Do you have a passion for photography and want to enter the business, but are confused about what to start with? If you think well before entering a photographer’s business, about the things you will need and collect them beforehand, a lot of your trouble will be eliminated. Therefore, it is best to buy a photography starter kit, which will be of your primary use, to start your business. Later on, when your business grows, you may go on adding tools to it.
To start with, you will need a good camera, various types of lenses and some accessories. Plus, it is also necessary to have some things ready with you in advance, for your potential customers. These things include your introductory cards and ‘thank you’ cards. As marketing is very important for any business, you will need to distribute your cards among as many people as you can to make them aware of your business. Later, as you go on getting jobs, you can make a professional portfolio of your previous works and collect satisfied customers’ feedback to add to your marketing tools.
When it comes to camera and lenses, you will need generalized tools which will be able to photograph anything, and nothing specific, to start with and to be economical. Depending on the type of photography, a photographer may need different gadgets for wildlife photography, underwater photography, or wedding photography. But to start with, it is better to have a generalized camera and lenses. Later on, you can buy your specialty equipment depending on your specific passion.
However, the camera and lenses should be of high quality. They will earn you a good reputation in the business because of the good-quality photographs you will take. A lot of lenses are needed during your work, which you can have on rent, to be economical. But you should remember to have the main camera and main lens to have of your own, and not rented.
Regarding lighting for portraits, monolights are economical for buying initially. Monolight kits are also available. It includes two monolights, two light stands, a mini backlight stand, an extension cord, two soft boxes, a strobe flash light, a soft white umbrella and a carrying case, for only a few hundred dollars. This is reasonably priced and offers a professional look to the photographer.
If you want to spend still less, you can have a main monolight and two additional ones. The main one will provide background light and the two smaller ones will light the face and hair of the client. You will have to have an umbrella, grid spots and soft boxes. Umbrella is necessary for reflecting, bouncing or softening the light source. The grid spot prevents light from spreading and the soft box does the job of enclosing the light so as to make it diffused to offer soft appearance to the photo.
In photography, you will have to be very alert to catch perfect shots at right time, as they are not repeated. And to catch the perfect shots, you should be ready with perfect camera, lenses and lighting. When you have your photography starter kit equipment perfect, you can establish in your business at the earliest.