Photography is a field that anyone with a camera can explore. To learn more about this career, you can join high school camera clubs, yearbook or newspaper staffs, photography contests, and community hobby groups. You can also seek a part-time or summer job in a photo studio or camera shop, or work as a developer in a laboratory or processing center.
If you are interested in becoming a publicity photographer, volunteer to take photographs for community and nonprofit organizations in your area. This will you give a good introduction to the field, and even allow you the chance to have your work published in press releases and at an organization's Web site. Start a blog that features your photographs. Talk to photographers about their careers. Visit https://www.asmp.org/find-a-photographer and http://aspp.com/find-a-pro/search-pros for lists of media photographers. Finally, consider becoming a high school- or college-level member of American Photographic Artists.
- Art Directors
- Art Teachers
- Artists
- Camera Operators
- Cartoonists
- Cinematographers and Directors of Photography
- Comic Book Artists
- Copywriters
- Corporate Community Relations Directors
- Demographers
- Digital Designers
- Exhibit Designers
- Fashion Designers
- Fashion Illustrators
- Fashion Photographers
- Fashion Stylists
- Film and Television Directors
- Food Photographers
- Fund-Raisers
- Furniture Designers
- Gallery Owners and Directors
- Grant Coordinators and Writers
- Graphic Designers
- Greeting Card Designers and Writers
- Hedge Fund Investor Relations Specialists
- Illustrators
- Interior Designers and Decorators
- Jewelers and Jewelry Repairers
- Makeup Artists
- Market Research Analysts
- Marketing Consultants
- Media Planners and Buyers
- Media Relations Specialists
- Medical Illustrators and Photographers
- Motion Graphics Artists
- Multimedia Artists and Animators
- Non-Fungible Token Artists
- Online Reputation Managers
- Photo Editors
- Photographers
- Photographic Equipment Technicians
- Photographic Laboratory Workers
- Photography Instructors
- Photojournalists
- Political Consultants
- Press Secretaries
- Production Designers and Art Directors
- Public Opinion Researchers
- Public Relations Managers
- Public Relations Specialists
- Publicists
- Social Media Influencers
- Social Media Workers
- Sports Photographers
- Sports Publicists
- Tattoo Artists
- Video Game Art Directors
- Visual Interaction Designers
- Webmasters