Once you’ve explored what the competition is doing and saying, it’s up to you to define what your “look” will be. I think this is one of those things that just happens if you have a solid understanding of your equipment and software. It might come as a surprise to you, at first, but, more [...]
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Once the desire to be a photographer meets the daunting task of actually becoming a photographer, one of the first steps to take is to check in on the competition. As I wanted to be a wedding photographer in my area, I did the following:
Googled “wedding photographers Thousand Oaks” (my home town)
visited the individual websites [...]
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Some people want to act, others want to write, yet others want to paint or sculpt. For us, of course, it’s photography. Now, we won’t get into how you got to this point because what you really want to know is:
HOW DO I BECOME A PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER?
Apart from the obvious need to become a photographer, [...]
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