Professional advantages and disadvantages of photographers

Interests are consistent with work. Friends who are generally engaged in photography like photography very much. Photography itself is their hobby. Even if they don't do this job, they like to learn photography. Therefore, taking hobbies as a job, they can kill two birds with one stone while satisfying their hobbies and making money.

A sense of accomplishment. Photography itself belongs to an art, and many "works" can be produced through photography, which can be the achievements of photographers. This kind of achievement is related to the type of photography that photographers are engaged in, which may be artistic achievements, commercial achievements, communication achievements and so on. Well-known professional photographers will also be praised by more people.

Improve your own aesthetics. Taking photography as a profession will produce professional habits and professional qualities, and photography itself is a way to discover and record beauty. Photography will enable photographers to constantly improve their aesthetic concepts in their work. No matter what theme you shoot, you re-examine the world through the lens and refine the beauty.

Time is relatively free. Any profession has its own professional characteristics. Photographers have relatively free time than office workers who work from nine to five, but this freedom is based on photography tasks. In order to complete a photography task, it may be necessary to look at the weather and luck, wait for the right time, and make an appointment with customers. The time flexibility is high, but there are certain restrictions.

Learn new knowledge through photography. In addition to photography skills, photographers will learn more about their subjects. For example, photographers who shoot ecology will know more about the natural environment and wildlife. The more types of work you do, the more extensive you will learn. Although you may not be proficient, you can enrich your horizons.

Disadvantages of photography:

Income is likely to be unstable. On the one hand, many professional photographers need to improve their technical level, on the other hand, they also need to explore the market and find customers themselves. This situation is very common, and the market has a certain periodicity, so the monthly income may not be very stable, and the economic pressure is relatively high.

The input cost is relatively large. Photography requires not only technology, but also suitable equipment. In addition to the media distribution equipment in the journalist industry, friends engaged in commercial photography and freelance photography need to buy their own photographic equipment. Photographic equipment is relatively expensive equipment, and the investment is very large. And with the expansion and promotion of business, the equipment should be upgraded accordingly. The fuselage, lens and lamp are all money.

Energy consumption is high. As mentioned above, photographers' working hours are relatively free, but they often exceed the working hours of ordinary office workers because their own work tasks need to be controlled by themselves. Many photographers need to repair their own films besides shooting, and photographers who shoot videos may also need to edit and deal with special effects, which makes photographers often stay up late.

Need to constantly learn and improve skills. Unlike some industries, photography can be used as a long-term means of making a living after learning a skill. Photography is a skill closely related to the development of science, technology and art. It needs continuous learning and absorbing new ideas and technologies all the time, so as to keep itself competitive.