Today we’d like to introduce you to Terrell Wallace.
Hi Terrell, we’d love for you to start by introducing yourself
I started off in college attending Lincoln University of PA, the first historical black college and university. It was my sophomore year of school that I had the interest of photography but I started my junior year. I also changed my major from Mass Communications to Visual Arts. That was the defining moment I knew I wanted to do photography full time as an entrepreneur. Video began to develop later after I graduated college. I had gotten a full-time opportunity to work as an assistant videographer in Atlanta, Georgia. I decided to relocate back to Philadelphia to start my own entrepreneur company and take images/film full time and I’ve been doing this ever since.
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 definitely had some bumps in the road of course. But overall, I’ve had resilience in the face of adversity. I’ve struggled with having consistency with clientele. When I first began this entrepreneur journey it was hard getting clients. Not everyone trusts the vision you have. It requires patience and ambition and your time will come. That’s what I’ve learned from being my own boss.
Can you tell our readers more about what you do and what you think sets you apart from others?
My work has changed throughout the years. I’d like to call my business a creative agency because we specialize in photography and videography media. I’d like to call myself an artist because the type of work I produce is art. Even though I create content on a commercial basis and means I create works based upon passion, skill, and ability. Therefore, that allows me to create and acquire clients on a regular basis. I’m most proud of the process. It can become overwhelming at times because there are so many other artists who can create as much as you! But what differentiates me from the crowd is my passion behind the work. I give my absolute best effort when I create. And I would like anyone who’s been able to experience that to view it the same as well.
What would you say have been one of the most important lessons you’ve learned?
One of the most important lessons I’ve learned was to be humble and dedicated. As you dedicate yourself to the craft you acquire so much skill and love for being an artist. To be humble is the utmost important to me. I look to never be better than anyone but myself. Every creator has their own uniqueness in how they deliver. Being humble has allowed me to be in certain doors that I’ve never seen myself enter ever in my life. I’ve made lifelong friendships that I’ll never forget.
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Image Credits
Tshotz Productions
