I’m guessing I would start off by taking pictures and making a portfolio
but then what? where would I go to make my pictures seen?
How do you become a photographer that takes photo’s people hang in their homes?
You have to master all the technicalities of using a camera so using it is second nature, you have to know something about art, but for a wildlife photographer the most important thing you need to know is your subject.
The best place to start is at college (I’m guessing this is not what you wanted to hear), but it will fast track you in the first two and introduce you to the photographic world in your area, if your good it will be recognised. Photography is the easy bit.
The third is up to you, but it’s easier to photograph say Wolves if you know how their pack works, their habitat, what they eat, where and how they find it. It’s not unusual for wildlife photographers to just watch and follow their subject for a couple of years (they will behave differently at different times of the year) before they even get the camera out of the bag. By then they know where to setup to give them the most likely chance to get the shots they want, taking into account where the light is coming from at that time of year, the background, what kind of behaviour to expect etc. etc., in short it’s not easy, if it was anybody could do it.
Chris
5 Responses to “How would I go about starting a career as a photographer? (Nature photography etc.)?”
national geographic i would want to work there and u get to travel if thats what u like too
find where ever the national geographic office is try to apply and tell u have work to show them, make ur own internet page and upload pictures u took
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The first step, obviously, is learning how to take good photos. Assuming this step has been satisfied, make a portfolio and bring it to some local coffee shops, cafes or hair salons. Ask if they will hang your photos. It’s a great way to get started. You can also make cards and ask businesses to sell them, or sell them at a Farmers Market or any other kind of street fair if your town has one. Start small. And remember, being a photographer is not as easy as taking a photo and getting it into a first-rate gallery.
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photographer
1. get a large portfolio of amazing shots
2. get a web presence – offer licensing and prints.
3. get into some agencies/libraries – someone like science photolibrary for instance
http://www.sciencephoto.com/
4. publicise yourself relentlessly. Pester publishers – have an exhibition
5. hope
6. keep taking pictures
7. Keep hoping
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take lots of pics and try to sell them to magazines
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You have to master all the technicalities of using a camera so using it is second nature, you have to know something about art, but for a wildlife photographer the most important thing you need to know is your subject.
The best place to start is at college (I’m guessing this is not what you wanted to hear), but it will fast track you in the first two and introduce you to the photographic world in your area, if your good it will be recognised. Photography is the easy bit.
The third is up to you, but it’s easier to photograph say Wolves if you know how their pack works, their habitat, what they eat, where and how they find it. It’s not unusual for wildlife photographers to just watch and follow their subject for a couple of years (they will behave differently at different times of the year) before they even get the camera out of the bag. By then they know where to setup to give them the most likely chance to get the shots they want, taking into account where the light is coming from at that time of year, the background, what kind of behaviour to expect etc. etc., in short it’s not easy, if it was anybody could do it.
Chris
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