· Develop and maintain an overall professional approach to your work! It might be obvious but many young photographers miss this main and crucial point when taking the leap to go professional. This certainly doesn’t mean that should change who you are and perhaps adopt an uptight and stiff demeanor, you can be and should be whoever you are. However, how you achieve and deliver your work to your clients goes a long way in projecting and securing your image as a professional or visa versa make you and work appear amateur and unreliable. Once you have acquired the skills and experience to call yourself a professional follow through in polishing that title of professional photographer in your approach to workflow and ethics towards your clients. How you interact with your clients and execute your photo shoots will instill immense confidence in your clients and your reputation as a pro. · Thoughts ? comments ? join the conversation !