How do I start my Photgoraphy buisness before I turn 18?

[Stephen.C]

So hey guys I have a stethoscope how do I open my own Family Practice? LOL

This made me laugh!!

Nice smart alec reply. Impressive.
Is there something wrong with someone wanting to become something? Or are you just trying to fit in?

This is what makes me laugh.

And of course, this thread has nothing to do with me. I don't have all the answers and I'm not above all in photography. But you are. Huh? A young person thinks about becoming something, and you add this to the discussion. This isn't critique, nor is it advice. It's about you wanting to fit in.

And again, this makes me laugh.

"Nice smart Alec Reply"....You realize this whole thread is a joke from an OP that hasnt been back since the 2nd post.
Who are you to come in here acting all high and mighty on your photography horse? Its one thing to explain yourself in such magnificent detail when the post is actually useful, and not 5 pages of Facepalm and ROFLS.
Save it for a post that matters, and an audience that wants to listen.

Also the guy who you're trying to "beat" has a link to his photos...thats more than you.

 

[LightSpeed]

"Nice smart Alec Reply"....You realize this whole thread is a joke from an OP that hasnt been back since the 2nd post.
Who are you to come in here acting all high and mighty on your photography horse? Its one thing to explain yourself in such magnificent detail when the post is actually useful, and not 5 pages of Facepalm and ROFLS.
Save it for a post that matters, and an audience that wants to listen.

Also the guy who you're trying to "beat" has a link to his photos...thats more than you.

I'm not here to prove anything. Are you? Wanna prove something hot shot? Don't try to do it here on the net. Where it or you , doesn't matter. I'm not trying to beat anybody my fine feathered friend. I don't do that on the Internet. I do that off the Internet. You see, if you aren't an audience that wanted to " read", and not " Listen" you would not have replied. Right , slick?
Now onward and upward to better things and an answer to your question.

None of your business.

One like you on every thread , my friend.

 

[Davor]

i have a feeling you guys crushed her dream of becoming a Livestock Photographer :lmao:

 

[e.rose]

i have a feeling you guys crushed her dream of becoming a Livestock Photographer :lmao:

If she was actually a little girl and not a troll... I highly doubt we killed anything.

I have a feeling she went elsewhere out of frustration of our telling her she needs to slow down and not put the cart before the horse... but I don't think we killed anything.

She'll still try to figure out how to turn it into a business. Maybe she'll go to another forum... or maybe she'll have her parents buy her a bunch of business books... but I doubt her dreams are dead.

 

[Althom]

Wow...

 

[Sbuxo]

i guess i came too late. I was gonna tell her learn how to spell Photography Business before thinking about one. :er:

 

[bobbyknight]

How old is "a wee bit young?"

Lyonsroar:I prefer not to say. But I don't have the right to drive yet.

This is ridiculously funny :smileys:

Nobody can harm you by posting your age here

 

[New Hampshire]

i guess i came too late. I was gonna tell her learn how to spell Photography Business before thinking about one. :er:

ZING! I didn't even catch that one! Nice!

Brian

 

[Trever1t]

jeesh, why can't I get this kind of action on my C&C threads?

 

[sanderso]

No offense to prior threads, but this is the best TPF thread I've read since being here!! I now have a new appreciation for ducks and dinosaurs.

I think what's missing however, is the recognition that the OP has the Spark. Most folks aren't trying to conquer the world at her age. Many aren't trying even trying at 2x or 3x her age. One can learn to improve photography (I hope...otherwise what am I doing here), but one can't "learn" (easily) the Spark. Sounds like she was born with it. Assuming she's not a troll...which I doubt...truth is always better than fiction.

Unfortunately, her blind side is recognition that the details of photography are needed to be a good photographer. Oh well. If she can overcome these and other worldly details ahead of her, she'll do ok...she's got the Spark...but I doubt it will be in taking pix...unless her missing posts rival A. Adams.

 

[Village Idiot]

Most pro photographers have been shooting longer than you have been alive. I think you should keep it as a hobby until you can answer this question yourself. Starting a business is not something to take lightly. It requires a lot of work, time, and money that you have to invest into it before you begin to break even.

Like Joey Lawerence, right? Oh wait.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joey_Lawrence_(photographer)

 

[Village Idiot]

On this topic...if you look in my sig you'll find roughly $5,500 of stuff that I'm currently using. Add in another $3,000 of stuff I've used and gotten rid of and I'm in pretty deep. I've been trying to improve my photography skills for around 3 years now and have spent quite a bit of time doing so. I've won 3 or 4 photography contests for shots that I knew weren't my best.

But I wouldn't dare start a photography business or even sell my photography. Why? Because I haven't improved to a level capable of doing so. Creating and maintaining a photography business involves a *LOT* of work, a *LOT* of talent, and a *LOT* of perseverance.

It also *demands* the ability to take advice.

You think you're a baller? I have over 20Gs worth.

 

[Village Idiot]

So if you guys have to fart at work, do you bust ass in the middle of a billion cubicles or do you go some place private. Ooops, gotta run to the server room. BRB!

 

[NikonNewbie]

I am the queen of France!
until I see pics that won in an competition. :meh:

 

[NikonNewbie]

"Nice smart Alec Reply"....You realize this whole thread is a joke from an OP that hasnt been back since the 2nd post.
Who are you to come in here acting all high and mighty on your photography horse? Its one thing to explain yourself in such magnificent detail when the post is actually useful, and not 5 pages of Facepalm and ROFLS.
Save it for a post that matters, and an audience that wants to listen.

Also the guy who you're trying to "beat" has a link to his photos...thats more than you.

I'm not here to prove anything. Are you? Wanna prove something hot shot? Don't try to do it here on the net. Where it or you , doesn't matter. I'm not trying to beat anybody my fine feathered friend. I don't do that on the Internet. I do that off the Internet. You see, if you aren't an audience that wanted to " read", and not " Listen" you would not have replied. Right , slick?
Now onward and upward to better things and an answer to your question.

None of your business.

One like you on every thread , my friend.

Dear Lightspeed,
I haven't been around much as I've been very sick
Thank you for showing me what a facepalm was, I was unaware, but now I can laugh (through gurggled coughs and wheezing) thanks