10 tips on how to be a professional photographer by Joe Kit Yong

1. 1 0 T I P S O N H O W T O B E
A P R O - T O G R A P H E R

2. A B O U T M E
• Founder of Faces of KL
• Wanted to be a journalist at 13
• ….then a figure skater (gave up cause expensive)
• Then a freestyle skater (failed, not flexible enough)
• Then an entrepreneur (won tons of awards)
• Never wanted to be a photographer, at all.
• Not allowed to take family photos while travelling.

9. Companies/Organisations I’ve worked with

12. A S K : W H Y P H O T O G R A P H Y ?
T I P N U M B E R O N E

13. W T F I S Y O U R G E A R ?
T I P N U M B E R T W O

14. G O B E S O M E O N E ’ S
S I D E B I T C H
T I P N U M B E R T H R E E

15. S H O O T F O R F R E E !
T I P N U M B E R F O U R

16. S E T Y O U R P R I C E P O I N T
T I P N U M B E R F I V E

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Free trip to Italy Long term clients Really annoying jobs
P R I C E G U I D E

18. S H O O T A * C R A Z Y * T O N
T I P N U M B E R S I X

19. F I N D Y O U R S T Y L E
T I P N U M B E R S E V E N

20. L E A R N H O W T O C O L D E M A I L
T I P N U M B E R E I G H T

21. F I N D A M A I N B I T C H
T I P N U M B E R N I N E

22. B E F E A R L E S S , B E W E I R D
T I P N U M B E R T E N

23. A N Y Q U E S T I O N S ?