Being a photographer requires a large amount of creativity and knowledge of the career. Whether your specialty is nature, weddings, portraits or family, knowing everything you can about photography is a necessity. The world of photography is constantly evolving, constantly finding new filters and new ways to create a new photography app. Now anyone can whip out their phone and take a decent photo. This makes it a little more difficult for a photographer to break out of the frozen confines of the modern world and be able to show people his talent. At ISU, Idaho State University, photography is part of mass communications. Mass Comm requires a total of 16 credits. Three credits for Introduction to Mass Media, four for Reporting and Newspaper Writing, three for Graphic Design, three for Introduction to Photography and Laboratory, and three for Mass Communication and Society. These credits will be linked to all credits received in general courses and other elective courses. To graduate, a total of 120 credits are required. However, going to college to study photography is not required for a photographer to start a career. However, it would probably be best to know every detail of photography so you can be the best photographer available. A photography course teaches ……………………………………………………………… What a photography course does not teach is that you have to have confidence by itself, but not so much that a big head develops. “You'll never be as good as you think you are, but if you think of yourself as the best photographer and have an arrogant attitude right out of college, you'll never get anywhere in your career.” No professional photographer wants to work with a smart-alek. Be humble and respectful, and learn absolutely everything...... middle of paper ...... vision and infrared photography so you can see what you are capturing. Panning involves taking a photo that is too large for your camera to capture in one click, it is possible to take a 360 degree photo. Paranormal photography involves taking photos of the paranormal, for example ghosts. Scientific photography is used to capture elements such as atoms and uses microscopic photography. Stereoscopic photography involves taking two photos at the same time to create a 3D image. Time-lapse photography is used to show how something happens over time, for example it can be used to show what a punch on someone looks like. Underwater photography is any photo taken underwater. Wedding or engagement photography is used to capture the joyous wedding day of a man and a woman. There are many other types of photography. These are just a few of the few that are frequently used..