HND PHOTOGRAPHY
UNIT 1:
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
CAREER ACTION PLAN
WHERE AM I NOW?
Currently, I am a HND photography student at Southport College, I am working my way towards qualifying as a photographer, I have all of my GCSEs and have D*D*D* in Art and Design (Level 3, EXTENDED DIPLOMA). I have an online portfolio and blog where all of my work is portrayed for people to see, I post them on my blog so my teachers and (clients) are able to see what I am doing and where I am up to with my units.
MY PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS
My personal characteristics are a numerous amount of different things, but obviously not everything. I am developing my confidence since I have started this course, I am driven towards what I want to get and when ever I am determined and I put my mind and my all towards it I will achieve it. The main thing that I think I need to focus on the most is my time management, I am good with handing things in on time, but I lack a bit on everything else but I have come a long way and I have helped myself a lot, I just need to keep it up. I know that I am a creative individual, and I am always driven towards what I want to get. I focus mainly on things that I like the most, for example: If I was to get given a project I would focus on things that I enjoyed to do and things I like doing; If I was to be given a project I didn’t like I would still put my all into it because I like to achieve the best in everything I can. I work in a yoga studio because my other passion from photography and art is fitness. I show clients how I am determined in both career pathways. I completed a level 3 in Art and Design as well as a level 3 in Personal Training / Fitness Instructor, this is because I like to keep my options wide so I know I have many different pathways I could walk down. i have good drawing skills and good working knowledge in the fitness industry and good knowledge of photography. I am also very driven towards the fashion industry, this is what I focus on mainly whilst doing my photography units because its a great way for me to look closer into the fitness industry. I am also enjoyable of the portraiture side of photography which is why I like to collaborate my fashion images within portraiture images. My main focus for photography would be to focus on my camera and lighting skills and keep trying to achieve more and more, hopefully by the end of this course.
INTERNAL
STRENGTHS:
Creative, Good social skills, Being a leader, Charity based work, Worked with a numerous amount of people, Very responsible person, Have good patience skills, Worked within a numerous amount of industry’s, Good networking skills, Worked within the social media industries.
WEAKNESSES:
Time management, procasinate, need more knowledge on editing.
EXTERNAL
OPPORTUNITIES IN YOUR CAREER FIELD:
Creating a business, Getting your work published, Good clientele, Start of with showing people what you are capable of doing, Make sure to watermark your images, Stay current within the fashion industry, Be alert on whats trending (always), Make people aware that they have to pay for the work you produce, keep getting bigger and better work experience, make sure you find all of your opportunities.
THREATS IN YOUR CAREER FIELD:
You’re always going to have a competition, When you sell your work, you must make sure you get a bigger percentage of it than the other person gets, be careful of copy-right around your business, Not getting the credit for you work, ShutterShock, Larger companies are going to be a competition so make sure you undercut them all, Investing in your equipment to grow your business, Finding inspiration from all around you and your business, Make sure you are always on the ball and you’re being quicker than your competitions.
MY AIMS
SHORT TERM GOALS
Setting up methods of contact from clients (business cards, social media), Pass this course with good grades, Get more clients, Creating a name for myself, Setting up my own business, Selling my work, Work towards buying my own new car.
LONG TERM GOALS
Have my own business set up in my chosen career, Be successful in the career I decided to follow, Be a successful business man, Own my own home, Travel the world, Work for my dream clients, Save a lot of money.
HOW WILL I GET THERE?
Pass this HND photography course, Setting all with small steps towards a business, Travel, and get inspiration to build myself as well as my business, Work hard towards my chosen goals Focus.
CREATIVE TEAMS - ANNALAYS OF TWO ROLES :UNIT 11
FASHION PHOTOGRAPHER
ANNUAL INCOME:
The average annual income for a fashion photographer is £59,000Once you have created a name for yourself in the fashion industry you can be earning up to over £100,000 a year.
SKILLS REQUIRED:
KNOWLEDGE OF USING CANON CAMERAS KNOWLEDGE OF USING NIKON CAMERAS EDITING ON DIFFERENT SOFTWARES KNOWLEDGE OF LIGHTING KNOWLEDGE OF STUDIO EQUIPMENT KNOWLEDGE OF CAMERA EQUIPMENT
QUALIFICATIONS:
You don’t necessarily need to find yourself a qualification in the fashion photography industry, although it would help a lot you, it all depends on your portfolio, as long as the work you process is to the ability of someone who knows exactly what they’re doing, you’ll be fine. The structure of being a fashion photographer can also be accomplished by doing apprenticeships (this is how a lot of fashion photographers make it up)
ATTRIBUTIONS:
GOOD EYE FOR DETAIL ARTISTIC ABILITY STRONG ABILITY TO SET A CERTAIN MOOD ARTISTIC DEAL MOTIVATED TO SUCCEED GOOD COMMUNICATION SKILLS CONSISTENT CREATABILITY ABILITY TO WORK WELL FOR CLIENTS GOOD LISTENER TAKE ADVICE THAT HAS BEEN GIVEN TO YOU
CREATIVE TEAMS - ANNALAYS OF TWO ROLES
2: PHOTOJOURNALIST
ANNUAL INCOME:
The hourly wage for a photojournalist is £26.00.It states that the yearly income for a photojournalist is £30,000 and can range anything up to over £50,000 a year.
SKILLS REQUIRED:
KNOWLEDGE OF USING A CAMERA KNOWLEDGE OF CAMERA EQUIPMENT KNOWLEDGE OF SURROUNDINGS OF WHAT THE CAMERA CAPTURES KNOWING HOW TO WORK EDITING SOFTWARES KNOWING HOW TO WORK WITH LIGHTING USING A RANGE OF DIFFERENT EDITING
QUALIFICATIONS:
The roles of a photojournalist is to tell a story just by using a camera and capturing images to tell the story instead of writing out loads of different words. You need to know the fundamentals of journalism and photography and you’re set to go. As long as you know the basics and you learn more for yourself you are fine, you don't need any actual degrees or qualifications to get by in the photojournalism career pathway, although as it helps any other career path, having a degree or qualification does help you out as it makes people think more seriously about you, so you would have more chance of being employed; it can also just depend on your ability and structure of your work.
ATTRIBUTIONS:
GOOD EYE FOR DETAIL GREAT COMMUNICATION SKILLS ABILITY TO WORK WELL WITH CLIENTS MOTIVATED TO SUCCEED GREAT COMMUNICATION SKILLS GOOD LISTENER INTRIGUED IN THE NEWS
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