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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 “Crime Scene Photographer”

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

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Film drying cabinets
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Global positioning system GPS devices
Bubble machines
Film scanners
Computer laser printers
Laptop computers
Wide angle lenses
Camera positioning tripods
Telephoto lenses
Mobile adapters
Polarizing lens filters
Graduated neutral density GND filters
Darkroom thermometers
White balancing lens filters
Digital photo printers
Optical media printers
Camera cleaning brushes
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Digital pens
Digital still cameras
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Computer inkjet printers
Image enlargers
Rapid photo print washers
Camera flash attachments
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Zoom lenses
Label printers
Tablet computers
Contact print frames
Flash memory data storage devices
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