• When you take photos for advertisements and posters for movies.
• When you take photos during filming of movies and TV shows.

BiB – obviously can’t read very well.

First is basically a commercial/advertising photographer
Second is the stills snapper.

I live in the Elgin, IL area and really want to break into photography and start my own business. Im looking for a program to learn digital photography at a school no online but the only thing I can find is a Bachelors which is 3-4 years or noncredit classes which are pointless… Anyone know of anywhere or have any ideas other than Harrington College of Design???

The College of Dupage in Glen Ellyn has an excellent photography department. One of the instructors lives in Elgin, so the drive can’t be too bad.

I want a free download version where you can desighn your digital pictures ! for example i wanna have different colors surrounding the pictures, words on them ect ect.

try gimp

I have a huge interest in photography although i am thinking about other careers then just a self-employed photographer. I have been asking some people about careers that photography is heavily used, things that have been suggested were working in a magazine as a permanent photographer for them, forensic science. I was hoping to get some ideas and information for everyone at Yahoo. I am open to suggestions and tips with different career paths. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks.

Being a staff photographer is better in some cases than being a self-employed freelancer. The only problem is that the available positions are few and far between, and generally limited to news media, portrait studios, cruise liners, large corporations (who may have their own PR department), the military, law enforcement, etc. If you’re REALLY good, you can be a Yahoo! Answers Top Contributor in Photography, but the downside is it doesn’t pay anything.

If you’re planning on studying photography at uni, I would recommend taking courses in all different forms of photography so that you can try them on for size. Way back when I was first getting started, I worked as a freelancer and did a few photojournalism jobs. Being faced with the cold, hard reality of life (and being expected to photograph it!) was enough to convince me that I needed to pursue a different direction.

Career advisors at your local schools, colleges, and universities will be able to help you decide what to do.

Whatever you choose, commit yourself to doing the very best job you can with it, and you will be successful.

I hope this helps! Good luck!
Darin

If you know anyone who has a current Mac computer, you
can use IWeb to create a website showing your recent
photographs. Set up an .mac account [$99 per year] and
publish your IWeb webpage(s).

Acquire from Vistaprint.com a colorful business card
by selecting from their many templates a suitable one
that meets your needs. Make sure to list the URL of
your website along with a telephone answering device.
Do not place your home address or anything personal
such as a cellphone on this businesscard. Then when
you receive the finished business card, pass it around
to various churches, temples and the like to solicit
business.

When you receive a major photography assignment, visit
your local professional camera store and "rent" the
necessary camera equipment to fulfill this assignment.
When starting out, you don’t want to tie your money up
with a piece of camera equipment which because of ever
changing technology "becomes obsolete." Remember, that
90% of professional photographer are not "buying"
camera equipment continually which can easily become
outdated; instead, they merely "rent or lease" the
camera equipment for set period of time; thereby
keeping their money for other expenses. Even though
you may have your heart set on an SLR and film, you
may have to give up that concept for the moment, since
digital photography offers the most economic method of
photo reproduction. Digital imagery is easy to edit on
a computer and the print quality is often far superior
to regular film-generated prints.

You want to buy an "essential/basic" DSLR system which
has an all-around affordable accessory lenses, then
consider the award winning Pentax KD series beginning
with the Pentax K100D 6.1 mp DSLR with "image
stabilization" built into the camera body. "Image
stabilization" is essential for allowing you to take
telephoto pictures at weddings, parties, while on the
go and you don’t have to drag along a tripod to steady
your camera. Unfortunately, Canon and Nikon have
chosen to install their "vibration reduction" devices
into very expensive auxiliary lenses. But getting back
to the Pentax K100D which comes in a starter kit
consisting of two Pentax lenses: a 18-55 mm. normal
lens and a 50-200 mm. telephoto which sells for $650
at samys.com. Again, the Pentax K100D starter kit runs
circles around the D40 Nikon!

For digital print processing, find a private
professional film processing lab who can handle all
your client’s print orders. And with a resale license,
you will be qualified for considerable "professional"
discounts on lab fees. A search on the Google and
Yahoo for wholesale photo albums will connect you with
various distributors who, again, you can sign on as a
photography studio and get a dealer’s pricing for any
number of albums, guest books, etc.

Instead of renting a studio, take people pictures at
local parks and beaches and for indoor shots, go to
the client’s residence or office to set up a photo
shooting environment which consists of a set of
lights, reflective screens, background drapery, etc.

Good luck!

Okay. So I am really interesting in photography. I have loved it for ages and want to do it for my career. But I was wondering how many many types of photograph’s there is?
I know one which is free lance but what do you do for free lance photography? ♥
In the answer would you please be able to list all of the career types of photography’s and next to them what you do and all the details about it (:
pleaase help me. best answers goes to most descriptive and details etc. <3

Here is a link that is about this seminar program on dvds that has different types of photographers who shoot different types of subjects. They are offereing the dvds for a special price right now so you should definitely look into purchasing them. It will help you decide if you like shooting people and will help you on how to shoot people in different ways. The dvds shows the photographers during their shoots and they give tips and tricks on lighting and it shows the camera and settings the photographers are using during the shots. I highly recommend the dvds, they have helped me tremendously.

Right now they are offering a special price for the rest of the year for the dvds. They are very helpful and I think you’d appreciate them!

http://fansof.photovisionvideo.com/Molly/051036

I might get a little ahead of myself, but I really want to start my first job doing photography ( im only 16 though lol). I consider myself alright as a young adult and does it pay good?

If sixteen is a ‘young adult’ I should have made my bucket list years ago.