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 KaylinQ rated 9 months ago - From the page: "Fishing for Work as an Underwater Photographer"Become a professional photographer and there's a good chance that you'll spend much of your time trying to keep your business afloat. Become an underwater photographer however, and you'll be spending a lot of tim...
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- cronindbarbarian rated 7 months ago
- ooooooooooooooooooooooooooo shiny
- webtickle rated 9 months ago
- From the page: "Fishing for Work as an Underwater Photographer"
- kmunse rated 8 months ago
- Would you swim with these guys?
- amberinchains rated 9 months ago
- I'd much rather take a picture of that little baby than those damn KILLER SHARKS. It would totally be my luck that I lost a few appendages my first day on the job.
- KaylinQ rated 9 months ago
- From the page: "Fishing for Work as an Underwater Photographer"Become a professional photographer and there's a good chance that you'll spend much of your time trying to keep your business afloat. Become an underwater photographer however, and you'll be spending a lot of time trying to land jobs that make you sink. For anyone with a love of both photography and Scuba diving, being paid to shoot underwater should be a perfect combination of two enjoyable hobbies. You'll get to swim and dive, take great pictures that make you proud... and you might even earn some money. "Most of the time is spent waiting for a shot. The elements can be very difficult and in some cases the equipment and gear that you wear can be very cumbersome." Landing jobs can be tough as well. There's no shortage of underwater photography classes to help new photographers learn the ropes and few divers should have trouble finding groups to hit the water with, but winning commissions and selling the images is likely to be the biggest challenge. LeRoy French says that most of his work comes from his website and by word-of-mouth, although he has used agents in the past. The subject of the image also plays an important role in determining its salability: "The most `in demand' images are those of an `extreme' nature [such as] sharks, whales, etc.," says French.Photographers who aren't as well known in the industry as LeRoy French or who prefer to keep a television screen between themselves and a pack of sharks do have other options though. MarineThemes.com is a niche stock site specializing in underwater photography. It accepts contributions and pays 50 percent on sales. Some photographers though, such as Carlos Villoch, license images directly from their own sites which they also use to trawl for commissions. Making an entry to the world of underwater photography might seemdifficult and much depends on your skill set, a but lot depends too on what you're willing to do to generate income.Take a look at Ryan Frimel's online underwater photography manual here
- esotericsean rated 9 months ago
- Great writeup on shooting underwater. Who knew there was such a demand for it?
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