FireCoral417
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Hi everyone. Sorry if this topic has been posted previously. I did a quick search and didn't see anything recent.
I was wondering if anyone would be able to give advice on a few questions I have. First a quick background on me. I'm 24, currently a freelance graphic designer. Photography has always been a passion of mine. I've been taking pictures of things since my mom first let me use her professional Nikon when I was about 8 years old. I've recently thought of a career change to photography. Everything I've ever done has been self-taught. But I thought this time around it might be a better idea to go to school to hopefully get some good connections and have the name of a good school on my resume. So here are my questions:
1) Is it worthwhile to persue a bachelor's or associate's degree in photography or should I just teach myself? Or what are the pros and cons of both?
2) If I do decide to go to school, what schools would you recommend and why? Or what should I look for when choosing a school?
3) If I teach myself, how would I go about finding the right job? (I'm interested in photojournalism... but not for a newspaper and I certainly don't want to end up in a portrait studio)
Thanks for the time you took to read this and for your input!
~Coral
I was wondering if anyone would be able to give advice on a few questions I have. First a quick background on me. I'm 24, currently a freelance graphic designer. Photography has always been a passion of mine. I've been taking pictures of things since my mom first let me use her professional Nikon when I was about 8 years old. I've recently thought of a career change to photography. Everything I've ever done has been self-taught. But I thought this time around it might be a better idea to go to school to hopefully get some good connections and have the name of a good school on my resume. So here are my questions:
1) Is it worthwhile to persue a bachelor's or associate's degree in photography or should I just teach myself? Or what are the pros and cons of both?
2) If I do decide to go to school, what schools would you recommend and why? Or what should I look for when choosing a school?
3) If I teach myself, how would I go about finding the right job? (I'm interested in photojournalism... but not for a newspaper and I certainly don't want to end up in a portrait studio)
Thanks for the time you took to read this and for your input!
~Coral