Digital photography
Indie film making
Music production
Photoshop
Lightroom
Premiere
Sony Vegas
FL Studio

Would this all be considered "Digital Media"?

Yes it is! I use all those programs and I’m a Digital Art/Graphics Art/Film producer major… and yeah those are part of Digital Media.

"It can refer to the technical aspect of storage and transmission (e.g. hard disk drives or computer networking) of information or to the "end product", such as digital video, augmented reality or digital art."

The business, by 2 early 20’s women, is a photography studio. We specialize in digital photography, providing services for both professional portraits (family, children etc), commercial, and most importantly, custom artistic phtographs, from glamour, fantasy, couples etc. We want to represent ourselves as trendy, creative, original, glamourous, sexy, professional. These are the names we are deciding on:

Vanity Photography & Design
Urban Design & Photography
Urban Tones Photography & Design
Urban Vision Photography & Design
Urban Lens Photography & Design
Pixel Vision Design & Photography
Digital Canvas Photography & Design
Raspberry Photography & Design

Which of these sounds like the one you would click on first in a google search? Which conveys best what we do, our originality, our services? Do you have other suggestions?

thank you for your time!
im not trying to increase traffic to my site, its not meant to make money. its to advertise my services, and attract actual clients.

Also, "Vanité" is usually more associated with bathroom vanities in French, so it doesnt quite translate well into vanity as in self-obsession in one’s beauty.

in the local professional photography business, most are called "John Smith Photography". So anything that isn’t a person’s name is "creative".Although our specialty is glamour/fantasy, the big bucks will always come from simple family/chidren portraits, so it can’t be too different and scare away those clients either. It needs the right balance.

None of these names are particularly trendy or creative. And to me, urban means more of a landscape/place type photographer – one who shoots cityscapes and buildings, not glamor shots and people. The closest to your business theme is Vanity, but that might turn people off. How about using the word in French – i.e. Vanite

Okay, so I thought I wanted to be a photojournalist…but turns out that there’s actually not much writing to it (well thats what I’ve heard atleast) Is that correct?
If yes, then what career would let me do writing more + photography?

Writting is not properly a university degree; you can choose phylology or literature. Writting skill develops while writting, same as photography one; you also can study photography. I think both marry well; some photojournalists write stories with their photographs; Walker Evans liked writting, but finally was a reknowned photographer, Lewis Carrol photographed and wrote Alice in Wanderland

After doing several courses anyone interested in the field would be really great on it. But by only doing photography, can any one make a good life? If so where in the world will be the best place to go for photography careers??

You can make a decent living with photography. Like starting any business there will be a few tough years while you build up a reputation and clients. After that you should be ok.

Hey Guys, Thankie you a lot for clicking on my question :]
First of all if you only have rude comments to make don’t say them at all it’s my life and I will choose what I want to do with it. Of course, CAREER WISE! lol so please understand that this is my choice not yours and simply answer the question don’t go all smart on me, telling me this is not a good career or why am I even thinking of this at age 13. I am sure about it :] Thankies!
So here is what is happening, I am 13 years old and I have my career picked out I am choosing photography, And I want to be experienced now at this age so when I am older and can actually have the education I need in photography to be/or almost be an expert in photography! I just bought the book "Digital Portrait Photography" by Steve Sint and I absolutely love it! I also already picked out my camera but I am not sure check it out tell me if it’s good recommend others if you’d like http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stor鈥?
My house has 4 bedrooms and three living rooms but they are all in use is there a way where I can still have my photography studio?? ( I cant make another room I don’t own the house I rent)
So how can I build my photography studio at home?
How do I make it look nice and professional for customers?
What do I need for my studio to be complete? (as in equipment)
How do I stay organized with all of this? (Money,Customers,Appointment, etc.,etc.,etc.)
What are good prices for portraits?
What makes a photographer more money Landscape photography or Portrait photography?
If you sticked with me for the entire time thanks so much I really appreciate it, please take your time to answer my question bellow.
Thankies,Vanessa<3

I never got past line 5.

Not a good way to ask people for anything and certainly not a question that I am inclined to help you on.

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The one thing I haven’t seen in "professional" photography in a while is a working knowledge of exposure, art, or any influences that are not on Flickr. There are more megapixels than new ideas these days.

@Tim, yes and thank you.

I’m going to school now for photography and I was wondering if there is any point in going after a photography career. I want to know if it would be a good money job and also keep money coming in, or if I should just give it up and go after another type of career.

If your good and can afford your own studio and equipment with advertising you can make a
living.Or work for a newes paper as a reporter.photographer. and i am, sure you will shoot a lot
of ladies in fashion and underwear if you haven’t all ready.don’t forget a model release.if it worries
you work at something full time and shoot weddings and what ever as a free lance.

I’m currently in the process of starting my own digital photography business and I’m looking for a laptop that can accommodate everything I will need which is most likely Photoshop CS4, a few other programs and of course I need something that will be able to store a good amount of pictures and things.

I’m really trying not to go over a budget of about $1200 so I was thinking about the Studio XPS 16 by Dell. Let me know what you think about that one and definitely suggestions on Hard drive size and memory and whatever else, all suggestions are well appreciated.

Almost all photographers I know around here all have Macs. I don’t what it is about macs but it seems like it’s just so easy to organize all your photographs and just looks like a great laptop for it. I suggest maybe checking out Macs and see how you like them.

I defiantly would prefer getting SLR; however as a beginner and obviously someone that has not accomplished this goal yet, I don’t know what would be the best buy for what I’m trying to do. My goal is to basically travel around, take nature & portrait photography and sell to whoever I can. My question is: will SLR slow me down if I’m going to do a lot of hiking and moving around? Also, would I need to set up my tripod every shot? On the business of things, are people still interested in buying film? I figured because more people are using digital some may have certain prerequisites?

Please enlighten me on the matter!

And if you want to be really helpful, help me figure out what body camera I should get [:

I have no idea how this photography business works (as you clearly see)

I guess you have never hiked with a camera before.

I carry a dSLR with battery grip, a super wide angle lens, a macro lens and a 24-85 mm lens when I hike. I carry at least seven memory cards, one in the camera and a sixpak in a holder. I also carry one battery charger I use to charge the batteries when at the motel before the next days hiking adventure.

Basically you will want to learn how to use your camera before taking it on a hike or any traveling adventure.

It will take you a minimum of a few weeks sitting with your camera in your lap and the user manual in hand to learn how to use the camera without fumbling all over the place trying to use it, so buy it in plenty of time before you intend to use it

At this time, the most purchased dSLR cameras are the Nikon D5100 and Canon 600D. Both cost under $1,000 and have all the features a proficient photographer will require,.

I have this big urge to buy a film & digital camera-do a couple of photoshoots with some people i know & start advertising to do some small shoots or take some pics at a party of some sorts. I dont plan on it being super huge but just something to get me started. Any suggestions or advice?

Yes you can start a business with little equipment. Come up with a name for your business or maybe use your own name. Get a business license, cost is about $20. Take pictures of family and friends, pets, places, etc. Create a business facebook page and start posting your pictures and then as you start to grow and improve you can create a business website.