Food Photography As a Career
Still-life photography involves taking pictures of inanimate objects with a camera for business-related purposes. Food photography is one specialty within the field of still-life photography.
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Identification
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Professionals who specialize in food photography, or food photographers, take pictures of raw ingredients and finished dishes used in print or online advertisements, on menus, or alongside restaurant reviews or recipes in cookbooks, magazines and newspapers.
Types
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Some food photographers are self-employed and perform work for a number of different publications or businesses. Others work for advertising firms, publishers or media outlets and take photographs.
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Features
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Food photography involves looking at seemingly ordinary displays of food with creativity, capturing images in a way that is visually appealing. Successful food photographers are detail-oriented and able to collaborate well with writers or graphic artists whose work or images will appear alongside photographs.
Requirements
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Careers in food photography often require a four-year bachelor's degree in photography, especially for those who are not self-employed. Food photographers often acquire work based on the quality of pictures in their professional portfolios, which often begin to be built during post-secondary education.
Compensation
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In May 2008, the average annual salary for photographers was $35,640, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Outlook
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The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts that the demand for photographers will increase by 10 percent through 2016 with the largest number of new jobs being created in the field of commercial photography, such as advertising.
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