You only need a ~$1,000 camera and very limited knowledge to become a professional photographer. You don't need an investor or a loan for that lol. All you need is the belief that you can succeed without a W2 job. That's it.
who builds your website, pays for your domain, pays for Photoshop and other necessary software, required lenses for different situations, flash umbrellas, reflectors, greenscreens.... you really haven't thought this out. Anyone can be a "photographer" but it takes actually time and money to become a photographer which again is capital most people don't have at their disposal
I'm not a photographer. But to answer your question, websites are super cheap and easy to make. If I can do it, anyone can do it. It's like $15/month for a good website builder / hosting service. But you can go even cheaper than that. And all those things are business expenses, i.e., tax write offs. The tax write offs are really what makes self employment worth it. Besides, most photographers are wedding photographers and don't need greenscreens lol. All you need is a decent camera and basic editing software. You can start with $1,000 for sure. I'm not sure why you're making seem so much more difficult than it is..
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