777DAFF
TPF Noob!
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(Crossing my fingers this is the correct forum for this.)
I am 22 and have always been interested in photography, but didn't get my hands onto my own DSLR until earlier this year. I definitely have a lot to learn still, but I do aspire to be able to shoot professionally some day. My main interests are shooting music events, other performance events, fashion events, possibly news, landscape is bottom but not out of the question, and 0 interest in school/wedding/prom/family photos (dislike anything set up really.. I enjoy taking photos of people just doing what they do, not paying me any mind!).
I don't have any schooling beyond high school and no connections that I can think of.
How can I possibly starting wiggling my way into the business world of this?
I thought I may try out sending landscape photos to local papers to possibly push my name out there a little, but like I said.. What I really want to squeeze into is music. I don't have much idea how to do that. In the past I recall some people saying try to get permission to shoot at small bar gigs for small bands for practice, but I'm not even sure how to get into that or where to go from there. How do I get from no experience to shooting for shows? How much of a chance is it that someone who wants to shoot shows will actually succeed and be able to do it? Questioning if my aspirations are even possible. I have shot for personal use at concerts from the seats with a zoom lens, but I don't often get to attend concerts and just missed a chance to shoot 3 different artists at one by not taking my DSLR with me, hahah. :'(
I live in Delaware in the USA, and there's not a whole bunch of events going on here that I can think of that I can try to push my way into.
Sorry, a clueless novice trying to figure out where to start, and then where to go from there.
In need of any guidance anyone is willing to provide me!
I am 22 and have always been interested in photography, but didn't get my hands onto my own DSLR until earlier this year. I definitely have a lot to learn still, but I do aspire to be able to shoot professionally some day. My main interests are shooting music events, other performance events, fashion events, possibly news, landscape is bottom but not out of the question, and 0 interest in school/wedding/prom/family photos (dislike anything set up really.. I enjoy taking photos of people just doing what they do, not paying me any mind!).
I don't have any schooling beyond high school and no connections that I can think of.
How can I possibly starting wiggling my way into the business world of this?
I thought I may try out sending landscape photos to local papers to possibly push my name out there a little, but like I said.. What I really want to squeeze into is music. I don't have much idea how to do that. In the past I recall some people saying try to get permission to shoot at small bar gigs for small bands for practice, but I'm not even sure how to get into that or where to go from there. How do I get from no experience to shooting for shows? How much of a chance is it that someone who wants to shoot shows will actually succeed and be able to do it? Questioning if my aspirations are even possible. I have shot for personal use at concerts from the seats with a zoom lens, but I don't often get to attend concerts and just missed a chance to shoot 3 different artists at one by not taking my DSLR with me, hahah. :'(
I live in Delaware in the USA, and there's not a whole bunch of events going on here that I can think of that I can try to push my way into.
Sorry, a clueless novice trying to figure out where to start, and then where to go from there.
In need of any guidance anyone is willing to provide me!