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06/21/2004 08:55:15 PM · #1 |
How exactly does one get into Photojournalism as a profession?
Teriary qualifications, Or just do it?
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06/21/2004 09:04:13 PM · #2 |
I would start concentrating on local news items and cover those stories, offering them to local newspapers. Also, maybe concentrate on certain kinds of stories. For example, you could cover the police and fire beat. Get yourself a scanner, and when you hear something in an area that your local paper's circulation covers, get over there and fast, and start shooting. Also, good to get to know the local fire, police and EMT's as well as the volunteer organizations that act as first responders. Or, maybe concentrate on local sports.
Then, make yourself known to the paper's editors and tell them you've covered a certain event and have pics if they'd like to buy. |
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06/21/2004 09:21:36 PM · #3 |
Are there any formal qualifications that you can get from anywhere?
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06/21/2004 09:40:02 PM · #4 |
Originally posted by wimbello:
Are there any formal qualifications that you can get from anywhere? |
Well, you could go to a college or university and get a journalism degree, which would go a long way to getting work, but, imo, the best way to do this would be to start out selling a local paper photos of events in your region. Nothing beat experience and creating an extensive portfolio of published journalistic work.
Another thing to do is to just concentrate on an area that you either want to shoot out of interest, or will shoot because of it's local interest to the local inhabitants and newspapers. This would be a long term project and end up being a series that you could sell. I would also write the captions to any and all photographs that you take, because this way, you are selling both the images and the little blurbs that go along with the pictures, saving the newspaper time and effort at writing them. For instance, you could photograph a series regarding anything that would be of interest to travelers coming into your region...lodgings, points of interest, geographic and cultural landmarks, etc.
I have a friend who is a photojournalist but she went to school in Canada for general journalism and learned about writing, photographing, pagination and the like...and because she got a broad education in journalism, she is now a writer and photojournalist for a small town paper in Canada. If you're interested, I'll try to find out the school for you. I believe it's in Ontario.
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06/21/2004 10:14:04 PM · #5 |
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06/21/2004 11:00:31 PM · #6 |
Don't we all want to be photojournalist! I to am trying to get my foot in the door to any newspaper that will have me. Since i am currently going to a community college, i became involved in their school newspaper. This has done wonders for me. Not only is my photography getting published, but i shoot on a regular basis. Getting lots of practice is the key to good pictures. Working for my school newspaper gets me out and taking pictures i normaly woulden't take. It makes me do my best, try my hardest because i know other people are going to see it. Yes a degree is helpful. I have talked to several people in the field (photojournalist, directors of photography) and all have said you must have a degree; however, don't underestamate experience, it's just much, much harder with out one. My best advise is do something! Anything! Start with a small paper or school paper. Anything to get you in the habbit of taking lots of photos. If you produce good quality photography, work hard, and maintain a professional attitude, you will get where you want to go.
Good luck!
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