Can you become a professional photographer with a nikon d3200?

I want to get into photography and maybe try going into that field if i like it. Is it ok to start out with a d3200? Maybe create a portfolio with pictures taken with a d3200. Would i need a better camera? This is just a what if.

A professional photographer is simply someone who gets paid for their photographs. They can use any type of camera they want, as long as they get paid for it. It doesn't even have to be a DSLR, could be a 35mm SLR, an instant camera, a medium or large format film camera. The camera is only a tool.

Yes it's possible to get paid for photos taken with any DSLR, including an entry level DSLR. However, professional photographers tend to go for a pro grade camera - these are better built, last longer, and are more robust, and can take a bit more abuse that a pro will put them through. Image quality wise there's no reason you could not sell images taken by an entry level DSLR. Some pro photographers own entry level cameras as back up cameras.

Now all you have to do is learn how to take photos that people will want to buy!

I guess you could start out using a D3200, but you will be lacking some very important tools.

* The skills necessary to actually be a professional photographer
* At least two camera bodies and from four to six lenses that are needed to supply the services you intend to supply to your clients.
* A few years experience working with a successful photographer learning how to run a business.

Before you start ANY business, you need to have all the necessary skills to provide your services, both technically and creatively (in the case of photography). You also need a business and marketing plan as well as have a really good idea of what it costs to run a business.

Just buying a camera does NOT make you a photographer, especially not a professional photographer.

Take a look at the link below to see what you need to do to just set up a photography business and what it takes just to run one before you make a single dime for your own pocket.

Yes.

It's not just the camera. It's what you can do with your camera.

Absolutely. Keep this in mind: All of the current pros out there started off with film as digital is still too young of a medium. All current DSLRs are technically superior to any film SLR. So you can most definitely become a pro by starting off with a D3200.

Realize that going pro takes years and years of study and practice. By the time you're half-way to becoming a pro, you will have sold off your current gear for another DSLR that best meets your future needs. We've all done it this way. Start off with a basic camera and upgrade as we refine our craft and thereby increase our understanding of what exactly we need to capture our vision. It'll come with time. In the mean time, get the D3200 and take photos knowing that it's not what you've got, but what you do with it that matters.

Anyone with the knowledge and experience plus personal skills and talents can take just about any camera and take an award-winning photo… The camera is only the tool and it's the person holding the camera that takes the photo. The D3200 has all the functions to allow anyone to take any kind of photo (good or bad, depending on the skills and talents of the person). An experienced, knowledgeable fotog will make the best of what he/she has and take the photo, using his/her knowledge and experiences and taking into account the camera's limitations and capabilities. Can a person become a professional photographer using a Nikon D3200? Of course! What makes a person a professional fotog is his/her abilities, talents, skills, knowledge and experiences to take photos people will want to pay for; it has little to do with the camera the fotog uses.