How Might I Use New Photography Skills?
Daily Life
Jeanne and her family are going on vacation to the beach. It’s their longest, farthest, and most expensive vacation so far, and she wants to capture all the wonderful moments through photography. Over the years, however, Jeanne has developed a reputation as a rather poor photographer. She’s known for her red-eyed children, over-exposed shots, and squinting subjects.
Jeanne is determined to improve her skills, so she takes a month-long online course in basic photography. By the time vacation rolls around, she has learned how to deal with the bright sun, photograph moving targets as her kids play in the ocean, and take moonlit beach photos.
Jeanne takes a computer with her and downloads her photos daily. Her family is amazed by her new skills. They are happy to have these photos so they can relive the fun moments. They also plan to share the photos with friends and family.
Part-Time Professional
Marlene works part time on weekends as a wedding photographer. She works for a studio. She’s trying this out to see how much she likes it. Marlene is thinking about being a full-time photographer. Maybe she’ll eventually open her own studio.
Today, Marlene arrives at the bride’s house in the morning and takes pictures of her and her bridesmaids getting ready: the hair, the makeup, the dresses. Marlene loves this work. Everyone is so excited. People are also stressed and worried, so Marlene sometimes uses her people skills to calm her subjects.
Later, Marlene accompanies the bridal party to the church. After taking shot after shot of the ceremony, everyone travels to the reception. There, she takes some family and bridal party pictures. Then Marlene wanders through the reception, photographing the guests having fun. Of course, she’s also there to capture the cake cutting and bouquet toss. As the bride and groom leave, Marlene finishes up.
Full-Time Professional
Juan is a family photographer, but he specializes in children’s portraits. He has owned a studio for several years. With the help of an assistant, he photographs several children each day. Often, it’s to mark a birthday.
Right now he has a 1-year-old at her first professional sitting. Juan has to be quiet and gentle, yet interesting, in order to bring out smiles and giggles. Parents are sometimes anxious, especially with the youngest clients, so Juan needs to be calm and reassuring, even if the baby starts crying. Juan manages to distract her with a stuffed animal. The smiles come back, both for the baby and the mom.
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