What kind of jobs in photography and film-making related fields can I get after completing my graduation in media and communication?

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Lalit Bhandari If I agreed with you, we'd both be wrong! | Guide-Level 15

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Hi Siddharth,
For cinematographers, working on weekends, long hours spent in meetings and locations are the norm. A high-pressure absorbing capacity and high motivation are required to be successful on the job. An entry level job can fetch you anything from INR 2.5 to 7.5 Lacs per annum and with an advance in expertise, the salaries tend to grow. The average salary in the industry ranges from INR 5 to 5.5 Lacs per annum.
The media industry is growing at the rate of 15 percent annually and the advertisement industry is growing at the rate of 17 percent. The career option offers a good scope of a prosperous future. Both the courses offer scope in working in the Bollywood, Ad Agencies, Short Film Making Companies or working independently as a freelancer. Qualified professionals can also work with government agencies such as Doordarshan, or the Ministry of Communications for a stable income.
A modern day photographer can work in many avatars, the notable among them include:
Press Photographers/photojournalists: Photojournalists supply pictures to the national and global press. This career role demands an ability to photograph all kinds of newsworthy people, places, sports, political, and community events for newspapers, journals, magazines, or television. A photojournalist must possess a journalistic sense to shoot a good news picture.
Feature Photographers: Feature photography essentially involves describing a story through pictures and hence requires a thorough knowledge of the subject. Many photographers specialize in the photography of wildlife, sports travel, environment etc.
Commercial (industrial) Photographers: Such a photographer takes pictures of merchandise, exteriors and interiors of factories, and machinery both indoors and outdoors to be used for company brochures, annual reports, and in advertising and selling.
Portrait and Wedding Photographers: They take pictures of individuals or small groups, handling subjects like pets, children, families, weddings, functions and activities of sports and social clubs.
Advertising Photographers: They are connected with the photographic departments of advertising agencies, photographic studios.
Fashion Photographers: This arena has developed in India only recently The bulk of fashion photography is carried out in either Mumbai or Delhi and involves by highly sophisticated and well-equipped studios by freelancers who are commissioned by fashion houses of advertising agencies.
All the best.

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Hi Siddharth, For cinematographers, working on weekends, long hours spent in meetings and locations are the norm. A high-pressure absorbing capacity and high motivation are required to be successful on the job. An entry level job can fetch you anything from INR 2.5 to 7.5 Lacs per annum and with an advance in expertise, the salaries tend to grow. The average salary in the industry ranges from INR 5 to 5.5 Lacs per annum. The media industry is growing at the rate of 15 percent annually and the advertisement industry is growing at the rate of 17 percent. The career option offers a good scope of a prosperous future. Both the courses offer scope in working in the Bollywood, Ad Agencies, Short Film Making Companies or working independently as a freelancer. Qualified professionals can also work with government agencies such as Doordarshan, or the Ministry of Communications for a stable income. A modern day photographer can work in many avatars, the notable among them include: Press Photographers/photojournalists: Photojournalists supply pictures to the national and global press. This career role demands an ability to photograph all kinds of newsworthy people, places, sports, political, and community events for newspapers, journals, magazines, or television. A photojournalist must possess a journalistic sense to shoot a good news picture. Feature Photographers: Feature photography essentially involves describing a story through pictures and hence requires a thorough knowledge of the subject. Many photographers specialize in the photography of wildlife, sports travel, environment etc. Commercial (industrial) Photographers: Such a photographer takes pictures of merchandise, exteriors and interiors of factories, and machinery both indoors and outdoors to be used for company brochures, annual reports, and in advertising and selling. Portrait and Wedding Photographers: They take pictures of individuals or small groups, handling subjects like pets, children, families, weddings, functions and activities of sports and social clubs. Advertising Photographers: They are connected with the photographic departments of advertising agencies, photographic studios. Fashion Photographers: This arena has developed in India only recently The bulk of fashion photography is carried out in either Mumbai or Delhi and involves by highly sophisticated and well-equipped studios by freelancers who are commissioned by fashion houses of advertising agencies. All the best.