As seen on the Photojojo website about getting into photojournalism:
Like any other job field, establishing a career in photojournalism takes time and effort. It’s a competitive business, controlled by editors who are often over-worked and involving a certain amount of subjectivity. In other words, even if you think highly of your photographs, others might not agree.
We’ve got nine tips to help you get your news photos out of your camera and into the public eye. Next stop: Pulitzer Prize!
The nine tips are:
- Get schooled
- Focus on people
- Foot patrol
- It’s ok to be a copycat
- Hey, Hemingway!
- Create a website
- Start a blog
- Get your work seen
- Be persistent
For more details about what each tip means, visit photojojo.
