As the first paid contract came in it was obvious that the home studio just wouldn’t do. I thought it would be an easy move into a real studio but little did I realize at this stage what would be required thereafter. Sure enough the expenses of a web site followed, accounting fees, accounting programs, monthly studio rent, more expensive equipment and a whole slew of studio repairs and expenses. Photoshop skills had to be improved, make-up artists and stylists had to be discovered and as the shoots got a bit more complicated people management skills were required to keep things running smoothly.

One should also mention the idiosyncrasies of the fashion industry. They don’t teach you that stuff in fashion school. It is learned the hard way.