| 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 you | | | | overlook. Families, groups, couples, kids ski right up |
| work for an advertising company, newspaper, or | | | | for a photo shoot. it is not unusual to shoot 20-30 |
| modeling agency? Maybe if you are a photography | | | | groups 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 and | | | | paid to do it! |
| commitment, you can be a successful freelance | | | | You will learn valuable photography skills that you can |
| photographer lining up your own work, but that is | | | | use the rest of your life. You will gain the experience |
| another story. Or, you can find an employer to take | | | | and confidence to go up to anyone, anywhere take |
| you on and train you. Yep-sure, where are you going | | | | their 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 one | | | | photographic situations when you freelance on your |
| of the Nations major ski resorts. Almost every major | | | | own. |
| ski mountain has a photography program. | | | | The whole world will open up for you and your love |
| Breckenridge, Steamboat, Vail, Copper Mountain | | | | for the art of photography with real world |
| Colorado, Heavenly California and Jackson Hole | | | | experience. |
| Wyoming will train outgoing and enthusiastic | | | | It 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 extreme | | | | uniform, and a mountain pass to get to your zone. |
| sports photographer? This is your chance. The action | | | | You need your own ski/ snowboard equipment and |
| photographers shoot the ski/snowboard terrain park | | | | Although they rarely provide housing they may have |
| and get private appointments that typically want | | | | suggestions on how to get settled in to the area. |
| extreme shots. Another part of the photography job | | | | This isn't for everyone, if you really just want to ski, |
| is setting up on the side of a run and photographing | | | | get an evening job doing something else from |
| skiers as they rip by. Your action shots get really | | | | 3-11pm. You can ski all day, everyday. |
| good, quickly when you shoot a thousand pictures a | | | | If 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 with | | | | away because they fill their photographer jobs in |
| families, would you enjoy working with a variety of | | | | October and November. |
| groups or shooting child photography? Then a ski hill | | | | |