Donating your time for non-profit agencies is a good way to experiment with your lighting, concepts, people skills, etc. and to give back to the community. It's also a way to get your work out there and to build relationships with potential new clients. When we meet with new ad agencies or potential clients, we always offer free photography / video services for projects that they too are donating their time to. This way, you can start to know the agency and they can start to know you without too much commitment from each side. If they like you, they will hire you for payting gigs. And if you don't like them, you can tell them that you're too busy. Ha!
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I'll try to inform how I do things, why I do them, and the experiences I have along the way. Hopefully, you can learn from my pursuit of learning how to create images and enjoying all the aspects that it brings.