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Jobs in photography Anonymous
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I enjoy doing photography as a hobby but it would be nice to have a job in it

But I've heard that it was pretty difficult to get a decent paying job in straight up photography but do you have any suggestions like using photography in a blend with a full time job?
>> Anonymous
photojournalist.

go to your local newspaper station.
>> Anonymous
>>137958
That sounds pretty good but can there also be jobs which use it such as Art Direction or Graphic Design
>> Anonymous
>>137962
Ever looked at the NY Times? Those photos are beautiful. Sure, in the beginning you'll be taking photos of church groups and DAR meetings, but every now and then will come along the chances to make your talents shine. Plus you can write off all your camera stuff on your taxes!
>> jobs anonymous
Most photography jobs require either shooting kids all day and making 7 bucks an hour, or traveling half way around the world to get shot at by Iraqis. Any photojournalism job will require a four year degree and a lot of other skills. Most newspapers are going out of bussiness. You hav to know how to create web content. Your best bet is to make a profile on Model Mayhem and trick 18 year old girls into taking nude photos and then having sex with them.
>> Anonymous
>>137997
>Your best bet is to make a profile on Model Mayhem and trick 18 year old girls into taking nude photos and then having sex with them.

You'd be surprised how well that works. Just ask beethy!
>> NatureGuy !se3A3TwzdY
If you're serious you will be able to multi task. As in the more you can the do better you will look to perspective employers. Photojournalism is dieing and is a highly competitive job market. Other jobs are from the rare shooting models, shooting objects for ads, and other basic photographic work. Most people who can make a decent living in photography make their living by shooting portraits or weddings.
Shooting your choice subject matter as an artist is a nearly impossible to make a living. Most such photographers hold second jobs, typically as a teachers.

If you're serious consider getting certified in Photoshop. A large part of what business will want you for is image editing for final printing as well being able to produce imagery that they find satisfactory.
http://www.adobe.com/support/certification/ace.html

They are jobs out there but the market is flooded by pro-sumers. Be ready to fight for any job you find.
>> Anonymous
You could always open a camera store...
>> Anonymous
Man it all sounds depressing
>> I||ICIT !!mknjFN/v/49
>>138034
thats how it is man.

ive always wanted to, but i know itll be a bitch/not worth it.

studying automotive FTW :D
>> fence !!POey2hdozCZ
>>138016

only to be put out of business by adorama and amazon.

no, the only way to make money in photography is to be a gallery curator, and that's only when the market hasn't gone soft.

or shoot weddings, but even that's harder than it sounds. there are too many dslr kiddies running around willing to do it for a couple hundred. they probably have better equipment than you too. the wonders of credit cards.
>> Anonymous
Ah well
It's still a good hobby
Fortunately I have other career interests
>> Anonymous
>>138060
Good.

It's important to have a hobby that you love, and have it seperated from your career. "If you wanna make sure you hate doing something love, start getting paid for it, or don't do anything else until you do," you know? Sure, some guys make it work, but most don't.

That's why I never sought out to make money off my hobbies. I love them too much. Sure, if someone wants to buy a picture of mine, I'd gladly sell it, but its too easy to get bogged down in the bullshit, and that's assuming the bullshit ever comes.

I'm heading to law school in a couple semesters myself, but that doesn't mean I'm going to stop taking photos.
>> Anonymous
>>138066
I actually took an interest in Anthropology
I dunno since I'm still in high school and such so I really don't want to worry about it now.

I'll take some photography/filming classes in college to help me learn about it a lot more
>> Anonymous
>>138075
High school? No worries then man. And definitely take some photography classes in college. A great way to learn a lot and fill up those general elective spots.

But hey, if it really is something you want to do professionally, don't let me stop you. Everyone has to have dreams and aspirations, its what makes life tolerable.

That said though, dreams and aspirations are no substitute for goals and direction.
>> Anonymous
It has always been a dream of mine to take pictures for National Geographic. Thinking about getting paid to travel all over the world to take pictures with some good gear sounds amazing.

However, the career section in the National Geographic website doesn't provide an application for something like that so I know I'm way in over my head.

Still something to daydream about.
>> Anonymous
>>138085
Do it fa--just do it.
>> Anonymous
Any professional photographers on here who have a different full time job or are learning for a full time job?
>> Anonymous
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>>138009
has got it. It's a ridiculously competitive field. There's no such thing as a "photographer" anymore. If you're working for a paper, you're a photographer/something else, the more things the better. Papers want you to be able to create all kinds of content for websites and more and more want their photographers to be getting video, too. If you're working for a smaller paper in a smaller town, it's likely that you're going to be a writer/photographer combination.
>> anonymous
My college photojournalism teacher was nominated twice for a Pulitzer prize. She still has to teach to pay the bills.
>> Relaxo !!wQLwX3d/ry2
I've been working for the past 6 months photographing laser and LED lighting equiptment. I was originally hired as a video editor ~ but the boss asked me if i could do stills, to which i replied 'ah...yeah, sure.'

It's been hell fun, but pays dirt (%15/hr). The works drying up now too as i've almost snapped my way through their entire stocklist.

Looking for another job in photography before this one runs out. Heaps of jobs seem to be advertised in real estate and portrait photography, but i'm a bit anxious because the world's economy is going down the shitter.
>> Anonymous
Best thing to try is freelancing and taking just about any job at any price. You will find your niche and where your skills and passion are best. Do it while you have the chance.

I did it, did OK (paid $400 / day in the 80s). However I got into computers and optical media manufacture as I could make a better living from those. However, now I'm debt free and have enough property, etc I'm interested to go back into it.

Hope your journey is successful.
>> Anonymous
>>138706
I hate this. Not everyone who is talented at writing is talented at photography, not every one who is talented at photography is talented at videography, not every who is talented at videography is talented at writing, not... well, throw all those permutations together.

And I hate this inane multimedia approach that acts as if every subject has to be described in every possible medium. What's wrong with a basic text article, accompanied by a still photograph if and only if it's good enough to actually add something? Why throw a video that doesn't show anything new or add anything into it?
>> Anonymous
>>137958

Photojournalists are the second worst-paid photographers. The only ones who get paid less are the fine art photographers (even then... I'm only talking about the kind that have trouble selling their photos).

Even photojournalists for state-wide newspapers don't get paid enough to hold anything much bigger than an apartment. And even then, not only does the job have to be open, you also have to be very experienced (in journalism as well as photography) and reputable. They won't hire you just based off your portfolio.
>> Anonymous
If you want to make good money in art go into one of the other traditional art forms and produce couch art. You will make much better money and much easier. You won't need to leave your home either.
>> Anonymous
I wanted to choose photography as my career. But I realized how difficult it is to land a decent career that WON'T make you hate doing something you used to love. So now I'm basically doing travel photos as a hobby and studying to be an accountant.

I think if you want a job in photography that has a good balance between the pay and the difficulty (both in getting the job and doing the job), I might try getting into stock photography. You know, basically taking shitloads of pictures of this and that, editing them well, and then selling the rights to advertisers. You'd be surprised as how much stock photos cost. My dad had to buy stock photos with company money to get a job done. As I can recall, I think he bought like 3 photos of people on the phone for over a grand.
>> Anonymous
>>138044

lawl, I'm a kiddie with a D80 doing a wedding in the summer for around $600.

but

I am majoring in photography and minoring in english. I'm hoping to do something in photojournalism overseas and stuff, but I'm going to be realistic. I think my best chance is freelance right now. I'm only a sophmore right now, getting paid a little bit to shoot people. Luckily I'm decent at writing so that helps, but yeah OP, I'm just as worried as you are. Because I pretty much do not like doing anything else other that shooting, browsing /p/ (FUCK /b/), and doing art crap.