High School
Art classes of all types (but especially photography) will enhance your skills as an artist and give you a better "eye" for detail and aesthetics. Cooking classes will help to familiarize you with your subject matter. You should also be sure to take math and chemistry classes to be able to handle the technical nature of the job. You will have to mix chemicals based on different proportions, edit digital images using editing software, and judge lighting distances by eye, so a math and science background will help. You should also be sure to take computer science classes and explore software that can store and manipulate images, such as Adobe PhotoShop and Illustrator. Business and accounting classes will be useful if you plan to operate your own business. English and speech will help you to develop your communication skills. Advertising and marketing classes will help you learn how to promote your business, as well as provide you with an understanding of the advertising and marketing industries (major employers of food photographers). Finally, experiment with taking pictures and familiarize yourself with the workings of cameras.
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- Advertising Account Executives
- Advertising Managers
- Advertising Workers
- Art Directors
- Bloggers
- Book Conservators
- Book Editors
- Business Managers
- Camera Operators
- Cartoonists
- Cinematographers and Directors of Photography
- Columnists
- Comic Book Writers
- Copy Editors
- Copywriters
- Demographers
- Desktop Publishing Specialists
- Diet and Fitness Writers
- Digital Advertising Workers
- Digital Designers
- Editorial Assistants
- Editorial Research Assistants
- Editors
- Fashion Illustrators
- Fashion Photographers
- Fashion Stylists
- Fashion Writers and Editors
- Film and Television Producers
- Food Writers and Editors
- Foreign Correspondents
- Graphic Designers
- Growth Hackers
- Illustrators
- Indexers
- Intellectual Property Lawyers
- Internet Marketing and Advertising Consultants
- Interpreters
- Journalism Teachers
- Lexicographers
- Literary Agents
- Magazine Editors
- Market Research Analysts
- Marketing Consultants
- Marketing Managers
- Media Planners and Buyers
- Media Relations Specialists
- Medical Illustrators and Photographers
- Music Journalists
- News Anchors
- Newspaper Editors
- Non-Fungible Token Artists
- Online Journalists
- Online Producers
- Photo Editors
- Photographers
- Photographic Equipment Technicians
- Photographic Laboratory Workers
- Photography Instructors
- Photojournalists
- Political Columnists and Writers
- Political Reporters
- Prepress Workers
- Public Opinion Researchers
- Publicity Photographers
- Radio and Television Announcers
- Radio Producers
- Real Estate Writers
- Reporters
- Science and Medical Writers
- Search Engine Optimization Specialists
- Social Media Influencers
- Songwriters
- Sports Broadcasters and Announcers
- Sports Photographers
- Sportswriters
- Statisticians
- Technical Writers and Editors
- Telemarketers
- Translators
- Typists and Word Processors
- Writers