Heretotherephoto
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Having a camera and a website does NOT make you a professional photographer. Being PROFESSIONAL makes you a professional photographer.
And that means...knowing how to put your big panties on, and run a business. Not just taking some "snaps" that in your opinion are killer insane. It's not about putting up a "myspace" or even a real to God website of your favorite photos of bands, sunset, flowers, and your besties besties.
Why do I keep going on about this? Am I worried about you? Crazy Jealous? You judge that for yourself. Should I be crazy insane jeaolus?
Or maybe MAYBE I just don't want to see you guys go down the tubes in more way than a million. I could tell you allllllll the many ways your posting your bravado on the interent is going to put you in hock for infinity.
I could for instance, tell you how going into business before you are ready will hurt not only but your clients and open you up to lawsuits.
I could futher state, how when your competitors see you fail, they will take it to eveywhere the internet goes.
Don't. Be. Stupid.
Do it right. All of it. Make the photographic community proud. You need that community to do well. Be respected.
I know two things in life.
If you take shortcuts you will fail. Withou doubt.
If you do things the way they should be done, you at least have a chance.
I read your post a couple of days ago and at first was pretty put off by it. I have followed the thread over the last couple of days and am now curious what pitfalls you are referring to. Are you thinking of "professional" photographers who shoot weddings, events, and such, or simply anyone with a website and a camera.
I ask because we fall into the second category. We have website and cameras but we are definetely not professionals. We just have had a little success in seeling our work. The only reason we would call it a business is that the State requires it for the collection of sales taxes and the feds require it for filing income taxes, as does the state on that one too. We also have very little money invested into it as we are not pros.
We also don't shoot people or anything for pay. Its not where our skill set allows us to be at this point. Maybe someday but not now. I ask mainly because at first your post seemed like a harsh critique of anyone in our shoes. Now it seems like more of an advice from someone with experience and I am curious what advice you would offer folks like us? Other than take better photos