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The best kept secret about photography is you dont have to go to school to learn it. Anyone who has a degree in photography must love flushing money down the drain. If there is one piece of advice I can give anyone really wanting to get into photography seriously it's these 2 things:
1. Pick up a camera and shoot. Nothing teaches like doing.
2. Assist someone. There are so many things to know that are all helpful. I assisted for quite a bit as I was shooting. I learned sooo much from other people. Simple things like the correct way to set up a c-stand. So if the arm happens to loosen it will tighten as it falls and not hit your subject in the head. Stupid little things like if you are shooting on location and want to minimize the amount of sandbags you are bringing buy a super clamp with a J hook and use your strobe power packs as the weights for you stands. Simple little tricks that make all of the difference in the world. When to use nets vs scrims.
I gave myself a mental note saying I would quit assisting when the day arrived that I walked away from a shoot not learning anything. I still remember the shoot, great feeling.
There is no time line for success.
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