Photography Career Help?

Question:

Photography Career Help?

I'm in school to be a special ed teacher but I love photography. Should I keep it as my hobby or change to make it my main career path? If so how do I go about having my own studio and equipment? Anyone know the cost of getting it off the ground?

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Photography as a profession is becoming tougher. the advent of digital cameras makes everyone with a spare 500 bux a "professional", and many of your customers will take the lowest price, because they don't understand that it takes more than equipment to make a snapshot a work of art.

Neophites and part-timers will low bid just to get the experience or some fast cash, do a horrible job, and not care, because they have nothing to lose, and no reputation to protect.

basically, if you have to ask, prolly the answer is "no". it's not an easy way to make a living, and I know a lot of pros that have left the field. I still love it, and despite it's many negatives (pun alert) I'm still going. If you can't be happy unless you're doing it, go for it. If you think it's an easy fun way of making a ton of money, you should meet some pros and see what they have to say about it.