The Demand for Professional Photographers Is: (15)
Surely there must still be a need for photographers in print media, the fashion and entertainment industries, advertising etc 
Obviously the opportunities may be scarce and the competition fierce but I imagine you would have been aware of that prior to commencing your studies
Have you approached organisations directly BigGuy?
The sites you mention may be useful as a self-promotion platform but I wonder how many prospective employers are likely to simply stumble across your work and chase you...?
Did your tutors assist you with tips and insights into gaining employment in the field?
Obviously the opportunities may be scarce and the competition fierce but I imagine you would have been aware of that prior to commencing your studies
Have you approached organisations directly BigGuy?
The sites you mention may be useful as a self-promotion platform but I wonder how many prospective employers are likely to simply stumble across your work and chase you...?
Did your tutors assist you with tips and insights into gaining employment in the field?
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BigGuyLondon: Please 100% disregard the 'category',.. there wasn't one for 'Photography', or, 'Professionals',.. so,. yeah.
I'm wondering, generally speaking, how much demand is there by individuals OR companies for professional photographers?
I went to an art school here in the UK for 2 years, busting my **lls to learn the trade, but there seems to be absolutely no demand for my work/skills. I've used Flickr, LinkedIn, JobSite, Guardian Jobs, Facebook and YouTube but have had NO interest whatsoever; no calls, no emails, nothing. I'm reluctantly selling my cameras.
Is there any professional demand at all now for professional photographers or do too many people have camera-phones?
I'm wondering, generally speaking, how much demand is there by individuals OR companies for professional photographers?
I went to an art school here in the UK for 2 years, busting my **lls to learn the trade, but there seems to be absolutely no demand for my work/skills. I've used Flickr, LinkedIn, JobSite, Guardian Jobs, Facebook and YouTube but have had NO interest whatsoever; no calls, no emails, nothing. I'm reluctantly selling my cameras.
Is there any professional demand at all now for professional photographers or do too many people have camera-phones?
I would have thought that professional photographers are in good demand for weddings and other social occasions?
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MADDOG69: I would have thought that professional photographers are in good demand for weddings and other social occasions?
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I know that digital has revolutionized photography, now anyone can take a beautiful photo if he works hard and long enough. The art side is like pro ball, one in a million college players go on to make big money. Have you tried graphic art? How about teaching?
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BigGuyLondon: Please 100% disregard the 'category',.. there wasn't one for 'Photography', or, 'Professionals',.. so,. yeah.
I'm wondering, generally speaking, how much demand is there by individuals OR companies for professional photographers?
I went to an art school here in the UK for 2 years, busting my **lls to learn the trade, but there seems to be absolutely no demand for my work/skills. I've used Flickr, LinkedIn, JobSite, Guardian Jobs, Facebook and YouTube but have had NO interest whatsoever; no calls, no emails, nothing. I'm reluctantly selling my cameras.
Is there any professional demand at all now for professional photographers or do too many people have camera-phones?
I'm wondering, generally speaking, how much demand is there by individuals OR companies for professional photographers?
I went to an art school here in the UK for 2 years, busting my **lls to learn the trade, but there seems to be absolutely no demand for my work/skills. I've used Flickr, LinkedIn, JobSite, Guardian Jobs, Facebook and YouTube but have had NO interest whatsoever; no calls, no emails, nothing. I'm reluctantly selling my cameras.
Is there any professional demand at all now for professional photographers or do too many people have camera-phones?
Amateur photographers, too many people in your field already, and the economy is moving away from you. If you couldn't find a job with your Art school diploma at the height of silliness and decadence before the fall, it will be even worse post-recession.
Do you not know anyone important? Can't you get a helping hand from a little cronyism/nepotism maybe? As a photographer in the 21st century you're not going to make it in the new economy on merit.
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Obstinance_Works: Amateur photographers, too many people in your field already, and the economy is moving away from you. If you couldn't find a job with your Art school diploma at the height of silliness and decadence before the fall, it will be even worse post-recession.
Do you not know anyone important? Can't you get a helping hand from a little cronyism/nepotism maybe? As a photographer in the 21st century you're not going to make it in the new economy on merit.
Do you not know anyone important? Can't you get a helping hand from a little cronyism/nepotism maybe? As a photographer in the 21st century you're not going to make it in the new economy on merit.
You have the forces of economic rebalancing and technological change working against you. My strong advice to you is to retrain as something else. There are fields of industry out there where you'd barely realise there ever was a recession, so don't be a lemming. And almost everyone should now let go of the idea of a career/job/trade for life as the pace of change is too great.
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My friend is a professional photographer and videographer.
He was made unemployed from his regular job during the recession, and decided thst rather thsn trying to find another similar IT job, he'd follow his dream to become a photographer.
He is still at it fulltime.
It hasn't been easy, especially with the economic circumstances here.
Many a morning he woke up and said to himself, if i dont get work today, i won't eat.
He trudged around from company to company, restaurants, bakeries, wedding fairs, etc. He hasn't starved yet.
The work is out there if you find it, and prove yourself. Word of mouth is huge in that business.
Best of luck
He was made unemployed from his regular job during the recession, and decided thst rather thsn trying to find another similar IT job, he'd follow his dream to become a photographer.
He is still at it fulltime.
It hasn't been easy, especially with the economic circumstances here.
Many a morning he woke up and said to himself, if i dont get work today, i won't eat.
He trudged around from company to company, restaurants, bakeries, wedding fairs, etc. He hasn't starved yet.
The work is out there if you find it, and prove yourself. Word of mouth is huge in that business.
Best of luck
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BigGuyLondon: Please 100% disregard the 'category',.. there wasn't one for 'Photography', or, 'Professionals',.. so,. yeah.
I'm wondering, generally speaking, how much demand is there by individuals OR companies for professional photographers?
I went to an art school here in the UK for 2 years, busting my **lls to learn the trade, but there seems to be absolutely no demand for my work/skills. I've used Flickr, LinkedIn, JobSite, Guardian Jobs, Facebook and YouTube but have had NO interest whatsoever; no calls, no emails, nothing. I'm reluctantly selling my cameras.
Is there any professional demand at all now for professional photographers or do too many people have camera-phones?
I'm wondering, generally speaking, how much demand is there by individuals OR companies for professional photographers?
I went to an art school here in the UK for 2 years, busting my **lls to learn the trade, but there seems to be absolutely no demand for my work/skills. I've used Flickr, LinkedIn, JobSite, Guardian Jobs, Facebook and YouTube but have had NO interest whatsoever; no calls, no emails, nothing. I'm reluctantly selling my cameras.
Is there any professional demand at all now for professional photographers or do too many people have camera-phones?
Those places are no help, you need to use your feet! For example, go to hotels and ask if you can represent them for weddings and offer free ad photos for their recommendation. Always offer something extra when starting up a business, to get established and get a name. Alway always always make customer service the top priority. A good name sells itself!!!
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Have you tried free-lance like in sports events, horse/dog racing, car rallies, bike racing, footie and or, war correspondence (lots of opportunity in Iraq and Syria}. Perhaps if you need to get out and about, mingle with commuters offering your services if any you offer and would like to provide.
myself i take photos almost every single day because i enjoy doing it, i give away free DVD slide shows, share pictures with friends and post in CS forum most days:
have you considered hiring in small plane for taking photos of properties, you take a few and send one to owner with an offer of more comprehensive pictures. (quite few people get into that sort of thing down under)
Crowd in NZ took 100 deg images of rooms for real estate marketing (site soon popped up called open2view) made millions probably...
Brain storm how to market whatever service you'd feel ok doing, the rest is a numbers game, contact 20 people sell 2 or 3, contact 40 sell 4 or 6 etc, look up Dale Harbison Carnegie, he is probably one best sales motivator that ever walked..
luck
myself i take photos almost every single day because i enjoy doing it, i give away free DVD slide shows, share pictures with friends and post in CS forum most days:
have you considered hiring in small plane for taking photos of properties, you take a few and send one to owner with an offer of more comprehensive pictures. (quite few people get into that sort of thing down under)
Crowd in NZ took 100 deg images of rooms for real estate marketing (site soon popped up called open2view) made millions probably...
Brain storm how to market whatever service you'd feel ok doing, the rest is a numbers game, contact 20 people sell 2 or 3, contact 40 sell 4 or 6 etc, look up Dale Harbison Carnegie, he is probably one best sales motivator that ever walked..
luck
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Biglondonguy.
If you want to make some quick bucks , go to "Clarridges hotel" where a certain man united player is getting married on Tuesday & a certain shriek like character is amongst the guests.... remember, mums the word!
If you want to make some quick bucks , go to "Clarridges hotel" where a certain man united player is getting married on Tuesday & a certain shriek like character is amongst the guests.... remember, mums the word!
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allthegoodnamest: Biglondonguy.
If you want to make some quick bucks , go to "Clarridges hotel" where a certain man united player is getting married on Tuesday & a certain shriek like character is amongst the guests.... remember, mums the word!
If you want to make some quick bucks , go to "Clarridges hotel" where a certain man united player is getting married on Tuesday & a certain shriek like character is amongst the guests.... remember, mums the word!
There's been a last minute change - the word is now Brian
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I wonder what I could do with naked women? I would love that. 
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raphael119: I wonder what I could do with naked women? I would love that.
If you don't know by now you never will
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Pro trained back in the film days (Nikon school, 2 weeks), although not in the industry, I would say digital murdered the industry.
<Footnote: the local pawn shops have zero interest in buying top of the line film cameras, be they Nikon F, Bronica or whatever. There is no market for them.>
Twenty five years ago there were about 10 professional photographers with shops in this area and maybe 20 listed in the phone book. Along came digital and photo shopping and one by one most of the shops vanished. I know of one store front studio shop left (mostly does weddings) and there are only 2 numbers listed in the local phone book under photography and one of them is the same wedding photo shop.
Want a great photo? Take a 3 minute digital video of something, then using software extract the frame you want. Or take 300 digital pictures of it, select the best four, then run adobe on it and make it gorgeous, buy photo print paper at the store, print it and frame it.
What need has anyone for a photographer if every phone has a camera?
<Footnote: the local pawn shops have zero interest in buying top of the line film cameras, be they Nikon F, Bronica or whatever. There is no market for them.>
Twenty five years ago there were about 10 professional photographers with shops in this area and maybe 20 listed in the phone book. Along came digital and photo shopping and one by one most of the shops vanished. I know of one store front studio shop left (mostly does weddings) and there are only 2 numbers listed in the local phone book under photography and one of them is the same wedding photo shop.
Want a great photo? Take a 3 minute digital video of something, then using software extract the frame you want. Or take 300 digital pictures of it, select the best four, then run adobe on it and make it gorgeous, buy photo print paper at the store, print it and frame it.
What need has anyone for a photographer if every phone has a camera?
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serene56: If you don't know by now you never will lol
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The Demand for Professional Photographers Is:(Vote Below)
I'm wondering, generally speaking, how much demand is there by individuals OR companies for professional photographers?
I went to an art school here in the UK for 2 years, busting my **lls to learn the trade, but there seems to be absolutely no demand for my work/skills. I've used Flickr, LinkedIn, JobSite, Guardian Jobs, Facebook and YouTube but have had NO interest whatsoever; no calls, no emails, nothing. I'm reluctantly selling my cameras.
Is there any professional demand at all now for professional photographers or do too many people have camera-phones?