Freelance Photojournalism, Some different ways to break into it?
I photograph professionally, and I am planning a permanant move to the Middle East, how can i break into freelance photojournalism from the field?
I’ve done more video than stills so that is the way I would tell you to go. I’ve found that video is more in demand thatnstills. Anyway, before you move to the Middle East, and I’m assuming you’re in the US, try working a large urban area. A lot of tv stations will buy video of shootings, fires, and wrecks. If you get good at it you will make contacts you can use later. Basic gear would be a police scanner, map, cell phone, and whatever camera gear you’ll need. I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again, shooting an incident is only half of the job, the other half is getting the details of what you have shot. Good luck and hope this helps.
PhotojournalismWhat is freelance photograpy, photojournalism, and commercial photograpy?
I want a career in photography i just cant decide, but im looking into journalism too, so i guess photojournalism would be good. I just need more information on it.
Freelance – like wedding photographers. People hire you for specific one time events.
Journalism – newspapers or television. News oriented. You can either run a camera at a TV station or take pix for the paper.
Commercial – magazines, ads, etc… Ad agencies and magazines hire you to take pictures. Usually you start as a freelancer. Then you can create your own "business."