Abby+Schmidtke+Photography+In+the+Real+World

=__ Photography in the Real World __=

The way that I am most interested in using photography in my life is by being a fine art photographer. I’ve always been very interested in fine art and creating art in this category with photography would be a dream job for me! These photographers can take pictures anywhere, as it is a very subjective category. But they mostly use portrait images. These images are normally very realistic with a hint of glamour to please their clientele. The images are normally very graceful and portray a feeling of power or strength. At the beginning of a fine art photography career, the salary is about $37,734 annually. In the middle of their career, the average salary is about $61,781 annually. And a veteran photographer will make about $77,390 a year. To be able to succeed as a fine art photographer a Bachelors of Arts in Photography provides more options for a career and for advancement. A bachelor's degree typically includes art, business, marketing and other courses to round out your education. A polished portfolio, which is often a requirement for graduation, is another benefit of a bachelor's degree program. Other preparation for this career would include a quality camera (like Sony DSCHX50 Digital Camera, Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ35EB-K Compact Camera, or the Canon PowerShot SX280 HS Compact Digital Camera) a good tripod (some recommended products are the Oben CC-2381 Carbon Fiber Tripod with BE-126 Ball Head, Manfrotto MT055XPRO3 Aluminum Fiber Tripod with MHXPRO-3W 3-Way Pan/Tilt Head Kit, or the Slik Pro 700DX AMT Tripod with 3-Way Pan-and-Tilt Head) and proper lighting equipment (an example would be the Raya Octa Fluorescent 7-Socket Fixture 2-Light Softbox Kit). Most fine art photographers working in their own studio or freelance from home. They also go out into the world to capture images for their clientele. An idea that I have and really like is bringing out people’s insecurities. I’ll use myself and a few of my friends in this project. I plan to accentuate the things they dislike but everyone else loves. An idea for this is that one person hates their mind. So I plan to use photoshop and different images of cotton balls to bring attention to their mind by making it look like its coming from their head. One hates their hair, so they’re wearing it naturally and I’m making their hair look big and poofy. I also want to take pictures of normal ‘beautiful’ things and add something that looks out of the norm. Like a snow-covered pine tree but the snow is actually a white sheet. This mimics fine art because the images will look beautifully outlandish (hopefully) and will illustrate a feel of gracefulness. __ [|Maya Almeida] __ __ [|Michal Zahornacky] __ __ [|Miss Aniela] __