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Music Photography!

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How does music Photography Work?

Most music photographers’ work as freelancers and earn there money by selling their pictures to a selection of magazines, and uploading them to picture banks. A music photographer could be requested by a agency or band to do a promo shoot, document their journey, album work and live gigs.

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Where do music photographers get there work from?

Most music photographers are freelancers and work for themselves; by going to as many gigs as possible, then selling the pictures on to a selection of magazines. Whilst being a freelancer you could always be requested by a company to do some promo shots.

Organizations such as NME have in house photographers who work within the company and get paid a regular salary.

Photographers can also earn money from royalties from picture banks, well known companies like NME and Kerrang use picture banks all the time.

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How do they earn money?Music photographers earn their money by selling their pictures to a selection of different magazines, or being signed to a agency who then gets them requested photo shoots.

Well known companies like NME use a lot of pictures from Picture libraries therefore the photographer of that picture will get royalties as they are using there picture.

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What is the purpose of music photography?

Music photography is used for a number of reasons, the main reason being to promote a band or artists and their music.

Music photography is all about promotion for both the photographer and the band or artist.

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How are music Photographs used?

Music photographers are used in a number of ways. They could be requested by a record label to do; promo shots, interviews, album work and many more. A lot of bands/artists document their journeys throughout the their music life through pictures.

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How do the photographs effect the viewer?

Photographs are much more powerful than words, as you can tell more of a story from one image for example; You can tell what type of band you are looking at just from a image, what sort of vibe they give out and what audience they attract.

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Just some well known music Photographers

+ Barry Feinstein+ William Claxton+ Barrie Thompson+ Neal Preston+ Neil Zlozower+ Many many more!

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This picture was chosen for the front cover because of the outrageous theme Lady gaga holds to her name. This magazine is a high profile music magazine and is used to promote music but also the artist too. This image shows no morals and is very striking as it instantly catches your eye. This front cover was used to get a reaction is its very provocative.