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Speaking from Experience
A wealth of information comes from photographers discussing their daily experiences with each other in online forums and bulletin boards. These threads (edited for this presentation) appeared on the APAnet forum managed by the Advertising Photographers of America. Permission has been granted by APANet and each individual to repost the material here.
Breaking Into the Real World
I was hoping to get advice on breaking into the real world of photography. I am coming out of Miami University (Ohio) with a B.A. in fine arts, focus in photography, with minor experience in graphic design and illustration. I want to know some steps that others took when they were getting started. Resources you used, or avenues I should steer clear of. Eight replies are available.
What would you say?
Last week I was on a location shoot and I met an executive who mentioned one of her children was seriously considering attending one of the major, well known, photography/art colleges in the United States. The executive asked me what I thought about it. I will be contacted by the young person soon and would like to offer some advice other than “Go to law school,” something I was told years ago by a well known shooter from NYC when I asked him if he had any advice for an aspiring shooter. Four replies are available.
Becoming a photographer's assistant
What is the best way for a photography student, on the verge of starting her career, to contact photographers and get hired as an assistant? I ask because I decided to use the phone and very quickly found there was no interest. I know a lot of you find your assistants through other photographers, but of course that's not going to help me. There are 21 replies and one sub-thread.