We were lucky to catch up with Joseph Miller recently and have shared our conversation below.

Alright, Joseph thanks for taking the time to share your stories and insights with us today. We’d love to hear the backstory behind a risk you’ve taken – whether big or small, walk us through what it was like and how it ultimately turned out.

I have always been told growing up to turn my passion into a profitable business structure. I love creativity, and photography and videography just happen to be the arena it thrives in. We have all been given a dream or an ideal to take a risk on. But risks are not easy to make because we don’t know the outcome of risks. Starting my business was a risk. I left my 9-5 job as an art teacher to pursue it. I left security, benefits, and the comfort of knowing that I would get paid at the end of the month. Sometimes small risks can lead to bigger ones. While I was a teacher, I would do a few gigs but nowhere near enough to sustain me to leave. But I knew if I did it full time, it could turn into something. When I left, it was not easy. I picked up side jobs like Doordash, Uber, and substituting to make up the difference when I am not getting gigs in. Lately, I have been feeling like I really need to take another risk and lean more into my creativity. Sometimes you can lean too much on the safety of things instead of leaning more into the risk you need to take. With every risk I’ve taken, I have learned that you can not care about the possibility of failure. You also don’t need to share everything with everybody. Sometimes people’s fears can hinder you from the risks you were willing to take. The world can be what you want it to be, but that comes with taking risks.

Awesome – so before we get into the rest of our questions, can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers.

My name is Joseph Miller, born and raised in North Carolina. I got into photography more during my sophomore year in college. From that point, I knew exactly what I wanted to do. My business is called Tightrope Productions. What drew me to this name was the simple fact that when you’re walking on a tightrope, you really have to focus on what is ahead. So, the exact thing we focus on is our clients. We focus on making sure that their memories are captured right for them to enjoy 10 years from now. Making money is not the goal, but making people happy and feel more confident in themselves is our goal. What we are proud of is the fact that most of our clients let others know how much they enjoyed the service, so it brings us more business by word of mouth. People love our photos, but not just for the photo itself, but for the creative aspect of it all. We do well with seeing what the clients want but also infusing our creativity into it as well. So, Tightrope Productions is not just a business; it is a mission to help others through creative means.

What’s a lesson you had to unlearn and what’s the backstory?

The lesson that I had to unlearn is that I have to be perfect. For any creative individual, I am sure it is something we all struggle with – the perfection of our craft. Due to comparison or critical judgment of our material as good or bad, sometimes it could put us in a box with our own creativity. I had to unlearn this because it caused me to move slowly in things I should move faster in.

Any stories or insights that might help us understand how you’ve built such a strong reputation?

What helps to build your reputation within the market is consistency. Not just in the quality of the photos but also in the way we handle the booking process to the clients receiving the photos.

Contact Info:

• Website: www.tightropeproductions.co
• Instagram: tightrope.production
• Facebook: Tightrope Production