What are the requirements to be a qualified and excellent photographer?

1. Constantly "unemployed", sometimes not knowing what the next job will be, sometimes having to work all night for several days

For most photographers, work is always Can you survive those free days when the unexpected comes after a long wait?

2. Accept temporary tasks, quickly complete shooting and editing, and send the photos to the editing office before noon the next day

For all photographers, the work deadline is always Getting tighter.

3. Be proficient in existing working methods, and at the same time be able to continuously learn new technologies and use them for the first time

Photography is constantly changing and will not stop, and you must too .

4. Be able to adapt to a life of "floating around and having no fixed place to live". In addition, your means of transportation is not always a plane - sometimes you need to take a truck, sometimes you need to sleep on the floor

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Magazine photographers nicknamed places where four stars could be seen through holes in the roof "four-star hotels."

5. In press conferences, you must be able to take distinctive photos

All press conferences are the same, but they must look different

6. Be able to give up your creativity for the needs of photo editing

Editing requires photos that speak for themselves, not ones that showcase your personal skills. Art belongs in galleries, not on newspaper front pages.

7. Get to know your subjects well, especially from a legal perspective

Copyright laws are unpredictable. You need to know which buildings can be photographed for commercial use and which are protected. (For example, photos of the Eiffel Tower during the day can be sold, but night scenes cannot.)

8. Know the difference between RF, RM, CC, FR and RR

As a professional photographer Teacher, you need to know royalty and its several abbreviations. RF: Free; RM: Restricted copyright; CC: Creative protection; FR: Full resolution pictures; RR: Limited resolution

9. Ability to create picture albums

Make photos Group photos are more likely to attract clients than just one batch of photos. Because group photos can not only show your talent, but also show that you are a reliable photographer

10. When there are no projects, you can teach photography or write books

This can help you maintain your Basic source of livelihood, refuse jobs you don’t like, while maintaining your passion for photography

11. Can easily communicate with people from different walks of life, CEOs, presidents, and their drivers

As a professional photographer, maybe you were photographing a certain president one day, and the next day you were photographing a group of workers. You must be able to adapt to different subjects and environments

12. Maintain good cooperation with clients, editors and agents

Photography is commercial, and you meet people with the same talents as you important. You must know how to organize and maintain your network

13. Be able to tell others what to do while being willing to accept orders from others

As a commercial photographer, you need Tell the model how to pose, but at the same time, you need to follow other people's orders to shoot

14. Know how to deal with cooperation and competition

Photographers can be a very close team, and You may be competing for the best photo all the time. You need to know when to cooperate and when to be stubborn to get your work done

15. Enjoy the pride you get when your photo appears in a gallery, on the front page, or in a bookstore

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Let those who want to be photographers have a clear understanding of the hardships of being a photographer when they envy them.