Industry: Fashion
What is Fashion Photography?
Fashion photography is the genre of photography focused on the display of fashion clothing and items. Fashion photography is most commonly conducted for advertisements and fashion magazines such as Vanity Fair, Vogue and Elle. Fashion photography has developed its own aesthetic by featuring models wearing clothes and fashion enhanced by accessories and exotic locations. Fashion photographers not only focus on the aesthetic and technicalities of photography but also adjust the clothing, accessories, hair and makeup of models to prepare the shot in accordance with the location and the target audience.
Job Description
- Responsibilities of a fashion photographer include taking= photos based on the clients’ specifications
- Collaborating with fashion labels, designers and stylists to generate unique concepts for photo shoots
- Directing on set, instructing stylists and models and coordinating set personnel
- Using props, back drafts, different types of light and modern photography technologies to produce creative and stylist fashion photo concepts that will engage consumer
Eligibility and Courses
Class 12
Any stream (Science/Commerce/Humanities)
Under Graduate Courses
- Diploma in Fashion Photography
Career Profiles
Top Institutes for Fashion Photography courses
1. National Institute of Photography, Mumbai
Value for Money- 4.5/5
Bachelor Courses- Diploma in Fashion Photography
Tenure- 7 Months
Website: http://www.focusnip.com/
2. JD Institute of Fashion Technology, Hauz Khas Village , Delhi
Value for Money- 4.7/5
Bachelor Courses- Diploma in Fashion Photography
Tenure- 3 months
Website: https://jdinstitute.co/
3. Pearl Academy, Delhi
Value for Money- 3.5/5
Bachelor Courses- Bachelor in Fashion Styling & Image Design
Tenure- 4 years
Website: https://pearlacademy.com/
4. International Business School Washington (IBSW), Bengaluru
Value for Money- 4.8/5
Bachelor Courses- Diploma in Fashion Photography
Tenure- 3 months
Website: https://ibswashington.com/
5. Maheshwari College of Commerce & Arts (MCCA), Jaipur
Value for Money- 3.6/5
Bachelor Courses- Diploma in Fashion Photography
Tenure- 1 year
Website: http://www.maheshwaricollege.ac.in/
Career Progression
Pay
Expert View
“If someone wants to be a fashion photographer they should be extremely sure of the genre they are signing up for as they have to enjoy it the most, more than looking at it as just a career option.”
— Dabboo Ratnani,
Indian fashion photographer
“The most important part about fashion photography, for me, is not the models; it’s not the clothes. It’s that you are responsible for defining what a woman today is. at, I think, is my job.”
— Tim Walker,
British fashion photographer
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