per my husbands request.

[jennagavin]

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll212/gracemtn/IMG_3199-1.jpg


http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll212/gracemtn/IMG_3078_2-1-1.jpg

you all are my test audience. Am I any good? I enjoy it but my husband wants me to get a degree in it and do it professionally. There is just so much talent in the field I have no idea if I could even stay afloat.

[C-Shuler]

I like the feet, however, in the second one the crop is a little disturbing for such a young child, IMO. I always say, if you love doing photography, then do it. We are all always learning and improving, regardless of our current level. Yes there are lots of photographers, and seem to be even more everyday, but the ones that love what they do and always strive to do their best will survive.

[mathogre]

you all are my test audience. Am I any good? I enjoy it but my husband wants me to get a degree in it and do it professionally. There is just so much talent in the field I have no idea if I could even stay afloat.

They're cool photos.

Do *you* want to get a degree in it and do it professionally? Are you driven to do it? Do you know your camera(s) as if they were an extension of you?

What do you mean by "professionally?" Beyond the obvious "doing it for money," what part of the field do you want to enter? Would you open a studio and do portrait photography? Weddings? Journalism? Do you want to do high fashion photography? Do you want to do some niche market photography where you make your own local market? How much time do you want to devote to photography as a business?

My business is programming. I program for money. I also program on my own for fun. I have home programming projects. Sometimes the things I do for fun help me at work. Is that you and photography?

I love photography, but not enough to do it for a living. I'm not good enough for that. Maybe you are. Maybe you're driven to do it. If you are, then there's no stopping you. If you're not sure, try it. Work for someone. Learn and work. See what it means to make a loving (it was a typo at first, but then maybe it really isn't) at photography.

Good luck!

[Michael Bottoms]

Like one, but two doesn't work well for me. mathogre has given some good advice. You'll never know if you don't try--but you'll only try if you really enjoy it. My advice--what can you lose? At the very least, you'll improve your skills and learn something, which I figure is always a good thing. All the best!

[zagiace]

judging whether or not you have a future in the biz or the talent is tough based only off the images here. They are nice shots, parents would be happy to have them.
The reality is photography is more business then anything. Shooting is maybe 20% of the work. There are a ton of starving photographers who would put to shame much of the work that the general public buys. Looking at the most successful studios you will quickly realize this.
Take a couple of photography classes but concentrate on business as a major. Shoot a ton of photos and look at as much work that others produce as possible but read marketing and business books.