What does it take to be a successful fashion photographer in 2024 ?

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(Image credit: Siân Elizabeth)

What is fashion photography? Fashion photography is quite a general term, but if we break it down to the basics, it's the creative display of clothes and accessories, with inspirational images that are used for commercial outlets like advertising boards and fashion magazines to promote designers, retailers and even lifestyles.

The promise of a new year gives photographers of all genres a chance to reset, reassess what's working (or not) for them and look ahead to new commissions, creative ideas and collaborations. And this is definitely true of fashion photography. But what does it take to be a successful fashion photographer in 2024?

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Siân Elizabeth

Siân is an internationally published beauty, fashion and portrait photographer. She also creates educational content for worldwide photography platforms, recently gave a talk at The Photography Show and is a podcast host. Siân has also been shortlisted for the British Photography Awards Fashion category.

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