Photography Jobs- How to Become a Ski Bum, I Mean a Professional Photographer

A career in photography can be educational,portrait photography job would be perfect for you.
rewarding and lots of fun! But where do you start?You set up your shop on the mountain at the scenic
How do you get your first photography job? Do youoverlook. Families, groups, couples, kids ski right up
work for an advertising company, newspaper, orfor a photo shoot. it is not unusual to shoot 20-30
modeling agency? Maybe if you are a photographygroups a day during peak periods like spring break,
major. So where does that leave the rest of us.you can't buy experience like that, but you can get
Depending upon your level of motivation andpaid to do it!
commitment, you can be a successful freelanceYou will learn valuable photography skills that you can
photographer lining up your own work, but that isuse the rest of your life. You will gain the experience
another story. Or, you can find an employer to takeand confidence to go up to anyone, anywhere take
you on and train you. Yep-sure, where are you goingtheir picture and sell it to them. You will learn a work
to find that?flow that can be applied to many different types of
How about an on-mountain photographer job at onephotographic situations when you freelance on your
of the Nations major ski resorts. Almost every majorown.
ski mountain has a photography program.The whole world will open up for you and your love
Breckenridge, Steamboat, Vail, Copper Mountainfor the art of photography with real world
Colorado, Heavenly California and Jackson Holeexperience.
Wyoming will train outgoing and enthusiasticIt is important to note that most of the ski areas will
candidates to be professional photographers.provide you with the proper camera equipment,
Have you ever wanted to become an extremeuniform, and a mountain pass to get to your zone.
sports photographer? This is your chance. The actionYou need your own ski/ snowboard equipment and
photographers shoot the ski/snowboard terrain parkAlthough they rarely provide housing they may have
and get private appointments that typically wantsuggestions on how to get settled in to the area.
extreme shots. Another part of the photography jobThis isn't for everyone, if you really just want to ski,
is setting up on the side of a run and photographingget an evening job doing something else from
skiers as they rip by. Your action shots get really3-11pm. You can ski all day, everyday.
good, quickly when you shoot a thousand pictures aIf you love photography and skiing you better hurry
day and you work on commission.up and get in touch with one of the resorts right
Do you have a zest for life, love working withaway because they fill their photographer jobs in
families, would you enjoy working with a variety ofOctober and November.
groups or shooting child photography? Then a ski hill