According to Malcolm Gladwell, it takes 10,000 hours of practice to become truly great at something. Maybe 9,000 for some, maybe 11,000 for others, but they say that more or less, it’s this amount of effort is what it takes to become a guru.
When you see a symphony full of 60-80 musicians, can you imagine 600,000-800,000 hours of practice on their specific instruments?
A One Man Band, on the other hand, can’t devote too much time to any one instrument. The whole thing is a gimmick with a limited range of tunes – sure, one man can play a whole lot of instruments, but none of them extremely well.
Look at the photographer above – a “One Man Band” trying to do everything, every day, all by him/herself. Can you tell based on what he/she spends the most time on which activity makes the photographer his/her money? What sets the photographer apart from his/her competitors? Where this photographer gets the most satisfaction?
Don’t squander 1,000 hours on retouching pimples and stray hairs. Invest them in yourself and your craft. In the end, there will be a noticeable difference between those who use RetouchUp.com as a part of their retouching solution, and those who insist on playing every instrument themselves.
Our bets are on you.