How to Become a Professional Photographer (A Beginners Guide to Photography)

By Sam Enrico Williams

This publication will teach you the basics in How to Become a Photographer. With step by step guides and instructions, you will not only have a better understanding, but gain valuable knowledge of what it entails to be a professional photographer.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Sam Enrico Williams
• Release date: Jan 1, 2014
• ISBN: 9781310489020

Sam Enrico Williams

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How to Become a Professional Photographer

(A Beginners Guide to Photography)

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Table of Contents

Types of photography

The significance of digital camera photography

What does professional photography entail?

Digital photography basic tips for beginners

Starting your own photography business

Getting started in photography: tips to kick start your business

Buying a digital camera- what you should know

Comparing digital camera features

Finding the most profitable photo studio software program

Photography techniques for amateurs

Types of photography

Section 1

Art. There are many types of art, including photography. Just like art, photography comes in various types. These categories are determined by some factors such as the ones below to mention a few;

Image captured

Purpose of photography

Size of the image captured

These details are determined by the type of camera used, the images a photographer chooses and the desire of a client. The many types of photography are;

Photo journalism

Most of us have seen photo journalism everywhere in different kinds of media work. Photo

Journalism probably is the widest type of photography. In the simplest terms, a journalist is somebody who tells a story to his viewers. A photo journalist therefore tells his stories to the world using photography. He captures a moment in term and uses that to verbalise the image captured. Words are not necessarily required to go along with the photo since it speaks for itself.

This kind of photography is determined by the clients' preferences, ie the media house or a publication company.

Macro photography

This kind of photography is determined by the particular lens chosen, called a macro lens, in