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Lol , only a REAL man can dress up like a fairy!

I think it looks good. Very cute

Personally, I like it because it adds that touch that it looks like it was painted.

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The best camera for a pro is the one which suits their specific requirements best.

If you were actually in need of a “professional” camera you would know this already.

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No degree is needed, however what your doing is great, photography is a skill that is learnt, using light and making images to order does require study so make sure you excell at the studio component of your course if you wish to be above the wedding fotog level….

Find a niche, make a portfolio and take it to those hire photographers in that niche,

anyone that that can learn lighting and design and can sell themself can do it, having the “eye” and so forth is garbage, great photographers study light and making images

some business courses would be helpful, finding a niche that pays is the key i have found

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I started out the same way. My first camera was a Brownie Holiday Flash, and a Mamiya-Kominar/Tower 18B from Sears, with a fixed 50mm lens. Today, I advise those like you to use their cellphone camera to take pictures until they can reliably make images with proper composition, lighting, and exposure. As example, I provide a link, http://s852.photobucket.com/albums/ab86/starman2009/, to pictures I made on vacation in 2009 with my phone camera.

To really learn how to make pictures, try to imitate those you see in magazines and books that catch your eye. Whenever possible, keep a copy, either by photographing the picture with your cellphone camera, or copying it on a scanner, or even tearing the page out of the magazine. If all else fails, keep a notebook at hand and sketch the picture. Being able to draw has been one of the most useful skills I’ve found.

Your collection is what’s called a “swipe file,” and you review it from time to time for ideas for your own work. Learn how to “see” the picture BEFORE you pull out the camera. If you’re “making” pictures, as opposed to “taking” them, always LOOK FOR THE BACKGROUND FIRST, then place your subject in front of it and shoot the shot.

Lastly, take your images to a photographer and ask for guidance. You might also take some of them, along with a story describing them, to newspapers and magazines in your area, or even send them out of town. Some may print them, or perhaps send them back with words of advice.

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Start it at one of their anti-American marches

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Sorry but Walmart don’t sell “photographers”, but they sell cameras!!! Try one of those, they are cheaper to maintain (a photographer needs food, clothing, equipment, car, apartment and so on). So try buying a camera instead of a “photographer”.

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1. I chose this because it was something that I was passionate about. I started out as a journalist in a local paper. It wasn’t fitting me right, and then my boss saw my photography and decided to switch me. As a little kid, I always used to steal my mothers camera to take pictures of things, and I got really good at it. And then one day, I just new that I wanted to be a photographer.
2. I enjoy having such a free and open minded occupation. I love being able to take pictures of anything and everything around me. I love when I see that I have taken a really good picture, because then I know that I have been improving. I also enjoy looking at the world through the lens. You see things so much differently.
3. I took various classes, to outline the requirements and professionalism of being a photographer. I took a year apprenticing a professional photographer to learn about lighting and angles, and all of the important things, and then I just went.
4. There really is no average salary for this occupation. It depends on a lot of things. Most importantly, how good you are at this job. Depending on the kind of job you get, you could be paid by the picture, or by the hour. And unfortunately, there is a good chance that you could be unemployed.
5. With my job, there isn’t really a line between working and pleasure photography. I bring in pictures that I take in my free time, or I go out to find pictures. I almost always have a camera around my neck, and my supplies in my car.

Goodbye now!

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Did you think of using the search function on here (or even google).

This question is asked and answered about 10 times a week at least.

It varies considerably is the answer.

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90% of the time, my white balance is on auto. The only time I change is is if I am using a flash with a CTO gel while photographing inside. Even though everything is tungsten light, the camera would automatically switch to “flash” when the flash is attached, so I manually set it to tungsten.

Generally, I use evaluative metering then use exposure compensation if neccesary.

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In short. NO. You don’t need any GCSE’s or any formal qualifications to become a professional photographer.

BUT, getting a formal education in photography does help a great deal. Forging a successful career in photography is a very difficult task. If you go to uni or college, you will have instant access to high end equipment including camera’s and studios that you might not get otherwise. Plus, whilst there you can make all the usual mistakes people make and they won’t really matter much whereas when you’re out there in the real world trying to make a life out of it and trying to earn money, there isn’t really much scope for mistakes.

Plus what being in education will do is teach you the theory side of things too and, while that might not sound tempting, it will give your practice more depth and set you apart from those out there who go buy a camera, read a couple of magazines on technique and call themselves pro’s (sorry, snobby i know but it irritates the hell out of me).

And there’s also the connection’s you’ll make whilst working alongside industry. These are invaluable and you cannot make enough whereas out in the real world without the experience you’re going to struggle to keep your head above the crowd and get noticed.

A uni course is 3 years full time. I’m not sure how long a GCSE course is since they’ve changed a lot since i took mine.

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Potentially millions. Realistically, 25-50k but it all depends on what genre and how good you are at both photography and the business side of things.

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Ask your parents to let you look at the local yellow pages. They can drive you over to see the actual work that these studios do.

Edit: Sorry, I didn’t think this was a serious question. With all the Twilighters on here, I made a quick assumption. Later, Daisy

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This one http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/194453-USA/Canon_2043A005_EOS_1V_Camera_Body.html .

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Okay first off where do you live?

Craigs list
myspace
facebook
soaphoto
brickfish
yahoo answers =)
flickr
google
phone book
yellow pages

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Try doing a google search for the area
or look in your local business pages.

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You can potentially earn millions.
Most pros earn between 25-50k (you can pick your own currency as it is roughly that amount in US UK or EURO)

Many so called pros start their business with absolutely no actual business knowledge – earn peanuts and go bust in months.

Sports photography is a pretty specialist field and the best earn good money, many scrape by though.

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You can search google or bing like the other person said. You can also search on www.craigslist.org and www.modelmahem.com
A couple things to remember:
1. Make sure you are with a friend
2. You will probably feel more comfortable with a lady photographer, and she will know what you want to show, and what you want to hide.
(This coming from a guy)
3. Beware the creepers!!!! This area of photography is full of creepers. More so on Craigslist, less on model mahem, and studios.
4. Look at their work!!!

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First get some experience as a pro by working for one as an assistant.
You did not mention where you learned how to use your camera (like school?) You will need at least a few semesters of this to have the skills necessary to be a pro and develop a good book (portfolio) to get a job with a photographer.

Shooting for fee tells everyone how much your work is worth … Not a good thing … You can flip burgers for $8 an hour, so your work has to be at least that good.

It takes years of working in one of the specialties in photography to develop a style that photo editors and art directors will associate with you.

Look here to see what the pros in your area are doing:

http://www.asmp.org/findaphotographer/

Maybe you can get one of them to hire you.

Then, once you have your education, experience and all your gear make an appointment with SCORE and have them help you develop a business plan and marketing plan. From there you will want to start an LLC and build a website. You can see if your business idea passes the “giggle” test and later the “smell” test by building a P&L spreadsheet. That will tell you more that any other business tool in a very short time.

In five to six years, you may be ready to go out on your own.

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Interesting question. Depends on what kind of photographer, and what kind of talent you have. Before I start, I have seen so many photojournalist go into studio photography because they just didn’t have the right eye.

There are different kinds of photographers. Some work on great technique, others want to tell a story though image which requires dynamic creativity at a moments notice.

The aim is always a great photo, great composition, and such, but the best way to find out what you might like is just pick up any old camera and start shooting. If you see something coming out, try to find a good entry-level camera to expand your skills.

I would recommend a good old fashion 35 mm SLR (I started with a Pentax K1000-as manual as you can get), with little automatic features, manual focus and a variety of cheap lens and filters for various effects.

If you decide to take it to the next step, take some photography classes in high school and college. If you want to go photojournalism, you are going to need your undergraduate degree to even get an interview.

Most new photographers work for free, or hardly anything. Most start out shooting the local sporting events, and going on’s for the idea of giving or selling to the local news for credit. Once you build a portfolio, you will also build a client base that will one day hopefully start paying you for your endeavors.

Talent and experience says the most. Well-rounded is ideal. But it all starts with the interest.

The other part is to network with the local photographers in your area. If you shoot football games, you will meet a few shutterbugs. They will give you some ideas about what you can expect in selling shots and getting jobs at various newspapers. At least for you, most local newspapers are so cheap, they welcome new people for just the savings.

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Hang on…… You want to “get into modeling” and yet you are asking if you should work with a professional photographer??

What exactly is it you think that models do??

You ask
where
when
how much
what for
will there be a stylist and mua
etc etc

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Absolutely!

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You may have noticed that the pros use either full frame cameras like the Nikon D3s or Canon 1Ds, Mark III (both over $5,000) or cropped frame cameras like the Nikon D300 or Canon 7D (both close to $2,000) These prices do NOT include any lenses.

Usually by the time you have taken enough classes in photography and worked as an assistant to a pro, you will know what you need. You seem to think that if you buy the “right” camera, becoming a pro is easy.

Spend some time rummaging around in the Nikon and Canon websites and see what is available in the way of professional camera systems and then sign up for a class in photography..

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If this is someone you would normally invite to the wedding then don’t hire her. You are correct, working would take away the pleasure of the event because she wouldn’t be able to visit w/ the rest of the family while she is working.

At least that’s how it works for the photographers in my family: they don’t want to work at family events like weddings but they are open to portrait settings. (so maybe you can work in some kind of compromise)

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Sure there are, as long as you’re willing to pay.

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Ok- first of all there is no certification of photographers(in the US anyway)
As far as the price goes it depends on the area you are in. 4 grand sounds pricey to me, I wouldn’t pay that much, but that’s me. I have never charged for a meet. Usually at the meeting the photog shows the client his portfolio and then decides yes or no- if no, handshake, have nice day! If yes, the the contract comes out, is gone over agreed to and signed and then a deposit is collected to secure the date. The deposits can range any from 1/3 to half of the cost of the package. I just did a quik search and the average price for full day coverage is around $2500. That included prices as low as $200 to as high as $7000. Depending on what one was wanting.

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Http://www.graphic-design.com/Photoshop/selective_coloring/index.html

To be honest, selective coloring is tacky and over done, but here is the link to a good tutorial, all you need is photoshop to do the trick.

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Nobody with more than half a brain in their head, or that knows anything about photography views Nikon owners as professional photographers just by the mere fact that they own a Nikon – especially if the Nikon owner happens to own one of the crappy Nikons – and, yes, Nikon has made one or two of those in its day.

Now, if you see someone with a digital Hasselblad, Mamiya, or PhaseOne, odds are pretty darn good THEY’RE a professional – either that, or they’re just so rich that they should probably be eaten by the peasantry.

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Didn’t you post this question before?

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Since you own a copy, it would not be illegal to torrent it. Get it through http://thepiratebay.org/ and use bittorrent from http://bittorent.com/ .

The best one to download is http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/5426553/Microsoft_Office_2007_-_Full_Package_-_Easy_Install_%5BDOLEFISH%5D

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I’m sure you can use it.

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