I got my first pro setup when I was 12. Studied hard, daily, for 3 years then started working for a newspaper at 15 (dad had to drive me everywhere LOL) then moved on to stock photography at 16 .. then events portraiture, restoration, custom lab work and so on.
I think the main thing to point out is that I didn't buy a camera and then 6 months later start trying to sell myself as a professional photographer. Too many people jump the gun before they are ready and all it does is give them a bad reputation as just another hobbyist that they have to work hard to get rid of.
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