How much did you spend in 2013 and will you spend more or less in 2014? If you have a bussiness on photography, how much can you get from it? Just be curious about what forum members general condition.
How much did you spend in 2013 and will you spend more or less in 2014? If you have a bussiness on photography, how much can you get from it? Just be curious about what forum members general condition.
Last year I purchased my 70-200 2.8 ($1700), 10-24 ($600), plus a few nic-nacks, battery grip, Blackrapid sling, etc ($400?).
This year I plan to do some portraits and possibly weddings (doing my first one this Saturday for free) and make a few dollars.
I have spent nearly $350 on framing for my show coming up in April, but I made that money up last month with my other hobby (garage sales and eBay).
I M Not in photography business. So you can decide how much to SPEND on your hobby depending how deep your pockets are. You can INVEST if u actually earn from it. this year i am stuck with 200-300 US$ only.
How much you make seriously depends on what kind of photography you do and how often you do it.
A full time wedding photographer with experience can easily make 50K+ plus a year. The best wedding photographers can easily double that. The best full-time photographers in any genre will be making 6 figures+.
Most full time photographers starting out today will find it rough for at least 3 years in my experience. expect to make 10-20k or less depending on genre.
When I graduated from photo school way back when Jesus was a baby, we had a marketing class in our final semester. On day 1 of that class the teacher said 80% of us would NOT be doing photography as a full time job within 1 year of graduation even though we had just invested 2.5-3 years learning photography. His stat seems about right to me.
Im not ashamed of what I've spent, but I believe I'll keep those figures to myself. :sorry:
You needn't to be sorry about that, Barefoot. Handshake