Three dream jobs

Stills Photographer 
http://creativeskillset.org/job_roles/399_unit_stills_photographer

What do they do?

• takes photographs on the set, which are then used to create the press and publicity for feature films

• (sometimes) they set up photographs in the style of the film in a studio environment
• Unit Stills Photographers work on a freelance basis, employed by producers, film PR companies, film sales agents or distributors
• They may be responsible for other photographical events associated with the certain film
• (sometimes) they are required to be on set every day
• They are located next to the camera and shoot every scene in detail using a Blimp, which houses the stills camera and cuts out any noise it might make

What skills do they need?

• have the knowledge of photo-chemical and digital processes, and of all camera equipment
• have a good sense of visual composition and perspective
• kowing how to use digitalsoftwares and hot to manipulate an image
• be understanding and sesitive when working with actors
• be able to give up on a work
• be adaptable and patient
• pay close attention to detail
• be organised
• be able to work quickly under pressure
• have excellent communication skills
• understand the relevant health and safety legislation and procedures

How to become one?  

• there is no qualification needed

• you may attend media courses such as media or photography

• before getting in, you can start with fashion or editorial photography 

http://filmescape.com/on-set-photography-tips-for-getting-the-best-images-that-will-sell-your-film

→ http://screipttoscreen.blogspot.co.uk/2018/02/taking-stills-on-set.html

Fashion Photogrpaher



https://www.fashion.net/howto/fashionphotographer
https://study.com/articles/Become_a_Fashion_Photographer_Step-by-Step_Career_Guide.html
https://lonewolfmag.com/fashion-photography-career-advice/ 



Very important is having a portfolio. It is a place where you can put all of your work, that you wan galleries or emplyers to see. You need it to be strong and to represent your work and style well. With a portfolio, you can start to look for possible jobs. 
It is important to have a physical copy of a portfolio that you can take with you and show it, as well as a digital portfolio, which people can see before an intereview. For that it is good to have a website, where your emplyers can go to and see your work. 

You need to remmeber that your portfolio should be illed with work relevant to a job that you are applaying for. Therefore you may have a different copies of your portfolio with different types of work in them. For example if you are applying for fashion photo shoot you would include an editorial or if you are applying for bhind the scenes pgotograhy, you would include your stills.  


You can send your work to magazines but you need to remmeber a couple of things:

1. they will probably look for someone who they can hire later in the future as well
2. you may want to show them work that has been already published
they make take an adventage of the fact that there is many photogrpaher on the market- they may pay you very little or you may wait very long for the money to be given to you. They may also not tell you when the magazine will be actually published
3. they may not pay for the expenses of the shoot
4.

You may want to find yourself a photo agent.

They can help with talking to clients and finding them. Agencies can help you with seling your work or exhibit it in a variety of galleries as well as giv you a cerree advices. You need to make sure that you find an agency that does things similar to your own style, therefore being the best option for you.

You also need to remember that your emplyers and clients will look for proves of your abiliies to take good shots. The work you will present to them of course will be the best one you have and they know that to. Therefore they need to insure that you can produce work as good as the examples you have given o them. You can achive that through having a specyfic style. It can be the use of light, specyfic editing style or the way in which you like your models to pose for you. 

Be unique. There is nothing worse than following trends and  doing the same thing over and over again. If you really like some kind of photogrpahy or photographer, that is ok as long as you do not copy them; you should experiment wih their style and make it yours. 

You also need to remember about details. Do not leave dirty shirts on models if you can see that they are in fact dirty. If you can see it so will your clients. It is also important to work with people who are able to pay attention to detail. Your hair and makeup people whould know how you work and what your style is. If they do not care, the photo will not look as good, no matter how try you will try to hide the imperfections.

Just like your digital porfolio, you should be active on a variety of social media such as Instagram or Twitter. Social media are very important. Everyone goes there and everyone can see news and images. It is the best way to make yourself visible.

You should not e afraid to travel if a particular place can offer you an interesting work. You should be also happy to work for free. Gaining experience and building your portfolio is priceless. You do not need a degree. Your experience and portfolio are the key to fashion photography door.


Journalist
http://creativeskillset.org/job_roles/4230_journalist 


What do they do?

• researh and search for new sotires and information to be published in a newspaper, magazine or other news-based service.
• wrtie those stories
• write factual pieces or editorials
• individuals focus on one area they are most passionate about or have the most knowladge of  
• they need to know all the news on a specyfic topic and write about it as quick as possible before others do so
• they spend a lot of their time researching
• they need to be accurate with their work

What skills do they need?

• be organised
  have exceletn time managment skills
  meet the deadlines
  be cerious
  be excelletn at detaild, accurate research which must be done in a short amount of time
  knows the rules of the language they write in
  have an interesting and engaging writing style
  be very good at editing and proofreading
  be good at communication
  be able to reach out to people 
  write quickly
  be comfortable with working at variety of hours
  be polite
  be charistamtic
  know the law surringind journalism
  do not give up

How to become one?  

It is possible to become a jpurnalist without a ualification, however it will be very difficult. Having a degree in English Language, Literature or Journalism would help a lot.

It is great to write articles and post them online, which will automatically create your portfolio. It is also a good ide to send your work everywhere possible and let them use your work for free, which again will uild your portfolio.

You could try to make contacts with people who can get you there. For example journalist, editors or script writers.  

The courses I could take: 

https://www.topuniversities.com/blog/top-5-universities-uk-prepare-journalism-careers