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If you are naive, passionate, and want to do something exclusive, if you'd like to consider photography as something more than just a creative outlet or a hobby you may be on your way to discovering a new career path, the one that would lead you the success and top profiles.

So you take great images. Everyone tells you that you should quit your day job and start your own photography business. You agree. You dream every night about quitting your "day job." You want to fire your boss. You want to make your dream a reality ... but where to start?

Five years ago I returned to the world of photography after a 20 year absence. Then I was a 'struggling-professional' photographer. I gave a face to the following type jokes: Question - What's the difference between a professional photographer and a McDonald's family-pack happy meal? Answer - The happy meal can feed a family of four.

Learn the proper way to approach the magazines market. The magazine market is by far the biggest market for the freelance photographer, with millions of pictures published each month. If you would like to see some profit from your pictures, its really important to make the right approach.

Keep an eye on the weather - Weather conditions can play a big part in setting the mood of your shot. Rather than waiting for the bright light of the midday sun, a misty morning in a forest can be the perfect time of day for that mood-shot.

There are so many different ways to start a photography business, that I could not possibly share them all in one article, and certainly not in depth. However, I'd like to give you a brief overview of business ideas that will hopefully get you thinking in the right direction. The most important thing I wish to convey is that there are numerous paths to a successful photography career, so don't just take the first one that comes your way.

The Photography Portfolio: Building Your Reputation by Colin Hartness http://www.asaphotography.com If you have hopes of becoming a professional photographer, or even just of trying to get your work published in a public forum, you will need to create a photography portfolio. So what's so important about a photography portfolio anyway?

What I learned from a mentor that enabled me to go from an amateur photographer to a professional portrait photographer in very specific steps is something I like to pass on. Rather than spending countless hours in classes learning every possible detail, I learned just the necessary specifics and now I work out of my home full time and have been in business for over 17 years, but I started out with practically nothing; just an interest in photography and the need to earn more money.

Photography is a vast world. There are many different types of photography and many different kinds of people that enjoy it. It's a hobby that be relatively inexpensive or one that you can invest a lot of money on. Photos are so special because they give us memories of times and places and events in our lives. We can hold onto these memories forever with a photograph.