Victor Shikoti Wamukota, a second year Moi University student is making a lot of money from photography.
The student who is pursuing a media course has been doing photography for two years now and as he says, the business has totally changed his life.
"When I began I was only doing it for fun. I used to take friends out for photo shoots but I never charged them. Back then I was only having fun with the camera," the 20-year-old photographer said.
Little did he know he was capturing the attention of many with his epic photography skills. With time, more people came to him for photo shoots, some even willing to pay despite the fact that he never charged.
"It is at that point that I realized I could actually make good money from this stuff. I mean I would get up to five people in a day who wanted photo shoots," he explained.
Realizing this, Wamukota later took a one month break and did a thorough research on photography and modelling. He had made up his mind to officially venture into commercial photography.
"All I wanted back then was to master all my camera settings. I had a Canon Rebel T5 and I would research on it every day so that I could know how to get the best photos," he said.
He began by charging Sh200 for five photos but with time, the clients increased and so did the price. The fact that his price was low and he produced good quality photos made him have a lot of customers, more than he had ever imagined.
On a good day back when he was in the first year, he would make up to Sh3,000.
When the year 2018 came knocking, he expanded his business to other campuses. He majored in outdoor photography and so did not need a physical studio.
"This year I decided to be more serious with the business. I nowadays tour around different universities while doing the shoots. In fact, I rarely do my shoots at Moi University," he said.
He now charges Sh500 for five photos. He, however, says competition is extremely high in this business and the only way to stay on top is by being the best.
"I do not have a specific figure but a rough approximation would put it at Sh40,000 per month on the minimum side," the photographer replied when asked how much he earns in a month.
According to the young man who once dreamt of being a radio presenter, he plans to open up photography studios across the top universities in the next five years.
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