(repost in reply to advice) Thanks, sorry for the late reply, I finished the course, insane value I have to say, thank you for all the advice, I set up a LinkedIn and plan to update it as soon as possible, I plan to try and secure work at the church I volunteer at, (kingsgate community church Peterborough) you should check it out, they have a big media team and often hold events, I think this is a good place to start with my portfolio, I want to ask another question this time specifically about business events, and weddings, obviously never having worked, I have very limited connections to anyone who might be holding businesses events, and with weddings, nobody I know closely is at the age where they would need a wedding photographer, what are the ways I can reach out to these people and secure clients even for free work initially Also, you recommend having a profile picture of yourself on LinkedIn, however I've found in a lot of things I do my age becomes a consideration for serious customers, would you still recommend having my face as my profile picture considering it may be a deterrent to people looking for my service, if not, what would you recommend instead

Hi, my name is Arnel Acquaye, I'm 16 living in the UK, I want to make a living for myself and want to make money on my own terms, the thought of a 9-5 has never appealed to me, my parents were immigrants from west Africa so I want to make a change in my family, im trying to get started making money through photography and videography, but I don't know how to generate my first leads and get my first client wether free or payed work, what would be the method you recommend and how would you go about it at my age as I find that is often a problem.