How do you become a photographer?
Wednesday, September 1st, 2010 at
9:48 am
I take awesome pictures of my kids and other things.. I love taking pictures!
Do you have to go to school to become a photographer? How would you get a job as a photographer?
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You have a camera and you take pictures that you like. It sounds like you’re already a photographer.
Getting a job as a photographer is tougher. The first step is to develop a portfolio of your best work. This is not something that you can accomplish overnight. Taking courses and reading up on photographic technique can help. Keep your camera with you at all times and take pictures of everything. Be self-critical. Join an on-line community. See if you can apprentice with a professional.
Once you have a portfolio, you can show it to people who are looking to hire photographers. Getting hired is not easy. In the meantime, see if you can offer your services to non-profit organizations or community newspapers. This will help you develop contacts. You never know when an opportunity will present itself.
You don´t have to go to school to be a photographer. You have to have a camera, and a paying client, and viola! You are in business! Make up some business cards and hand them out every where you go and eventually someone will call. Charge on the cheap or do it for free until you get a portfolio built. Once you have a decent portfolio built then start charging or charge a bit more’ as your skills and knowledge get better, start upping your prices until you competitive with the maeket in your area.
Well, becoming a photographer, having an art background makes it much easier and the understanding more professional. Photography isn’t all just about taking beautiful pictures it is Art a learned and talent that is require to best communicate visually. Ever wonder why the top photographers are well known, they don’t just point and shoot it’s all the reading the many tiresome conferences and tons of money spent for display and shows, it is a full time job. Also having a Portfolio of your work organized and what types of profession you’ve worked on or what for, it’s also like any business and profession that requires the best in image, looks, and quality.
Also know the technicals of using a camera and it’s modes also programs in touch ups, and the basics of art. If anyone says you don’t need to know much and need clients and a camera they obviously are wasting money on less percious portraits. It’s about knowing the camera and composition.
If you do want to become one, there are classes held in local areas, look it up on websites, ask any colleges, universities, technical schools, sometimes there are free classes to learn about these sorts.
Good luck,
I’ve been taking pictures for 4 years now and starting into the profession and I know it’s going to take some time….
depends on waht type of photography you would like…a really good school is Parson’s the new school here in NY idk where you are but try lookin at photography classes, take some free lance courses. Google it. You can start working for someone else then get out a loan then open up your own business as a child photographer. Kinda hard job since those kids are forced to go and pose bc of their parents. You need to go to school