How to Become a Photographer - Picture Taking Made Easy

Photography can be a wonderful and rewarding hobby. The question is how to become a photographer, and where to start this process. We will discuss things like equipment, portfolios, patterns, skills that may be necessary to learn, and where to find good material for your photos. By examining these points we will discover how to become a photographer.

The first thing you want to look at is the equipment that you will be using. There are hundreds of different cameras out there ranging from disposable to complicated monorail cameras. For the person just starting out you will want to look at digital cameras. They come in a variety from point and shoot (no focusing or exposure setting necessary) to more complicated DSLR (digital single lens reflex) models. I recommend the DSLR camera as it allows changing of the lenses for different focal lengths, such as wide angle, or telephoto lenses.

Once you have acquired your camera it is time to go out and start taking pictures. Your camera should have a memory card, if not go get one. It allows you to take and save hundreds of pictures. In order to learn how to become a photographer you have to take pictures. Lots and lots of pictures.

Digital photography allows for a great deal of experimentation, so don't be afraid to try weird and wonderful things. Yes you will make mistakes, but that is one of the joys of digital photography; you can delete those mistakes. Just remember what you did, and don't do it again. Conversely you will also get some wonderful images. Try to remember what you did and be sure to try it again. This is how you can learn the skills and the art of picture taking.

When you go out to take pictures you must learn to slow down and take a look at the world around you. These days people are in too much of a hurry and tend to miss the beauty of their surroundings. Keep your eyes open for patterns in nature.By seeing what is right in front of you some stunning images are possible.

By going out and photographing the world around you, an understanding of what kind of photographer you will want to become will begin to assert itself. You may decide that you wish to try some studio photos as well... go ahead. Again, it never hurts to experiment. In the studio you have more control over the lighting of your subject material and other aspects of more advanced photo techniques.

Your next step will be to compile a portfolio. This is a collection of the best shots that you have taken in as many different areas of photography as you like. If you decide for instance that you would like to be a portrait photographer, there should be an abundance of portraits in your portfolio. However, it is a good idea to include pictures of other genres of the photographic arts in your portfolio.

I hope that examining these points have helped to point you in the right direction of how to become a photographer. Just remember to keep on clicking that shutter.

Author bio:

Dave Grierson is an avid photography buff and blogger. To learn more about digital photography click on the following link: http://learndigitalphotographynow-daveg3.blogspot.com/

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Can You Become Rich If You Take Photography As Your Profession?

Do you want to be a professional photographer? If you love taking pictures then I bet you do. Isn't it cool to be holding a big camera with a long lens connected to it and you are shooting events, artistic shots and what not?

At the back of our mind however, we might be asking, "can I survive if I do Photography alone as my job?" Maybe you can but again you might be thinking, "can I become rich if I'll be a professional photographer?"

I remember the time when I was going with a professional photographer for a wedding shoot. We were inside the elevator with the bride and her maid of honor when they asked, "Is a photography business good?" Then the photographer said, "Well, you cannot actually survive if you do photography alone." As someone who is dreaming to be like him someday, I was a bit discouraged for what I heard. I thought becoming a professional photographer is really great but why is it that this photographer said that you cannot survive out of it alone?

In the Bollywood movie "Three Idiots," there is a line that I can never forget. It says that choose your passion to be your profession and the work will become play. A student in that movie gave up his career in Engineering and he chose to be a photographer because it is what he wanted in life.

I admit not every photographers are not given the opportunity to become rich. Some made it to the top, some are low, and most I think are in between the two. If photography is what you like to do in life, then I suggest that you just follow this passion and it will surely give you success. Whether it will give you more money or however not is up to you.

But who does not like to make more money out of his or her passion anyway? Of course we do. And that's where marketing skill comes in too. It is nice to be a very good photographer but without the knowledge in marketing, we might not make big amount of money. So if we want to make photography as our profession, we must also learn some money making skills as we do in any kind of business.

I suggest that when we are still beginning, it is good to have another job first while building up our own career in photography (unless you're lucky to have a day job as a photographer immediately). You can start by documenting small events among your friends and relatives. You can volunteer in documenting their son's birthday for example and then give them a big discount. This will save them from spending a lot in hiring a professional photographer. Then from there, your career will soon grow as you continue it.

The good thing nowadays is that photography business is not just limited in documentation, print and broadcast media, and others. Internet opened more ways on how to make money in photography. Stock photography is a very good opportunity for photographers to make money. This works by joining any stock photography websites and selling your photos online through them. You also don't need to have a big amount of money to start in this business. Both amateurs and professionals also have the opportunity to join.

So if you ask me if it is good to take photography as a profession, then I would say yes. But whether you'll be successful or not still depends on you. All you have to do is be patient to work it out. Just like in any other career, it's not an overnight matter to be successful. Just continue to pursue your career and don't quit. If you fail now, just take that as a lesson to be learned to perform better. As a line in the movie "Three Idiots" says, "Just follow your passion... and success will soon chase you."

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