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Photography As A Career Salary
Can you help guide me for my future?

I have done research and have found no luck. I am trying to pick a future career and have had no luck. I want it to be interesting to me, but make a decent salary. I live in Ohio but want to move to Tennessee when I get older. I want a bigger family so I want a job that can support my family. My interests are:

I can’t seem to find a way to incorporate all of these aspects into one profession; however, these are my suggestions.

You need to seperate what you’d rather do for work everyday (not having a choice) and what you’re better off with keeping as a hobby (having a choice). If I were you, I’d keep the photography thing as a hobby. Think about it; if you plan on having a big family, you’ll certainly be taking lots of pictures and being in them already. Plus, there are tons of pictures to be taken on family vacations. As for the animal thing…get a pet or more than one. It will be for you and you’re future family. What’s a childhood without an animal friend? Plus, you won’t be killing them. As for the short stories and poems…go to Webook.com and express yourself. It’s very difficult to become a succeful writer. I’d suggest keeping that as a hobby. But, who knows, maybe the Webook community will give you your big break… Drawing is another thing that I’d suggest as keeping as a hobby. It’s also very difficult to become a succeful artist.

I know what you’re thinking – that leaves you with nothing left! Well, truthfull, psychology is the only career-like thing on your list. I’d suggest it as a future job; however, that’s not the only possibility. I also suggest you look into some careers along the lines of therapist (physical, occupational, etc), teacher (elementary or special ed where lots of arts are involved), social worker, child psychologist, developmental psychologist, school counselor, etc. I can’t make the decision for you, but I think these fields best suit you.

Do your research and remember that a goal without a plan is just a dream. It’s never too early to get your stuff together and it’s never to late to change your mind if you make a mistake. You know you best. Good luck.

Photography As A Career Salary

Career in Advertising Part -1

Advertising people handle concepts – In simplistic terms, they create ads, which help sell/market an idea or product.

Broadly speaking, an ad agency has two main work streams you can choose and pick from:

1.   Client Servicing / Media Planning –

People who interact with the Client / industry and are an interface between them and the agency.

(A) The Job -

1. Researching the client’s product/service and the client’s business methods
2. Meeting the creative media and marketing divisions and the client to identify the USP   of the product and its positioning vis-à-vis other competing brands
3. Preparation of the ‘brief’ – with recommendations from the client
4. Holding discussions over the brief and the budget of the campaign
5. Coordination between the client and the team in charge of the ad campaign.

(B) Personality Traits –

1. Excellent communication skills
2. Team-Worker
3. Ability to work under pressure & deadlines
4. Lucid style of writing
5. Sensitivity and awareness of consumer behaviour & trends

(C) Salaries –

1. Account Executive – Starting Position. Approx 4 Lacs per annum after a PG degree in Media / Advertising / Mass Communications or an MBA
2. Branch Head – Report to CEO. Approx. 25 – 30 lacs per annum.

(D) Study Routes –

The job requires a postgraduate degree or diploma in business administration (MBA) / communication management /advertising /media management / mass communications. (PREFERRED OPTION)

Sample PG Degrees in Advertising –

1. Indian Institute of Mass Communication, JNU Campus, New Delhi 110067
   Diploma in Advertising
2. Bharatiya Vidhya Bhavan, Mehta Sadan, Kasturba Gandhi Marg, New Delhi 110001
   Diploma in Advertising, Photography
3. Jamia Millia Islamia, Jamia Nagar, New Delhi
   Diploma in Advertising and Photography
4. Wigan & Leigh College, 401-402 Skipper Corner, 88 Nehru Place, New Delhi
   Postgraduate diploma in Advertising and Marketing Communication
5. Delhi School of Communication, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi
   PG Diploma in Advertising
6. PG Diploma in Marketing Communications Management.
7. Bhavan’s College of Communication and Management, Mumbai 400007 Diploma in Advertising, Photography
8. Sophia BKS Polytechnic, Pedder Road, Mumbai 400026 Diploma in Advertising
9. Xaviers Institute of Communications, Mumbai Diploma in Advertising
10. Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, VL Mehta Road, Ville Parle, Mumbai PG Diploma in Advertising and Communication

After Class XII, one can opt for graduation in behavioral science / a commerce option/ an integrated graduate course in advertising or any other subject.

Following List of Advertising Courses for Getting Degrees.

1. Manipur University, Canchipur , Imphal 795003.
2. University of Calcutta, Senate House 87/1 College Street, Calcutta700073.
3. University of Delhi, Delhi-110021.
4. University of Mumbai, MG road, Fort, Mumbai 400032.
5. University of Poona, Ganeshkhind, Pune 411007.
6. University of Madras, Centenary Buildings, Chepauk, Triplicane, PO Chennai 600005
7. Osmania University, Administrative Building, Hyderabad-500007.

(E) Prospects –

1. Advertising Agencies, Marketing Divisions of Companies / Service industry, Market Research Companies
2. Best Companies include – Lintas, HTA, Ogilvy & Mather (O&M), ORG Marg, American Blackstone, HLL, P&G, Nestle etc.

2. Creative Division -

Are people who visualize and conceptualise an ad, including the copywriters, art directors, designers and illustrators.

The Job -

1. Responsible for creatively visualizing, designing and illustrating the ad
2. Coming up with the copy of an Ad.
3. Working on the brief given by the Client Servicing division and Client to envision and realize the ad.
4. Understanding the target audience & creating messages that correctly portray the product
5. Briefing the production team on the ad and details to ensure realization of the ad as per specifications.

To know more about other relevant information about Career in Advertising, read the Second Part (2) of this article.

About the Author

Anir Ban writes on behalf of Shiksha.com.Shiksha is a portal that connects education seeker with education provider.Shiksha provides informationaboutAdvertising Institutes and Advertising Courses.

is being a Sports professional photographer a good career?

1. would it be hard getting into like NFL,NBA, MLB (etc.) as a professional photographer?
2. Acquiring a major in photography good?
3. what salary do you receive if you are involved in the leagues I mentioned?
4. Advice/comments

1. None of those companies hire photographers so it is impossible to “get in to them”
2. Sure, but not neccesary.
3. Many photographers make $0. Other photographers make $100k per year or more.
4. All sports photographers are freelance. That means you spend a great deal of money out of pocket on shooting a game and hope you can sell your images for a profit.

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what should I do as a career? I love music, photography, drama, writing… ? HELP!?

I am trying to decide on a career, and can’t come up with anything …. I love the Arts.. play violin and sing…LOVE coming up with ideas..and creative ways of doing things/brainstorming. I also am quite good at photography, and WRITING. I love animals, music, real estate (houses), nature, and..the arts. I also value salary and job security quite a bit. What options are there? Anything along these lines that I could achieve with a degree in Communications or Journalism? Psychology? real estate? publsihing? help!

Have you considered “interning” for a business or a profession that you think you’d like to know more about?

Sometimes…an intern (if he or she is dedicated to the work) will receive a job offer or opportunity to do some fill-in work?

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