Ok basically I am just looking for a Rundown of what all I am going to need to get started with my Business
I am looking to do Very Creative, Unique Photo Enhancements for profit as well as doing some Freelance Photography (Portraits and Model Portfolios then more venues down the road)
Right now I'm considering focusing on the Enhancments first and opening a Website to feature my Work - once I get enough examples to display--
I'm getting PaintShop Pro XI, a Graphics card for virtual memory, and a harddrive for Storage - also getting a more sate of the art Camera all in the next couple of days
I am Serious about making this my home Busines so I can stay at home with my daughter
I probably wont be able to 100% persue the Photography (Portraits & such) until I build my portfolio and gain more insight in the field - I've taken 2 years of traditional photography but still learning alot
What about liscensing and such ??
Looking to get started ASAP
Anything I need to know ? I'm in the same boat you are. If you'd like you can email me and we can try to help eachother along. If you have myspace you can message me through that: http://www.myspace.com/photoenhance or my email is photoenhance@yahoo.com . I wish you the best of luck and hopefully I'll be hearing from you soon.
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