Photography Careers

So you like photography but you’re not sure what you could do with it as a career? Read on to find out more!

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Jobs directly related to photography

•Graphic designer

•Magazine features editor

•Medical illustrator

•Photographer

•Press photographer

•Television camera operator

Jobs where photography experience would be useful

•Advertising art director

•Digital marketer

•Film/video editor

•Media planner

•Secondary school teacher

•Visual merchandiser

•Web designer

This is a great website to use to find out more about jobs in the  creative industries! Click the picture below…

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How to build a photography business in easy steps!

  1. You will need a portfolio of your work , you can choose some of your best work from LTC and other photographs you may have. Create a website page – I recommend Pixieset (for website and delivering online galleries to clients) Squarespace and Wix are also straightforward in website building.
  2. Build your social presence through sharing your work on Instagram.
  3. Do free shoots with models/family to continue to build your portfolio and develop your skills further.
  4. You can also work as a photographer’s assistant/second shoot weddings. You can look at websites like Shootzu for opportunities.
  5. Participate in workshops to learn new skills Teds and Canberra Photography Group runs lots of great workshops, the Teds ones have the added benefit of being able to try different equipment out. Longer courses such as the Cert IV in photography at CIT has a great structure that will teach your more about different genres of photography and develop your skills in a supportive environment.
  6. Perfect your postprocessing/editing and narrow down your niche.
  7. Once you are comfortable with your processes and have a substantial porfolio this is when you can start charging for sessions.
  8. When you start charging for sessions, you need to ensure you have a contract in place, and are invoicing/tracking income expenses.
  9. Ensure you have a backup system in place (I always backup client photos in 3 places as soon as I get home from a shoot). Don’t purchase cheaper, knockoff memory cards – its not worth the risk!

Recommendations (these are what I personally use)

Software

  • Pixieset – website and online galleries (there is a free version to get started)
  • Unscripted – Prompting + Client Management + Email templates + Other resources – Discount: $20 off use [tiffanyalexandriaphotography]
  • Studio Ninja – Client Management – Discount: 20% off [TI242752Y]
  • Apps – Lightroom Mobile, Canva, Inshot, Easy Release Pro, Photopills

Gear

  • Equipment – purchase through Teds in Canberra. The services is impeccable and you can always go in and ask questions about your equipment.
  • Camera recommendations – the camera we use at school is the Canon 200DII. Get in touch if you are looking to buy and camera and want help picking.
  • Affordable flash recommendations – LUME CUBE Mini (Video and photo)