How long does it usually take to learn photography?

Learning photography depends on what you study and what level you learn to be a teacher. Secondly, the knowledge base of the learner has a great influence on the hobby of photography and the understanding of this person. There are too many uncertain factors, especially the subjective and objective factors of learners themselves, which have a great influence on projection understanding and cannot give you an accurate answer.

For those who have graduated from high school, have a solid basic knowledge of optics in middle school and have a general understanding ability, I think that under the guidance of the master, if they learn traditional portrait shooting in the studio-skillfully use the camera to shoot portraits in the studio, it will be enough to study hard for three months.

People with the above conditions can shoot indoor portraits and outdoor portraits in the studio for 3-6 months or even a year if they want to reach the level of a studio photographer.

I'll tell you a true story: a man began to learn to play iron with his master before he was 20 years old. By the time he was in his 50 s, he was still swinging a sledgehammer, and his younger brother's apprentice had already "patted the hammer"-with a small hammer.