What type of careers are out there dealing with photography?

Question

I know about freelance work and wedding photography as well as industry and commercial photography but I don't know anything about photojournalism and how it all works so I need help with what careers are out there.

Answer 1

Journalism, artist, forensics, portrait photography, war correspondent photographer, microbiology, clinical pharmacology, freelance photographer, and on and on . . .check with the journalism school you are interested in. Walter Cronkite graduated from University of Missouri at Columbia, for example. I think it would be very hard to write 'how it all works' unless I was one. Hope this helps some.

Answer 2

Careers Involving Photography

Answer 3

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Answer 4

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 5

ooohh better not be mean then, I'm scared now - NOT. If you take photos like people post on Tumblr - you won't have a career in photography. What you are talking about is what I like to call teen-photograpy - for and by teenagers and interesting only to other teenagers. People who run photography businesses don't generally get to pick and choose what they photograph. It's their clients, or the people who buy their photographs that do that. After all, if no one wants to buy them, the you won't have a photography career/business. There are many genres of photography: photojournalism, wildlife, landscape, portrait, wedding, fashion, etc, etc.

Answer 6

Technical or product photography or product modeling. It's easy to prepare a portfolio - your fridge or pantry is full of products.

Technical writers who can provide their own photos are always in demand.

Architectural photography is easier now with photoshop to adjust perspective, and engineering progress photos of client presentations.

Scientific photography requires a knowledge of the science being studied, but the results could be cool. High speed or astronomical photography is an aspect of this.

Glamour shots - todays' ordinary person would like to be a 'celebrity' or Playmate of the Month for their partner. This sometimes gets dodgy. Also golfers, bikers, custom car owners, soccer teams, auto dealers like pix of them and their hobby/business.

Lots of possibilities.

Answer 7

Hi I found this on Wikipedia and thought you might be interested:

Commercial photography:

Advertising photography: photographs made to illustrate and usually sell a service or product. These images are generally done with an advertising agency, design firm or with an in-house corporate design team.
Fashion and glamour photography: This type of photography usually incorporates models. Fashion photography emphasizes the clothes or product, glamour emphasizes the model. Glamour photography is popular in advertising and in men's magazines. Models in glamour photography may be nude, but this is not always the case.
Still life photography usually depicts inanimate subject matter, typically commonplace objects which may be either natural or man-made.
Editorial photography: photographs made to illustrate a story or idea within the context of a magazine. These are usually assigned by the magazine.
Photojournalism: this can be considered a subset of editorial photography. Photographs made in this context are accepted as a documentation of a news story.
Portrait and wedding photography: photographs made and sold directly to the end user of the images.
Fine art photography: photographs made to fulfill a vision, and reproduced to be sold directly to the customer.
Landscape photography: photographs of different locations made to be sold to tourists as postcards

Answer 8

Academy of Art university is a great accredited school in San Francisco that offers photography degrees, including Documentary. They also offer the degrees online,and the classes are awesome.

I have "volunteered" my service to our small town paper so that I can call myself a photojournalist to join some of the associations. And I've learned alot from the work and the associations.

It helps if you can write too, so take some writing classes. These days, many editors prefer photos with captions or small bylines accompanying the photos.

Good Luck

Answer 9

I would recommend attending photojournalism courses at a college or technical school first. While not impossible, it is difficult to get into the photojournalism market without a decent deal of experience.

Additionally, I would start building a portfolio. If you're looking to work for a newspaper or magazine, include sports photos, "grip and grins"...this is awards or presentations, disasters/accidents, and special interest. (these are just few ideas) The key is to research your prospective employer(s), see what they are looking for or have used in the past.

Good Luck!

Answer 10

Weddings
Commercial photography for print adds
News (war zones and local)
Aerial photographs are cool/unique