Career prospects// Why I have been put off Photography
During September, I received my AS level results and it's fair to say they were more than disappointing. I was then heavily pushed to study for a B-tec and Extended Diploma in Photography, Level 3, at the same college. At the bottom of my heart I really wanted to study for something that could get me a job as a primary school teacher, after all, that is the reason why I originally decided to take AS levels. But I was just pushed towards this course. I went for it with an open mind and it's only until recently that I have taken a strong disliking to the course content and the road it's taking me down.
I will admit, I have learnt a lot and have taken everything into account that I have been taught. I've produced work that I am extremely proud of. At the end of the day though, the course just isn't enjoyable if you discard all this stuff I've learnt. Every day I am in college, I am told to think of it as being at work. That's what it's like, being at work without the pay. And if that is what my career in photography or anything including graphic arts, then I dislike it a lot. I don't want to waste my time or effort on a course i don't enjoy to go on to a career I will more than likely hate. Taking photos for ego inflated editors, retail workers and models then sitting behind a computer screen editing the images for hours on end. Some of which won't even get published. I'm not trying to poo-poo any ambitious photographers out there because there will be more success for some than others and there are people out there more willing to work hard for success in the photography industry than I am. But in my eyes, that is what my life will be. I get extremely irritable and tired after a day of college and spend most of my weekends asleep on my boyfriends sofa. I don't want my future husband and children having a drained, boring and tired old woman as a mother/wife. I want a job I enjoy so that I cannot only have fun in my work but also with my family. This is why I want a career working with children in primary schools as a teacher.
I have undergone numerous placements over the past couple of years and have absolutely adored it. If you work hard enough and put yourself out there, you can produce an amazing bond with the children in your care within a day. Seriously, it's so lovely seeing their face light up when you read them a story or think of creative ways of teaching them. Making every day boring things thoroughly entertaining for them.
It's a job I can see myself enjoying a lot. So many people turn there nose up at it, but it's an important job. Yes, the pay isn't millions but as long as I can provide for my family and enjoy myself, that's all that matter.s
I will admit, I have learnt a lot and have taken everything into account that I have been taught. I've produced work that I am extremely proud of. At the end of the day though, the course just isn't enjoyable if you discard all this stuff I've learnt. Every day I am in college, I am told to think of it as being at work. That's what it's like, being at work without the pay. And if that is what my career in photography or anything including graphic arts, then I dislike it a lot. I don't want to waste my time or effort on a course i don't enjoy to go on to a career I will more than likely hate. Taking photos for ego inflated editors, retail workers and models then sitting behind a computer screen editing the images for hours on end. Some of which won't even get published. I'm not trying to poo-poo any ambitious photographers out there because there will be more success for some than others and there are people out there more willing to work hard for success in the photography industry than I am. But in my eyes, that is what my life will be. I get extremely irritable and tired after a day of college and spend most of my weekends asleep on my boyfriends sofa. I don't want my future husband and children having a drained, boring and tired old woman as a mother/wife. I want a job I enjoy so that I cannot only have fun in my work but also with my family. This is why I want a career working with children in primary schools as a teacher.
I have undergone numerous placements over the past couple of years and have absolutely adored it. If you work hard enough and put yourself out there, you can produce an amazing bond with the children in your care within a day. Seriously, it's so lovely seeing their face light up when you read them a story or think of creative ways of teaching them. Making every day boring things thoroughly entertaining for them.
It's a job I can see myself enjoying a lot. So many people turn there nose up at it, but it's an important job. Yes, the pay isn't millions but as long as I can provide for my family and enjoy myself, that's all that matter.s
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