How can I get by with limited equipment in Beginner Questions Posted September 21, 2008 Hello, I am not sure if this is the right forum to ask this question in. I am not a beginner. I have been photographing a variety of subjects for years now. I currently own a canon 20D camera. I have a Canon EF 28-135mm f3.5-5.6 IS USM Lens and a 50mm 1.8 lens. I started shooting with the EF 28-135mm long before it was available as a kit lens. I have taken excellent photos with this lens. I have even managed to take better photos than many pro photographers in my city. (population 25,000) Because of this, I have decided to turn pro and compete against some of these photographers. I want to start off by doing event photography. This is my strong suite, I have shot many events and my results were better than some of the pros in my city. However, they have far superior equipment which gives them a huge advantage against me. My question is, how can I can I compete against these photographers when I am working on a limited budget. My photography skills are strong enough to survive in the industry but my equipment is not. How did you start out as a pro? Did you invest in expensive lenses? Did you buy cheap lenses and work hard to produce better images than the competition? I guess my question is do I need to have a large amount of money to be a pro? Is pro photography purely a money game or are there ways to stay competitive without buying expensive L lenses that you cant afford?
How can I get by with limited equipment
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Hello,
I am not sure if this is the right forum to ask this question in. I am not a beginner. I have been photographing
a variety of subjects for years now. I currently own a canon 20D camera. I have a Canon EF 28-135mm f3.5-5.6 IS
USM Lens and a 50mm 1.8 lens. I started shooting with the EF 28-135mm long before it was available as a kit lens.
I have taken excellent photos with this lens. I have even managed to take better photos than many pro
photographers in my city. (population 25,000)
Because of this, I have decided to turn pro and compete against some of these photographers. I want to start off
by doing event photography. This is my strong suite, I have shot many events and my results were better than some
of the pros in my city. However, they have far superior equipment which gives them a huge advantage against me.
My question is, how can I can I compete against these photographers when I am working on a limited budget. My
photography skills are strong enough to survive in the industry but my equipment is not. How did you start out as
a pro? Did you invest in expensive lenses? Did you buy cheap lenses and work hard to produce better images than
the competition? I guess my question is do I need to have a large amount of money to be a pro? Is pro
photography purely a money game or are there ways to stay competitive without buying expensive L lenses that you
cant afford?