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The advantages of expensive professional photography equipment are obvious, first of all, it is high quality, reliability, advanced technologies, and a huge number of various settings, and accessories that allow the photographer to choose the ones that are optimal for solving their tasks.

By photography, I mean all the technical means related to the process of taking pictures: cameras, lenses, flashes, accessories, studio equipment, and so on.

But what about photographers with a limited budget, because all this costs a lot of money?

In this article, we will list several ways to save on photography equipment. Continue reading →

If you take pictures for a while, learning new things and improving your skills, there is a chance that during this time you have received a couple of orders or at least taken photos for someone. If so, you probably thought about starting your own business. Photography has been my hobby for a lifetime, but over the past 10 years my passion for it has returned with renewed vigor and for the fifth year now I have been professionally engaged in portrait shooting. If you read my other articles, you know that I have a full-time job that is not related to photography, so it can be difficult to combine them. In this article, I want to shed light on how to turn your hobby into a business that you love.

The first thing I want you to think about is WHY you want to start a business. To help people, spend more time with family, follow their creative aspirations ...? If you clearly understand the reasons why you plan to do photography on a business basis, this will help make the right decisions in a difficult situation. For example, if you plan business on photography in order to earn more money and have the opportunity to go on an annual vacation with your family, this will be your WHY. When you have a choice, take time to shoot or spend an evening with friends, knowing your WHY will simplify decision making. If you want to do this business in order to spend more time with your family on the weekend when everyone is at home, but at the same time planning to be a wedding photographer, a conflict may arise here. I hope you see how a clear understanding of WHY you are going to do this will help set priorities and make decisions for development. This is a key factor that determines whether photography will become a business that will be fun.

Starting a business is not easy and the last thing you would like to face is to turn your favorite hobby into a business that you hate. It is absolutely possible to maintain your love for this occupation even after you begin to engage in it on a professional basis, but in this regard, you need to be very deliberate. Continue reading →