Becoming a photographer for an urban magazine??!


Question: Im in highschool and i think i want to be a photographer for an urban magazine like VIBE or Essence...what kind of schooling is needed?? any views...or tips????


Answers: Im in highschool and i think i want to be a photographer for an urban magazine like VIBE or Essence...what kind of schooling is needed?? any views...or tips????

The best way to get your work seen by the mainstream media is to PUT IT OUT THERE! Call VIBE & ask to speak with the photo editor.....if you can't get them on the phone find out their name & send them your work....over & over again....then call at least once a week to let them know you're interested in working for them....and what's the criteria you need to meet. For the most part they're not all that interested in knowing where you went to school at or what classes you took....some people go to school for years & never get good at what they wanna do. They wanna see your talent....and the best way to show them what you can do is by letting them see your work. I was an intern for a multi-million dollar publishing company when the owner had only 2 titles to her name & was working on publishing other authors....I wanted to learn more about the publishing company to start my own production company. I sent her a letter....I called....basically I got on her nerves until they hired me & when they did I made the best of it all!!!! I learned all that I could learn & now I HAVE my own production company & I'm climbing my way up the ladder to success. I learned that the old saying is TRUE - it's not what you know but who you know!!!! GO GET IT GURL!!!!

You will need an Associates in Ebonics and they have a good program at Long Beach State.

there are classes you can get at a community college that give you pointers but it is very hard to get into this business, you should insert your photos into as many contests as you can and listen to all the comments, also set up a meeting with the Zine and tell them about your views and bring some samples

Photography is one of the most rewarding jobs there are, keep your views no mater what others say

Try going to college, getting a degree in journalism, and take photography classes. That way you have some type of writing to fall back on.

While in college, work for your schools newspaper.

I suggest trying my school, Howard University. VIBE seems to hire quite a few alumni--I have a few friends who have interned for them, or work for them now.

Best of luck!



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