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What type of careers are out there dealing with photography?
Asked by jrnywebdesign
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.
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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.
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you could become a wedding photographer, or start your own family photography business tons of people want photos of their families, weddings, birthdays etc.
Answered by jacky
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It is almost always with mass media. Here is a link for you to check out.
http://www.bsu.edu/journalism/photojournalism/
Peace and blessings!
Answered by Abel
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You could photgragh weddings, animals, birthday parties, lots of stuff. You could also start your own buisness, or join a larger phtograping company.
Answered by Justine
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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
Answered by Bea
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-wedding photography
-family photography
-studio photography (portraits)
-fashion photography (modeling)
-media photography (newspaper, magazine)
-botique photography (pictures to sell in botiques or coffee shops, etc.)
Hope I helped!
Answered by kay?
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I would get in with a web designer, they are always looking for some one to take and edit pictures to put on their web pages.other than that put up some flyers and businss cards saying your in buesiness to do photography.i know how you feel. im a web designer and its hard to get your nme out there.I also do a little photography on the side, and I have the skills to edit them.
Answered by gurt
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well if you havent gone 2 college go 2 metro in Omaha Nebraska because if yuo go there for photography its the same as going to college in a diffrent place for 4 years. And then go to hassel and funk or Arnold clark or something like that they might be hiering
Answered by little miss hot chick!
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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
Answered by Wendy C
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You can get a degree in photojournalism, it will require you to take regular journalism courses as well.
A lot of photojournalism majors are also taking multi media courses and learning about that.
You can work at a newspaper - the hours are crazy, long and you don't get paid very well unless you play your cards right.
However you also get taken to circumstances and places beyond your imagination, too.
Answered by thewriter
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photos of nature ,birds photo journal
Answered by kalifa
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You can be a photographer that does portraits or nature pictures. People pay alot of money for those.
Answered by Prufrock
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If you're really, REALLY into photography, and you'd like to travel with your job, you should see if you could get a job at National Geographic.
Answered by American
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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
Answered by Richard T
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pinup modeling is getting big now. so is pet photography. good luck!
Answered by C Deezy
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Weddings
Commercial photography for print adds
News (war zones and local)
Aerial photographs are cool/unique
Answered by Pretsler
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http://search.yahoo.com/search?search=careers+in+photography&ei=UTF-8&fr=ks-ques&ico-yahoo-search-value=http%3A%2F%2Frds.yahoo.com%2F_ylt%3DAqXOgC.7asMltEPnTGHG.a.i.Bd.%2FSIG%3D11i4u8oj3%2FEXP%3D1182642776%2F*-http%253A%2F%2Fsearch.yahoo.com%2Fsearch&ico-wikipedia-search-value=http%3A%2F%2Frds.yahoo.com%2F_ylt%3DAn7grhmVTPYL3LzFugeYV3ui.Bd.%2FSIG%3D121qji60k%2FEXP%3D1182642776%2F*-http%253A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FSpecial%253aSearch&p=careers+in+photography
http://www.adigitaldreamer.com/articles/photography-careers.htm
and the list goes on!
I love photography as well, wish you all the best in your search!
Answered by Dawn J
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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.
Answered by PRS Fan
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Childrens photography, ppl will pay big money for pictures of their kids, i know because im a child photographer.
Answered by sexygrl
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I would have to recommend owning and leasing photo development products that make you money while giving free development services and supplies. Make money and get famous for free.
Answered by Jeff R
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Thank you for asking this question. I too will be looking ideas in the near future. The reason I answered this question is so I can save it, and maybe find some good options for myself here! *sm*
Answered by LadyZania
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personally...if you have to take photies all day long, its got to be chicks, in semi pron shots
Answered by shaun
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SI Swimsuit Edition
Answered by Daff
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My advice? try any photojournalism there is and also see wat is ur real careers. When its all say and don, then u realize " hey I want this because it really good job".
Answered by G-Town
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apprasing
Answered by Robert E
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photographer??? dumb-ass
Answered by semperfi5050
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its taking photos and doing journals.
Answered by weirdo123h
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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!
Answered by John K
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photographer???
see http://www.1aks.com/ .
Answered by Papi
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there's so much bright carrier out there for photography.. a studio photography.. try to check out at www.deviantart.com or www.howstuffworks.com.. im just a junior photographer that dealing with my work as graphic designer.. snap pictures and attach with project..
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