Fashion photographers can find employment with fashion houses, designers, fashion journals and newspapers.
Press photographers are also known as photojournalists. Press photographers supply pictures to the national and local press, and must be versatile with an ability to photograph all kinds of subjects. Feature photography essentially involves telling a story in pictures and therefore requires knowledge of the subject. Editorial Photographers work normally for magazines and periodicals, nearly always as freelancers.
Commercial/ Industrial photographer takes pictures of merchandise, exteriors and interiors of factories, and machinery both indoors and outdoors to be used for company brochures, annual reports, and in advertising and selling. Portrait / wedding photographers take pictures of individuals or small groups. Portrait subjects like pets, children, families, weddings, functions and activities of sports and social clubs. Advertising photographs are either taken by the photographic departments of advertising agencies, by photographic studios, or by freelance photographers.
Fashion photography as a career developed recently in India. It is an extremely creative and well paid profession. Most fashion photography is done by specialist studios or freelancers who are commissioned by fashion houses or advertising agencies. Fine arts photographers sell their photographs as fine artwork. In addition to technical proficiency, fine arts photographers need artistic talent and creativity. Digital photography involves the use of a digital camera.
Nature and Wildlife Photography involves taking photographs of animals, birds, plants and landscapes. While photos of rare species are in great demand, nature photographs are also widely used as pictures for calendars or covers. Romantic sunsets, flowers, trees, lakes and waterfalls, etc., all make interesting subjects for a nature photographer. A crime scene must be photographed from every angle clearly to show detail, with the emphasis on accurately recording the size and distance of objects. This can be perfectly pictured by a Forensic Photographer.
Freelancing has been the most popular career choice among photographers.