Reflection
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Stereobox said:
It's not the lack of understanding of the photography industry i'm fascinated by. Then again, it's Harry we're talking about here.
Why becoming professional photographer so difficult???
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It's not the lack of understanding of the photography industry i'm fascinated by. Then again, it's Harry we're talking about here.
satan_18349
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Getting a job (Possibility)
With Cert w/o portfoilo = 50%
With Portfoilo w/o Cert = 50%
With Cert + portfoilo = 50%
NO Portfoilo NO Cert = 0% (Unless you have a KAO SHAN) :devil:
With Cert w/o portfoilo = 50%
With Portfoilo w/o Cert = 50%
With Cert + portfoilo = 50%
NO Portfoilo NO Cert = 0% (Unless you have a KAO SHAN) :devil:
Harry Potter
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eikin said:erm ... in reality, every job has its challenges. you seem to make things sound very simple for uni grads
Yes, I find studying , get a cert and enter workforce easy than becoming a pro photographer.
I graduated from IT and my result not good, failed 1 module, retained 1 semester. And I got a job at a big company, though pay average.
My fren graduated from arts, also manage to find her job pretty fast though her results are far worse than me. Her pay also slightly above arts average.
Harry Potter
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Look4Yest said:The piece of 'paper' is not everything.
For designers and photographers...its all about skills, experience and the interests...there are lots of things in which you can't simply get from memorising...or by 'drinking the ash after you burn your book'...
I think you are right, memorising, passing exams just studying at home can liao.
swampthing
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But Harry don't you become a wizard and save the world from vile evil? 
Maybe the concept of supply and demand also comes into play here. If you're trying to enter a profession that absolutely needs fresh grads, then you're in luck. It would be easier to get a job without proof of past experience or talent.
As far as I can see, Singapore is terribly short on veterinarians, and people are grabbing what they can lay their hands on. But again, that course itself is grueling. I've yet to come across someone who has graduated from it but is not competent to a decent extent.
As far as I can see, Singapore is terribly short on veterinarians, and people are grabbing what they can lay their hands on. But again, that course itself is grueling. I've yet to come across someone who has graduated from it but is not competent to a decent extent.
Sion
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Harry Potter said:
If it is that easy all of us are now sitting in an air-con studio with state-of-the-art lighting equipments and sipping coke and chatting and laughing with gorgeous models instead of trying to explore the true meaning of photography in an internet photo forum as a amateur. :bsmilie:
Reflection
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Harry Potter said:
Ok. Serious answer from me this time.
A friend, who is a writer, once compared our incomes, and was appalled at the differences.
"Wahh...you earn so much more than i do!"
"Sure...but how long did it take you to be a writer?"
"Well, i graduated from university and got a job as one!"
"Brudder...i started my career back when we were in Sec 3."
Perhaps the idea of becoming a professional photographer seems difficult for you, simply because you're comparing the concept with a normal job. I can safely say that all the photographers i've met are of one kind: we're a very peculiar bunch! Definetly from another galaxy. :bsmilie:
Photography itself is not easy. Becoming a professional photographer is harder. Achieving success is near impossible. Dare i say that it's the relentless pursuit of perfection, that drives us to believe we can do better each time.
Stylus C34
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Harry Potter said:
If it's easy to be one, the whole market will be flooded with photographers, and for asking a question like this, you probably still don't stand a chance, so why ask why?
Concentrate on your current job, earn more experience, before you think of anything else.
:think:
To become a pro photographer is that difficult meh? Just decide to quit and stop everything you are doing and resolve to make a living out of photography.
However, what is really tougher is to be a successful pro photographer whose services is greatly sought after by others ...
However, what is really tougher is to be a successful pro photographer whose services is greatly sought after by others ...
bigfatfish
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Harry Potter said:
get a cert and write resume for photography? i think maybe u have been influenced too much by the education system in singapore. not everything requires a darn certificate or formal education.
in photography, the only way to show you are qualified is not a cert saying "oh, who and who has successfully completed this course blah blah blah" but a portfolio showing your creativity and competency. chew on it dude.
No, I'm not rolling on the floor now.Sion said:
Why so difficult? :dunno: where got so difficult?
you see everyone here: just snap and snap some pretty girls and later post here and post there, and after that you call me pro, I call you pro also, everyone also pro liao, where got so difficult? :bsmilie:
Ya lor, and than print many many name cards, put you title big big, dont need register business, dont need pay tax also can.obewan said:
Where got so difficult? :bsmilie:
Harry Potter
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Yay, think you all are right, I am too into educational system here: study, get cert, get job liao.
:what: :cry: :embrass:
:what: :cry: :embrass:
fotoudavid
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catchlights said:
Then you see only same ppls :sticktong comment here and there, all pro comment like very chio bu, pretty model etc.....................
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