Minors and majors? easy 10pts.?

Question

I have a passion for photography and just in case I don't make enough money to support myself I wanted to have a back-up plan like a major in accounting. So my question is:

If I major in accounting and minor in photography and have a change of heart. Can I still become a photographer with a minor in photography after college? If not what should I do a double major in accounting and photography?

Answer 1

don't even bother with the photography degree at all.  it is not a profession that demands a major.  just get out there and start shooting and practice inventive ways on marketing yourself.   you don't just walk in anywhere with a photography degree and get a job where you get to take pictures.  you'll probably be assisting a photographer.  9 times out of ten that photographer will love to tell stories about how they have no formal training.  

save your money.  spend it on equipment.

Answer 2

Yes.  For fields like photography, your ability will speak more for you than the number of classes you took.  You could work as a photographer without a degree as long as you knew what you were doing.  And even with a degree, you might not find a job - a friend of mine had both the degree and ability, but couldn't find a job, so she's doing a masters program in something else.