AMBITIONS4 – FOCUS ON A CAREER IN PHOTOGRAPHY Days have passed when photography courses was considered a mere hobby. With the boom in social media, production companies and fashion industry photography has become a remunerative profession. Photography is an art and a means of expression. Young photographers choose to tell stories through their photographs to their audience.
It has now become easier, than a decade ago, to establish yourself as a photographer given the enhancement in social media. A career in photography has become incredibly extensive with a variety of alternatives for a photographer to choose one's sphere from. Photography offers a multiplicity in career building ranging from photojournalism, feature photography, commercial photography, advertising, and fashion photography.
Apart from its abundance in options, photography also presents itself as an excellent choice for freelancers and self-employed people. Although a post-secondary education is not required for a professional photographer, a lot of them choose to take up a degree in photography due to the increased competition in the field. A degree will pose itself useful as employers tend to look for a candidate with a creative eye as well as technical knowledge. Employers of photojournalists, industrial and scientific photographers often tend to employ candidates with a diploma or Bachelor's degree in photography. There is an increasing demand for photographers in various disciplines and candidates who have an inbuilt talent and the necessary qualifications are in for a prospective career in the field of photography