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Roger Das | Director | Various Creative Assignments
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What is Portrait Photography?
Portrait Photography is a great Career option. One should first understand What a Career in Portrait Photography entails before investing time and effort to figure out How to start a Career in Portrait Photography. Just like you would normally not trust a non Doctor with names of medicines, you should also not trust opinions about Portrait Photography from non professionals.
Director Roger Das has worked in Portrait Photography for 3 years. According to Director Roger Das, Portrait Photography is:
Portrait photography or portraiture in photography is a photograph of a person or group of people that captures the personality of the subject by using effective lighting, backdrops, and poses.
How Director Roger Das got into Portrait Photography?
After doing BCA from Punjab Technical University, I did Cisco Certification. I worked as a Senior Executive at Link Communications Systems for 2 years. I also taught Hardware & Networking at NIIT. I was an Assistant Manager at Geo Prion Sat Vision Services. Taking my passion further I started Reflectionz Photography Dehradun in 2014.
Director Roger Das's Talk on Portrait Photography |
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| Starts with what is: | |
| 1) | Portrait Photography |
| Next, it covers Education. It is easy to Google information about what Qualifications are needed to enter Portrait Photography, this Talk went a step ahead to talk about the body of knowledge one needs to develop to excel at Portrait Photography. It explains Education needed in Portrait Photography with these items: | |
| 2) | Camera Equipment |
| 3) | Light |
| 4) | Exposure Triangle |
| 5) | Framing |
| 6) | Angles |
| 7) | Editing Softwares |
| Then, the Talk focuses on the most important component that is Skills. 90% success in Portrait Photography depends on Skills. It is crucial to understand these. Here is a list of Skills required for Portrait Photography: | |
| 8) | Retouching Skills |
| 9) | Communication |
| 10) | Time Management |
| 11) | Patience |
| 12) | Handling Camera |
| Positives of Portrait Photography are quite interesting. This Talk defines Positives in terms of following items for Portrait Photography: | |
| 13) | Spreading Smiles |
| 14) | Satisfaction |
| 15) | Good Opportunities |
| 16) | Good Income |
| 17) | Prestigious Job |
| After a discussion on Positives, Challenges complete the caricature of Portrait Photography: | |
| 18) | Building Market |
| 19) | Difficult Clients |
| 20) | Competiton |
| 21) | Technical Failures |
| 22) | Climatic Conditions |
| In the final section of the Talk, Roger Das talks about How a day goes in a Career in: | |
| 23) | Portrait Photography |
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How to get into
Portrait Photography?
If you are want to get into Portrait Photography, start by investing in a Career Plan.
The 14 hour process, guided by a LifePage Career Advisor, will help you introspect and check whether your interest in Portrait Photography is merely an infatuation or is it truly something you wish to do for the rest of your life.
Next, your Career Advisor will help you document how you can get into Portrait Photography, what education and skills you need to succeed in Portrait Photography, and what positives and challenges you will face in Portrait Photography.
Finally, you will get a Career Plan stating which Courses, Certifications, Trainings and other Items you need to do in the next 7 years to become world’s best in Portrait Photography.
LifePage Career Plan
14 hour personalized guidance program
Your LifePage Career Advisor facilitates your guided introspection so that you systematically explore various Career options to arrive at a well thought out Career choice.
Next: your Advisor helps you figure out how you will get into your chosen Career and how will you develop the skills needed for success in your Chosen Career.
LifePage Plan will not stop at saying "to become an Architect study Architecture". It will guide you on which Certifications, Trainings and Other items you need to do along with your Architecture education to become the world's best Architect.
Links for this Talk
LifePage Career Talk on Portrait Photography
[Career]
https://www.lifepage.in/careers/portrait-photography
[Full Talk]
https://lifepage.app.link/20171007-0003
[Trailer]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-0Y3PPf_x4
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