2013-09-30: ty pleas - tedxbaltimore adventure

Think it. Speak it.

Be it. By: Ty Pleas

The

Secr

et

} There is no secret!!” } Failure IS an option!!”

What is your destiny?

Har

dsh

ips

• Self teaching • Trial and error • Rejection • Money

Mot

ivat

ion

What motivates you?

A- ACTION

If the ideas are not flowing, get

up and do something!!

R- RESEARCH

Google is a wonderful tool…USE IT!!

Don’t be afraid to do the leg work.

T-TEST

What good does it do you to

take in all that stimulation from

your actions and your research

if you are not going to use it?

How

to b

alan

ce li

fe

• Set your working hours • Schedule days off

• Seek understanding ppl • Make friends • Find helpful people

Failu

res

You failed….so what!

Failu

res

• My subconscious image often eludes me

• I overexpose/underexposed

• I lost client images

• I missed the shot

• I have lost money

Succ

esse

s • Vibevixen.com

• Essere magazine

• Maxim.com

• J.P. Morgan newsletter

• Fashion shoot with

Rodney Epperson

• One Model Management

• Red Model Management

• Fenton Moon Model Mgmt.

• MSShoe Designs contract

Helpful Tips

º Create a web presence (if people can’t find you, how can they buy you) 500px, Flickr, 4ormat, Wix

Follow the C.Y.C.L.E.

Helpful Tips

º You need it, buy it Tutorials, equipment, online storage, marketing materials.

Follow the C.Y.C.L.E.

Helpful Tips

º Charge for your services Time is IMPORTANT! If you’re good enough to ask, you’re good enough to get paid! Don’t let people fool you!! If they VALUE your work, they will pay!

Follow the C.Y.C.L.E.

Helpful Tips

º LOVE what you do Can’t stress this enough!! If you don’t LOVE it, you won’t last.

Follow the C.Y.C.L.E.

Helpful Tips

º Educate yourself Google, Youtube, Creative Live, Lynda.com

Follow the C.Y.C.L.E.

creativelive.com

My W

ork

Models:  Lorriet  Obeng  (Splash  VA)  Danielle  Vines  Alexandra  Cunningham  Michelle  Dantas  (Red  NYC,  Elite  MIA)  Tara  Lynn  Sonnie  Marie  Victoria  Foster  (Elite  MIA)  Xaviera  (Fenton  Moon  NYC)  Rachel  Faulkner  (Wright,  Stevenson)  Nadia  Emmert  (Splash  VA)  Gabi  Kniery  (  Fenton  Moon)    Iara  Ezquiaga  (One  Model  Management)  Caroline  Oladipo                    

Make  Up  ArLsts:  KirsLe  Woods-­‐Fals  Bailey  Renée  Brazil  Amír  

Wardrobe:    Rodney  Epperson  Joyce  Lewis-­‐MarLn  Ty  Pleas  Tara  Lynn  

CREDITS  

www.typleasfotographie.com