Today we’d like to introduce you to Clint Losee.
Hi Clint, can you start by introducing yourself? We’d love to learn more about how you got to where you are today.
I’ve always loved photography in some form. Way back in high school I ended up taking a photography class for something to fill credit and I thought it might be kind of fun. It was back in the day before digital and so it was all black and white 35mm film.
We learned exposure and composition and all the basics along with developing the film in a darkroom and printing using the enlargers they had. The experience was something that was fun and also kind of ignited a spark, although I didn’t pursue anything with it for quite a few years.
Fast forward quite a while and I started to get the itch again to take some photos. I’ve always been a lover of the outdoors, nature, and fly fishing particularly. Outdoor activities always took me to some beautiful places in my home state of Utah as well as around the country. Because of that, I decided I wanted to try and see what sort of images I could come up with.
I grabbed a little point-and-shoot digital camera and started taking that along with me and captured a few decent images or at least ones that I liked. This became another hobby of mine and I pretty much never left the house without my camera. So I decided it was time for an upgrade and purchased a base model Nikon DSLR kit.
That kit was an eye-opener on the possibilities. I started taking that everywhere and even jumped on the whole 365 bandwagons and did pretty well for quite a while. I actually came away with a few images that I still sell today with that camera. After a few years with it and some decent success and I decided I wanted to upgrade again and moved to a Canon system.
At this point, I was thoroughly hooked and decided I wanted to try my hand at selling some of my images. I put together a very basic website and loaded up a few of my best images. Things started to take off and I used my other passion for technology and web development to further my online reach. Not too long after and I started to get requests to license the images from some local companies and I officially started Clint Losee Photography.
From that point on I ventured out whenever I could. I expanded into print sales and started working with some local art consultants as well which turned out to be an awesome experience. Now I get to see my images in magazines, customers’ homes, and a variety of local businesses.
We all face challenges, but looking back would you describe it as a relatively smooth road?
I wouldn’t say it’s been a bumpy road by any means and not entirely smooth either. For the most part, I’ve been really lucky with the success I’ve had along the way. My biggest challenge was probably learning about printing images. It’s a whole other world trying to get colors accurate and sizing right without artifacts. It doesn’t help that I’m a super picky person when it comes to that and perfection is hard.
Can you tell our readers more about what you do and what you think sets you apart from others?
In my day job, I’m a software engineer for a company that produces golf simulation software and hardware. It’s not quite an artistic profession, but the information and technology I use on a daily basis sometimes do translate into helping my online presence for my photography. I dove deep into SEO strategies and other online marketing stuff quite a bit in my days and I successfully use those techniques in both my daily profession as well as my photography.
In terms of your work and the industry, what are some of the changes you are expecting to see over the next five to ten years?
I’ve seen it transition from film to digital and within digital from massive DSLRs to now the current mirrorless trend. I do think that the smaller form factor with increased technology is going to continue. The race for megapixels is most likely going to slow down I think as you do hit that point of diminishing returns. The majority of people don’t need 60+ megapixel cameras honestly. I enjoy that due to printing my images though.
The hardest thing I see is physical print sales. That market has definitely slowed for me personally and become more of a challenge. There are still quite a few people that appreciate the physical prints hanging on their walls over viewing images a few inches wide on a computer. However, many out there are content with the fleeting views of images on their phone and don’t get to fully appreciate the images.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://clintlosee.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/clintlosee/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ClintLoseePhotography
