Photography

Hi Pranav, Photography is a field which will open up lot of possibilities for you, if you got the metal and have the passion and vision to see what others can't. Having said that, it is also one of the vastly exploited fields today with every other person with a camera opting to be a photographer and looking for shoots. (Not that there is anything wrong with that, but it is definitely generating more jobs in the editing department because of the quality of pictures coming in)
If you are serious about photography then there sure are various genres for you to venture into. To name a few;
1. Photojournalism
2. Product Photography
3. Fashion Photography
4. Nature and Wild life photography
5. Wedding/Event Photography
6. Industrial Photography
7. Architecture Photography
Apart from the above mentioned, there still are many other areas where photography is needed and can get you a career. You will have to find your calling, as to which genre interests you and brings the best out of you as an artist before choosing anything and going with it. All the best. Hope it helps!

Hi Saurabh!
With the boom in advertising, media and the fashion industry, photography has emerged as a lucrative and thrilling career option for today's Indian youth. Photography offers a number of opportunities and the range of the fields that you can venture into. You can seek to make career in fashion photography, Photojournalism, Wildlife Photography, Industrial Photography, Scientific Photography and so forth. You can be employed with press, E-commerce companies, Magazines or even work as a freelancer. Photography as a field has no particular or fixed career and salary structure. One can start as an assistant to senior photographers in which you would be paid Rs 3500 to Rs 6000. Once you are established, you would be paid as per the assignment. The range can be from Rs 10,000 to Rs 30,000. Fields like commercial photography pay higher compared to the other fields. Beginnings can be made at Rs. 15,000 which may grow over a period of time.

Hi Soumyadip!
There is no point in pursuing a course that you don't like. Between photography and social work also, you need to figure out which one you want to take up as your career. You are eligible for both the courses as you have completed your 10+2 already. If you wish to pursue photography, please refer to this link https://www.shiksha.com/careers/photographer-88
On the other hand, a career in social work is personally very satisfying and rewarding. If you wish to pursue a degree in social work, you may consider applying to these colleges:
1. Tata Institute of Social Sciences
2. Department of Social Work
3. Madras School of Social Work
4. Department of Social work, Jamia Milia Islamia
5. Loyola College of Social Sciences.

These days, Photography is fast emerging as a popular career choice among all the age groups. Photography is both a science and an art. It is an artistic means of expression, the camera replacing the pen or the paintbrush. These days, lots of schools offer photography at the 10+2 stage as a vocational subject. There are no specific academic requirements for the full time courses in photography; however, candidates who have cleared the 10+2 exam are eligible for the diploma/ certificate courses in photography. If you seriously are looking to make a career in photography, I would suggest you to rather go for a diploma or bachelors course.
Some institutes that provide an Undergraduate diploma/degree in photography in India are:
Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture and Fine Arts University, Hyderabad
Nation Institute of Design, Multiple Locations
National Institute of Photography, Mumbai
Delhi College of Photography, Delhi
Sir J. J. Institute of Applied Art, Mumbai
Mass Communication Centre, Jamia Milia Islamia, New Delhi
Symbiosis School of Photography, Pune
Raghu Rai Centre of Photography, Gurgaon
Indian Institute of Digital Arts & Animation, Kolkata
After successful completion of the course, you can work as a photojournalist, fashion photographer, commercial photographer, wedding photographer, wildlife photographer and so on. For a professional photographer, sky is the limit when it comes to career and genre of photography to be pursued.