As a side hustle, photography seems to be the easiest and most effective way to make extra money. As well as a popular hobby. Knowing your personality as a photographer can help particulate unique identity as a photographer; or in this case, your key to having a successful side hustle. As well as managing your expectations. What make photographs worth needing.
I followed and interviewed my subject Cam Yarumian on the “Evolution of Journalism”. Learning her ways of having photography as a side hustle and a quick and easy way to make a living. As we talked it out, she gave me the insights on photography itself. How fun and easy it is to take a camera and capture one’s moment to love and cherish forever. Her main go to was wedding photography.
Since she has remembered, she grew up with photography as a hobby. As a child it was all fun and games to have a toy camera and view the joyful cartoon character SpongeBob Square Pants flip through each slide as she would click to the next slide. As she grew up, her interest in photography never vanished from her life. It continued with the good o’l trendy I phone. Taking pictures with her best friend in the creek area behind their houses, staring to take shots of its atmosphere.
Then, later in her life, she received her first camera. A Cannon point and shoot. With no ability to change the lenses but just about good enough to get a good enough shot. To a Nikon, then upgrading to a Cannon G 320 as the result. “I have the first one that I started with, but I actually don’t have the Nikon anymore.” From that day forward, her passion for photography grew and grew to the point of where she would never give up on being the best at capturing precious moments. “I Guess like my passion for photography grew from doing it all the tie with my best friend. And it just progressed from there where I just really enjoyed photography that I like to take photos of really anything.”
It all began with just something to post on social media. As known as Instagram. Just to get something out there for her followers to view. But then, became a free-lance hobby in California where she used to live. She would begin taking pictures at events from the such as her friends reaching out to Cam to taking pictures of friends' weddings, backyard concerts, kid events, photo shoots, or senior pictures. Later caring on her legacy to others making her voice heard to gather more professional experience. “No I never worked for yearbook or anything, I'm co enrobed with ACC, so I’m actually the photo editor there.”
Although Cam pays by the hour and extra for editing work. She still makes a mean piece of art. “If they want editing work done then I would charge extra because that’s more time on me.” Considering caring on her legacy with photography, without it being a job related thing. But to open the windows of golden opportunity. Expanding her horizon to getting familiar with the passion and easy way to start a living. “I would never want it to have it as my only job, that’s why I want to go into photojournalism”