A career in photography provides endless opportunities. Finding a branch of this field that is right for you can depend on if you like to travel, or how much of your own money are you willing to put into your art form. Take a look at these popular categories of a photography career, and discover which one interests you.
- Portrait photographers can choose to specialize in taking yearbook photographs at a school, capturing memories at a wedding, or working at a studio all day. No matter which venue they choose, a portrait photographer shoots individuals and groups of people with the goal to make their clients look their best.
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A career in photography provides endless opportunities. Finding a branch of this field that is right for you can depend on if you like to travel, or how much of your own money are you willing to put into your art form. Take a look at these popular categories of a photography career, and discover which one interests you.
- Portrait photographers can choose to specialize in taking yearbook photographs at a school, capturing memories at a wedding, or working at a studio all day. No matter which venue they choose, a portrait photographer shoots individuals and groups of people with the goal to make their clients look their best.
Commercial photographers will take pictures for advertisements which can include fashion, real estate, or even landscapes to promote vacation destinations. They typically shoot on-location rather than in a studio.
- Wildlife photographers take pictures of, you guessed it, wildlife. This is an exciting branch of photography because you can and should travel all over the world to photograph nature in action.
Fine arts photographers have a great deal of creative license with their work. They can be freelancers and may or may not have their own private studios. Fine arts photographers typically sell their work to art galleries, individuals, and/or public and private organizations.
- Aerial photographers specialize in taking photographs while in a plane or helicopter in order to capture a birds-eye perspective. These photographers must use equipment that can counteract the instability of their location so as to produce clear, high-quality images.
Scientific and medical photographers can either take pictures as part of research or advertisements for that field. A microscope is commonly used, in addition to other camera equipment, to help the photographer capture the best image.
- News photographers are also known as photojournalists, and may either work with a news company (television, journal, magazine, or newspaper) or primarily do freelance work that is then submitted to various news outlets. Their goal is to photograph history in the making in an evocative manner.
Sports photographers must have a great sense of timing in order to get the perfect shot. The players, referees, coaches, and fans all move quickly with no regard for the camera, so it is up to you to seize the moment when the time is right.
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A career in photography provides endless opportunities. Finding a branch of this field that is right for you can depend on if you like to travel, or how much of your own money are you willing to put into your art form.
A career in photography provides endless opportunities. Finding a branch of this field that is right for you can depend on if you like to travel, or how much of your own money are you willing to put into your art form. Take a look at these popular categories of a photography career, and discover which one interests you.