• Home
  • Episodes
  • Resources
  • Join the Community
  • About
  • Contact
Menu

The Beginner Photography Podcast

Street Address
Indianapolis in
Phone Number
Take better photos. Today.

Your Custom Text Here

The Beginner Photography Podcast

  • Home
  • Episodes
  • Resources
  • Join the Community
  • About
  • Contact

047: BJ Matthews - Feeling Inadequate with 24k Followers and Growing

January 9, 2017 Raymond Hatfield
arkansas-wedding-photographer

In This episode of The Beginner Photography Podcast I talk to Little Rock Wedding Photographer BJ Matthews. A Photographer with over 24,000 fans and followers on social media and posts that get thousands of likes and comments its clear that people love him and his work so I was shocked to learn about how much he struggles with feeling inadequate and likes to spend time alone when he can.

In This Episode You'll Lean:

  • How BJ got into photography

  • How BJ grew his social media following

  • Why having such a large social following can be a curse

  • The one piece of advice BJ took from Jasmine Star that changed his life and business

  • What BJ does in his time off

  • Why BJ shoots enough weddings to go full time but keeps his full time day job

  • How he finds the time to do it with outsourcing

  • The importance of being featured on a big wedding blog

  • How do deal with feeling inadequate when looking at other photographers work

  • How to recharge when you need downtime

  • Why you should stop paying attention to the technicals 

  • Why BJ Pays attention to other wedding photographers

  • How BJ decides what photos to post on social media 

  • Why BJ feels more open on instagram than facebook

best-arkansas-wedding-photographer
top-arkansas-wedding-photographers
bride-standing-with-wind-in-hair-sunset

 

Resources

  • BJs Website

  • BJs Facebook

  • BJs Instagram

  • Jasmine Star

  • Photographers Edit

  • Ben Sasso

  • Canon 5DmkIII

  • Canon 24mm 1.4

  • Canon 35mm 1.4

  • Canon 50mm 1.4

  • Canon 85mm 1.8

  • Canon 135mm 2.0

Listen To More Great Interviews!

Featured
Jan 1, 2025
Community Spotlight Template
Jan 1, 2025
Jan 1, 2025
Jan 1, 2025
Template To Duplicate
Jan 1, 2025
Jan 1, 2025
BPP 366: Steve Rolfe: Tiny Tales and Big Imagination: A Unique Way to Photograph Life On The Street
Apr 25, 2023
BPP 366: Steve Rolfe: Tiny Tales and Big Imagination: A Unique Way to Photograph Life On The Street
Apr 25, 2023
Apr 25, 2023
BPP 364: Amanda Thomas - Be Empowered with Light: Craft Empowering Feminine Fashion Photography
Apr 18, 2023
BPP 364: Amanda Thomas - Be Empowered with Light: Craft Empowering Feminine Fashion Photography
Apr 18, 2023
Apr 18, 2023
In Show Notes
← Photo Q&A #7: Starting A Photography Business With $1000Photo Q&A Thursday #6 →