Tips for Going Pro in Photography

Kelly Kingman, writer for Digital Photography School, shares tips on how to become a pro photographer.

What it Takes to Go Pro – Lessons from 10 Professional Photographers

The decision to go pro with your photography business is a big step. It’s a time when the future is ripe with possibility and fears tend to run high. In what we call a “crisis of confidence,” you may find yourself comparing your work to other photographers and wondering, “am I really good enough?” or “will people give me a chance?” When you begin experiencing these thoughts, take a deep breath and remember this; almost everyone feels this way before they begin a new journey – especially if their dreams are on the line. In fact, those super successful photographers you keep comparing yourself to likely experienced those same emotions when they decided to go pro themselves. I asked 10 experienced professional photographers to reflect on the early days of their careers – from finding their first clients, to marketing strategies they used to establish their brands. Read the entire article What it Takes to Go Pro – Lessons from 10 Professional Photographers on Digital Photogrpahy School.