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Job Description

Photograph people, landscapes, merchandise, or other subjects, using digital or film cameras and equipment. May develop negatives or use computer software to produce finished images and prints. Includes scientific photographers, aerial photographers, and photojournalists.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 27-4021.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 42,640.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 20.00
Currently, there are 48,660 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Photographers”.

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Tasks for “Apprentice Photographer”

Use traditional or digital cameras, along with a variety of equipment such as tripods, filters, and flash attachments.
Test equipment prior to use to ensure that it is in good working order.
Determine project goals, locations, and equipment needs by studying assignments and consulting with clients or advertising staff.
Create artificial light, using flashes and reflectors.
Perform maintenance tasks necessary to keep equipment working properly.
Develop visual aids and charts for use in lectures or to present evidence in court.
Manipulate and enhance scanned or digital images to create desired effects, using computers and specialized software.
Set up photographic exhibitions for the purpose of displaying and selling work.
Estimate or measure light levels, distances, and numbers of exposures needed, using measuring devices and formulas.
Transfer photographs to computers for editing, archiving, and electronic transmission.
Mount, frame, laminate, or lacquer finished photographs.
Direct activities of workers who are setting up photographic equipment.
Photograph legal evidence at crime scenes, in hospitals, or in forensic laboratories.
Determine desired images and picture composition, selecting and adjusting subjects, equipment, and lighting to achieve desired effects.
Set up, mount, or install photographic equipment and cameras.
License the use of photographs through stock photo agencies.
Review sets of photographs to select the best work.
Send film to photofinishing laboratories for processing.
Write photograph captions.
Enhance, retouch, and resize photographs and negatives, using airbrushing and other techniques.
Develop and print exposed film, using chemicals, touchup tools, and developing and printing equipment.
Take pictures of individuals, families, and small groups, either in studio or on location.
Employ a variety of specialized photographic materials and techniques, including infrared and ultraviolet films, macro photography, photogrammetry and sensitometry.
Produce computer-readable, digital images from film, using flatbed scanners and photofinishing laboratories.
Load and unload film.
Adjust apertures, shutter speeds, and camera focus based on a combination of factors such as lighting, field depth, subject motion, film type, and film speed.
Perform general office duties such as scheduling appointments, keeping books, and ordering supplies.
Engage in research to develop new photographic procedures and materials.
Select and assemble equipment and required background properties, according to subjects, materials, and conditions.

Related Technology & Tools

Macro lenses
Computer inkjet printers
Force film washers
Reflected light meters
Film drying cabinets
Contact print frames
Film cameras
Digital photo printers
Softboxes
Bubble machines
Flatbed scanners
Mobile adapters
Wide angle lenses
Telephoto lenses
Flash memory data storage devices
Image enlargers
Dye sublimation printers
Magnifier loupes
Rapid photo print washers
Snoots
Camera positioning tripods
Label printers
Electric print dryers
Camera cleaning brushes
Graduated neutral density GND filters
Global positioning system GPS devices
Darkroom timers
Optical media printers
Optical viewfinders
Wireless flash triggers
Sound blimps
Camera flash attachments
Digital still cameras
Board reflectors
Large format printers
Tablet computers
Polarizing lens filters
Laptop computers
Computer laser printers
Haze filters
Darkroom thermometers
Fog machines
Dimmers
Graphics tablets
Incident light meters
Negative proofers
Studio strobe flashes
Digital pens
Personal computers
Zoom lenses
Special effects projectors
Film scanners
Neutral density ND filters
Ring flashes
White balancing lens filters
Lamp reflectors
Focus assists

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