As a lefty in a right handed world , I just learned how to shoot right handed <| sep |> Never assume you know enough , you ' re already setting yourself back . Help out upper classmen with their projects , or take a PA job with a local commercial house and pay attention to EVERYTHING , not just the camera guy . You ' re going to crash and burn if you try to jump into paid DP work without any real onset experience . From a technical point , it sounds like you need to shoot some commercial work . Make some commercials for some products lying around your house . Use what you have and make it look the best you can . And watch commercials . Study commercials . For lighting , for content , where are the logos ? The products ? The shot sequencing . You ' re more likely to shoot a local Car Dealership commercial before you get anywhere near a professional narrative , so think about how to make it better than the current Larry ' s Chevrolet commercial running on your TV .