As someone who essentially refuses to spend money (especially in my business) on superfluous items, choosing equipment with a higher price tag or replacing cheaper equipment with a higher-cost option doesn’t come easily. My Studio has been built with having the bare minimum that gets the job done in mind, but I have found that certain things were worth splurging on…

In this article, I offer up advice for anyone who wants to get into photography a bit more seriously, is thinking about investing in their first DSLR (aka, a real camera!), and isn’t quite sure where to start, what they need, or how to generally approach taking up photography as a hobby.