Today we’d like to introduce you to Atticus Lite.
Hi Atticus, we’d love for you to start by introducing yourself.
Picture this: a single 21-year-old photography school dropout spending more money on concerts than food wondering where to live— Austin, duh! Fast forward to today. I’m almost 30, I have the best partner, cutest 18-month-old baby girl and I’ve built my photography business from the ground up. Check, check, and check! Getting to live in my favorite city, pursuing my passion at the very same concert venues I would be at instead of in class, and loving every minute of my life.
Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way. Looking back would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?
I’m sure anyone in the creative field can tell you it’s not an easy road to success, whatever that means. Nearly everything, in the beginning, is done for free just in the hopes that you can build your portfolio enough to silence the imposter syndrome that is convincing you of why you should quit while you’re behind. There’s an overwhelming feeling of being lost when trying to figure out where to start, what to charge, and whether you’re ever going to “make it.” Come to find, if you surround yourself with others that share your creative interest, you’ll fit right in and look back with gratitude that you didn’t let that imposter syndrome win.
Thanks for sharing that. So, maybe next you can tell us a bit more about your work?
Photography has so many directions and mine is concerts/live music. I’ve found myself working alongside artists like Chvrches, JoJo Siwa, Aaron Carter, Snoop Dogg, Big Gigantic, Logan Henderson, Park McCollum, Cashmere Cat, and Bob Schneider at my favorite local venues like ACL Live, Emo’s, Floore’s Country Store, the H-E-B Center and Mohawks when I’m not on the road. There are fellow photographers in the photo pit with me from time to time and what sets me apart? When they go right, I go left— gotta get the shot no one else has.
What quality or characteristic do you feel is most important to your success?
Persistence is not only important to my success but to anyones. This is not an easy field of work. I’m constantly wondering if the shots I get are up to a professional standard when there isn’t much guidance. Trusting yourself on a deep level is imperative. I also believe sharing the knowledge is super important. In these creative fields professionals tend to think that if they help you, you could one day take their job. Well I say, if you took my job, you earned it. Share the knowledge. We all love music and we all love photography.
Contact Info:
- Email: atticuslitephotography@yahoo.com
- Instagram: www.instagram.com/atticuslite
Image Credits
ME – Atticus Lite
