There are a number of careers within photography in addition to being a photographer. There are jobs for lighting technicians, color scientists, print production, photo editing and many others. In order to be a photographer you need to know color theory and photographic science.In addition you need to understand artistic composition and photo editing techniques.
There are schools that offer photography as a major in a fine arts degree. In addition to liberal arts courses they will offer specific courses in photography.In order to be a professional photographer you need to understand the science of photography but you also need to understand and appreciate creative artistic concepts. If you want to focus on a more technical career then you may want to attend a technical school or University that specializes in photography like the Rochester Institute of Technology.
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