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Should You Become a Pro Photographer?

The PetaPixel Podcast

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The Importance of Passion in Photography

Jaren Schneider: I think the biggest question there is like if you love taking photos for yourself, should you jump into being a professional directly? "I would do some client work on the side and see because the process of taking photographs for a client is incredibly different from shooting for something that brings you pleasure" He says commercial photographers are people who end up shooting photos that have nothing to do with their actual photographic interests necessarily. 'If you're a fashion photographer, a model, you know, you like take portraits of models and people do headshots, that can work'

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