Is graphic design a good stepping stone into photography or DVP?

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I am a graphic designer. My specialty (as of right now) is mainly desktop publishing with a little bit of web design. I am proficient with the Adobe Suite and Dreamweaver; I have one year of experience in print production, three years of freelance experience, and a bachelor's degree. Though I like to design, I hate being stuck behind a desk all day long.

I am considering getting into still photography and digital video production. It seems like it would be artistic, as well as mobile. I think being a traveling photographer or camera operator for National Geographic would be awesome!

My questions are as follows:

1.How do you get into something like that?

2.Would my skills as a graphic designer be transferrable into that field?

3.What kind of equipment would be good to start with? (Currently I own a Nikon D-50 camera)


Any feedback and advice would be much appreciated.

Thank you.
 
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