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Fashion Design

     A fashion designer creates and produces clothing, such a dresses, shirts, pants and coats, as well as accessory items, including jewelry, purses and shoes. He identifies and analyzes fashion trends, applying that knowledge to the designs he sketches. Although a formal education is not required to open a fashion design business, entrepreneurs must be creative. Attention to details, such as color and proportion, are must. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported in 2008 that many of the 22,700 fashion designers working in the United States were self-employed. In addition, most of these professionals are concentrated in New York and California, the country’s two fashion centers. In 2008, fashion designers earned an annual salary of $61,160.

Graphic Design

      A graphic designer is hired by clients to communicate messages in visually appealing ways. She may design advertisements, postcard, websites or even business cards. Formal education is not required to establish a graphic design practice, although many degree granting programs exist. A successful graphic designer has a creative sense of visual detail. She must also be well versed in a variety of computer-based graphic design software. In 2008, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the 286,100 graphic designers employed in the U.S. earn a yearly income of 42,800. In addition, an increased demand from advertisers and computer design firms is expected to cause the industry to grow at a rate of 13 percent between 2008 and 2018.

Photography

     A photographer is hired to take pictures of people, objects and events. He chooses the appropriate camera and adjusts lighting to assure that each photograph is taken with the desired effect. He may photograph his clients in a studio, or travel to their respective locations, as is the case with wedding photographers. Although there are no degree-granting photography programs, many schools offer coursework in the subject. More than 50 percent of the 152,000 photographers employed in the U.S. in 2008 were self-employed, according to a report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The majority of these individuals work in metropolitan areas. The median income paid to those in this profession in 2008 was $29,440 per year.