Career Search Project Pt 2.Complete this checklist: Complete a professional letter Customize this letter for at least four different

professionals (you may need to do as many as eight)• Remember! You must get a response… you may

not move on in the project until you get a response

• Contact as many people as you can Complete this packet concerning the Art

Career Project website and the MyPublisher website

Take photos matching the professional (just like the Master’s Project – match the style, likeness and subject matter)

Edit the photos matching your professional’s work

Create a portfolio Send this portfolio to your professional for

review

Website Reviewhttp://www.theartcareerproject.com/ List the eleven (11) different careers outlined on this site:

Animation AgricultureDesignEducationFaisonFoodMaterial workingPainting PhotographySketching and drawing

List the ten (10) different photography careers outlined on this site:

PhotographerMacro photographerWildlife photographerNatureWeddingUnderwaterAdvertisingCelebrityPhoto journalist

Choose the photography career that most interests you. Summarize the career description here (DO NOT COPY – summarize!):

Wildlife photographer :They take pictures of animals in their habitats , they take adventures and travel a lot to different places, for different animals. They also don’t stage the picture.

What school can you request information from specific to your careers?

Art institute

How much does your specific type of photography make (salary):

They make little money. in 2010 the average salary was$35,980

What is a photography portfolio? A folder with all your pictures so someone else can see your strongest work

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Website Reviewhttp://www.theartcareerproject.com/

What goes into a photography portfolio?

Your edited pictures, or strongest

What are the education requirements for becoming a photographer?

You don’t need a formal education but training in how to use a camera and basic photography classes in high school .

What kind of jobs can you get with a photography degree?

They can work in photography studios, newspapers, magazines, advertising agencies, and website design agencies.

On the “Experts” tab, you can find experts in art fields. Choose one:

joe lekas

How did this professional become involved in his/her career?

He wanted to be an illustrator and then he became interested in photography instead by trying to capture detail for his illustrations

What training did the professional need?

He went to school to study graphic design and had photography classes. But he mostly just studied in books and magazines

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Website Reviewhttp://www.theartcareerproject.com/

Using the professional from Page 2, summarize an interesting story about this professional:

He is someone who started off loving something else but it turned into photography. He loves to make people attracted to his work and he is a hard worker and is willing to study and do what it takes on his own.

What is the thing that your professional enjoys most about his/her job:

capturing pictures that attracts people.

Page 3

Website Review http://www.mypublisher.com/

What is MyPublisher? You can make photo books and cards and stuff like that.

What size books can you print? 3.5x2.75, 7.75x5.75, 11.25x8.75, 15x11.5

What cover options do they offer? Soft cover, photo finish hardcover ,

How much do the books cost? From 3$ to over 60$

What printing options do they offer (paper types, binding, page types etc.)?

Get 20 pages or add extra pages, you can get a book cover, linen pages,