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Question:

Hi Garry,

I am looking forward to making a career change ,from construction to photography. I have no formal or informal training, I'm as green as they get, however I do have dreams and goals of becoming an accomplished photographer. My wife is a computer graphic designer and we would like to start our own business. Leslie is currently seeking employment in her field to gain more knowledge and experience, while I learn how to take pictures. This is why I'm contacting you, I found your site through the Ottawa camera club's page and was quite impressed!! Any advise, comments, or direction to employment/training would be highly valued and appreciated.

Thank you for your time.

Answer:

What you are asking for is something that can not be easily answered in an e-mail. What I can tell you is that before becoming a photographer I worked for a scrap steel company. I started photography as a hobby, during that time I read as many books about photography that I could get my hands on. I also took a couple of photographic workshops and was taking photographs all of the time. Becoming a good photographer is something that does not happen overnight, there is the technical as well as artistic sides to photography that must be learned. My best advice is to get out and practice what you have read or have learned from workshops.