The Hardest Part of Photography That Nobody Warns You About

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Want to build a beautiful website AND get my personal feedback? Go to https://www.squarespace.com/alexarmitage and save 10% off your first purchase using my code ALEXARMITAGE. Then send me an email (https://www.alexarmitage.com/contact) with your newly designed page and proof you used my code and I'll give you personal feedback on your site! FREE Editing Videos! - https://www.patreon.com/alexarmitage The Dip by Seth Godin - https://bookshop.org/a/112659/9781591841661 Drawing Tablet Used for Graphs - https://geni.us/BooxNoteAir4c There is one rule I always remind myself when it comes to photography, and that is that Art and instant gratification cannot co-exist. Photography has this illusion that it’s easy, likely because it’s so accessible. Like right now, almost anyone can pick up a device and take a photo. They can create something, RIGHT NOW. The process of being a creator is a journey and to become good at photography requires a lot more time and effort than might appear on the surface. I recently picked up this book called “The Dip,” by Seth Godin while I was doing research for my creator life here on YouTube. Now I don’t agree with the approach to many points in this book, most notably Godin speaks a lot about only doing things if you want to be the best at them. If I look at the sentiment in good faith, it might just mean that it’s good to approach choices like you’re striving to be the best version of yourself within them. The issue is he approaches them a bit too black and white for me, and that there are so many things in life worth effort without any intention to be the best in the world at (such as photography) The most relatable portion of this book to photographers (and creators in general) is the name sake of the book - The Dip. Godin defines the dip as “the long slog between starting and mastery.” He says that “if it’s something worth doing, there’s probably a dip.” The Dip can be many things. It could be your own satisfaction in your work. It could be related to your business. Take my YouTube channel for example. Here’s a graph of my views over the course of my career here. Notice something? THATS THE DIP. The reality is that a LOT of people make it to this point (pointing to first hill), less people make it to this point in the dip, and barely anyone makes it to this point, which is probably a good thing. New to Photography? Start Here - https://www.alexarmitage.com/learn-photography-basics Landscape Photography Gear Guide for 2025: https://www.alexarmitage.com/2025-landscape-photography-gear-guide 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐬 Website: https://alexarmitage.com Newsletter: https://alexarmitage.com/newsletter Discord Community: https://discord.gg/NEsSB7ArKW Instagram: https://instagram.com/alexarmitage_/ Camera/Video 𝐆𝐞𝐚𝐫 (Affiliate Links) 𝐅𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐆𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐲 𝐎𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 : https://www.alexarmitage.com/gear Colored Magnetic Filters: https://mavenfilters.com/aff/12/ Photography Camera: https://geni.us/Canon-R5 Vlog Camera: https://geni.us/DJIOsmPocket3 Video Camera: https://geni.us/Canon-R7 Drone: https://geni.us/DJI-Mavic3-Pro Vanlife 𝐆𝐞𝐚𝐫 Fridge: https://geni.us/campfridge Power/Battery: https://geni.us/campbattery USB Fan: https://geni.us/USBThinFan Clothes Pack Cubes: https://geni.us/ClothesPackingCubes Car Mirror: https://geni.us/CampingMirror Toiletry Bag: https://geni.us/ToiletryBag Window Nets: https://geni.us/WindowNets Black Hole Duffel: https://geni.us/BlackHoleDuffel Electronic Organizer: https://geni.us/ElectronicOrganizer Thermocell: https://geni.us/ThermoCell Organizing Bag: https://geni.us/WaxOrganizerBag Empty Spray Bottle: https://geni.us/EmptySprayBottle Camp Light: https://geni.us/camplight Quality USB Light: https://geni.us/QualityUSBLight Affordable USB Light: https://geni.us/AffordableUSBLight Car First Aid: https://geni.us/CarFirstAid Portable Speaker: https://geni.us/JBLPortableSpeaker Portable Power Strip: https://geni.us/PortablePowerStrip Lens Cloths: https://geni.us/MicrofiberLensCloths Camera Straps: https://geni.us/BigCameraStrap Camera Wipes: https://geni.us/CameraCleaningWipes Music (Typically) from Musicbed: https://fm.pxf.io/c/3300666/1347628/16252 0:00 Capturing Ospreys 2:03 Art and Instant Gratification Cannot Coexist 4:13 What is "The Dip?" 7:28 Getting Lucky With an Osprey 9:07 99% of Photographers Never Reach This Point 12:45 It's Okay to Take a Break 16:55 Get Professional Website Feedback from Me! 18:04 How Scarcity Provides Value