How to become a photographer

Becoming a photographer can be an exciting and used for creative expression, but i can be an expensive hobby. the first step to becoming a serious photographer is to purchase a DSLR camera preferably a Nikon or Canon camera. Step two is to take a lot of pictures because the more pictures you will never improve as a photographer if you don't take a lot of pictures. Step three would be to always shoot in manual mode because you have total control with how the shot will turn out. step four will be to play around with shutter speed, ISO, and aperture because the more familiar you get with them, the better your shots will be. step five would be to take your camera everywhere you go because you never know what you will run into and without your camera, you cant take a shot.