jetmutant wrote:
Ok here is my bump to get you to nine pages (or more)
I would like to get credentials to be that working photographer, to up my game as it were, I have been shooting youth sports for quite a while now. I make money at it and also love that I make some small contribution to memorys saved for perhaps a lifetime, some of the kids that I have photographed I am sure will grow up to be a pro.
The thought of maybe one day that pro guy/girl has one of my pictures stashed in his photo album or a poster on his wall is what I like the most.
I have a demanding full time job that keeps a roof over my head, feeds my family and buys all the equipment that I currently own, but some day I would like to leave that job to do photography full time, I see obtaining credentials as the way to start teh networking process that will one day get me there, should my abilitys be able to match my desire. Not being a part of what happens in sports I have no clue as to how to get credentials that is why, personally, I ask the question. How do I go about gaining access to the events that will get me where I want to be?
So here I am reading through all these posts trying to figure out whom it is that I need to send/show my work to so I can get the work I want.
And that takes us back to my favourite answer of all time.....
.....if you have to ask, you probably shouldn\'t be credentialed.
It seems like a lot of people have things backwards these days, they want desert before they have their meat and potatoes.
You don\'t get credentials to start networking, you need to start networking to get credentials. The easiest way to get them is to be part of the working media or involved in shooting said event. Yes there are some other underhanded and improper ways to get them as some have mentioned, but I will leave that up to your own thoughts on ethics to determine if you should go down that avenue.
Now, if the question you really want to ask is, how do I get involved with an agency or media outlet? well the simple answer is to apply just like you would any other job.
The Internet is a great thing Try Google\'n it , it being stock photo agencies. There are a million and one of them out there, get off your but and start cold calling/emailing. If you have a strong enough portfolio and resume then they may contact you, if you don\'t, well buck up and try again or stick to shooting what you already are.
On a side note own, but some day I would like to leave that job to do photography full time/ - why the hell on gods green earth would you want to do that?
Mar 19, 2010 at 03:05 PM
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