Fashion photography is used to advertise and display clothing and other fashion items, often for magazines. While commercial, it is also considered a type of art. War photography captures moments of armed conflict to portray the tragedy and triumph of war. These images are used to inform the public of conflicts happening worldwide. Fashion photography work can vary but typically pays more than war photography, which is riskier work but provides important documentation and awareness of humanitarian crises.

1. Fashion vs War
Photography

2. Fashion Photography
Fashion photography is a genre of photography which is used
to advertise/display clothes and other fashion items. It is often
conducted for advertisement or fashion magazines such as
vogue, Elle or vanity.
Fashion photography has come a long way and is now
enhanced by using exotic settings and background too to help
boost the likeability. Fashion photography is commerce and is
used to sell products. Even though it is used for commercial use
it is still seen as a type of art just like every other type of
photography. It is the photographers job to create this ‘art’ and
make the clothes as desirable and glamorous as possible.
A photographer most important tool is their portfolio as this
gives a true insight into the photographers abilities. He/she
must also have very good technical skills as well as
communication skill which is vital for making models feel
comfortable.
The best way to become a fashion photographer is starting
from the bottom. This means trying to get as much experience
you can and always update your portfolio.

3. Fashion Photography – Annie Leibovitz
Annie Leibovitz was born in Connecticut in 1949 and is very well
known for fashion photography. Her great grandparent were
Jewish immigrants and her grandparents had emigrated from
Romania. Her father was in the U.S air force and her mother was
a modern dance instructor.
Her career in photography first began when she moved back to
the united states in 1970 where she stated working as a staff
photographer for the ‘Rolling Stone’ magazine. She slowly
worked her way up by then being named chief photographer of
the rolling stones.
One of Annie Leibovitz’s most famous pictures was one with
John Lennon and Yoko. Leibovitz’s main aim was to be able to
represent through this photograph. They both look so
emotionally attached even though the photo is so simple.
The fact that Lennon is naked and crawled up hugging Yoko
almost represents how devoted he is to her and it is almost
as if she owns him. Yoko also looks at peace and lost in his
love. This photograph also became very famous as a couple
of hours after the photo-shoot John Lennon was shot dead.

4. Series of images

5. Income
Majority of fashion photographers are freelance workers. Their income can vary
completely depending on how long they have been working, their experiences and
skills. The income fashion photographers can stat from something as low as £15,000
although the average is £65,000 but can rise massively especially if you photograph
for famous people and brands. Fashion photographers can do different jobs for
magazines, catalogues and designers.
Annie Liebovitz is claimed one of the most famous fashion photographers and was
know to b paid $3 million annually by vanity fair whilst also being paid tens of
thousands annually by designer brands such as Louis Vuitton. Although Annie
Liebovitz had such a high salary she is currently in dept as she was always very
adventurous with the money she received.

6. Pros and cons
Pros:
-you are able to choose most of the hours you work for
-professional photographers get to travel the world
-it is a fun job especially when you are passionate about it
-always different and interesting jobs an different people to work with
-you have the potential to become famous
-usually it will be your hobby, and is relatively active job therefore you will not have to sit behind
a desk all day
Cons:
-It can be hard to find people who want pictures taken of them
-Photography is highly competitive because there are few jobs and many people who want
those jobs
-Traveling can actually be a problem if you don't like traveling or have a family etc
-It can be hard starting out because you first need to build up your career
=The average photographer does not make that much money per year and the chances of
becoming famous and therefore earning more money is relatively low

7. War photography
War photography captures moments of armed conflict and war-
torn areas. It is meant to portray the tragedy and triumph of war
in all its aspects. These images are used for informative reasons.
They allow the rest of the world to see things that they would not
normally have the chance to see. Some of the photographs can be
very explicit to the point where they can not even be broadcasted
on TV as they can be very disturbing.
The images can be used for leaflets, websites and charities etc.
Although they are mainly used to inform the public of what is
going on in the rest of the world, they can also be used to
convince people to help them out. The more expressive and
disturbing the pictures are, the better as this will make other
people in the public take action and want to help.
The impact of war photography usually tends to be more
emotional throughout nations and can be quite difficult to cope
with. It opens the eyes to those who don’t understand how
serious war is and how terrible it truly is. One photograph can
speak a lot of words and cause protests which could possibly
make countries and their people realise the wrong they are doing.
It is also quite difficult to make a lot of money through war
photography as you have to go out, produce images and then try
sell them to an agencies. There may even be a chance of no one
buying the photographs.

8. Zoriah
Zoriah Miller was born in January 27th of 1976 and is
mainly known by just his first name ‘Zoriah’. He is an
American photojournalist and war photographer.
Besides his photography to help raise awareness and
create change he has also worked for international
aid organizations.
Zoriah is an award-winning photographer who's
work has been featured in some of the world’s most
prestigious galleries, museums and publications. He
has worked for people such as Newsweek, The New
York Times, BBC News, The United Nations, The Wall
Street Journal, Fortune, Democracy Now and many
more. His work has also been used for the press
lecture and exhibitions. Zoriah remains independent
as he produces his photo stories on a freelance basis
like most other war photographers.
Zoriah began photography at the age of 15 and only
one year later won a national award for his work.

9. Zoriah’s Photography

10. Income
War photographers try to convey the reality of war through the
medium of photographic images. Therefore depending on the quality
and ability the pictures have to show reality the company's will decide
how much they will buy them for. War photography salaries can vary
just like any other types of photography. The average salaries per year
for a war photographer is £30,000 a year yet again this can vary
depending on the quality of the pictures and reputation of the
companies. Freelance photographer can either sell images to
publications or accept one off assignments.
Zoriah began by selling his photographs to different agencies, editors
and publications but of course like every other freelancer his income
varies depending on the amount of projects he does and the
importance of those projects. Zoriah soon got tired of dealing with
different companies and wanted to become even more independent
and therefore set out to be the first independent photojournalist. The
first year went well for Zoriah and made quite a good living from his
blog. He offered paid subscriptions to the blog and also asked for
donations to help him continue his work where he was taken by
surprise by the amount of people willing to help. Zoriah soon started
struggling as the economy got worse and was finding it difficult making
a living from just the blog. He then began to offer one-on-one, in field
photojournalism workshops and also did some fashion and corporate
contracts so that he is now able to continue his hobby of war
photography but also other genres of photography too.

11. Pros and cons
Pros:
-chance to travel to different places around the world
-get to see and experience things most others will never be able to
-satisfaction of knowing you are doing something to help those in danger
-you are getting paid for something that is your passion/hobby
-chance to make a lot of money
-chance to become famous
Cons:
-It is very dangerous
-your life could be at risk
-not stable
-you could spend a lot of time and effort and have the risk of no one buying your photographs
-travelling to other countries could be difficult for those who have families
-difficult finding accommodation and other life essentials

12. Comparison
There is a huge difference between fashion and war photography as they both have complete different
purposes. I personally think war photography is very important as it opens up our eyes and could even
prevent or at least help those suffering in the world. Although I do believe that war photography is used
for a much more important cause I do think it is very dangerous and do not believe someone should have
to put their lives at risk.
Fashion photography is more stable as although even in fashion photography there may be times where
there is no work there is always new trends and fashions and therefore you are more likely to have a
more secure income. Also you have a bigger chance of becoming famous within in the fashion industry
and making much more money then war photographers.
Within fashion photography you get the opportunities to travel to beautiful and exotic places whereas
with war photography you have to travel but to conflicted zones. Although even though some of the war
zones are very dangerous they do give you some great life changing experiences and make you appreciate
things that you take for granted.