Photography courses and their career prospects.

Asked by: Guest - 27 Jun 16

Photography is my passion. I want to take up the same as my career. Kindly provide me the details regarding the courses available in photography and its career prospects other than journalism.

Our expert said - 09 Jul 16

Professional photography is both an art and science of taking photographs and processing the same with the help of equipment and software. A successful photographer requires passion and creativity. The courses available in photography are:

- BA Photography
- BA in Visual Arts and Photography
- Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography
- B Sc in Photography and Cinematography
- B Sc in Photography and Video Visual Production
- Diploma in Photography and Cinematography
- Diploma in Digital and Fashion Photography etc.

Professional Photographers have a wide scope for their performance other than journalism. Their work area varies from fashion world, to wildlife photography, sports, fine arts, journalism, crime reporting, forensic technology, commercial photography and much more. Some of the commonly found job profiles for the professional photographers are:

- Commercial Photographer
- Event Photographer
- Product photographer
- Fashion Photographer
- Wildlife Photographer
- Sports Photographer
- Forensic photographer
- Photojournalist etc.