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mason
It has been my goal my whole life and I plan on going to school for photography
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I will break it down to you like this:
First of all, photography school is great, but what you really need to do is goto school for business and marketing. You will be working for yourself and running a business. You could be the best photographer in the world, but without some marketing and business knowledge you will fail.
Now for doing something specific like this, you will most likely run into a few snags. Obviously living by the ocean is going to be important, lets assume that you do. All you can do is start making some friends with people that are good at surfing and start shooting them! Make a name for yourself with their friends, facebook will be very powerful here to get your name out there between the surfers.
I dont know much about shooting surfing, I shoot lots of motocross, but Im assuming you would be in a good place if you had a waterproof enclosure for your camera so you can actually get in the water to get some super killer angles. The problem with this? good waterproof cases usually cost way more than your camera, the one for mine cost $6,000. So to start with I would assume you will be on a beach shooting with a long telephoto lens.
Keep in mind that shooting a beach is terrible for your gear, very very terrible.. salt water spray, sand, all terrible things.
Now you need to get paid right? Thats the hard part, who will buy your photos? The surfers might, but your really going to need to try more along the lines of selling photos to magazines or having the magazines hire you to go on assignment.
This can take alot of time and alot of networking. I have learned this myself, and what it comes down to; you will need to find something else to shoot to pay the bills and work on your surfing photos on the side until you can catch a big break.
I will break it down to you like this:
First of all, photography school is great, but what you really need to do is goto school for business and marketing. You will be working for yourself and running a business. You could be the best photographer in the world, but without some marketing and business knowledge you will fail.
Now for doing something specific like this, you will most likely run into a few snags. Obviously living by the ocean is going to be important, lets assume that you do. All you can do is start making some friends with people that are good at surfing and start shooting them! Make a name for yourself with their friends, facebook will be very powerful here to get your name out there between the surfers.
I dont know much about shooting surfing, I shoot lots of motocross, but Im assuming you would be in a good place if you had a waterproof enclosure for your camera so you can actually get in the water to get some super killer angles. The problem with this? good waterproof cases usually cost way more than your camera, the one for mine cost $6,000. So to start with I would assume you will be on a beach shooting with a long telephoto lens.
Keep in mind that shooting a beach is terrible for your gear, very very terrible.. salt water spray, sand, all terrible things.
Now you need to get paid right? Thats the hard part, who will buy your photos? The surfers might, but your really going to need to try more along the lines of selling photos to magazines or having the magazines hire you to go on assignment.
This can take alot of time and alot of networking. I have learned this myself, and what it comes down to; you will need to find something else to shoot to pay the bills and work on your surfing photos on the side until you can catch a big break.
im going to hawaii in 2 days. where can i buy a waterproof camera case?
marylinhja
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Bro Otter nailed it. Since you left it a wee bit too late, a disposable film or digital is now your option unless you plan to rent. A digital can be purchased from Wal Mart ( a Vivatar) at about 70 bucks here in Canada. Not great, but they work. I wouldn't choose one, for that matter I wouldn't choose your other option of film amphib either. I don't do vacation pics. I do pics.
If on the other hand you meant to take your camera down.....nope. Do you like your camera? Bags aren't nice for them either. Often buttons are pressed without the person holding them...pressing 'em. If that button can be pressed at all. Pressure does that. Mechanical linkages fail or stick in an air tight enclosure under ambient water pressure.
You sound like a cheap 16 foot rated disposable film camera available just about anywhere in Hawaii ( been there) is right up your alley. 8 bucks, 24 shots and definitely in your depth range. You'll be fine using one in Hanahumama (sp?) Bay. That's the tourist site near Diamond Head, nice shallow snorkel or dive.
Bro Otter nailed it. Since you left it a wee bit too late, a disposable film or digital is now your option unless you plan to rent. A digital can be purchased from Wal Mart ( a Vivatar) at about 70 bucks here in Canada. Not great, but they work. I wouldn't choose one, for that matter I wouldn't choose your other option of film amphib either. I don't do vacation pics. I do pics.
If on the other hand you meant to take your camera down.....nope. Do you like your camera? Bags aren't nice for them either. Often buttons are pressed without the person holding them...pressing 'em. If that button can be pressed at all. Pressure does that. Mechanical linkages fail or stick in an air tight enclosure under ambient water pressure.
You sound like a cheap 16 foot rated disposable film camera available just about anywhere in Hawaii ( been there) is right up your alley. 8 bucks, 24 shots and definitely in your depth range. You'll be fine using one in Hanahumama (sp?) Bay. That's the tourist site near Diamond Head, nice shallow snorkel or dive.
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