[AdamZx3]

...I'll be browsing through stock photography or buying myself a rebel xt on boxing day haha. I've actually taken a photography class and I'm not half bad at it but I cant do much with a point and shoot 4mp powershot...

Not only will having your own camera (and training) help you get images for yourself, you will also be able to retouch better. Knowing what went wrong when the photographer went snap will only help you, not to mention know more about the photography side of things rather than post production.

Just be careful, you buy a body one day and before you know it, you have thousands of dollars in len's, flash units and other equipment

[Mike]

Originally Posted by Enkay

Thanks alot for the input everyone. I'll be browsing through stock photography or buying myself a rebel xt on boxing day haha. I've actually taken a photography class and I'm not half bad at it but I cant do much with a point and shoot 4mp powershot...

The replies of Mike and Sandr35 show me that some people are in fact harder sells than other but that's the reality of the work we're doing. If I ever find the ultimate way to sell my services I'll be sure to write a book about it!

You may make more from the book sales than anything else

[iceblue1980]

What a wonderful thread! I too thinking of getting more serious now, concidering retouching.