I would like to Upgrade to a professional photography?

4 Responses to “I would like to Upgrade to a professional photography?”

1. Candid Chris says:

   April 2, 2010 at 5:55 pm

   Print up some flyers and business cards. Set up a portfolio of the ‘baby & pet’ photos you have, go to child-care centers, vet offices, pet supply and such.
   Word of mouth (toot your horn some, just don’t be blaring) will get you started.
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2. fhotoace says:

   April 2, 2010 at 6:44 pm

   First take some classes in photography at your local community college to learn the fundamentals of exposure and camera control so you can constantly get the proper exposure and composition every time. The reason for this is you want to be able to spend your time interacting and composing the subject, not fooling around trying to "get the camera settings right". You want to get to the point that all the settings on the camera is intuitive and the fastest way to do this is to take a few classes and avoid learning bad habits and the frustration of learning by the "try and fail" method. Even if you had over 20 years experience as a photographer, taking a class in photography every few years is a wonderful experience and can give you a fresh blast of creativity.

   Home business or brick and mortar, running a business is the same. You have to deal with the fixed and variable costs as well as the budget for capitalizing your business. You can contact SCORE and they can help you write a business and marketing plan as well as make a P&L spreadsheet so you can determine if your business idea will make enough money to make it worthwhile and not put you further into the red.

   First you will want to determine if you have enough of the proper photo equipment to do the job. Do you have a camera system like a 35 mm SLR or DSLR and the lenses you need to shoot babies and pets? If not you have to budget for that. Shooting pets and babies will require a lens like a 24-70 mm f/2.8 and a better than entry level camera body. You will also have to include in your budget lighting (while you can and should use incandescent lamps when shooting products, you will need to use some kind of studio flash system when shooting children and animals). You will also have to include a background stand and a few backgrounds in your budget.

   Look here for some ideas for the studio lighting and background packages.

   http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/.....tudio.html
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3. victor98_2001 says:

   April 2, 2010 at 7:02 pm

   Taking up some photography titles like Associate of the Royal Photographic Society of London,it’s equivalent to Bachelor of Arts in Photography and also Fellowship of the Photographic Society of
   London Like Doctor of Philosophy,that’s only the way to be Professional Photographer.
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4. gryphon1911 says:

   April 2, 2010 at 7:13 pm

   Just taking good pictures is not enough.

   You need to have business savy and a solid work ethic. Contact your Secretary of State and Small Business Association and ask them about starting a photography business. They should get you on the right track there.
   Get the book, "How to Start a Home-Based Photography Business, 5th (Home-Based Business Series) (Paperback)
   by Kenn Oberrecht" read it and get everything you need together.

   Also get, "Legal Handbook for Photographers: The Rights and Liabilities of Making Images (Legal Handbook for Photographers: The Rights & Liabilities of) (Paperback)
   by Bert Krages"

   Good luck.
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