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How are the photographers?

Photographer~a big topic~it’s not easy to make a living in this industry! Photography is an aristocratic hobby and very, very expensive. If you want to be professional, the starting equipment should be a SLR camera. The price of entry-level body + lens (standard lens) is 400~500. It’s a bottomless pit when it comes to better gear, and everything related to photography is extremely expensive. It doesn’t mean that you can become the photographer you say with a card camera, it’s just a toy. The technique of photography is not difficult to learn. In the digital age, there is no problem with film. The technique requires familiarity, experience, and carefulness. The key is your humanistic quality, your observation and creativity. If you're thin, that's also a problem. It is very likely that you carry equipment on your back and climb mountains and wades for a photo, then wait for several hours in the cold wind, take the photo, and then climb mountains and wade back again. It is very, very hard. The profession of journalists is difficult and the competition is fierce, not to mention photojournalists. Some of the so-called photographers in photo studios are just amateurs, their skills vary from high to low, and they rely on post-production. Photography can be a hobby, but it is too difficult to make a living from it.

It’s harder for girls! Most people also say that to be a photographer, you need to have a good temper and patience

Be gentle and careful with people

You must have sufficient observation, communication and expression skills. If you want to To be a studio photographer, you must have a certain sense of humor, because you want to capture the best expressions of your customers in your lens, which is indispensable!