A Career in Photography
A career as a photographer opens many different doors for you,
and gives you the options for a whole variety of different
photography careers. You can work in the world of journalism,
big business, science and art. You can decide to run your own
business or you can work for a salary.
Many people think of studio photography when they consider a
photography career, producing studio portraits and other similar
work. However, there are many more options that this. Journalism
is a great area of photographers, who can specialize in news
photography, or maybe sports photography. Some photographic
journalists specialize in magazine photography, recording
fashion and the lives of the famous. There is also a very
venerable tradition of news photographers who became war
correspondents, documenting war and other world crises through
the lens.
Photographers can also work in business, documenting processes
and events that concern large corporations or working with the
publicity and media departments. You can have a photography
career as a science photographer, recording visually the effects
of research and development, or you can do similar work
specialising in medicine. The career options are wide for a
professional photographer, making this a popular career.
If you want to be a photographer, you will need to go through an
education in order to acquire the skills and knowledge you need
to do the job properly. However, you will also need other
personal qualities to be a good photographer, including:-
-Artistic ability in order to be able to see the photo
opportunities around you.
-An eye for composition, allowing you to create a picture with
the right elements in the right place to send the message you
wish.
-Attention to detail - it is often the details of a picture that
can make it or break it.
-Patience - sometimes you will have to wait for hours, days or
even weeks for the right images to arrive.
-Practical abilities to be able to "finish" a photograph using
development or digital techniques.
-An ability to be able to read the market for the style and type
of photographs that are acceptable and in demand.
For many people, being a photographer is not just a career, it
is also a way of looking at the world, and in order to be able
to do this well, you need to develop the right traits.