Career Outlook
Your New Career
Opportunities for trained photographers are everywhere. Work for an established photo studio, newspaper, advertising agency, or start your own business. With your talent and imagination, and the skills you'll learn from Penn Foster at-home training, you can be on your way to a new career in this exciting and creative field.
The U.S. Department of Labor predicts that the demand for Photographers will increase 14% by 2012!* That means opportunity for workers with the right skills. With hard work and dedication one of these great jobs can be yours.
Your New Skills
Earn your Career Diploma at home in as little as six months by studying just an hour a day for your new career. You'll learn the important skills you need to be a Photographer:
- You'll learn all the basics of photography, including using camera parts and accessories, applying the principles of lighting and linear design, and developing a personal style.
- You'll have the technical know-how to develop, chemically process, and print black and white film, color film, and slides.
- This program will give you the skills you need to present your work, from the various components of a portfolio to common methods and materials used for preservation, and even practical techniques for public showing of artwork.
* Growth figures represent a ten-year period ending 2012. Source: "National Industry-Occupation Employment Matrix," a publication of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.