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How to Begin Photography as a Career Professionally



So some months ago you picked up the habit of taking pictures of people, places, and things. You got fascinated with the way the light falls on your cat by the kitchen window sill in the evenings and you didn't know how else to capture such beauty except by taking pictures. Now you have tons of pictures on your phone: the swirl of your coffee in your cup after you stir it, your cat’s pretty eyes staring at you with love on some mornings when you wake up, and even the light that falls on your flowers in the evening when the sun meets a part of your window.


You are fascinated by collecting memories in the form of pictures and you feel you want to begin earning a living from it. That’s why you’re here, right? To learn how to turn your hobby and delight into money to pay your bills. Here is a list of ways to make photography a career


Choose a niche



It’s hard, definitely, but you can’t be a jack of all trades. Yes, you love taking pictures of everything and anything, but if you hope to make a career out of photography, you have to specialize. What do you love taking pictures of the most? People? Animals? You might want to go into portrait photography.


Do you like taking pictures of things, flowers, clothes, or paintings? You might want to consider delving into still-life photography.