While planes may not strictly "automotive", "aerial" seemed more like aerial photography. But that's not the real question. The question is about specializing. I'm just starting out on the road from amateur to real photographer and one of the things I've heard over and over is that one should specialize. It's unlikely that someone will hire a food photographer for that wedding.
I'm focusing (pun intended) on motorcycles and biker lifestyle stuff, which.. yes.. includes some portraiture, architecture, landscapes, etc. I'm working on developing (man, another pun?) my style.
The problem is that I like to shoot a lot of things. I like shooting planes, trains and buildings and wildlife and.. stuff. I find that, when I take pictures that don't fall into my wheelhouse, I'm hesitant to even share them, even if they're really good pictures, because I don't want to muddy the professional waters.
I can't imagine I'm the only one who runs into this. How do you successful people handle it? Do you just store your other work away as your private guilty pleasure? Is there some level of generalization that's okay while still preserving your specialty?
Thank you!
- Chris
I have the same thoughts, I shoot everything but have just decided to focus on automotive. I would recommend 2 accounts so you can have a personal outlet for your work and a specialised one. I think shooting everything will generally make you a better photographer, but clients do search for "specialist" in each area.