The digital age has brought about various leisure activities, hobbies and interests and one of these is digital photography where many people can bring out their creativity using their personal digital cameras. Many people have the eye and the talent for taking images and manipulating photographs and some people have actually crossed over from being mere enthusiasts to actual digital photographers. It is very easy to see why many have followed suit.

One who is interested in photography as a mere hobby can maximize this interest and turn it into a career. Jobs can vary from photojournalist, portrait photographer or industrial photographer where you are hired by a firm or you can also do freelance work.

The Associate of Applied Science (AAS) Digital Photography Degree is a good way to start as this course will prepare you with the necessary skills needed to start a career in photography. This course will familiarize you with the fundamentals of digital photography, studio work and even technical skills.

Commonly required classes for this course are digital photography techniques, portrait photography, advertising and commercial photography and fashion photography. Other schools might offer other classes and this will increase your knowledge base and skill set.

Digital photography techniques will teach the basics of digital photography such as getting to know the ins and outs of your digital camera. You will learn how to digitally enhance and manipulate photos using the various features of the tool you are using.

Advertising and commercial photography will give you marketable skills on styling and taking good photos of products whether these are for fashion, food, retail, or health care services. Getting these skills would allow you to be an asset to an advertising firm or a graphic design agency.

Fashion photography has always been edgy and it keeps on pushing the boundaries of what we know and what we are used to. Being a fashion photographer and doing well in this field may prove to be very lucrative.

Digital photography has many advantages over film and the most significant is that photographers get to see their shot right after they have taken it. They can determine thru their digital cameras whether more shots are needed, if the lighting is suitable and if the angle is correct. Digital photography has also allowed users to take many photos because these can be stored in memory cards or flash disks and unlike film it does not limit the photographer to the number of film rolls he/she carries in his/her pocket. Once photos have been taken, the digital camera allows for easy downloading to any computer where the photos can be edited using various computer applications. Through these applications it would be easy to manipulate photos, enhance features and do many other things. And last but of course not the least is that digital photography allows for easier sharing of digital files whether big or small, whether it is uploaded to the internet or transferred from computer to computer via a memory card or a flash disk.

Pursuing a career on digital photography will definitely be both enjoyable and rewarding.

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