Fohr-Career



- Explain the career or (careers) you are considering for this project. What does a person do for this job? - What kind of skills or talents are required for this career? - What schooling is required? Where do they have this sort of program? 2 year, 4 year, tech school, (liberal arts) college, specialized (art school)? - What kind of salary can you expect in this field? Starting? Mid-Career? - How do you get started? Do you have to have a portfolio or internship or both or??? - What will a typical day be like in this field? - What do you plan to do for your self-promotional piece? - Explain how your idea illustrates this career - List resources you used for research during this part of the project. Make sure they are active links. Google and other search engines are not resources. http://www.ask.com/question/typical-day-of-a-photographer http://work.chron.com/education-required-photographer-13212.html http://www1.salary.com/Photographer-Salary.html http://lindsaydobsonphotography.com/blog/a-typical-day-ii/
 * For this project the career I'm considering is photography, in this job the person simply takes a professional camera and takes high quality pictures - not ones like you can take with your cell phone. Most pictures taken have some sort of meaning behind them, or use techniques to better their pictures.
 * Good listening skills
 * Must know how to deal with large crowds
 * What time to take a picture, so the sun doesn't block your shot but you still have exposure
 * Are able to see the creative element of everything around them - keep their mind open when looking for photo possibilities.
 * Associates or bachelors degree in photography, which you can take at an art school.
 * Starting salary is around 3k, while mid career its 4.5k. Because if this, some side jobs might be needed.
 * It would be a good idea to have a portfolio as well as take part in internships.
 * There is no typical day in the life of a photographer, since every day they would find themselves doing something different.
 * I want to do something like Christian Hopkins works (see first picture), which puts a creative and unique twist on photography. His work isn't like normal photography, but instead is surreal and he used his photography as a way to cope with depression.
 * My idea illustrates this career because it is solely based on creativity and the ability to create something beautiful, which is exactly what I am hoping to accomplish in this assignment.