How to become a professional photographer part 1

[lakers808]

hi my name is johnmark 18years old from Honolulu hawaii. and im just a beginner .. still learning .. do you know the specific names on the schools? that you mention earlier on your topic?.. i was also interested in pursing my dreams to become a pro photographer

[Jim Bryant]

There's Rochester Institute of Technology (KodaK) (RIT).
Brooks
Art Institute of Seattle, Atlanta, Pittsburg.
There's Photojournalism type schools, San Jose State, Syracuse, Missouri, U of Kansas,
Ohio State, U of Florida...many of your most major colleges have photojournalism programs.

[burridge]

Jim,

I have a bump in the road in ref to education. Unfortunately where I am located there are no formal classes offered in Okinawa, Japan. Not I do not speak Japanese so I am not able to go to local facilities. I did take a class given thru the base Arts and Craft Center but thats it. I have called local photographers to offer my "free" services in exchange for learning but that also panned out with a zero result. Most stated they didn't need anyone. Is there a online school that is accredited to get a photography degree?

Thank you for all the great reads! ~DB

I also checked out the library they have 3 books that are ancient.

[Jim Bryant]

google online photography schools. Art institute of Pittsburg, new York Institute of Photography are among some of the tops.

[Carl911]

I,ve always wondered,"dont hit on the models".
Must be hard, your a man, they are georgeous models, must be very tempting..
Although I must admit, from my own small experience, once you start shooting, you do attend to forget such details and concentrate on the job at hand.

[Sime]

Originally Posted by Carl911

I,ve always wondered,"dont hit on the models".
Must be hard, your a man, they are georgeous models, must be very tempting..
Although I must admit, from my own small experience, once you start shooting, you do attend to forget such details and concentrate on the job at hand.

They're there to do a job and so are you - If you're doing your job properly, despite the fact that you may have a terribly hot, semi dressed woman (or man) in front of you, you zone out and focus (boom boom) on the job at hand. The other thing to keep in mind - You hit on a model, they're a pretty close knit community - "you'll never work again in this town" if it all goes wrong.

my 3 cents...