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04/29/2011 10:35:14 PM · #1 |
| I love photography, and Im thinking about going to school for it, but Im worried that I wont be able to find a job. I only really enjoy doing nature/scenery photography, is there any market for that? |
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04/29/2011 11:23:07 PM · #2 |
| I think your best bet would be as an instructor or guide for photography tours |
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04/29/2011 11:32:01 PM · #3 |
That's pretty much exclusively a freelance field. Practically every "name" in the business supports him/herself with commercial or editorial photography, or has a different "day job", as far as I know. It's certainly MY passion, but I never earned a living at it; I worked as an Architectural Photographer, and for that i was self-employed, had my own business.
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04/30/2011 12:51:31 AM · #4 |
| I figured so... cant really justify the money it would cost to go to school for it, If I cant find a decent job after. |
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04/30/2011 12:53:44 AM · #5 |
I think  hahn23 has the market cornered on that.
...but getting at your question...I think you would have to sell your work at art shows etc. I have a few friends that do this part time and make some bucks.
I have a young cousin, 26 years old who paints strange scenes...like a clothes hanger sitting on top of a coffee cup or a cork screw floating on a cloud. She actually makes a living selling her items at local and regional art/photography shows. She is working the New Orleans Jazz Fest the next two weekends and will likely sell many!
If you want to make a living at it, you will have to be dedicated and stick with it.
Here is her site.
Originally posted by kawana:
I love photography, and Im thinking about going to school for it, but Im worried that I wont be able to find a job. I only really enjoy doing nature/scenery photography, is there any market for that? |
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