Reply #4 - September 13, 2008, 09:14:04 PM
Well, I am moving more pro, as in more of my income is coming from photography than this time last year. I put part of my photography income back into my business, but I do need it to put food on my table too.
Personally about 50% of my income is from photography and the other half from my day job. But my husband makes more money from his day job than I do at mine, so photography is just under 20% of our household income. Put that way it doesn't sound like much...

(for the record I selected 25%, I figured I could fudge 5% just like models fudge 5 pounds or an inch in height on their profiles, lol, plus there was no 20% option)
I was concerned that my boudoir thing would be seasonal since most of my clients have been brides, but I am already booking December and January sessions for Christmas and Valentine's Day, so with marketing in the fall for these holidays I really hope I can sustain my income through the winter. I am still learning a lot about business and marketing (not natural talents of mine). I don't shoot as many weddings as I would like though. Weddings are a rat race here. There are a billion photographers and you have to really stand out somehow to make a living at it, and I don't know how to do that...
As far as quality - well that's in the eye of the beholder I guess. I have seen some hobbyist make stellar images and I have seen some pros make just decent stuff... Marketing yourself is far more important.
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