We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Boston Schulz a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.

Boston, thanks for taking the time to share your stories with us today Learning the craft is often a unique journey from every creative – we’d love to hear about your journey and if knowing what you know now, you would have done anything differently to speed up the learning process.

I started learning photography by just doing it. It sounds so cliché to say, but that’s truly how I got started. I purchased a camera one day, and that night, I was at a local music venue forcing myself to learn manual mode.

I love that we’re now at a time where you can learn everything on the internet. I wish that was available to me then. But what would have really helped me speed up the learning process was if I would have asked people more questions. I had friends that were photographers and I met numerous other photographers at concerts around town…but I was too embarrassed to ask them any questions. Having other photographers to have conversations with and learn directly from, peer-to-peer, would have helped me so much with some of the basics. It was really my fear of ‘looking stupid’ that stopped me from doing that.

Great, appreciate you sharing that with us. Before we ask you to share more of your insights, can you take a moment to introduce yourself and how you got to where you are today to our readers.

I’m a music photographer based in Los Angeles. I primarily focus on rock music and live music performance, but I also photograph weddings, runway shows, events, portraits…all that fun stuff! I’ve been a music photographer for a little over ten years. I love photographing local talent, giving them access to the same quality of content that I give to celebrities and famous bands.

Is there a particular goal or mission driving your creative journey?

To be happy. I really just want to do work that I’m proud of and happy with. At the end of the day, I want everyone I work with to be happy, but I use what makes me happy as a guide for what work I should do or what ideas I should move forward with. I don’t want to be stuck doing something something just to pay the bills. I want to have happiness drive my decisions.

How do you keep in touch with clients and foster brand loyalty?

With my clients, I want them to think of me as a personal friend and supporter of their music. I absolutely want to see them succeed. So, I try to keep a really close relationship with them, where I am genuinely excited about their growth and progress. I keep in touch via social media, and I keep in contact about my upcoming projects. Having that constant communication allows me to be top of mind when they need a photographer. And they know that they can always come to me if they need a fan or a friend.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://www.bostonschulz.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bostonschulz/
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC09uJWVHexarWlY2iiiUUYQ