 Debi Chambers |
Shooting for Magazines I'm currently a portrait photographer and am curious how magazines hire their photographers? If a magazine is doing an article on a celeb, and wants "formal" photos included in the article - where/how do they hire their photographers? Are the photographers freelance, employees of the magazine, or represented by agents? What category do these photographers fall under - commercial? What's the best way to "break in" to this kind of specialized photography? Thanks in advance for your input.
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BetterPhoto Member |
Debi, Magazines hire photographers in just about all of the manners you mentioned. Usually they are freelance, as this allows them to hire a photographer with a specific talent or approach, and that depends on the style they want for the article. To get in, you need a spectacular portfolio of very unique images that show your talent. My suggestion is to open the magazine that you would most like to shoot for and see who has credit for the pictures. Then get on the Internet and Google them to look at their Web site. This will give you an idea of the caliber of photographer the magazines like to use. Charlie
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Debi Chambers |
Thanks, Charlie! Great advice. Onward and upward.
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L. W. |
Hi Debi, Buy a copy of Photographers Market. It list magazines with contact information and pricing that are interested in buying images. Good luck.
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