<p>I'm taking an architecture course and a photography course and I want to transfer to architecture school at UT austin as internal transfer as I'm undeclared. It seems that I'm more interested in photography and architecture seems to be a bit dry, buildings are interesting but more interesting when I see an awesome photograph of it. I want to get into photography but the problem is that I don't hear much about famous photographers but a lot about famous architects and the demand for photography, I think don't seem to be much. I don't want to major in photography and can't find a job. Photography seems to be more interesting and active.
Transfer applications have deadlines or around march so I have time but in the meantime I don't know what to do now.</p>
<p>Photography is a very hard field to break into. You are almost always an independent contractor or free lancer so it’s a temperamental field at best. I would say stick with the architecture, to at least have it under your belt, and then pursue photography later if you want. </p>
<p>I work with a photography company. My boss (who owns the company now) was a biology major in college. None of the photographers who work there have photography as their main career because of how temperamental it is.</p>
<p>I would recommend doing photography, because that’s what you want to do.</p>
<p>I would recommend transferring to the communications school at UT-Austin, and then do photojournalism. Then you’ll have plenty of jobs available to you when you graduate.</p>
<p>Then you could do some wedding photography/senior pictures type stuff on the side for extra money.</p>
<p>There’s a lot of money to be made in photography if you’re good at it. Based on my experience of working professionals, there is a lot of money available if you’re good at what you do. The problem that a lot of the working professionals who are struggling is, is that they suck at what they do, they just don’t take good pictures most of the time.</p>
<p>Photography is great, but I can think of absolutely zero reasons to major in it in college. A few classes to get you started with a semipro DSLR and learning how to make good prints in Photoshop or GIMP, MAYBE, but you should really focus on learning photography by going out and doing it. Get a Flickr page, enter contests, get your work seen, even if at a local contest at a public library.</p>
<p>College is darn expensive, don’t waste money and four years on a college degree (or even a two year degree) in something that can be so easily learned solo.</p>
<p>@akh- that’s not really true. The simple truth is that professional photography isn’t all that needed anymore. With the rise of digital cameras and the tanking economy, professional pictures aren’t as necessary anymore. There are many more very good photographers than there is a need for said photographers.</p>
<p>Most photography is free lance. You will have good times and bad times. Unless you are at the very top of the field, you’re not going to make a good or steady living off of being just a photographer. </p>
<p>Photojournalism and photography are two pretty different things.</p>