Fashion photography by many may be considered as an expensive venture mainly because most photography equipment tends to cost a fortune. This post is dedicated to those who may want to take up fashion photography as a career but may be limited by funds to start out . this post provides and educates those who intend to take up fashion photography as a career with the necessary information to obtaining cheap camera bodies ,lenses and well as photography lighting equipment within their reach budget.
Camera bodies
Although a lot of people tend to consider getting a full frame camera body when starting out in fashion or portrait photography .it is not really compulsory as any entry level /semi-professional Dslr or mirrorless camera body of about 18 mp can be used in doing fashion or portrait photography. Example of such camera bodies include
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Used camera bodies usually go for about $ 300 and something dollars on Amazon or eBay.
Lenses
These usually go for about $ 95 for used lenses like 
Photography lighting
Although photography lighting like strobe may cost a lot ,it is advisable for photographers starting out to opt for 3rd party speedlights as this tend to be very affordable.
Speedlights like
Neewer TT560 flash speedlight goes for about $33.99 on Amazon
Trigger
This are used to remotely trigger speedlights without the need of speedlight being attached on the camera. Triggers like
Modifiers
Octagon softbox modifier are the ideal modifier an aspiring fashion or portrait photographer should get ,as they could be used for both indoor shoots as well as location shoots. Octagon soboxes like
5 in 1 reflector
A 5 in 1 reflector is one must have tool every fashion /portrait photographer should have. It could be use with natural light or lighting modifiers to shape light in photography. Reflectors like
Light stand
