The Best Online Photography Schools
By Allan Fernandes

Curriculum

Online photography schools will probably vary only slightly in curriculum. Most schools will probably begin with a brief history of photography, as well as a short background on famous photographers and what they are famous for.

One of the most important lessons that you will learn at online photography schools is the different parts of the camera. Once you learn what the letter "f" and the various numbers on the camera mean, you will be able to maximize the use of your camera and appreciate what it can do.

Online photography schools will also teach lessons on using film, filters, and lenses-things that are vital for photographers who want to manipulate reality.

There will also be lessons on basic photography composition and lighting. Composition and lightning can make or break a photograph, and it's important that aspiring photographers understand these concepts. Online photography schools will also teach students about black and white photography.

Advantages

There are many advantages that come with choosing photography for a profession after studying at an online photography school. Photography is an exciting career that gives plenty of opportunities to travel. Projects take you anywhere and everywhere, and you and your camera will never run out of places to visit.

There is very good money in photography. If you can practice what you've learned at an online photography school, you'll find out that the time and effort exerted in learning the craft of photography will be rewarded in the end.

Career Options

Although many people get into photography as a hobby, the fact is that many photographers earn decent salaries by making it their profession. A number of professional photographers put up their own studios, and render services for various types of photo shoots. Others opt to become entertainment photographers, and become official photographers of celebrities.

Some choose to become involved in fashion photography, where they deal mostly with models and designer clothes. Fashion photographers usually cover fashion shows of various clothes designers, as well as conduct photo shoots for different fashion magazines.

There are photographers who love to cover news. Media photographers love to cover national events that are usually printed in the newspapers. Many photographers choose to become freelance photographers. Freelance photographers do a mix of photography for advertising agencies and magazines. Freelance photographers also cover events such as birthdays, corporate events, weddings, and other occasions.

Wedding photographers are now very much in demand for couples that are tying the knot and want every detail of their special day captured on film.

Commercial photographers usually work with companies on projects like posters, brochures and catalogs. They usually travel to various destinations in order to get the photographs necessary to meet the clients' needs.

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I believe that knowing the history of photography is essential in understanding the camera. There are reasons why there are such things as shutter speeds, apertures and film speed/iso.

It would be interesting to see how these lessons are presented in online photography schools.