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Question: How can I make a career change & a living as a photographer, also which photography schools are best!?
I began a new hobby last December that I absolutely love and would like to turn into a career!. I have no formal training in photography, but would consider going back to school to get another degree!. I already have a B!.A!. in Psychology!. I know that very, very few photographers get rich or become famous!. I just want to love what I do and earn enough to make a living for one person!.Www@QuestionHome@Com


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http://www!.brooks!.edu/

This is a very good school!.


Personally, I would not recommend photography as a career!.

Photography is extremely competitive and only a few can make a real living at it!.

Truck drivers, dentists, plumbers, and optometrists make far more money than the average photographer!. Those professions are useful and physically productive!. They help the common good!.

There is absolutely nothing wrong with photography as a career but I think you will find it ultimately frustrating and a endless drain on your pocketbook!. Most photographers do not break even!.


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Technically you don't have to have a degree in photography!. I have one, but I don't do photography as my job!.!. I have other degrees!. If you are planning on shooting weddings and events some people like to hear about the degree others don't care as long as your pictures are quality!. As far as making a living goes, that depends on where you live, how much competition there is and how people in general fill about hiring photographers for events!. Around here most people just hand uncle joe a camera and let him take his best shot!. Www@QuestionHome@Com