Published on: 1/14/2016IST
This Is Nuts: Meet the Penis Fashion Photographer
The next time you're having a rough day thinking about how all your photography is looking the same, the competition is stiff, and bookings are down, remember that there are photographers out there taking pictures exclusively of the male anatomy and translating those into $10,000 limited edition prints.
You're probably thinking, "that's ridiculous, and why would that make me feel better?" Well, Soraya Doolbaz and her phalllic fashion photography are proof, not only of the "American dream," but that there's money to be made anywhere and everywhere. Her story begins in her own words:
I was born in Iran and now I live in New York. Back when I was single, I would get a ton of dick pics and my friends would get them, and we would show them to each other and some dick pics were better than the other ones, and I thought, 'what if I took them with a professional camera?' And then I was walking through a Walmart and I saw a couple of dolls. I just kind of put two and two together and thought I could create a personality out of penises.
And thus after some experimentation and word of mouth began the Dicture Gallery. It wasn't long before she was featured at Art Basel, a major contemporary art fair held every year in Miami Beach. She eventually received a fan base large enough to support a product line that includes adult novelty items.
All I can say is good for her! She should be an inspiration to us all, and a reminder of a prime concept in marketing which is to specify, specify, specify. Don't just be a wedding photographer. Be a wedding photographer that specializes in same-sex weddings, or shooting film, or only delivering black and white photos. Don't just be a commercial photographer. Be a commercial photographer that only shoots marijuana. Specifying your niche seems counterintuitive at first. After all, why would you not want to collect as much money from different sources as possible? When you focus on things, they become your passion. You don't just do them, you do them as well as can be done. You become an expert. You become the name in your field. While there aren't many dedicated cat photographers, if you're in the scene, you know the one guy to go to. He gets a lot of business.
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