November 28, 2010 blog

We had a guest speaker that was a wedding photographer, I was very interested in that type of photography. I am going to try and find a job working at a catering hall helping one of the wedding photographers.


 

November 21 Blog

well I am glad the research project is over. I did find out a lot of info regarding Fine Art portrait Photography. I would still be interested in that as a career. I would be more interested in opening up my own studio and having my own business than working for someone else.

Research project November 13th Fine Art Portrait Photography

• Fine Art Portrait Photography
• Employment opportunities can be local, national, international and self emploment.
• Buyers/customers- wedding couple, engagement, maternity, baby, family, authors, entertainment industry, sporting organizations and schools.
• Education-associates degree, bachelors degree, on the job experience, knowledge of the equipment.

• To get started you can try and get an assisting position or a paid or unpaid internship with a professional photographer.

• Typical work week/day varies and depends on the customers schedule and if you are self employed or work for someone else.
• Pricing structure local sitting fee $80.00 in studio at a location $250.00 sitting fee. national(Miami) was 300.00 in studio or out of studio and it included 1 11x14 and 16 wallets.
•  Salary between 14,000-54,748 the median falling in between. However, you can make over 100,000.
• Professional organization  PPA “Professional photographers of America” networking Twitter and facebook.
• Advise- get as much experience and education as you can and love what you do.
• Summary, after researching the different photography career paths I would still be interested in doing Fine Art Portrait Photography. 
• Paul Sparagano Art 144

Research project fine art portrait photography

November 07, 2010 Blog

I stopped into the Art Gallery in Babylon Village that I'm selling my photographs in, to bring in some other shots to sell. I posted one of them, it' the sunflower. I sold 4 more photographs this month. The Art Gallery has several Long Island Artists. The Gallery sells photographs as well as Oil/water colors. One of the artists that are in the gallery is Bill Kinney he has some amazing photographs of boardwalks and other Long Island scenery. You can find his work in most Art Galleries on Long island. I think its pretty cool that I'm selling my photographs in the same place he is.