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<blockquote data-quote="Pretzel" data-source="post: 240378" data-attributes="member: 12257">My thoughts are...&nbsp; you can go &quot;semi-pro&quot; for less, and scope out several things in the meantime:1)&nbsp; Is it a love, or just a profession?2)&nbsp; Do your occasional clients love what you produce?3)&nbsp; Does practicing your love become tedious when having to &quot;perform&quot; at the whims of others?Now, to be fair, I know a few people that DO support themselves with less of an investment, but they are incredibly talented, and they treat it like a job even on the days they don't want to shoot.&nbsp; Plus, they're constantly pushing themselves into more of an investment.&nbsp; I'd even go out on a limb and say that a talented photographer could probably make a living with a DXXXX (pick a model), the kit lens, a decent zoom (200-300mm), and the Adobe 10$ PS subscription.&nbsp; All depending, of course, on their area of expertise.A lot of what it takes to be a success, no matter the level of investment, is found in the person, not the expenditure.&nbsp; Yes, to become a LARGER success, you'd eventually need to make LARGER expenditures, but think about it.&nbsp; I'll compare it to the construction market.&nbsp; Give someone &quot;good&quot; $7000.00 worth of tools and he may flop, but give someone &quot;GOOD&quot; a few hundred dollars worth of tools, and he could be the most in demand handyman in town.On the other side of things, I know a lot of folks that could make a living out of photography, based on both their level of investment AND their talent levels, but choose not to do so because of the joy stealing aspect of the have to shoot to live side of things.&nbsp; They are no less &quot;pro&quot; than the others, IMO.Hope I didn't ramble too much...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Pretzel, post: 240378, member: 12257"] My thoughts are... you can go "semi-pro" for less, and scope out several things in the meantime: 1) Is it a love, or just a profession? 2) Do your occasional clients love what you produce? 3) Does practicing your love become tedious when having to "perform" at the whims of others? Now, to be fair, I know a [I]few [/I]people that DO support themselves with less of an investment, but they are [I]incredibly[/I] talented, and they treat it like a job even on the days they don't want to shoot. Plus, they're constantly pushing themselves into more of an investment. I'd even go out on a limb and say that a talented photographer [I]could[/I] probably make a living with a DXXXX (pick a model), the kit lens, a decent zoom (200-300mm), and the Adobe 10$ PS subscription. All depending, of course, on their area of expertise. A lot of what it takes to be a success, no matter the level of investment, is found in the person, not the expenditure. Yes, to become a LARGER success, you'd eventually need to make LARGER expenditures, but think about it. I'll compare it to the construction market. Give someone "good" $7000.00 worth of tools and he may flop, but give someone "GOOD" a few hundred dollars worth of tools, and he could be the most [I]in demand[/I] handyman in town. On the other side of things, I know a [I]lot[/I] of folks that could make a living out of photography, based on both their level of investment AND their talent levels, but choose not to do so because of the joy stealing aspect of the [I]have to shoot to live[/I] side of things. They are no less "pro" than the others, IMO. Hope I didn't ramble too much... [/QUOTE]

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