What different types of jobs are out there for photographers?
2006-07-14 04:45:14 · 4 answers · asked by Kaitey 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Photography
The list above is a good guide with added items from others. How you can make career from it it is tricky part.
You can take your camera move around and take pictures then send to various agents, magazine, newspapers or even websites, work as a freelancer.
You can build your own studio to take fashion, children, portrait or commercial shots
You can get hired by advertising firm, in magazine and just do the job firm needed.
You can steal moments of journalism and send them to various newspapers or selected one, or to some journalist you already know and get your pictures listed through that journalist friend. A start to get noticed.
Today, a freelance photographer can work almost like full time to make a good earning through various websites as well. Get your works listed, keep sale your pictures, let the money roll in.
If you happen to discover good techniques, you can work out to write a book as well, or perhaps an ebook.
You see there is a big career out there, depends on you what is your nature and how active you would be and how much can you understand the field you are into.
You can even start by joining one of so many web designing houses and/or small advertising firms, do shots for them on contract bases and move on with time.
2006-07-14 13:42:18 · answer #1 · answered by Munir Rahool 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Portrait Photographers
Wedding Photographers
Newspaper Photographers
Sports Photographers
Event Photographers
Fasion Photographers
Model Photographers
Pet Photographers
Children / Family Photographers
Senior Photographers
Commercial Photographers
Architectural Photographers
The list is actually endless. Anything you can do to make money with your camera can be a job.
2006-07-14 05:18:59 · answer #2 · answered by Ipshwitz 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To that list, i'd like to add
-forensic photographer (i've thought about it for a while)
-scientific photographer (where you use microspcopes in a lab, but it also takes knowledge of chemistry and stuff like that)
2006-07-14 08:09:33 · answer #3 · answered by No se 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Like Ipshwitz says....lots of jobs/opportunities, but VERY competitive...so start shootin!!!!
2006-07-14 05:27:58 · answer #4 · answered by K B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋