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photography: Any tips on breaking into this field or selling photography online?

So I'm 17 and I am really interested in photography. To see some of my photographs go to http://www.flickr.com/photos/janemaxi/
Anyway, I'm also really interested in horses, and i've been working on my editing skills and horse photography and i was thinking it would be really awesome to do something with photography and horse shows...sort of like a part time job type of thing. I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions on how to get involved in something like this.
Also, I was wondering if anyone knew of any sites that were free where you can create a web page to sell your photography online. I was also thinking about setting up a site like that to see if anyone would want some of my photography, or if i did get into the horse show pictures, if anyone would want to buy those after their classes or whatever.
Does anyone have any tips or suggestions?

The best way to get your photographs noticed is that when you're new (or even if you have a lot of experience) is start up a blog just for your photography.

Also, get a camera with manual controls, control is the key to great images. Without control you won't be able to get the same quality of pics. With control you can do things like motion blur, night shots, determine depth and focus etc.

A few more hints on camera shopping: metal frames are much better than plastic--they're much more durable. Plus, you'll want a camera with interchangeable lenses.

Even if you have only the one lens now, as you become more serious, you'll want to buy more. Most plastic-framed cameras do not support interchangeable lenses.

Also, what you could do is read the most you can about it, books, websites, blogs... There's plenty of good information out there.

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