I would visit your local collge or university that offers Photography courses and set up a time to visit the photography department, see what they do, and find out what kinds of careers people can go into with a photography major. You can also find some helpful information on http://photographycourse.net/
photography
- Advertising - Fashion - Photography - Marketing - Business
It is if you are passionate about it, but if you're not, the demand is not very high for careers in photography, so it is probably not the best choice for you.
You have photography in journalism where you take pictures for the news people. You have photograpy for commercial where we see pictures on the billboards and tv. You have digital photography wedding pictures, graduations and school pictures.
Before you consider what online consider colleges, consider what photography degree you want. Here' a good website that'll help you in both cases: http://www.allartschools.com/art-careers/photography/photography-degree
There are various places where you can find photography tutorials online. Silver Light provides free photography tutorials and an introduction to photography.
There are many good careers in the field of photography. Some photographers only focus on taking pictures of weddings and other formal events. Some photographers only focus on taking pictures of babies and families. There are a variety of career opportunities in this field.
Before considering a career in photography, it's essential to know the type of photographic specialty preferred. For some photography enthusiasts, their preference might be portraits, landscape, animals or unusual artful forms. Once a preference is identified, the next step is to decide where it fits into careers in photography. Commercial photography is one of the most popular industries and includes wedding, business, scholastic, portrait, media and artistic print photos. Photographic careers may begin as self-employment or in commercial jobs.
Careers in photography (in Australia, but perhaps many other countries) include:police forensic photographywedding and/or portrait photography (famous wedding photographers include Marcus Bell, Jerry Ghionis, Parker J Pfister, and Joe Buissink)commercial industrial photographycommercial architectural photography (famous Australian architectural photographers include Urs Buhlman, Tim Griffith)fashion photography (famous photographers are Annie Liebovitz, Mark Seliger, David LaChapelle)landscape photography (famous Australian photographers include Peter Lik, Steve Parish)Science & Nature photography (primarily under the employ of museums).
You can find lists of careers at www.myplan.com. Not only does MyPlan have lists of careers, but it also has personality tests so you can find a career that is right for you.
Photography travel Geography Engineering have marketable skills and the broad perspectives on environment and society that enable graduates to move beyond entry-level positions.
There is a book called "Photography" by Upton and Upton. I suggest you locate it.