How does one become a fashion photographer?

[haring]

The question is simple. How does one become a fashion photographer?

 

[SageMark]

A business card that says fashion photographer. I may be reaching, but thats what the wedding business seems like.

 

[Bram]

How do you become a Pro football player?
How do you become a Pro Wrestler?
How do you become a Pro golfer?

Seriously? It's called practise and a little bit of publicity. Get yourself out there. Show people what you can do. Show them your port and show that you are capable of doing what you say you can do. Start with high fashion shoots for some friends, use them as portfolio work. Dubmit your work to a fashion studio, maybe a fashion school. Start off by becoming the schools fashion photog. Maybe from there submit your port to othr studios and then move to Paris and become a fashion photographer. OMG you're a pro.

 

[jake337]

What level of fashion photography are you talking about. The girl around the block or magazine covers?

The first I would say practice and get yourself out there.

The second well...school..

 

[KmH]

The same way one becomes a sports photographer.

 

[tirediron]

Assuming you mean high-end (as in Vogue covers and such), then it's very simple. Learn the craft inside and out. Know lighting inside and out, every aspect of exposure and camera operation, and how to pose and light people and the clothing they're wearing to maximum advantage. Then, build a portfolio... an OUTSTANDING portfolio. Now, write out a resume and with your portfolio in hand, haul your butt around to the different fashion houses and high-end independant photographers... if you're very, very, very VERY lucky one of them will like what youve done and take you on as an intern. For the next few years you will carry equipment, fetch coffee and say, "Yes sir/ma'am" a lot. You will likely become well acquainted with the thin end of a broom and similar tools. On occasion, you may actually see a camera. Gradually (as in years) you MAY be allowed to assist by mounting lenses, checking memory cards & batteries, and eventually you may graduate to the person who actually hands the photographer his/her cameras.

It is now probably close to ten years later, and maybe, just maybe you will be allowed to start shooting some minor assignments. Filler, backgrounds, etc. Over time (another ten years) you may actually graduate to being the "the" photographer.

Good luck!

 

[Kolander]

First of all, attend as many lighting workshops as you can.

 

[MLeeK]

Bumping post count?

 

[MLeeK]

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