What camera Should I buy?

 In the last post I I had you answer some questions and now that you have answered to your self's . What type of photography you are going to be doing and what market to target. The next step is going to be what camera should  I buy. Is must be a DSLR. This is important. A DSLR is going to give you flexibility and the opportunity to grow as a photographer. With a DSLR, you can change lenses to fit your needs and for certain effects.

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I have always been a Canon shooter and of course I will recommend Canon, but If you don't want to buy a Canon you can also buy Nikon. They are booth top of the line you cant go wrong with either or. The third option can be Sony camera. I have seen them, I have had them in my hands and seen them in conventions and trade-show and they are very good cameras.

If you are in a budget and don't have much to invest. Start with a small camera . Its important to buy one and start shooting, start practicing and learning . To start doing session ans making money. 5 years I got married to my beautiful wife and decided to to leave the family business and start my own studio with my wife. We did not have much to start with . I bought a used Canon 40D (8mp not full Frame). Not the greatest camera for a professional photographer like me , but I had a camera and started shooting. That year I shot Kids, families, seniors, pets, maternity, weddings ect... After shooting all those session I started to make some money and a year later, my 40D made me enough money to buy a  new Canon 7D (18mp not full frame.) Overall the Canon 7D Is a great camera. Highly recommended. A year later we continued to grow and the were able to buy a Canon 5D MARK II (21 mp full frame) and a Canon 6D (20 mp full frame). Excellent cameras. My point is. If you don't have a budget to buy the best camera, buy one that you can outgrow soon. The biggest investment its not your camera. It is your Lenses, but we will go over that on the next post.

You can find the cameras and other here discussed in this post here:
Canon 6d
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Canon Mark II
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Canon Rebel T6
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Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM Zoom Lens

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Nikon

Nikon d3400
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Sony

Sony Alpha A7
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Like I mention before. I will recommended the following 3 brand there are other options and brands but this are the ones I am famiiar with:

 DLRS
           Canon
           Nikon
           Sony
They are all good . The Differences are features and brand name. Some have features that the others don't .  Sony cameras are Mirror less cameras, but are just as good as Canon and Nikon.

here a list of the cameras that recommend.

Entry Level Cameras - Good dot start with.

Canon Rebels

 I will consider  The rebels not professional cameras. They are Entry level, but the quality of the images are great! Good quality. Investment about $500-$700 Price is very good for the quality you are getting. If this is what you are going afford its ok . Outgrow it, make money and buy yourself a bigger camera.

Canon EOS Rebel T4
Canon EOS Rebel T4i
Canon EOS Rebel T5
Canon EOS Rebel T5i




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As well as the Rebels this Cameras are not professional cameras.
They are Entry level, but the quality of the images are great! Good quality. Investment about $500-$700. I have not shot with Nikon , but I have done some research and have friends that have used them. They are great cameras as well. Same as Rebels. If this is what you are going afford its ok . Outgrow it, make money and buy yourself a bigger camera.



Nikon D5100
Nikon D3200
Nikon D7000
Nikon D5300


Semi Pro                                                                                       
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Booth of my cameras 5D Mark II  and 6 D are Consider Semi-Pro by Canon but fill all my photography needs . I will classify them as PRO.

Canon 7D
Canon 60D
Canon 6D
Canon 70D
Canon 5d Mark II
Canon 5d Mark III

I have Highlighted 3 Models. These will me my best recommendation. Like I mention before . Your biggest investment shouldn't be you camera. IT MUST BE YOUR LENSES.

Nikon

 Upon My research there were the top recommended Nikon cameras

Nikon D5200
Nikon D80
Nikon D800
Nikon D8000








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Sony
Great new Technology. Mirror less.

Entry Level


Sony A                                                                                                                                                       
Sony ALPHA

Semi PRO

Sony A7
Sony As
 Sony Ar



Hope this post is of good info for you. Next post will be about what lenses to buy .

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Where to Start

I often get ask.

What do I need to start my photography business? I want to be a photographer!

Most of aspiring and amateur photographer, have a misconception of what being a photographer is. Its not just shooting and selling pictures. This is just the tip of the iceberg. There is more than shooting and printing. In my personal opinion and my first advice for you if you going to start your business as a photographer. You need to ask yourself 2 questions. This is where you need to start.


Question 1.
Whats going to be my specialty?


What are you going to focus on? Are you going to do Portraiture? Newborn? Stock Photography? Events? Weddings? Fashion/Modeling? Boudoir? There are many categories. I recommend for you to focus on  2 categories. Make one category you main focus and the other your secondary. For example, In my case my specialty is Wedding Photography. My secondary is Portraiture. I have weddings almost all year round,  but there is a slow season and a peak season. When my wedding season is slow. I Advertise and focus on portraits. This keep my work flow and income steady.

Question 2.

What Clientele am I Going to target?

Its very simple. You have to ask your self which clients you are going to go look for . If you are going to do Boudoir, are you going to do females only? or  couples? or just males or maybe all of them. Do u want the high-end clientele or middle class or the lower class? There is nothing wrong if you clientele is the lower or middle or higher class they are all clients. Its just for you to feel right, with a the right people at the right time and work comfortable. I have always selected the middle class as my target clientele. This does not mean that I don't shoot high class or a lower class events . I do . To me they are all clients, but I identify my self better with the middle class clientele. So that's the clientele I target.


Once you have your self these 2 questions  you are ready for the next topic.

How much Do I need to invest and what camera to buy.

That's going to be our next post.

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My name is Ismael, Im thrilled and honored to welcome you to this Blog. Im 34 years of age and I Live in El Paso, Texas US. Im a professional photographer that comes from a family of three generations in the photography business. I have experience in everything to do with photography. I have more than 19 years of experience as a professional photographer. I'm am currently a member of PPA (Professional Photographers of America) and Im in the process of becoming a MASTER PHOTOGRAPHER. I am the FOUNDER , WAS THE FIRST FIRST PRESIDENT AND NOW VICE PRESIDENT OF EPPA (El Paso Professional Photographers.) For the past year or two I have been getting a lot emails and have been contacted by people or on social media, for me to teach individuals some photography skills. So, I have decided to start this blog and a YouTube Channel. In this Blog I will Guide and help you become a photographer. What equipment to buy; camera lights, etc.. How to pose, how to shoot, how market and how to price your work. I will share what how I work and how I shot. Any questions feel free to email me @ lozada.ismael.channel@gmail.com Post every Monday and Friday. If you have questions I have answers.