Building a Dream Photography Career in Five Years

and sometimes a combination of the two. His prints are bought by both businesses and individuals, and his commercial assignments take him to some of the most beautiful places on earth often for clients patient enough to understand that it might take a few sunsets to capture the right image. Usually, he can be found in the wilderness, with his camera, waiting for the weather to give him a perfect shot. It’s the ideal photographic life, and it took Leggo just five years to build with no formal training and a background in aviation, not artistry.

That background though may have contributed in at least one important way to Leggo’s success. His military experience, Leggo says, gave him a strong belief in preparation and planning, a discipline that he extends to his photography.

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Yuri Arcurs: Professional Microstock Requires Three Years of Study

will receive free accommodation, food, and access to equipment, including Canons, Nikons, Hasselblad SLR cameras and RED epic video cameras. Students will spend six months at Arcur’s studios in Cape Town, three months in Denmark and three months shooting in other parts of the world with all travel expenses covered by Yuri Arcurs Productions. The course will last three years, focus on stock photography but cover other photography areas too.

According to Kelly Pollock, a junior recruiter for the program, Yuri Arcurs Productions is working on an agreement to film the course for a reality television series but any agreement would only be a bonus to the program. The real incentive is to help talented photographers acquire the knowledge they need to break into stock photography.

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