What is the best college degree to get to become a photographer?
Posted by admin on 18 Jun 2008 1:58 am. Filed under Photography.
Crunch asked:
I was originally planning to go to a fairly small (not tiny) regional college and get a “photography” degree. However, I’ve been told that it would be better to get something else, just taking some photography electives and learning the business on the job. Is this true? And if so, what undergraduate degrees should I consider?
What I mean to ask is, is what kinds of degrees (other than a degree in photography) would best prepare me for a photo career beyond the technical skills? I’ve heard everything from Marketing to a general Liberal Arts degree.
I was originally planning to go to a fairly small (not tiny) regional college and get a “photography” degree. However, I’ve been told that it would be better to get something else, just taking some photography electives and learning the business on the job. Is this true? And if so, what undergraduate degrees should I consider?
What I mean to ask is, is what kinds of degrees (other than a degree in photography) would best prepare me for a photo career beyond the technical skills? I’ve heard everything from Marketing to a general Liberal Arts degree.
On June 19th, 2008 at 1:43 pm
If you want to be in business for yourself eventually, I would get a business background. Also take some art classes so you know the lingo and some art appreciation classes to see what other great photographers have done before you. And if you want to take pictures for newspapers, magazines or things like that, maybe you should take some political science and history classes to see how the world has developed witht the use of photography. Best of luck!
On June 20th, 2008 at 9:33 pm
Oh…I’m really not sure….sorry…
I though you were asking a good college to go to for photography..
On June 24th, 2008 at 7:10 am
In short you do not require a degree to do photography. You can still take something else that you want to take and still learn photography on the side.
That was my quick and short answer. I have answered this question in more detail in the past, you can look it up under “my Answers”
Hope that helps,
Kevin
On June 26th, 2008 at 9:54 am
To be frank, that is no such thing to get a degree and become a photographer.
To be a photographer, what you need is your skill. Not depends on your degree.
On June 27th, 2008 at 5:28 pm
Get a business management/marketing degree, with minor in photography/graphic arts…