Assisting other photographers was the best learning experience for me and I recommend choosing a photographer who does the same kind of work you wish to do in the future. I thought I knew a lot before I started, but I soon realized that was not the case. By assisting you get to know how the whole business works, all the equipment, and so much more.

After assisting there could be a gap before you actually make money on what you do, it's about so many things and I don't think there is a right or a wrong way to get into the industry. It's about contacts, you as a person, your pictures, your style, where you live, what you want to do, your attitude, what you did before and so on.