JT Spunk | Photography

Does anyone have information as to how to become a children’s portrait photographer?

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Well, first, scrapbooking is a hobby — ANYONE can do it, so unless you’re sincerely interested in doing it, don’t waste your time going to ‘scrapbooking classes’. Scrapbooking would be a good additive to have once you have your photography business under your belt — you can add a professional scrapbook as part of a package you might sell!

As far as cameras, my personal opinion is Nikon has the best. You don’t want to get an auto focus camera — you want to make sure you can swap lenses and things like that. You’re going to spend at least $600 on it. To start out, just go to Best Buy, really, and ask the camera department there. Tell them exactly what you want to do — that you want to do it professionally, and they’ll set you up with the camera that is best for you and your skill level and needs. Once you’ve learned that camera, and learned more about cameras and photography in general, you can upgrade to a higher quality camera

The best photographers have their own dark rooms, but you can find a trusted developer in any city.

Finally, get started at a studio photography place. Any portrait studio, including ones at Departments Stores, would give you great hands on training and experience!
Also, Hospitals have photography studios that take pictures of newborns and their parents — I think working there would be so fun!

Good luck!

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