February 22nd, 2010 | Author: admin
Looking for job in Atlanta, GA as amateur photographer.?
Does anybody know where can I find a job as photographer?
I love takeing photos. And I know i would love to do it as professional .
Thank you
I would suggest you join a local Atlanta photography club, plug yourself into the business, meet people, and establish networks of contacts. I can tell you, from personal experience, it is hard for amateur photographers to become professional in Atlanta, unless you want to be an assistant, or shoot for $7.50 an hour at a Target portrait studio, or for Sears. I just had one of my good friends move to Cincinnati to get a job [as a photographer], and she’s got a 4 year degree from the Savannah College of Art and Design. If you’ve got bills to pay, you may want to find yourself a day job, something you can do to maintain your quality of life. I would suggest you go freelance, develop a portfolio, and sell your photos online on a website like istockphoto. That’s a good way to get your pictures ‘visible’, and make some money at the same time. It’s also a way to gauge whether your work is good enough, if your photos are any good, people will buy them.
I would post something on craigslist.com. I use the Atlanta one and I’m always seeing ads looking for or wanting to be a photographer’s assistant. That’s where I would suggest beginning.
Good luck!
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I would suggest you join a local Atlanta photography club, plug yourself into the business, meet people, and establish networks of contacts. I can tell you, from personal experience, it is hard for amateur photographers to become professional in Atlanta, unless you want to be an assistant, or shoot for $7.50 an hour at a Target portrait studio, or for Sears. I just had one of my good friends move to Cincinnati to get a job [as a photographer], and she’s got a 4 year degree from the Savannah College of Art and Design. If you’ve got bills to pay, you may want to find yourself a day job, something you can do to maintain your quality of life. I would suggest you go freelance, develop a portfolio, and sell your photos online on a website like istockphoto. That’s a good way to get your pictures ‘visible’, and make some money at the same time. It’s also a way to gauge whether your work is good enough, if your photos are any good, people will buy them.
References :
http://www.photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=000ihT&tag=
http://digcam.meetup.com/cities/us/ga/atlanta/?gj=sj40
http://www.flickr.com/groups/atlppl/
http://www.istockphoto.com/index.php
So you wanna be a photographer (and get paid)?
Here are your prospects:
Photojournalist: 4-year college degree — battle for entry job at the Podunk Bugle
Wedding: 2+ years as assistant to pro
Portrait: same or 2+ years at Sears
Scenic/landscape: put prints in cafe with price tag — maybe they’ll sell after you’re dead
Freelance — don’t hold your breath
Just walking around taking pictures and selling them — have you gone off your medication?
Now, are you sure you don’t want to take that nice C++ programming course?
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