Imagine a moment in time, who is there to capture it? Taking a career in photography could be extremely beneficial to the world. Many people such as Ansel Adams and Cindy Sherman captured a moment in time and used that to create a story with an image of a person, landscape, animal, insect or even a house. What if no one was a photographer? Where would we be? Who would we be? We would be completely lost as a with no picture history. Even the most ancient people such as Indians or ancient Greeks, used photographs to express emotions and we still continue to find those today. Without old pictures of George Washington or Christopher Columbus we would not know anything about our past. In order to have an amazing career in photography a person would …show more content…
In a study done by the University of Photography in California, 93% of all successful photographers went to school for at least four years to get the education required when becoming a famous photographer. There are many schools all across the country that provide the right education to be successful in the business. Some schools provide different education programs. For an example; Columbia University of New York provides a design and a photo education. They are the same school just different programs depending what someone is studying. At most universities for photography you will be taught the basic needs to be a success. First you will be taught the skills needed to work with computers and cameras. The school will teach how to focus, add filter, and add effects to images. Also they will provide a program to help teach a student how to use Photoshop and editing on a computer program such as Adobe Photoshop. Then they will teach marketing and sale. They will teach how to sell you pictures and help customers get exactly what they want to make them happy. Lastly, they will teach English and language. This is extremely important in photography because along with photos a good photographer will have an explanation about what their photo means and what story it is telling. Having excellent language will help you become more