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Photographer

Description

Photography requires talent, just like any other career. Photographers create images that tell stories, paint pictures, or record events. Photography is a competitive field and to succeed in this field, you need to excel both artistic and the technical aspect of the job. Before photographers can take a picture, they have to make many technical decisions. First they must decide what equipment will be needed to best shoot their subject. They have to choose the appropriate cameras, lenses, filters, film stocks, and lighting equipment.

Education Requirements

There are no specific educational requirements for freelance or portrait photographers. However, in today’s job market, you are unlikely to get much work without at least some training in the photographic arts, whether it’s acquired through a formal degree or diploma program, vocational training, or extensive work experience. Many photographers benefit from the discipline and training of a formal education.

Earnings

Most full-time photographers earn between $30,000 and $55,000 a year. The national average wage for all photographers is just over $16 an hour. This translates to roughly $34,000 a year for those who can find full-time work. Full-time photographers with lots of experience and good reputations can make over $100,000 a year.

This field interests me because I love taking pictures and I think there is a good future for photographers in the industry at the time.

-Aditi S