How not to apply for a photographers job.
Late last year we had an interesting job application, for some reason I deleted it, wish I hadn’t. It went something like this.
I’m a fun loving, highly intelligent motivated young photographer.
I’m seeking a position within the photographic industry the befits my immense natural abilities.
Internationally published and with a solid following of high profile clients who will without doubt follow me to my new studio, I represent one of the greatest opportunities your studio will ever be offered to advance to a higher level of photographic excellence.
There was reference to an attachment outlining salary requirements (which let’s just say included a house, car and salary more suited to high level business manager than a photographer).
Then there was the call to action, I apparently had only 24 hours to consider the offer as the applicant had approached many studio’s and would be choosing from the offers he received within 24 hours.
Up until this point I’m thinking to myself this is a real ballsy way of applying for a job, this might even work but then there is a link to his flickr photo stream, headed “MY PHOTOGRAPHY SPEAKS FOR ITSELF” and unfortunately it did.
Motto, if you’re going to let your photography speak for itself, make sure it’s speaking a language that the intended viewer understands.
Picture above of cracked drying mud in a lake bed, from excitations stock archive of royalty free background images. Why post this pic today??? It’s raining!
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