| The last few years have seen a surge in demand for | | | | advertising, modeling, fashion and lifestyle, product |
| freelance photographers due to the increasing trend | | | | illustration, annual reports, and freelance editorials. |
| of outsourcing work, the advent of the digital | | | | Freelance photographers who choose commercial |
| camera and the popularity of the internet, with social | | | | photography won't usually have to deal with the |
| media websites such as MySpace, Facebook, etc., | | | | general public and tend to make more money, |
| becoming an everyday part of people's lives. | | | | although this may not always be true. Their clientele |
| Digital cameras in particular have made it so much | | | | includes graphic designers, art directors, editors and |
| easier to transfer your pictures to the internet and | | | | webmasters. |
| processing images doesn't take as much time as it | | | | On the other hand, retail photography covers areas |
| used to with the old cameras which used dark room | | | | such as portrait studios, wedding photography and |
| techniques that were not only time consuming but | | | | most other events. They tend to market and sell |
| also posed a threat to health due to the chemicals | | | | their work directly to the public. |
| used in film processing. | | | | Fine art photography is usually limited to galleries with |
| Attending a photography workshop, where you will | | | | photographers usually employing an agent to sell their |
| learn about digital imaging, studio techniques, platinum | | | | work for a commission. However, they can still sell |
| printing, etc, will give you a jump start in your | | | | and market to the public. |
| freelance career but may not always be necessary. | | | | Because freelance photography is an unlicensed |
| However, before embarking on a career to become | | | | profession, it is possible for photographers to market |
| a freelance photographer, you need to decide what | | | | and sell their work as commercial, retail or fine art |
| kind of photographer you want to be - whether to | | | | photography without any restrictions. It's not unusual |
| specialize in fine art photography, commercial | | | | at all to find a commercial photographer shooting a |
| photography or retail photography - and then decide | | | | wedding. And regardless of what type of |
| what kind of small business you ought to start to | | | | photography they specialize in, freelance |
| support the path you will have chosen. | | | | photographers all tend to use a stock agency to |
| Commercial photography covers areas such as | | | | market and sell their work. |