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

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 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