How to become a news photographer?

How to become a newspaper photographer? Preparing a personal portfolio is the first task. A newspaper photographer's portfolio should include the following parts, which is the photographer's most common shooting task:

portrait

News pictures (general news and breaking news)

Sports news photos

Close-up news photos

Creative photography works

A picture story

You should pay attention to quality rather than quantity. Don't put too many photos in it. There are 10-20 photos. There are two criteria for choosing a photo: from a technical point of view, the work should be concise and easy for readers to read; From the content level, a picture should contain information and be a photo that can tell a story.

There are no certain rules for the display of personal works, because the requirements of newspapers vary greatly. Some still need photos, but most need digital photos.

What we see below is an advertisement for a photojournalist in The New York Times:

We need an enthusiastic, brave and decisive candidate, who must be good at photography and have creative passion and imagination for all kinds of shooting projects in the field of news photography, from news to sports and special news. He must have the same enthusiasm for all shooting tasks, whether it is very simple tasks or foreign reports. He should be easy to get along with and may stick to his work at night and weekends. It would be better if you have professional knowledge in network, multimedia and video reporting, and you should be familiar with the operation of Apple computer. Please send your resume and personal portfolio to those who meet the above requirements.

Then you can submit your resume to the newspaper. This newspaper is looking for a news photographer.