Photography: a job to skip college for?
A payscale.com report says that “Freelance Photographer” is one job that doesn’t require a college degree. I disagree.
Tag: "education"
Being an Educated Photographer: (Part 3) The Full-Time People Manager
There are many types of people that you will be working with throughout your career as a photographer, but the most important people that directly affect the success of a photographer are the photographer’s team and staff.
Being an Educated Photographer: (Part 2) The Full-Time CEO
The most important thing that any photographer must understand is that photography is a business! If you wish to survive from your art, you must run and treat your business as any large corporation would and you are your company’s CEO.
Being an Educated Photographer: (Part 1) Continuing Education
I find it absolutely amazing how many photography programs at well respected colleges and universities throughout the country fail to teach the real essentials of photography. Even at F.I.T. where I attended, we had one course that focused on the “business of photography”. Being a successful commercial photographer is not just about f-stops and shutter [...]
Captivated by the Light
I’m an information junky; One of those people who is constantly looking for new information on nearly ANY topic. I have a library of thousands of non-fiction books that I’ve read. The subjects span any where from politics and government to art history to computer programming to photography to business. My mail carrier’s back must [...]