Point and Shoot? Nope.

I've been researching photography equipment for the studio I want to do out of my home this year. Did I write about that here yet...probably not. We have a spare bedroom on the first floor which we call the "Family Room". It would be better termed the "Junk Room". Everything gets thrown in there; baby toys, bassinets, craft supplies, dvds, gifts that don't really go anywhere in the house, exercise stuff, etc. My husband thought it would be a good idea to turn my hobby and love of photography into a business. He's funny that way. At least he's not the "get rich quick" guy who tries every new scheme that hits the scene. He's the "turn your passion into mula" guy. I can handle that. So since the room is still completely unfurnished after almost 3 years of living here, we decided to put it to good use. Everything always seems super easily doable until you start crunching the numbers and finding out all that is needed; lights, camera, action - indeed.

I found out professional cameras are not only mad expensive (even on Ebay I'm breaking the bank) but extremely intricate to use. Can't I just point at my subject and shoot? No...I have to know about apetures, shutter speeds, "F stops" and flash syncs. Can't I just turn on all the lights so my picture isn't dark? No...I have to know about soft boxes, umbrellas and slave flashes. Even the backdrops are a heap of details. Can't I just call the room a studio and open up for business? No...I have to check zoning restrictions in my area, register as a business, set up insurance and find decent print labs to handle the photos once I take them.

What I've learned overall is that I am not a photographer. I am a graphics designer. The fun for me is in the editing. So I will have my ghetto fabulous photography studio with equipment that works best for my level of exerptise and still produce a better product through editing that some can produce after years of classes. People who are photographers by craft detest the digital editors like myself. Yet I can't deny the part that makes me happy - taking a good photo and making it extraordinary. My work will speak for itself.