Navtej Kohli- Opting Commercial Photography as a Career
Navtej Kohli’s passion for photography is immense. On this Navtej Kohli Interest blog, he shares some current trends in the commercial photography arena.
Photography is a unique art that requires keen sense for aesthetics and technical expertise. This medium of self-expression can be as good a profession as it is a hobby. With the ever-expanding communication network, the growth of advertising and media and the fashion boom, digital photography has become a good money-making profession.
Photography, however, has become an inseparable part of Print and electronic media and thus has a greater scope for those who are planning to opt it as a fulltime profession.
It is one creative medium that is more of inherent than learned. Though, there are many training institutes that help you hone your skills, but creativity is something that lies within the photographer. There are several specializations in photography like portraiture, fashion and advertising photography, journalistic photography, wildlife and outdoors photography etc.
For taking a commercial quality photograph, the photographer must know the angle specifications, lighting conditions and most importantly the latest equipments and technology in this field.
To be a successful photographer, there is no specific eligibility criterion, as such. You can enroll into a diploma or certificate course soon after you have completed your high-school. Besides, having a background in computers and electronics is also beneficial to shine in this field.
But as I’ve mentioned before, a successful photographer is one who is instinctively creative and can actually communicate through his/her photographs. To be a good commercial photographer you should have the ability to understand client’s need. It’s only your understanding and perceptive that ultimately appears in your photographs. And mind it, once you are in the field work pressure, difficult conditions and irregular hours are a common sight.
