Photography: Hobby to Profession

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How to Turn Your Photography Hobby into a profession?

As a child, you can take pictures of grass, birds and flowers as a hobby, but you can be a professional photographer if you want.

As a child, we do not have any hobbies! Collecting stamps, collecting coins, taking pictures, cycling and much more! But over time, that is likely to change, and our colourful hobbies will be lost in the realm of reality.

After finishing their studies, many of them give up their hobbies to earn a living and turn to traditional occupations. But what if you could turn your childhood hobby into a profession? In addition to fulfilling one's hobbies, if one earns two or four paise, then it seems to make you a billionaire. As a child, you can take pictures of grass, birds and flowers as a hobby, but you can be a professional photographer if you want.

Photography is very popular among today's young generation. There are many reasons for this. There are variations in photography as a profession, so it is unlikely to feel monotonous like the traditional profession. And if you enjoy working creatively, then photography is the right profession for you. By now, you must be curious about photography and at the same time, some questions are running through your head. Then let us know the answers to some questions.

1) What is the nature of the photography profession?

2) What is the field of work?

First of all, these two questions should come to your mind. There are different categories of photography. Such as- Wildlife Photography, Wedding Photography, Glamor Photography, Portrait Photography, Product Photography, Freelance Photography, Photo Documentary etc. 

Decide which of these types to go for based on your own preferences and skills. But since you are taking up photography as a profession, it would be good to have a light idea about the basics of all types of photography. As a result, you can change the style of your photography at any time.

And the field of work? In this age of information technology, online news portals, NGOs, media and wedding ceremonies are a wide range of photography professions. You can even earn foreign currency by sitting in the country through photo freelancing if you want.

Does it make you amazing? Now you are thinking about the demand of the photography profession? As I said before, in this age of print, electronics and gadgets, the profession of photography has expanded a lot. As the number of dramas, films and advertisements has increased as a result of the proliferation of media, so has the demand for photographers.

Wedding photographers are also in demand at weddings these days. Since there are different types of photography profession, the monthly income of a photographer is not fixed. However, in general, in the very early staged rules of photography, you may be able to earn about 10-20 thousanpees a month. However, as the experience grows over time and the reputation of the work spreads, the earnings will continue to grow at a proportional rate.

The desire to become a professional photographer may well be on your mind after learning the ins and outs of photography. But you don’t know all the aspects of photography. Thinking about where to take the photography training? 

There are many institutes in our country that provide training in photography. Counter Photo, Bogart Institute of Photography, Dhaka Photographic Institute, Dhaka University Photographic Society, Photography, Frostlight, Allianz Frances, Chanchal Mahmud Institute of Photography, Wedding Diary. You can take a few courses of your choice and convenience. However, it is important to have a basic knowledge of photography before taking the training.

That's why you can read the articles in the series on photography lessons in our Skill Development section. This will make your idea about photography clear.

Now you are thinking about how to start working after training? To become a professional photographer you need to have a license in the photography business. Capital is required at the beginning of any business. You will not get the job in the beginning. 

Invest some money and buy the necessary things. If you want to be a good quality photographer, keep a good quality camera as well as a computer or laptop in your collection that supports different types of lenses, different Photoshop software. You need to learn how to use different Photoshop software, graphics design for photo editing. 

If you build a small studio at home, you will be able to complete all the necessary work including editing in a secluded environment.

All the confusion is gone. So why is it so late to take your childhood hobby as a profession? Happy photography!