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Career in sports photography

Answer» (a) Career in book writing: To become a book writer, a person should have talent, training and experience. There are different types of writers, such as copywriters, journalists, novelists, web writers and editors. Writing professionals are broadly employed in different industries, ranging from academia to business, journalism to entertainment. A majority of writers are selfemployed. To become a writer the steps are: (i) Earn a high school degree (ii) Select a professional path (iii) Get a writing education (iv) Complete an internship (v) Get a job and build portfolio (vi) Earn a MA/MFA degree (optional) to enhance writing skills (b) Career in Sports Photography: Career in sports photography is both interesting, adventurous and challenging. A sports photographer has option to cover sporting events like football, baseball or basketball games, track and field or swimming meets and golf tournaments. A photographer may also provide a photo reporting service on the event for newspapers, magazines or sports websites. He can either work for a publisher in a full-time or part-time position or complete assignments on a freelance basis.There is no set educational requirement for a career in sports photography. Career opportunities could be developed by photographic skills. Educational options include a bachelor’s degree in photography or journalism or an intensive 1-year certificate program in photography.Before applying for full-time positions or freelance assignments, there should be a portfolio of photographs to demonstrate ability to potential employers. Skills could be improved and portfolio could be built by covering local sports events. Local sports clubs could be contacted for their playing schedules and contact event organisers to obtain permission to take photographs. Published photographs add to the credibility of portfolio, so it is important to submit shots to newspapers or magazines.<br>Any person can develop his /her career in sports photography by having interest in photography and having knowledge about the movements and posture of a sportsperson.


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