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What you Need to Get Started

If you have not given much thought to what you wanna do, or what you need then this is the place to start. This section will head you in the right direction and show you some items that you might need down the road. Depending on what exactly you want from the freelance photography/photoshop business, you will have to spend some money to get started, well obviously, I hope everybody already knew that. But what we strive for is spending the least amount of money to start your business, job, career or hobby, because it's possible to make a tone of money without expensive equipment.



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Getting a Camera... Trust Me You're Gonna Need One

I know, how obvious can this be??... well I guess if you only edit photos, and you don't take them... then you won't need a camera. Such as if you take pictures off the internet (except the problem of copyright laws), so I still recommend getting your own camera. I suggest everybody check out our brief reviews in our camera section and try to find a camera that is best you, and what you are going to be using it for. We try to show the best cameras for the best prices, because we know newcomers are just getting their feet wet and don't want to spend that much money.

Photoshop, Photoshop and More Photoshop for Digital Photo editing

This is something you can't get around, if you want to do any picture editing you are going to need Adobe photoshop but if you're not that into photo editing you can use something like Adobe Elements. If you are just wanting to sell your digital pictures look below for a program that will help you get your digital photos out in the most professional way. Now buying Adobe Photoshop won't be cheap, but it is essential and will pay for itself in the long run. I also recommend buying an older version or looking on eBay , you wont get some of the new features the newest model Adobe Photoshop CS3 will give you, but overall it still is a great program no matter what version you get. You can find an older version for just above 100 dollars, and for CS3 you will be paying about 500 dollars. I can't stress enough for picture editors, you will use this program a lot to fix the lighting, contrast, colors, and other parameters of your freelance digital photos.

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But still if you don't want to fork out your paycheck check out some other (cheaper) choices on our Photoshop Alternatives Page.

Reading the Tutorials

Yeah, so you know what equipment you need, now learn the basics of freelance photography or photoshop. We offer a pretty extensive library of tutorials mainly focused on beginner to intermediate picture taking and picture editing, although some of the tutorials can get very detailed and advanced. We separate the types of tutorials in sections, but we still recommend that you read all of them not just the parts that interest you. It will teach you every aspect of the subject and really should help you understand what it means to be a photographer or photo editor.

Ready to start making a Profit?

This is a big step, you need to learn how you can make a profit from what you are doing. This doesn't mean you need to setup your own shop, you simply need to sell your pictures over the internet to potential buyers who need them for magazines, advertisements, pamphlets, and more. We can't teach you this because we simply don't have the resources, but there are sites dedicated to giving you all the tools and knowledge you need to start. Click Here, to check out a site that will help you to get started, and if you work hard enough you will see amazing results.