Photography

Maanas Lal | Photographer | Various Creative Assignments

What is Photography?

A Career in Photography is very intriguing. Unfortunately, it is very difficult to find information about What Photography actually is. Most pages on the internet just talk about How to get into Photography. The internet is a great source of information on Photography, but it is second best to learning about the same from a real professional.

Photographer Maanas Lal has 9 years & 4 months of professional experience in Photography. Photographer Maanas Lal defines Photography as:

Photography is the science, art, application and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor, or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film.

How Photographer Maanas Lal got into Photography?

I started photography more than a decade ago. I held my first exhibition in 2008. My clients include famous authors, sportsmen, industrialists and builders. My works have been published in Outlook Traveller and the National Geographic website.

Photographer Maanas Lal's Talk on Photography

Starts with what is:
1)	Photography

Next, it covers Education. This Talk is unique because it talks about Education in terms of things which can be learnt from books, to excel at a Career in Photography and not as a list of Qualifications, which one needs to get into Photography. It defines Education in terms of following items for Photography:
2)	Contemporary Exposure
3)	Critical Appreciation
4)	Refer User Manual on Editing S/W

Then, the Talk focuses on the most important component that is Skills. Sills and success in Photography go hand in hand. One needs to get a hold of essential skills. It details these topics within Skills for Photography:
5)	Having a Creative Eye
6)	Technical knowledge
7)	Understanding Camera Modes & Accessories
8)	Sense of Timing

Positives of Photography motivate one to work hard for the same. These are the Positives of Photography:
9)	Creative Satisfaction
10)	Growing Trend
11)	Opportunity to Travel
12)	Vast Range of Opportunities

Challenges define Photography as much as the Positives of the same:
13)	No Job Security
14)	Challenging to Find a Market

In the final section of the Talk, Maanas Lal talks about How a day goes in a Career in:
15)	Photography

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Photography?

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Next, your Career Advisor will help you document how you can get into Photography, what education and skills you need to succeed in Photography, and what positives and challenges you will face in Photography.

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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.

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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

Photographer Maanas Lal's LifePage:

[LifePage]
https://www.lifepage.in/page/maanaslal

LifePage Career Talk on Photography

[Career]
https://www.lifepage.in/careers/photography

[Full Talk]
https://lifepage.app.link/20161019-0001

[Trailer]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-5ldC7_Huw

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