Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - Photography and portraiture - I want to learn photography, but I have no money to buy a camera.

I want to learn photography, but I have no money to buy a camera.

As we all know, photography needs money.

Good equipment is expensive, good models are expensive, and good photographic accessories are also expensive.

But can't you learn photography without money?

I do not think this is necessarily the case.

1. Create opportunities without opportunities

When I studied photography many years ago, I was a poor student and had no money to buy a SLR. So I had an idea to interview a photography assistant. At that time, I was a sophomore, and spent one night preparing my resume, sorting out my past works (actually some photography plus PS works) and delivering them to 20 photography companies. Finally, I interviewed three companies and got into 1.

That's where I started, as a photography assistant, and gradually came into contact with SLR, lighting, post-production and so on.

If you are weak, please ask the group for help.

When I came up with the idea of buying a good camera, it was still too expensive for me, 1000 yuan.

But I found several like-minded partners, and we all chipped in to buy a mid-range computer and used it in turn. If you have such a like-minded partner, you can try it, but be careful not to fight for the machine and allocate everyone's time reasonably.

When you help others, others will help you.

I remember one time, I saw a photographer looking for a short-term photography assistant and needed help to buy photographic equipment. I immediately signed up as a free worker to help him prepare. Later, he also helped me a lot on the road of photography.

finally

You don't have to be rich to learn photography. You can exchange your other things, such as your time, your physical strength, your point of view, and even your advantages in other fields (for example, you don't have a camera, but your guitar is very good. Can you find a photographer and say that I teach you guitar and you teach me photography? )。

Don't limit your thinking, it depends on human effort.