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Is getting AA in photography, then getting an internship a good way to get into the field of photography?

I'm thinking about going to Academy of Art University in San Francisco, CA. I want to become a professional photographer. I want to do senior portraits, weddings, family portraits, etc...I'm thinking about getting an Associates of Arts degree, then becoming someone's assistant or getting an internship after i graduate....is this a good plan or should i get a Bachelors Degree?

I did freelance in Boston for 16 yrs. Experience and an eye out-weigh a degree but a BA is always good to have. Ask yourself if you're doing this because it's cool or because you feel driven. And then realize that you will always be at the mercy of art directors, brand new mothers-in-law and your corporate masters. Don't get me wrong, it's great. But after a few years, it becomes a job like any other.Today I have a day job that I enjoy and I shoot and sell the images that I want and that drove me to be a photographer in the first place. I'm much happier.
A plumber's house has leaky pipes. My point is I stopped doing what I loved in order to make a living at it. Now I get to make a living AND do what I love. But I'm just a jaded old punk. Go for the BA, educate yourself and do something that makes you afraid, every day.

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