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Originally posted by cappinponcho
That is my question for you guys. Do you think photography will be
a good career to have to pay the bills while I work on climbing the
film industry latter? Do you think if I'm good, photography could
even open some doors for me, in the entertainment business?

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No to the first question. Yes to the second.

Making a living as a photographer is just as
difficult as making a living as...

Well you don't say what you want to do for a
living. If you want to be a director of photography
then starting in photography is a great choice. If
you want to be an editor, know photography can't
hurt. If you want to be a caterer for movies I
suspect photography won't help much.

You could get a degree in business. The more
you know about business the better prepared you
are for any filmmaking dream. And going into
some kind of business can be a good career to
have to pay the bills while you work on climbing the
film industry ladder.

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The aim of an argument or discussion should not be victory, but progress.
Joseph Joubert, essayist (1754-1824)

Well, as far as what I would want to do would be a
film director. Would photography help with that at
all? Owning a photography studio, shooting fashion,
or even just shooting by hour wouldn't be good money?

I guess d idea is good. But to become a photographer u 1st have to click some beautiful snaps and ask the experts as too whether d photos u clicked were good r bad n what improvements hav to be made.N send it to some photo exhibition.U just cant keep saying I want to be this that without tryin..U hav to try n when u feel good just move forward..
And the director thing I guess a good photographer may or may not be a good director.But a good photographer can easily create a good visual impact to each frame wat has to be shot..But a good director has to hav hold on the content of d movie(visualise d movie totally),story,actors and other crew members who support d movie.
I think right now get into some kinda job n with d money u get buy a good pro camera n start shootin pictures...Later wen u become n expert try making contacts with d film crew meet any of DOP n work as assistant for a couple of years...And u r thorough wit the theme wat a movie is al about..Then u r d boss..U can be director r actor r d cinematographer any thing...But u cant do nothing without trying

Owning a photography studio has a lot of overhead. And a
lot of overhead means you must work hard to find and keep
paying clients. That isn't a part time job. There is so much
competition that earning enough money part time, shooting
by the hour, seems unrealistic. It will be just as much a
struggle to make a living shooting fashion as it would be directing
music videos. Why not get a degree in videography and open
a music video company? At least you're directing.

You want to be a director. I assume you have been directing
short films for a while. If you want to take photography classes
to satisfy your mom, that's cool and learning any skill can only
help. But you should concentrate on making more short films.
A director directs.

Can you share some of your short films with us?

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The aim of an argument or discussion should not be victory, but progress.
Joseph Joubert, essayist (1754-1824)