I get messages from male creators all the time asking how I ..

I get messages from male creators all the time asking how I got into doing what I do and if I have any advice. The answer to both of those questions is the same. Find an awesome female creator who you want to help support in any way possible, and do the things for her that she doesn't have the time/interest to do.

For me, it was working with @nakedbakers early on in her career helping her with tech issues that would pop up. That led into me being able to help with other things like setting up production operations (checklists, spreadsheets, finance tracking). Eventually, an opportunity arose for me to help build out a live stream setup for her show and once that happened, the door to content was opened for me. I started working with her more as a videographer and that gave me exposure and credibility with the people she was working with.

Once I started working more as a videographer, I really dove head first into it. I am a firm believer that if you plan to do something for a long time, you might as well learn to do it well. I would watch endless YouTube videos about the art of cinema and film. I would practice my camera work every day. And eventually I had the confidence to tell the creators in her network that I was a videographer (even if I felt a little imposter syndrome inside my head when I said it). I actually still remember the very first shoot that wasn't with @nakedbakers. It was at a party at her house last year with @stephinspace and @kittenwithfangs. I had made sure to let everyone at the party know that I was handy with a camera and could stand in for a tri-pod. Steph was the first person outside of Nb to ask if I could help film something. I was incredibly nervous but I didn't show it and just said yes. We crushed the videos and I have been filming with the both of them ever since.

Now a days my credibility in this network has grown beyond what I expected and I am getting approached regularly to work with people both inside and out of the @nakedbakers circle. All of that started from one person who I truly wanted to help. So maybe that same path will work for you. Make a friend in the business. Let that person know that you are there to do the "bitch work". Be a production assistant. But then use that connection to grow your talents and your credibility and if you get lucky, you might be able to turn this into a real career.