SAUCEink Magazine (February / March 2011)

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FASHION PHOTOGRAPHER Do you have what it takes? Being a Fashion Photographer has many perks. Among them is travelling and going to different places. You might even find yourself freezing in the Alps at one time and dehydrated in a dessert the next. If you think you want to travel and accompany the models, and at the same time you have the artistic ability to capture beauty in photography, then you can either be a freelance photographer or help fashion designers, and/or fashion magazines to talk to their audience using still photos. It’s about having the good eye, and the ability of capture the mood of the scene and the subject.

What do you have to take? This job does have a specific degree although not always required depending on your skills and talent. But it won’t hurt if you take up a photography degree. You should hone your technical skills especially at this age. Photography has become a very technologically advanced field as well. There’s digital editing, and a lot of new and improved digital cameras. Computer skills are a Photo from Web Link

must as well. Underneath the artistic exterior, fashion photographers also need to be organized, and be able to work in a team when there’s a need for it. Maintaining your focus and constantly producing quality work will help you in establishing your reputation in the industry and projects will just come your way like bees are attracted to honey.

WHICH ONE IS IT? There you have it. The top 5 fashion careers that you can consider if you want to be a part of the fashion industry. They’re difficult job, but also rewarding and exciting at the same time. It’s all just a matter of whether you have what it takes, and having the guts to take what is needed to spell success in your chosen career.

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