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<blockquote data-quote="analoguey01" data-source="post: 459764" data-attributes="member: 39324"><p>Let me address this more elaborately -might answer the OPs question better as well . </p><p></p><p>This isn't my first straight out of college profession. No. </p><p>I worked for s good 10 years in 2 different industries (which I was qualified for/specialised in) before moving to photography. And during those is when I developed my interest in photography, bettered my skills etc., </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Will a college course work for an 18yo? Absolutely -probably most courses would. (then again, I hear undergraduate study in the US is mostly not about specialisation, I don't know - it's very specialized here).</p><p></p><p>Will it work for someone competent at a different industry moving into this? Probably not. </p><p></p><p>But if you're saying 'it's so difficult to Google this stuff up or RTM and I need a 3/4yr course ' I would ask how can one do such a course when googling or looking up stuff on the net is tough. </p><p></p><p>The awards and galleries Pt buttresses what I said about networking - it puts you in touch with people who, post yat graduation will likely pay you - if youre looking for galleries and those kind of stuff. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>But managing a business as a photographer, learning on the job, managing failures and cockups at a client location, regular firefighting etc., - these are what will take up your time more than what Iso setting or what camera is better etc., </p><p>You don't learn that at mva, do you?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="analoguey01, post: 459764, member: 39324"] Let me address this more elaborately -might answer the OPs question better as well . This isn't my first straight out of college profession. No. I worked for s good 10 years in 2 different industries (which I was qualified for/specialised in) before moving to photography. And during those is when I developed my interest in photography, bettered my skills etc., Will a college course work for an 18yo? Absolutely -probably most courses would. (then again, I hear undergraduate study in the US is mostly not about specialisation, I don't know - it's very specialized here). Will it work for someone competent at a different industry moving into this? Probably not. But if you're saying 'it's so difficult to Google this stuff up or RTM and I need a 3/4yr course ' I would ask how can one do such a course when googling or looking up stuff on the net is tough. The awards and galleries Pt buttresses what I said about networking - it puts you in touch with people who, post yat graduation will likely pay you - if youre looking for galleries and those kind of stuff. But managing a business as a photographer, learning on the job, managing failures and cockups at a client location, regular firefighting etc., - these are what will take up your time more than what Iso setting or what camera is better etc., You don't learn that at mva, do you? [/QUOTE]
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