mixedup asked:


I mean, I don’t know if I want to change my career this late in my life. I am 30 years old and established in my present career. But I would really love to be a photographer in some capacity. I have been interested in being a professional photographer for the past 8 years. I’ve only just now made it a serious hobby and I’m pretty good with a 35mm SLR but I want to switch to digital and learn photoshop. I’m taking a digital photography workshop this spring to get started. If there are any professionals established in the business reading this, are there any directions or advice you could offer me? My Uncle shoots professionally after pretty much teaching himself the trade, I can’t get a hold of him nowadays, but I’d love to know is it better to have some sort of formal education or learn through experience, or both? If I need the formal education, how much? I thank anyone with input in advance.

Also, I’d love to mentor with anyone who has the time.
Wow, that’s a lot of info, thanks everyone. To be a little more specific, I love photographing cityscapes and landscapes. I’m also interested in wedding and portrait work as well as architecture and automotive. To tell you the truth, I love to take pictures of just about everything.

I don’t think I’m too old to learn neccessarily, I just want to transition into photography while continuing to do what I do now. I mean I like what I do and I’m good at it, I’m an electronics technician, but I’m nowhere near as passionate about it as I am photography.

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