Top 5 Digital Cameras To Kick Off Your Photography Business and Career

Photography is considered to be one of the glamorous careers known to man or woman: if you reach the height of your profession you might betaking shots pf fast cars around the streets of Montecarlo, supermodels in Rome, or the winning goal in the World Cup Final.

But, only the lucky few will reach these heady heights, and if you want to make it as a commercial photographer you’ll need to lower your sights a lot and focus in on the less creative and more mundane, but still lucrative areas. So, what areas can you make good money as a photographer.

I looked at a recent discussion on Quora between successful commercial photographers and found some interesting insights. Wedding Photography was considered to be one of the must lucrative and accessible areas, however you require excellent social skills, good personal presentation and a sense of intuition to work in this field. Another area that was considered to be extremely lucrative was product photography, but you’ll need excellent connections and world-class lighting skills to work in this field to make the products shine.

Once again this won’t be exciting, you’ll most likely be taking pictures of hard-drives and other mundane items like that. School Portrait photography was also highlighted as a lucrative area where there was a lot of work available, along with events.

But, more so than in any other industry, if you want to make a commercial career in photography you’ll need to be an excellent networker, because let’s face it, most photography gigs are not advertised, they go via word-of-mouth. So, if you think you are a masterful networker, an excellent sales person and a good photographer and lighting technician you might want to embark on a career in photography. Here are the top 5 digital cameras to kick off your photography business and career and why.

1.Nikon D7100 Digital SLR Camera Body

This has 4.7 out 5 stars on Amazon based on 192 reviews, many of which seem to be from professional photographers and so you can be sure that this is a good camera with which to launch your business. This camera is thought to be especially good for portrait photography. This camera retails at around ££600 on Amazon.

2.Nikon D3300 Digital SLR Camera

This has 4.7 out of 5 star on Amazon, coming from 151 customer reviews and so promises to be a top quality product. It currently retails at around £30, making it excellent value for money too. Tom’s Guide give this an 8 out of 10 too, making this their best value camera for under £400.

3. Canon EOS 70D Camera – Black (20.2 MP)

This one has only 16 customer reviews on Amazon but does have a combined 5 out of 5 star review. Of course you’ll need to pay a little more for this perfection, with it currently retailing at around £900 in the UK. Tom’s Guide give this a 9 out of 10 too, making this their best value camera for under £900.

4. Pentax K-50 DSLR Camera with DAL 50-200M

This is another top rated camera, getting 5 out of 5 stars of Amazon after 61 reviews. It’s currently retailing at around £500. Other redeeming features are its weather-proof design, making it perfect for use in the great outdoors.

5.Sony Alpha A58. This camera retails at around £400 new and at about £250 second hand. It has 66 customer reviews, giving a 4.5 out of 5 star rating so a great camera. This isn’t technically a DSLR as it doesn’t use a tradiional DSLR mirror, but rather it uses Translucent Mirror Technology to achieve the same result. It has also made it onto Gizmag.com’s top beginner DSLR cameras.