Taking A Look Through The Lens

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Taking A Look Through The Lens
As Ansel Adams says, “You don't make a photograph just with a camera. You bring to the act of photography all the pictures you have seen, the books you have read, the music you have heard, and the people you have loved ” (301 Quotes). There are many careers in photography, today. A career in photography will bring many benefits to a person’s career , not to mention there are a variety of careers available.
There are many different types of photographers with many different job types. One of them being fashion photographers, or glamour photographers. There are mainly based in a magazine or a fashion editorial setting. Fashion photographers take photos of celebrities and designer clothing, for magazines and advertising. Glamour photographers and fashion photographers will take pictures of models and their clothes. These pictures, however, are meant to enhance a person’s beauty or style, and many of them are retouched or airbrushed.
Another type of photographer is a Still life photography, on the other hand, involves taking pictures of static, or still, objects. This can include such things as scenery or architecture.One of the pro’s of being a still life photographer is the amount of travel time available to the photographer. Another similar type of photographer is a photojournalist. Becoming a photojournalist also allows for abundant traveling , yet it also requires an agreement that requires you to leave a habitat the way it was when you arrived. For instance if a starving child was in front of the photographer , the photographer would be unable to help the child and feed the child.
There are also photographers whom shoot portraits, which involves taking pictures of people, particularly their fa...

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...nline photography schools also offer photography courses and degrees. If students have dreams of becoming wildly successful, however, it is usually recommended to obtain a degree from a photography school or an art school(Art Career).
Some specialized photography careers may also require some additional coursework. Aspiring fashion photographers may want to study fashion, for instance, and aspiring photojournalists will usually need to take some journalism courses. Photographers who want to break into advertising photography will also usually benefit from taking some advertising courses.

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