they'll come to you with money
29th April 2017 | for Creatives | photography, create for YOURSELF, artist integrity, the successful artist, reaching your audience, value the art, your passion vs. the day job, Clayton Cubitt |
"You have to balance doing what you want with make a buck, which is hard. But if you do what you love and keep that as a goal in your work, you'll find that people will eventually come to you for it. Instead of you going to them for money, they'll come to you with money and hire you for who you are."
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