Research Paper Topic

For my research paper I am writing about something that I find to be very important. Technology has created an issue that I find that many people in the field of photography might face now. I find now more then ever that the digital era is making it harder for kids to enter into the photography job market because of how many people can just pick up a digital camera and start their own business while others who have taken the time to go to school for it are finding it difficult to find jobs. The reason I say this is because the average photography degree takes four years where we look into exposures, framing, cropping, developing, printing ect. The other problem is that 90% of the stuff that we do learn in college for photography is outdated. In the industry today very few professional shoot with film because they all have switched over to digital. No one is developing anymore and if they do shoot film they are left to sending it out to a lab or having their own dark room in their home. There is something that I have over people who go straight to digital which is why I am going to explain why is it ultimately more important to go to school for photography rather then jump into the workforce. Im going to explain why it is important to learn techniques and theory and history behind photography, which will ultimately put you on top while also explaining why college for photography might not be for you and other avenues you might be able to go.