Michelle A. opened this issue on Dec 20, 2001 ยท 16 posts
Michelle A. posted Sat, 22 December 2001 at 8:39 PM
Misha: "Bottom line, being professional means you are doing something folks are willing to pay for. Michelle, if you could give us some idea of what types of photography you'd like to get paid for, I'll bet we can be a lot more specific on training needs, equipment, ways to break into the field, etc." Hmmmmm, that's a good question Misha...I'm not really sure. I do know that I enjoy nature photography/scenery type stuff very much, as well as portraiture. I don't think I want to go into fashion photography although those that do probably make alot of money, if they can break into the business. I sort of have visions of opening my own little place here in the small town I live in. There is no studio right here in town....but that's just a daydream I'm having. Who knows...that's why I think it's important for me to get some sort of formal training even though I'm familiar with most aspects of the camera, so that I can get of taste of everything. I'm sure I'll never be rich doing it, but the desire to do something I love and actually make a living from it is very strong right now. As far as digital as I told Bart in an e-mail, I just recently got a the Minolta Dimage 7. I'm having fun playing with it and the instant gratification is wonderful. I have no intentions getting rid of my slr's they have served me well and will continue to do so. But, I'm saving a ton of money on film and developing. With film I would spend at least $23 total (film cost, developing, and having it put on CD)....figure more than have half of those images are garbage. If I shoot 24 images on digital and that many are crappy....so what I haven't lost a thing, plus if I make a mistake I can try to correct it right then and there. With film I could never remember what settings I used and of course I'm too lazy to record those things. :~)
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