what types of careers are there for photography?

Question

i would like to be some sort of photographer.
what kinds of jobs are there? how much does each one pay?
what colleges will prepare me for a career in photography?

any info related to my questions would be very appreciated.

Answer 1

Photography is not an easy area to break into. Not everyone with a "large" camera is a photographer, or knows what he/she is doing. Digital technology has made it easier fr everyone to think they're "photographers." But photography is a vocation where knowledge, experience, skills and talents are all advantages over the next person. Yes, there are universities that cater to photography and there are non-academic programs and a very good correspondence course, too. You can start by taking a beginner's course at a local college through the Adult & Continuing Department, or at a local "Y" or similar institution. The competition is fierce in any area that you try to find your niche.

The areas are as vast as there are opinions in this world. There are photographers in the news (photojournalists) and there are those that specialize in social events such as wedding photographers, Christening, Bar Mitzvah, Birthdays, portraits for special occasions such as graduations, anniversaries, etc., and there child photographers, pet photographers, equestrian photographers, underwater photographers, landscape photographers, seascape photographers, cityscape photographers, architentural photographers, flower photographers, landscape photographers, nature photographers, glamor photogaphers, forensics photographers, wildlife photographers (some specialize in wild cats, some in birds, some in reptiles, some specialize in snakes, frogs, lizards, some in mammals, some in apes, insects, etc). The areas for specializations are limitless! But all boil down to knowledge and experience in the area of choice, knowledge and experience in photoraphy and the gear used, one's acquired skills and one's innate talents for the aethetics involved, and the knowledge and experience of the medium one chooses (camera format, digital or film, type of film, type of camera, lenses, filters, lighting whether natural or artificial), etc.

The bottom line is that you need to know what you enjoy about phtography, what you can learnn (or how much you can learn), your experience with photography and the chosen area and this takes a lot of time... sometimes many years... your skills come into play as well as your natural skills that will showcase your own individual style. How well do you communicate and speak and write will have a bearing on how you go about promoting yourself... You may or may not want to have an agent and a manager or maybe not... you may want to work independently (freelance) or you may want to work for an agency or company....

Then, you may not want to be out in the field, you may want to work in a studio or indoors with props or outdoors with no props but you will need to know about natural lighting and artificial lighting, reflectors for fill-in lighting....

You may not want to work behind the camera but in post rproduction work, correcting highlighting, color correction, etc., with computers, or in lighting, or in sales, or in stage work, studio work.... oh, don't get me started again!

WHAT are your interests? Give me a hint and perhaps I can give you better direction.

Answer 2

Types Of Photography Careers

Answer 3

There are as many careers in photography as in any other profession. Being a photographer means that you can handle a camera and make some outstanding photographs. That's the only REAL answer to your question, however, like in anything else, there are various branches or specialties. When I was a pro, I taught classes, shot large groups (very difficult to do), did portraiture, model portfolios, nudes, low light and high impact, photojournalism, fine art, studio work, location work and down right dirty work. I got top dollar and loved every moment of it. After a while, in the business, it lost it's magic. It's fun factor was gone and I hung it out to dry. Now, I only shoot stuff that I want to shoot and get the big bucks or just don't do it. Hopefully I answered your question a little differently than the others and gave you more of an insight as to what you can expect. If you are good at it, and love it, do it. Rick

Answer 4

You dont have to go to college to be a photographer, you just have to know the craft.
There is a book titled "Photographer's market". It can be found at www.amazon.com
There's tons of CAREERS for photography. You have fashion photographers, artistic, photo journalism, real estate photography and so on.
Pay ranges from a $1.00 to $100,000 or more depending on the buyer.
And if you are into artisitic photography, you might try getting your work published at www.aperture.org They dont pay, but you get income from having your work put on in exhibits etc

Answer 5

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By the end of this course you will have developed an instinctive skill-for-life that will enable you to capture truly stunning photos that not only amaze your friends and family... but could also open the doors to a brand new career.

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what types of careers are there for photography?
i would like to be some sort of photographer.
what kinds of jobs are there? how much does each one pay?
what colleges will prepare me for a career in photography?

any info related to my questions would be very appreciated.

Answer 7

Sport photography; commercial photographer; medical photographer; portrait photography; industrial photography; pet photography; news and events photography; legal photography; art photography; landscape photography; etc. every one has specialty, but it require a good knowledge of the subject you are about to enter, and when you do, be the best.

Answer 8

sports photographer, Go to your local library sometimes the internet is not the place to find all the answers!!

Answer 9

photo journalist,