I’m doing a degree in photography this september at university, but I was just wondering; would this limit me to only photography in the future? I would quite like to get into other media like television and film, do you think a photography degree would be too limiting or just right? I also would like to open my own studio and photography business after…!

Too many graduates, little demand, and no jobs.
Why are your parents going to pay $100,000 for you to take this???

I have to choose my courses for grade eleven carefully, and I want to have a career that has to do with philosophy, and photography at the same time, or at least I want to take those two courses.

How can they relate?

What other courses can you suggest

Make sure that what you take will get you a job when you graduate.
Recently in one show there was a man that had a doctorate in philosophy and could not find work.
Sounds like he didn’t want to be a teacher.

Also photography is one of the lowest paying careers out there with little demand.
Make sure you don’t spend 100K in college and then find out you can’t pay the student loans back.

Could you come up with better degrees.
I know what you have chosen is fun. But will it ever pay the bills???

Just curiously what other careers involve Photography besides just photography. Besides weddings and special occasions.
Are there any jobs that you can just be a photographer at and be steady?
Or any career involving any sort of photography?

Steady career in photography?

You can work at one of those Walmart portrait studios, but I am guessing that is not what you had in mind.

When I used to get this question, I would suggest being the art director for a major magazine. You don’t take photos, but you get to work with photos all day. However, at the rate at which print magazines are going out of business, I don’t think that will be a valid career path for too much longer.

cm- give me a break- you r not funny

Archaeology, some science careers, circus performer, making toys, if people enjoy kids- child care, there are so many

here is some http://www.employmentspot.com/employment-articles/fun-careers/

my daughter wants to be a archaeologist

After you have finished with a degree what are the different lines of careers can you go into?

My first job was as an assistant to a studio photographer.

My next job was working for a publishing company as a PR photographer

Later, I worked as a medical media photographer for a large hospital

I traveled to Africa and was the managing director for a photo lab there

When I returned to the States, I worked for a large industrial corporation shooting various processes and even forensic photography of failed machine components.

Now I am an editorial photographer, shooting for magazines, newspapers and websites, a fashion photographer for some local designers and sports photographer shooting football, basketball, baseball and NCAA sports as well as fast cars and motorcycles.

As you can see, there are a huge number of options.

Your first chore is to put all your education to work, honing your skills in real life scenarios.

It has been said that until you have 5,000 hours of shooting under your belt, you will still be in your "advanced training" mode. This can take from two to five years depending upon how many hours a day and how many days a year you work as a photographer

Graphic designer

I’m looking to break out of the cube farm and break into a photography career by either doing some spot contract work or landing a full blown photographer job. I have been told by many that I have an eye for it and have landed some contract jobs for a few magazines.

Also, any insight on how to become recognized and how to find jobs is helpful!
I’m mostly into nature, macro, travel, and outdoor, and panoramics.
I’m open to any kind of work to get my career going!

Well there are number of places to find work, but you have to be on the ball and search daily, try using a custom job search that will search a number of job sites to find the job that is perfect for you.

I really love photography and photo editing. But I’m not sure what to major in or what careers that include both of them. I’ve read that being a Graphic Designer includes using Photoshop but I didn’t see if they did any photography or not. Is there any well-paying careers that mainly include photography and photo editing?

Right now, there aren’t many jobs available in any field. So, all things being equal, major in something your heart would choose, something you would truly enjoy doing. After all the smoke clears, preferably in sync with your graduation, everything will be a marketable skill. If it’s photography you’re interested in, pursue it, but realize that a "professional photographer" in modern times is a businessperson first and foremost, then an artist.

My strongest advice, just to eliminate question marks for your future financial security, is to double-major in either a) photography/graphic arts and business, or b) two subjects which are considerably, but not totally, different from one another…

I hope this helps! Good luck!
Darin

Any Degrees that deal with Photography?

You can do certificate and Diploma courses in Photography. It depends on your interest, what kind of photography you like for example: Fashion, Nature, Still, Motion….etc. and you can choose accordingly.
List below can give you broader idea:

Certificate Course in Advanced Photography
Certificate Course in Basic Photography
Certificate Course in Digital Photo Editing
Certificate Course in Digital Photography
Certificate Course in Fashion Photography
Certificate Course in Photo Journalism
Certificate Course in Photography
Diploma in Fashion Photography
Diploma in Motion Picture Photography
Diploma in Photography
Diploma in Professional Photography
Hope this may help you

My friend wants to do something with writing AND photography…. Can you think of any careers that incorporate both?

Photojournalism

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photojournalism