Comments for 99 Photography Careers

Comment on What type of photography careers are these? by Eric Lefebvre

Eric Lefebvre — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 21:05:59 +0000

1- commercial or stock I would say.

2- I don’t know if it has a name but it’s popular with actors and studios for documentation.

For example, the BBC burned quite a few originals of Dr. Who at some point while trying to free up space in their archives. now they are scrambling to recover them from foreign tv stations and peoples attics (old BETA tapes and the likes). But they also were able to get a bunch of stills from some of the episodes and still have the audio so they allowed people to recreate the shows using stills.

Sorry, off topic a bit.
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Comment on What type of photography careers are these? by Bob

Bob — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 20:48:59 +0000

BiB – obviously can’t read very well.

First is basically a commercial/advertising photographer
Second is the stills snapper.
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Comment on What type of photography careers are these? by Beer is Bubbly

Beer is Bubbly — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 20:16:59 +0000

there are the wedding and event photographers – these range from new dsrl user to struggling pro

there are the new dslr portrait and wedding shooters their careers last about 1 to 2 months

advertising fotogs earn good coin, as do top fashion and the like shooters, theres also product which is a profitable for good operators

an event type fotog does movie/tv publicity shots

theres architecture, real estate, ariel and all sorts of careers – just avoid events and weddings if you want a long career without having to compete with all the tom dicks and kk’s
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Comment on Where can I get an Associates in Digital Photography? by Just Hired Hand

Just Hired Hand — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 14:32:59 +0000

There are lots of books available that can teach you the mechanics of photography. I am not sure that anyone or anything can teach you to be an artist. The difference between a photographer that just takes pictures and one that produces artistic pictures is the difference between someone that earns some money in photography and someone that earns a real living in photography. Go to the library, get some books on photography and learn the mechanics. Then learn how to SEE the art side of it. JH Hand
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40 years in the business.
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Comment on Where can I get an Associates in Digital Photography? by cubfan745

cubfan745 — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 13:49:59 +0000

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.
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Comment on Where can I get an Associates in Digital Photography? by fhotoace

fhotoace — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 13:43:59 +0000

Some community colleges give AS or AA degrees in photography. Within the curriculum both traditional and digital classes are taught.

My guess is that it will be a long time before a specific degree in "digital photography" will be granted.

There are degrees in digital media which includes all forms of digital art, photography, video and sound recording as well as those mediums processing .
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Comment on Where can I get an Associates in Digital Photography? by Perki88

Perki88 — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 13:27:59 +0000

Look at a Community College
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Comment on Free Photography studio (something like that, forgot what its called)? by Capture that!

Capture that! — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 13:24:59 +0000

Have you ever tried google’s picasa? It is really nice because it finds every photo on your computer and organizes them. You can also edit and do some designing in it.
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Comment on Free Photography studio (something like that, forgot what its called)? by dms47949

dms47949 — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 13:14:59 +0000

try gimp
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Comment on What are some career paths in photography? by Darin Heinz

Darin Heinz — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 20:10:59 +0000

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
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33 years of photography experience, 21 of them professionally.