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

Alright, KENNETH thanks for taking the time to share your stories and insights with us today. One of the toughest things about progressing in a creative career or as an entrepreneur is that there are almost always unexpected problems that come up – problems that you often can’t read about in advance, can’t prepare for, etc. Have you had such and experience and if so, can you tell us the story of one of those unexpected problems you’ve encountered?

an unexpected problem I actually found to be a common issue was not getting the correct feedback, which ultimately means I was asking the wrong questions. if you accomplished everything you wanted it may not seem as big but it is an issue in situations or projects where I may feel like I didn’t execute to the best of my ability. while I have enough self awareness to analyze key issues, fix mistakes and make corrections on my own in my experience asking clients specific questions about the end results gives me better insight and helps me yield better results in the future.

As always, we appreciate you sharing your insights and we’ve got a few more questions for you, but before we get to all of that can you take a minute to introduce yourself and give our readers some of your back background and context?

I’ve been shooting weddings in Atlanta for my self and other teams for 5 years. which means I have been in many peaks and valleys. Some professional relationships I have been able to maintain, while others I may have had to discard. No matter the space I have been in or the capacity of my role my goal has always been simple. Bring value and make an impact. Sometimes that is setting up a dynamic pose to buy us more time, other times it may be just reminding the bride and groom to smile because the cameras are always watching. I can confidently say that whether I was the lead shooter or an assistant my main goal was always accomplished.

Are there any resources you wish you knew about earlier in your creative journey?

I have been around cameras since I was 16, I’m 29 now. So I have wasted a lot of my parents money and my own money pursing my dreams. I have had gear compatibility issues, spec understanding issues and all most any other gear problem you can think of. I finally became exhausted with the process and created a website called Cam Sleuth that gives you instant reviews, gear specifications and other important information on equipment to help you feel more comfortable when making expensive gear purchases, searching for gear upgrades and comparing products. If someone would have created a website like this while I was younger I can not imagine how much money I would have saved and how much more knowledgeable I would be. My hope is that CamSleuth.com can help other creatives make more sound purchases.

Learning and unlearning are both critical parts of growth – can you share a story of a time when you had to unlearn a lesson?

Growing up putting time and effort into yourself or things you wanted was not glorified. I had to learn that being selfish and putting yourself first are two different things. My parents raised me to be very selfless and while that is a quality that has value in the wrong environment that quality can be misused and abused. I have had to work to unlearn this quality of being selfless to a fault in order to make sure I have energy and time to pour into myself.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://www.hacontent.online/
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