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What are some disadvantages of being a Fashion Photographer?

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Cons or Disadvantages of Careers in Fashion Photography:

1. No fixed working hours:

Mainly in the line of fashion designing, there is no fixed duration to how many working hours the individual has to put in every day in order to achieve or come close to achieving his desired objectives.

Mostly the working hours would be more at the start and initial stages when one is setting up his personal small business which at some point would cause stress to the individual when he has to meet certain deadlines and if there are large order supplies to be fulfilled.

2. Stress:

Stress is the most important factor which comes while a person works in the fashion industry and has a negative impact on the individual.

At the initial level, it is not know to the individual the level of stress he has to encounter in his fashion business as he has no knowledge about the future.

The stress that the individual has to encounter can come in a number of different forms and if the person is not able to tackle them in a proper way it will cause a disrupt and an eventual loss in the fashion business.

3. Unpredictable income:

The income or the pay scale that the person receives on a one-month basis is hard to predict for the person as it may be a newly established business or no orders to be produced at that moment.

The same can even arise when the person is looking out for a job and if a month goes by and he remains jobless then he receives no income for that particular month.

So it can be said that a person who wishes to practice the art of fashion may not have fixed financial stability.

4. Effect of Criticisms:

When a career such as fashion designing arises as it is a sole job, criticisms also go hand in hand with it.

If the product that has been made by the individual is not up to the standard mark as required, the criticism received on it is very harsh at times.

And at times if the mistake is of the individual then owing up to the criticism can be very difficult which leads to distress and reduces the morale of the person.

5. Building Reputation:

This mainly does not mean that when one builds their reputation in the fashion industry it’s a con but the road taken towards building the reputation is very difficult and full of obstacles.

Every person needs to go through different kinds of hardships while practicing the art of fashion designing and prove to everyone how good you are which helps in building the reputation for now and the future.

6. Difficult customers:

In the world of fashion designing, it is very likely that the person will come across certain customers who will be very difficult to meet with.

At times the terms and conditions which they put forth are difficult and impossible to come into agreement with.

They may ask for a large order to be made and delivered in a short amount of time and if the business is newly established with less manpower it will be very difficult to complete the order before the deadline given.

User Ggariepy
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You risked being harassed by clients for little pay and no reward. You also risk theft or being mugged because of all the attention you are sure to receive

I hope this helps :)
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