When it comes to the successful career as a photographer, there are a number of aspects of the trade to consider in relation to whether or not it is the best career path for you. One of these integral subjects is what the advancement possibilities are for such a career, and where the field of photography is going in the grand scheme of supply and demand in the economy. If you are thinking about a career in photography, you may well be wondering just this, and this is where you can find the answers to these questions.
There are a number of variables that can affect how far and how much photographers can make in their career, i.e. their career advancement. One of the main aspects that will affect what clients, projects, and positions they will be applicable for depends upon their education in the field. It is expected that any professional photographer seeking a project or position in any industry that requires photography has at least education in photography from a two year vocational program. It is recommended that a photographer, instead, has a Bachelors in Arts for Photography; as this makes the candidacy for any applicable photography jobs that much more attractive to their potential client and/or employer.
Secondly, hands on training is just as important to the possible advancement of an aspiring photographer as of education. This means that a photographer looking to get the high ticket clients’ projects and annual salaries should not only invest in some time as a photographer’s assistant or apprentice at the beginning of their career; but they should also continuously be taking classes and programs on various topics in photography to keep a competitive edge on the technology and methodology of their industry.
In a more general fashion, photographers typically can only advance in employer settings from entry level pay to experienced pay-and may, advance from a title of photographer’s assistant to lead photographer in a company entity-and this applies across the board for most all industries to which they serve a purpose. On the other hand, if a photographer is a freelancer and works for himself, the best way that he can advance and start getting the more lucrative clients, projects, and payment is to build an impressive portfolio to showcase his clients and projects, but most importantly, the quality and range of talent and experience that he can apply to photography. Beyond just lead and assistant, in the industry of editorial photography; photographers can advance from someone just working part time snapping photos of local soccer games, and move onto to a more profitable head photographer at a paper or magazine. Moreover, he can move onto more lucrative and larger circulation periodicals as he increases his experience, and shows what he can do.
