How Do You Become A Fashion Photographer?
If you have a creative eye for composing images, a love of fashion and have access to the best in camera equipment, there are plenty of entry level opportunities that will allow you to take the first step in becoming a professional fashion photographer. Start building a professional portfolio of your work by taking photographs that you feel best reflect your personal thematic style (edgy, vintage, classic). Recruit friends to be your models. Even if they’re just wearing outfits from their own closets, the objective of the portfolio is to show off your creativity in posing them against different backgrounds, using lights and filters, experimenting with angles and incorporating props. Choose 15 to 20 of your best shots for presentation. These can be color or black and white and either reproduced as 8×10 glossy prints or 4×5 transparencies. Since they are likely to be handled a lot, you may want to put them in transparent sleeves. Assemble 6 to 10 copies of your portfolio material. The re
