TL;DR: Guy buys cheap mirrorless, never learns how to use it, makes stupid generalizations.
virak_john
joined 10 months ago
First of all, you need to massively edit your portfolio, and only post your very best work — and no more than one from each set of shots.
And while I don’t think that your photos as they currently stand are sufficient for you to make much money in terms of technique or composition, I question whether you could make a living shooting this subject matter even if your work was significantly better.
The questions I have are, “Who is paying for photos of bugs and flowers and how much are they paying?” I have to think that the market for this kind of work is quite small, and the work would have to be truly extraordinary to provide the basis for paying one’s bills.
I can easily see how someone who shoots people, events, products or sports can make a living doing so. I have done some of that myself, and I’ve also hired people to shoot some of those things and paid them well. But flowers and bugs? I don’t even know where one would start with that kind of portfolio to cobble together a decent income.
I am. Your mileage may vary.