You can explore photography by signing up for classes or just by practicing taking photos on your own. Even if you do not have access to a darkroom, you can practice shooting images with a basic automatic camera. In this way, you can learn how best to frame shots to create clear or even dramatic images.
To see if you have what it takes to teach photography, try to explain to a friend or family member how a picture on a roll of film becomes a finished print (or try to explain how to crop or lighten a digital image using photo editing software). If you can clearly explain the many steps it takes for a negative to become a "positive" or finished print, or how to edit a digital image, you are demonstrating good teaching skills.
Another easy way to explore this career is by talking to a photography teacher about his or her training and tips for finding a job. Whether your teacher was trained at a large university or a small fine-arts school, he or she should have good advice to pass on to you about the career.
- Art Directors
- Camera Operators
- Cinematographers and Directors of Photography
- Fashion Photographers
- Fashion Stylists
- Food Photographers
- Medical Illustrators and Photographers
- Non-Fungible Token Artists
- Photo Editors
- Photographers
- Photographic Equipment Technicians
- Photographic Laboratory Workers
- Photojournalists
- Publicity Photographers
- Sports Photographers