Does anyone know how much it will cost to start a photography business from home?

hey, u don't have to contact anyone personally before u can get Ideas here. Here is a list i got from my friend who is a professional photography because I'm also trying to set up a photo studio.




equipment to start studio

Digital camera (canoe or nikon) , N80,000

lap top (pentium m), N50,000

studio light, N40.000

External flash dedicated, N40.000

Card reader, N3,000

Memory card 2 or 4 gig, N3,000

software phoshop, picasa,corel draw, DG photo art, N3,000

Printer Hifi, N28,000

soft box, N3,000

flash soft box, N3,000




NB, u will need to learn adobe photo shop, and also buy some latest software to get your templates.

er , theres a lot more to it that that

An 80,000 can only get you an entry level camera (canon 450/500/1000d). If you want reall quality photos, you should be thinking about getting a pro camera (canon 50d: £700, or 5d £1,800). Then again you have to buy lenses. Professional lenses start at about £700.

A 50,000 naira laptop will definitely be extreemly slow handling processing with Adobe photoshop, so you may want to get a computer with about 3-4GB Ram.

Studio lights: you'll probably need at least 3
Memory cards: loads
light modifiers: different sizes of softboxes, umbrellas (if you want to go really creative: octaboxes, ring lights, strip lights etc).
light stands
tripods
reflectors and diffusers
backgrounds and background supports systems
tetrabytes of external backup drives
studio props: chris, stools, curtains etc
Since your working from home, you may want to buy an externl power supply (expensive), unless you can shoot entirely with speedlights.

just my tupence

Thanks for giving the guy all the info he needed.

r , theres a lot more to it that that

An 80,000 can only get you an entry level camera (canon 450/500/1000d). If you want reall quality photos, you should be thinking about getting a pro camera (canon 50d: £700, or 5d £1,800). Then again you have to buy lenses. Professional lenses start at about £700.

A 50,000 naira laptop will definitely be extreemly slow handling processing with Adobe photoshop, so you may want to get a computer with about 3-4GB Ram.

Studio lights: you'll probably need at least 3
Memory cards: loads
light modifiers: different sizes of softboxes, umbrellas (if you want to go really creative: octaboxes, ring lights, strip lights etc).
light stands
tripods
reflectors and diffusers
backgrounds and background supports systems
tetrabytes of external backup drives
studio props: chris, stools, curtains etc
Since your working from home, you may want to buy an externl power supply (expensive), unless you can shoot entirely with speedlights.

just my tupence

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I am interested in starting a state-of -the art digital photography and video studio.I need a consultant to draw a good business proposal.
Thank you.
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Pls. How much can i get nikon d90 and d40 in nigeria?

ise82, will you be intrested in a Nikon D50? $350.00 PM me to discuss details.

I will really prefer d40 and d90 how can i get it in nigeria. Thanks for replying!!

where are you located in nigeria? how urgently do you need it. if shipping it you can get it next week thru a courrier company. if no rush, then i have someone coming to Lagos on the 26th of Dec, you can email (omerese@yahoo.ca) me with more specifics, as in extra accessories you may need but you will be looking at from $350-600 for D40 and $800-1400 for D90 depending on the lenses and accessories.

Please help guys , does it make sense for me to start a small photography business as a side business just to generate side income ? i am asking this because i wouldn't be able to have much time but yes i will be managing it with employed guys . any advice ?

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lakelake:

Please help guys , does it make sense for me to start a small photography business as a side business just to generate side income ? i am asking this because i wouldn't be able to have much time but yes i will be managing it with employed guys . any advice ?

would depend on a lot of things

What do you know how the business your self

Your location

the guys you are employing, are they trained or will they train (including photo software training)

Have you got a shop already or you want to attach it to a shop or from home

Will get a nice space and equipt it,  if possible will train the employees ,i can teach them Photoshop my self  else will employ someone that has knowledge in the field , afterall the cameras and lens will do most of the work , 

i dont know alot about the business thou .

Please, where can i get a Photographing shop were they sell photo equipment's on the island? Thanks

Please, where can i get a Photographing shop were they sell photo equipment's on the island? Thanks

You can visit Lagos island (if you dont mind).
The business name is Okey Japan . The shop is situated @ No. 75A, Aroloya Street. It is fairly a popular name over there.
Phone No.: 0802 315 9184, 0703 384 2292

Cheers.

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Well, just got myself a Nikkon D3000 to see what's out there in the world of photography. I do alot of web development and social media....kinda feel at ease with plenty things sha.....

Could offer a free web development training in exchange for some tips in photography. Let's call it an exchange program

udohzone: Well, just got myself a Nikkon D3000 to see what's out there in the world of photography. I do alot of web development and social media....kinda feel at ease with plenty things sha.....

Could offer a free web development training in exchange for some tips in photography. Let's call it an exchange program

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