It isn’t just the designers and models that deserve all the limelight and accolades at events like London Fashion Week. Organising a fashion show can be very time consuming and most of the hard work and creativity goes on behind the scenes. One essential role is fashion photographer. Here’s the fashion photography lowdown…

Job description
Photographers who specialise in fashion photography, photograph models and clothing for magazines, catalogues and advertising campaigns.

Career path
Most professional fashion photographers take a college or university photography course to develop their technical skills, although experience and contacts are also vitally important for building a successful career.

Potential earnings
Freelance fashion photographers are typically paid a fee for each job, or an hourly or daily rate. Rates depend on your experience  and reputation, the type of shoot and the  budget available.
 

Find Fashion Photography courses in the UK and Fashion Photography courses in London. And to learn more about general photography skills, find Photography courses in the UK and Photography courses in London.