| Before we say anything too hastily, we should | | | | family events. They normally take individual |
| first understand what I actually mean by this | | | | pictures, group pictures and often work in |
| statement. Often people simply pick up a | | | | their own studios. A lot of photographers |
| camera and take a snap, see the result and | | | | specialize in taking wedding pictures, |
| think - hey that was easy and fun. I think | | | | religious ceremonies, or school pictures. |
| I'd like to do this for a living. It might | | | | |
| sound a little bazaar, but that often | | | | Commercial and Industrial: Career information |
| happens. Most come to a rude awakening fairly | | | | about photography includes professionals who |
| quickly, however, some of these people | | | | specialize in commercial and industrial |
| succeed as well. Let's look a little closer | | | | photography. These photographers take |
| at career information about photography. | | | | pictures of various subjects, such as |
| | | | buildings, models, merchandise, artifacts, |
| Career information about photography is | | | | and landscapes. Why would a photographer go |
| important to access and focus on initially | | | | around taking these pictures? This is a |
| because it is a competitive market where the | | | | specialized field wherein a lot of money can |
| work is often attractive to many people. The | | | | be made. The pictures are used in a variety |
| photographer must have "a good eye", | | | | of media, including books, reports, |
| imagination, and some creativity to do well | | | | advertisements, and catalogs. The industrial |
| in this field. That's not all. Photographers | | | | photographer is usually hired in advance and |
| love going into their own business. | | | | knows what his assignment will be. He does |
| Accordingly, they must be able to maintain a | | | | not take pictures and try to find a buyer. |
| business and to take advantage of | | | | The industrial photographer takes pictures of |
| opportunities provided by rapidly changing | | | | machinery, products, workers, and company |
| technologies. While seeking career | | | | officials. The pictures taken are usually for |
| information about photography you should | | | | a specific purpose. In the future these |
| first speak to one of your local | | | | pictures help engineer's analysis projects, |
| photographers for information. You can ask | | | | publicity, or records of equipment |
| questions about the job market in your area | | | | development or deployment, such as placement |
| and how much training was involved before he | | | | of an offshore oil rig. |
| she considered themselves ready. You'll find | | | | |
| your local photographer will offer you | | | | Field of Science: Career information about |
| insight that will be helpful in most cases. | | | | photography is common in the field of |
| | | | science. The recording of scientific data and |
| What as a photographer do you plan on | | | | procedures is often done by a photographer. |
| achieving? Most would agree, the photographer | | | | The field of unusual phenomena or sometimes |
| is an artist, historian, and news event | | | | called ghost hunting uses special type of |
| person. Perhaps you had already planned on | | | | equipment and is necessary to help prove the |
| your career and how you wish to achieve it. | | | | existence of perhaps a haunting. Many things |
| Career information about photography will | | | | evolve when you work in the scientific field |
| prepare you for specific jobs but you should | | | | that is why a photographer must have |
| be aware of other elements related to the | | | | knowledge in one or more areas of |
| work. A photographer produces and preserves | | | | engineering, medicine, biology, or chemistry. |
| images that paint a picture, tell a story, or | | | | |
| record an event. The successful photographer | | | | Photojournalism: Photojournalists are people |
| is required to have the ability to present a | | | | who take pictures of newsworthy people, |
| subject to achieve a particular effect while | | | | places, and sporting events. They are news |
| also selecting the appropriate equipment. A | | | | photographers who often cover political and |
| good photographer may enhance the subject's | | | | community events for newspapers, journals, |
| appearance with natural or artificial light, | | | | magazines, or television. |
| shoot the subject from an interesting angle, | | | | |
| draw attention to a particular aspect of the | | | | Career information about photography would |
| subject by blurring the background, or | | | | not be complete unless I reminded you of |
| perhaps using different lenses to produce | | | | working conditions. The working conditions |
| desired levels of detail at various | | | | vary considerably from one type of a job to |
| distances. | | | | another. For instance, photographers who work |
| | | | for the government and advertising studios |
| This is just an example of some of the | | | | usually work a 5-day, 40 hour week. News |
| requirements that a good photographer should | | | | photographers often work long, irregular |
| possess. Career information about photography | | | | hours and must be available on short notice. |
| will vary according to what type of | | | | Some photographers work part time or on |
| photography interests you. Underwater | | | | variable schedules. |
| photography is becoming an exciting field of | | | | |
| unexplored areas. Other photographers | | | | One last thing - Career information about |
| specialize in areas such as portrait, | | | | photography should include the fact that a |
| commercial and industrial, scientific, news, | | | | lot of photographers spend a small amount of |
| or fine arts photography. | | | | time actually taking pictures because they |
| | | | spend a lot of time editing photographs on a |
| Portrait Photographers: The one's we see most | | | | computer and trying to find new business |
| often who usually come with those special | | | | especially when they are self-employed. |