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Tel lusal i t t l ea bouty ourphot ogr a phybus i nes s . Howy ous t a r t edwher ey ouwa ntt o t a k ei ti nf ut ur e? St a r t i ngmyownphot ogr a phybus i nes sha sbeenadr ea m ofmi nef orawhi l e. Fora c oupl eofy ea r snowIha v es a i d' oneda yIwi l lbeapr of es s i ona lphot ogr a pher ' , butI a m nots ur eIev err ea l l ybel i ev edIwoul dbe. Fa c ebookha sbeenav a l ua bl et oolov ert hel a s tc oupl eofy ea r s . Iha v es ha r edma ny phot osonmyper s ona lpa gea ndha v eha dnumer ouspeopl es a yt ha tIs houl ddo phot ogr a phyf oral i v i ng. Onef r i enda s k edmel a s ty ea ri fIwoul dt a k es ome ma t er ni t yphot osf orherda ught er . Shewa ss oi mpr es s edwi t ht hei ma gest ha ts he enc our a gedmet os t a r tabus i nes s , buta tt ha ts t a geIwa s n' tr ea dy . Ov ert henext c oupl eofmont hsIt ooks omec hr i s t ma sphot osf orhera nda l s of oraf ewf a mi l y member sa ndt heywer ea l lr ea l l yi mpr es s eda ndenc our a gedmeonc ea ga i nt os t a r t abus i nes sa ndIt houghtwel lwhynot !

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