Starting a photography business can be a rewarding, profitable (and sometimes scary) enterprise.
After having just gone through the process of starting a photography business, I'd like to share some tips that will help others avoid mistakes.
  1.
 Have a cash reserve on hand.
This is true for any business.
 Building up a customer base takes time.
 You likely will not make money overnight.
  2.
If you have the option start the business on a part time basis.
This will give you a chance to build up a customer base while you still have an income stream.
 It will however involve some long hours, so plan with your significant other how you will make the business work.
  3.
Start with an SLR camera.
It may be tempting to purchase a lessor model.
 This is one place you where you won't want to skimp pennies.
You are after all holding yourself out as an expert photographer.
  4.
 If after you have obtained an SLR camera and you have to decide whether to spend more money on the lens or on the camera, go with the lens.
 Quality lenses are the key to getting quality images.
  5.
Quickly become proficient with Adobe Photoshop and Light Room.
These two programs are essential to any photographers success.
 Adobe will fix images as you learn to take quality images.
Lightroom will greatly speed up the processing of your photographs.
  6.
Use Actions and Macros in Adobe Photoshop and Light Room.
This will give you the ability to quickly provide artistic touches to your photographs.
7.
Make sure you have a quality web page.
There are few products better suited to the web then portraits.
In what other industry can you actually experience the product without leaving your room.
A photography business is not for the faint of heart; but it's not impossible either.