

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EP 1:  ARTrepreneurs is a podcast that inspires photographers and visual artists to live their best creative lives.   My name is Michael Der and I am a full-time photographer with nearly 10 years of experience in the freelancing world, and I’m sitting down with an amazing community of visual artists to talk about their process, business models, and the lessons they've learned along the way.

Artrepreneurs:
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This episode is brought to you by Bay Photo Lab.  For all your professional photography printing services, go to bayphoto.com for 25% off your first time order!

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