hippyatheart
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How did you get to where you are today? How did you make the jump from hobbiest to professional? Tell us all the niggy gritty on how you got to where you are today!
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This job is not glamorous or exciting, and the pay isn't always that great. There are so many photographers around these days that I would highly recommend choosing a different career. Getting started is easy, anyone can slap a fancy logo on their pictures and call themselves a pro, which is why most people don't know the difference between a decent picture and and a professional one. If you still want to be a photographer, then go to school (college or university), and get a job with a studio or experienced photographer to learn the business and find out if this is really for you. Only then will you be able to judge your ability to run a photography business.
I grew up in a B&W darkroom, don't ever remember not having camera, parents were photographers, started shooting weddings in HS. Had a dual major in college, photography and bio physics. Ran out of college money, went and got a job as a trainer for a national retail "portait" studio. Did that for 10 years while shooting my own stuff on the side. Worked as a shadow for a very talented photographer for 2 years. Had a child, got burnt out on photography other than as a hobby) and did not shoot for almost 8 years and got into marketing and sales for that time. About a year ago stared a photo studio with another photographer and have been BUSY BUSY BUSY shooting ever since. All my marketing and sales exp has served me well with this new company.