I want to get in to the business of Free Lance Photography. Can anyone give me any tips for startting out? I recently purchased "Photographer's Market" and I'm waiting on it to be delivered. I would love any other tips anyone can offer.
2007-08-05 23:57:34 · 8 answers · asked by Jones 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Photography
My prefered field would be scenic.
2007-08-06 00:26:27 · update #1
If you do a search, you will find many links to stock agencies. To sell stock, you need a boatload of images, or images that are unique and desirable. Landscapes are hard to sell, because there are so many of them available.
Or you can sell matted and/or framed pictures yourself, or postcards.
If by free lance, you mean you have a camera and want to make money without having to do real work, you may be in for a rude awakening. Some people do make a living as free lance, of course, and perhaps you will, too. It takes talent, perseverance, and business acumen. Good luck!
2007-08-06 01:35:17 · answer #1 · answered by Ara57 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am also an amateur- but I just purchased the Nikon D3000, it is a great camera so far. It has an excellent guide menu that teaches you how to use the settings on the camera. This has been a huge help in giving me knowledge on how to properly use this device. Advice: Anyone can be a photographer if they have an eye for beauty and can capture the moment. Work hard, and dont give up! Good luck!
2016-03-16 07:42:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The market is extremely limited for scenic or landscape photographers. Unless you have something different to offer clients, apart from the other 10,000 sunsets and ice-covered mountain peaks they've seen, you might want to consider another area of photography.
If you classify yourself as a freelancer, it means that that you shoot assignments for clients. If you sell your work through a gallery, you are known as a fine-art photographer. Decide exactly what you would like to accomplish with your work. There might be other things you like to photograph that would be more lucrative.
My advice for any photographer starting out is to become proficient technically and to shoot tons of pictures. Develop a style in your composition and lighting. Build relationships with clients by being professional and delivering professional results.
And keep your eyes opes for other subject matter that you can shoot and market.
2007-08-13 12:01:05 · answer #3 · answered by bighead_smithie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's very hard to make a living starting out in any type of nature photography, because the fees are low due to the small size of the market compared to people photography and because half the photographers out there prefer nature photography.
Travel photography is probably the closest to nature in subject area and technique that pays relatively well.
Most nature photographers who make a decent amount of money (including me) worked for years in other areas while building up their nature business. And I still make more from workshops than from photo sales.
2007-08-06 15:33:58 · answer #4 · answered by PBIPhotoArtist 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A book alone will not make you a pro. You have to have talent regardless of what book you have read or what kind of equipment you own. I'd start out as a hobbiest first, then move up to a business venture move. And go with Canon or Nikon, they are what the pros use mostly.
2007-08-11 15:38:03 · answer #5 · answered by charlie m 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You want to buy an "essential/basic" DSLR system which
has an all-around affordable accessory lenses, then
consider the award winning Pentax KD series beginning
with the Pentax K100D 6.1 mp DSLR with "image
stabilization" built into the camera body. "Image
stabilization" is essential for allowing you to take
telephoto pictures at weddings, parties, while on the
go and you don't have to drag along a tripod to steady
your camera. Unfortunately, Canon and Nikon have
chosen to install their "vibration reduction" devices
into very expensive auxiliary lenses. But getting back
to the Pentax K100D which comes in a starter kit
consisting of two Pentax lenses: a 18-55 mm. normal
lens and a 50-200 mm. telephoto which sells for $650
at samys.com. Again, the Pentax K100D starter kit runs
circles around the D40 Nikon!
Good luck!
2007-08-06 19:38:54 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Need at least two cameras on hand all the time. on with micro zoom and another with macro
2007-08-13 11:31:20 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
find a niche
ask specific questions
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2007-08-06 00:08:56 · answer #8 · answered by Antoni 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋