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A Look Through the LensAs Ansel Adams says, “You don't make a photograph with just a camera. Put into the act of photography all the images you have seen, the books you have read, the music you have listened to and the people you have loved” (301 Quotes). There are many careers in photography today. A career in photography will bring many benefits to a person's career, not to mention that there are a variety of careers available. There are many different types of photographers with many different types of work. One of them are fashion photographers or glamor photographers. They are primarily based in a fashion magazine or editorial. Fashion photographers take photos of celebrities and designer clothes, for magazines and advertisements. Glamor photographers and fashion photographers will take photos of models and their clothes. These images, however, are intended to enhance a person's beauty or style, and many of them are retouched or airbrushed. Another type of photography is still life photography, on the other hand, involves taking photos of static or immobile objects. This can include things like landscaping or architecture. One of the advantages of being a still life photographer is the amount of travel time available to the photographer. Another similar type of photographer is a photojournalist. Becoming a photojournalist also allows you to travel a lot, but it also requires an agreement that requires you to leave a habitat as it was when you arrived. For example, if a hungry child was in front of the photographer, the photographer would not be able to help him and feed him. There are also photographers who take portraits, which involves taking photos of people, especially of their fa..... .middle of paper......Online photography schools also offer photography courses and degrees. If students dream of having great success, however, it is usually advisable to obtain a degree from a photography school or an art school (Art Career). Some specialized photography careers may also require some additional courses. Aspiring fashion photographers may want to study fashion, for example, and aspiring photojournalists will usually need to take some journalism courses. Photographers who want to enter the world of advertising photography will usually also benefit from taking some advertising courses. Works Cited “Quotes on Photography.” (301 citations). Np, nd Web. May 19, 2014."Shoot for a Career in Photography." TheArtCareerProject.com. Np, nd Web. May 19, 2014."Summary." US Bureau of Labor Statistics. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, n.d. Web. May 19 2014.