I’m sure you’ve heard the saying: “starving artist”. It comes from the centuries of history where famous artists where dying anonymously and in poverty, struggling financially their whole lives. Even nowadays, parents teach their kids that being an artist is risky and they will end up starving. That’s why so many people never even try to pursue an artistic or creative career. Let me tell you a secret: being an artist doesn’t have to be risky at all! Why? And how NOT to be a starving artist?

Do you know this pain? You put your heart and soul into building your beautiful website, you’re so excited to click the “Publish” button, you can’t wait for people to see it and… nothing happens. Barely anybody visits your website and nobody buys from you. How is it possible? Your website is so amazing, isn’t it? It’s not if it doesn’t contain all the necessary elements. Here’s what a successful art website looks like.

We all know this struggle: we want to be full-time artists and make money creating art. But in order to do this, we need people who’d buy from us. This is usually the most difficult part: how to find clients as an artist. In my career, I’ve tried many, many ways. Here are the top 5 easiest and fastest ways to find clients as an artist.

Starting as a fashion blogger or creative is hard. There are a few rules and a lot of unknown. You see some people do it, but you have no idea, how they achieved it. Soon after starting you discover everybody wants everything for free and after some time you get totally depressed and you doubt you’ll ever get paid for what you do. It’s even more frustrating, when people tell you, also known people in your industry, that you’re really good. And you keep thinking: „If I’m good, why am I not getting a penny from my work?”. Sounds familiar? Well, if not, you didn’t really start yet. Because, as bad as it may seem, everybody starting in the industry knows this problem. I decided to dig a little and find out if, for how long and why sometimes working for free can be good.

Whether you’re a fashion blogger, beginning model or a face of your fashion brand, you will eventually have to stand in front of a camera. A professional photoshoot, no matter if in the studio or on the street, differs from taking selfies or streets shots with your friend. Here are a few tips how to get ready for it. They might seem obvious to you, but you’d be surprised, how often people forget about them. So, how to get ready for a photoshoot?Read More