Degrees in order to work as a photographer?
Living Life in the Saddle asked the question:
When I’m older, I want to work as a photographer. I’d love to work for National Geographic, but I’m not sure how realistic that is. I’m not exactly sure what type of photographer I’d like to be, but I’d like to work with wildlife photography and possibly photography of people. I’m not interested in fashion photography, I’d like to be as active with the environment and nature as possible. Is there any degrees that would be useful in order to pursue a career in photography?
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10 Responses to “Degrees in order to work as a photographer?”
have a camera
photo journalism
Just take photos.
All the degrees in the world aren’t as good as a brilliant portfolio of work.
i don’t believe you need a “degree” but a portfolio is a necessary.
you can’t prove you take great photos without proof of work
Seventy something degrees is ideal. There are others that are cool, some are hot.
Maybe an Associate Degree at your local community college would be all you would need–if that. Perhaps a certificate program would be cool which you could do in a few months. Whatever the case the educational training would not go beyond a 2 year Associate Degree.
History. It combines archeology, geography, history of course, politics, sciences, and literature.
All of those combined can give you a close idea of what it is within nature, is amazing.
Every ancient civilization didn’t just exist in cities, they existed across wide territories, with incredible wildlife and abundant natural resources.
Follow the Roma Aqueducts or the Apian Way, and you will go through a great deal of open land. Follow the Nile, follow the Jordan River. Follow the Amazon.
Each one is rooted in deep history. Thousands of years of it.
The pool of photographers that eventually work for National Geographic usually have a lot of experience shooting editorial photography. This may mean that they have degrees from Art Center, Brooks, RIT and the like. In addition, they have many years (ten or twenty) shooting for many different magazines (shooting 35 mm chromes until about 2005 when DSLR’s started to be a viable choice for news agencies and sports photographers).
After finishing your school of choice, you will have the skills necessary to shoot in any field; editorial, sports, fashion, industrial, scientific, medical, etc. Which you choose, is up to you, but until you get a few years experience, you will sort of be stuck with what you can find until you establish a good reputation with the tearsheets to back it up.
No degree needed. Just a great eye and a good business sense. I will say though that a degree will help you get better paying jobs and give you an idea of the kind of experience you will need to succeed in the biz.
Take a class at your local Vo Tech.
That will get you the how to’s.
You don’t need a degree, just take the photos and sell them to different people.
If you get good you could probably get a job with National Geographic.