How To: Become a Photographer

 

To be successful in this satisfying career, you need an artistic eye, technical skills, a knack for marketing yourself and a passion for your work.

 Steps

1. Take pictures for your high school yearbook or student newspaper after you have taken a workshop in the basics. You will get an idea of how deep your passion is for the medium.

2. Decide which type of photography-such as news, advertising or fine art photography - best suits your interests and talents.

3. Understand that four-year college degree is increasingly necessary if you want to be a photojournalist or a photographic specialist in medicine or other sciences. The contacts you make and the experience you receive from required college internships will be invaluable.

4. Develop an outstanding portfolio. Include excellent photographs you have taken on your own-in particular, those focusing on a given theme.

5. Be willing to work as a photographer's assistant once you have some experience. You are not going to competing with experienced photographers for a while.

6. Realize that more than 50% of photographers work on a freelance basis. Many magazines and organizations that use photographers do not keep them on staff.

7. Attend workshops and seminars to remain up-to-date on technical advances in photography.

Tips

Use the best camera equipment you can afford.

Take a business and public relations classes if you eventually want to set up your own studio.

Ask a studio photographer for an internship if you are not enrolled in a college. But realize that if internships are available, photography students in college may be your competition.

Consider using stock photo agencies to sell your photos. They are listed in the annual PHOTOGRAPHER'S MARKET.

 

How To: Find a Job Online

 

 The Internet is rewriting the rules of the job-search game. Make sure you know all the ways to find a job online.

STEPS

1. Peruse the Websites of any companies that interest you. Most companies will post job openings on their sites.

2. Go to a Websites specifically geared toward finding jobs. You can search for jobs on these sites by career field, location and even potential salary. I cannot give yet any sites of these.

3. Search on your school's career-center Website, if you're a student. These Web sites have job listings, guidance for writing resumes and advice on interviewing.

4. Visit an online newspaper and search the classifieds section for help wanted ads and jobs opportunities. Many national as well as local newspapers have Web sites.

5. Check out search engines, as these also feature classified sections. Browse according to your location and interests.

Tips

Search frequently-new job listings are posted everyday.

Many sites offer services that will allow you to e-mail your resume directly to a potential employer.

WARNING!

Some sites made specifically for finding jobs may require a membership fee. Read the fine print before signing up.

Thank you.   

 

Photography: 5 minutes 2x2 ID Tutorial using adobe photoshop CS4

How to do 2x2 ID picture in Adobe Photoshop CS4

It is the easiest of making an ID. Our clients still coming to our studio because of the quality of 

our photos. But before they will go to our shop, they first went to computer shop to take an ID picture but the office they're applying rejected their ID's. This tutorial gives you a step-by-step making an ID.

 

Step 1: Open your adobe photoshop, and drag the photo you desire to crop. Width 2inch and Height 2inch, Resolution 300. Place the square that is comfortable to the subject. Don't cut the hair and the shoulder. Then, press "Enter".

Step 2: Go to Adjustments>Curves. Apply the curve you want. And press Ctrl+Shift+E to merge the layers.

Step 3: Go to Magic Eraser Tool.

Step 4: Use pen tool to remove the shadows.

Step 5: Ctrl+Shift+S or saves as... Format is JPEG always.

Step 6: Ctrl+N> and place the ID nicely and print it.

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Yummy Food Recipe: Poaced Ginger Chicken

 

Poached Ginger Chicken

Total Time:
35 min
Prep:
20 min
Cook:
15 min
Yield:
4 servings
Level:
Easy

Ingredients

4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (1 3/4 to 2 pounds)
Kosher salt
1 2 -inch piece ginger, peeled
1 large shallot
4 tablespoons peanut oil
1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1 English cucumber, halved lengthwise, seeded and thinly sliced
1 bunch radishes, thinly sliced, or 1 small daikon radish, peeled and cut into matchsticks
1 teaspoon Asian chili sauce (such as sambal oelek)
1 bunch watercress, trimmed
Juice of 1 lime

Directions

Put the chicken in a medium pot with just enough water to cover; add 1 tablespoon salt. Bring to a gentle simmer over medium heat and cook until the chicken is firm to the touch, about 15 minutes. Meanwhile, prepare a bowl of salted ice water. Drain the chicken and plunge into the ice water for about 30 seconds to stop the cooking. Drain again.

Grate the ginger and shallot into a small bowl. Stir in 3 tablespoons peanut oil, the sesame oil and 1/4 teaspoon each sugar and salt.

Toss the cucumber and radishes with the chili sauce, 3/4 teaspoon salt, the remaining 1 tablespoon peanut oil and the remaining 1/4 teaspoon sugar in a large bowl. Add the watercress and toss.

Divide the salad among plates. Slice the chicken and add to the plates, then top with the ginger mixture. Drizzle with the lime juice.

Per serving: Calories 432; Fat 23 g (Saturated 4 g); Cholesterol 118 mg; Sodium 614 mg; Carbohydrate 9 g; Fiber 2 g; Protein 47 g

Photograph by Antonis Achilleos

 

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Best Daily Attitude and Success Quotations

Quotation

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This article is about quoting text. For information about the punctuation mark, see Quotation mark. For the non-English usage, see Quotation mark, non-English usage. For market data relating to a security or commodity, see Financial quote. For the price of a service, see Sales quote.

For the Wikipedia policy on quoting, see Wikipedia's Manual of Style. For the Wikipedia essay, see Wikipedia:Quotations.

A quotation is the repetition of one expression as part of another one, particularly when the quoted expression is well-known or explicitly attributed by citation to its original source, and it is indicated by (punctuated with) quotation marks.
A quotation can also refer to the repeated use of units of any other form of expression, especially parts of artistic works: elements of a painting, scenes from a movie or sections from a musical composition.

Reasons for using quotations

Quotations are used for a variety of reasons: to illuminate the meaning or to support the arguments of the work in which it is being quoted, to provide direct information about the work being quoted (whether in order to discuss it, positively or negatively), to pay homage to the original work or author, to make the user of the quotation seem well-read, and/or to comply with copyright law. Quotations are also commonly printed as a means of inspiration and to invoke philosophical thoughts from the reader.

Quotations and the Internet

Chiefly a text medium in the beginning, the World Wide Web gave rise to any number of personal quotation collections that continue to flourish, even though very few of them seem to facilitate accurate information or correct citation. On June 27, 2003, a sister project of the Wikimedia Foundation called Wikiquote was created as a free online encyclopedia of quotations in every language and it is now the biggest single quotation collection in the world.^{[citation needed]}


The increase of written means of informal communication brought about by the Internet has produced the practice of using quotations as personal flags, as in one's own signature block. This is most commonly seen in email messages and Usenet posts, while it is almost never seen in blog posts. Quotations are also popular as a user's personal message, a line under the user's nickname in some Instant Messaging clients (and here they often go uncited). In all these cases, quotations are usually included to give a glimpse of the user's personality, to make a statement of their beliefs, or to spread views and ideas.


The sheer bulk of online quotations, combined with more efficient search engines, has effectively made the Internet the world's quotation storehouse, encompassing an unprecedented number of easily obtainable quotations. Though matters of accuracy still remain, features such as Amazon.com's Search Inside the Book and Google Book Search may serve to alleviate such concerns.