What Does It Take to Be a Professional Photographer? | Career Crush

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What Does It Take to Be a Professional Photographer? | Career Crush

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24 Jun 2021

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What does it take to become a professional photographer?

Raven B. Varona shares her journey from taking concert photos as a side gig to quitting her job and pursuing photography full time. She chats with Ascend editor Kelsey Alpaio about gaining traction in the industry, how she charges for her work, and how she cultivated an audience of 158k Instagram followers.

00:00 I Want to be a Photographer

00:49 Meet Raven B. Varona…