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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”.
Also Known As…
- Photographers
- Studio Owner
- Sports Photographer
- Portrait Photographer
- Photojournalist
- Photographer
- Photo Editor
- Owner/Photographer
- Newspaper Photographer
- Commercial Photographer
- Advertising Photographer
- Wildlife Photographer
- Wild Life Photographer
- Wedding Photographer
- Underwater Photographer
- Street Photographer
- Still Photographer
- Scientific Photographer
- School Photographer
- Photographic Specialist
- Photographer Assistant
- Photo-Optics Technician
- Photo Journalist
- Ophthalmic Photographer
- Newspaper Photojournalist
- Nature Photographer
- Medical Photographer
- Marine Photographer
- Industrial Photographer
- Freelance Photographer
- Forensic Photographer
- Food Photographer
- Fashion Photographer
- Digital Photographer
- Crime Scene Photographer
- Cameraman
- Biomedical Photographer
- Biological Photographer
- Apprentice Photographer
- Aerial Photographer
Tasks for “Finish Photographer”
- Transfer photographs to computers for editing, archiving, and electronic transmission.
- License the use of photographs through stock photo agencies.
- Use traditional or digital cameras, along with a variety of equipment such as tripods, filters, and flash attachments.
- Engage in research to develop new photographic procedures and materials.
- Test equipment prior to use to ensure that it is in good working order.
- Set up, mount, or install photographic equipment and cameras.
- Determine project goals, locations, and equipment needs by studying assignments and consulting with clients or advertising staff.
- 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.
- Manipulate and enhance scanned or digital images to create desired effects, using computers and specialized software.
- Select and assemble equipment and required background properties, according to subjects, materials, and conditions.
- Enhance, retouch, and resize photographs and negatives, using airbrushing and other techniques.
- Create artificial light, using flashes and reflectors.
- Review sets of photographs to select the best work.
- Send film to photofinishing laboratories for processing.
- Perform maintenance tasks necessary to keep equipment working properly.
- Direct activities of workers who are setting up photographic equipment.
- Set up photographic exhibitions for the purpose of displaying and selling work.
- Develop visual aids and charts for use in lectures or to present evidence in court.
- Write photograph captions.
- Mount, frame, laminate, or lacquer finished photographs.
- Estimate or measure light levels, distances, and numbers of exposures needed, using measuring devices and formulas.
- Load and unload film.
- 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.
- Determine desired images and picture composition, selecting and adjusting subjects, equipment, and lighting to achieve desired effects.
- Photograph legal evidence at crime scenes, in hospitals, or in forensic laboratories.
- 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.
Related Technology & Tools
- Rapid photo print washers
- Dye sublimation printers
- Special effects projectors
- Image enlargers
- Softboxes
- Digital pens
- White balancing lens filters
- Studio strobe flashes
- Film cameras
- Camera flash attachments
- Force film washers
- Zoom lenses
- Graduated neutral density GND filters
- Personal computers
- Wireless flash triggers
- Focus assists
- Board reflectors
- Contact print frames
- Wide angle lenses
- Telephoto lenses
- Flash memory data storage devices
- Electric print dryers
- Dimmers
- Lamp reflectors
- Darkroom thermometers
- Label printers
- Film scanners
- Laptop computers
- Fog machines
- Film drying cabinets
- Graphics tablets
- Reflected light meters
- Negative proofers
- Global positioning system GPS devices
- Snoots
- Large format printers
- Incident light meters
- Ring flashes
- Camera positioning tripods
- Tablet computers
- Darkroom timers
- Optical viewfinders
- Magnifier loupes
- Macro lenses
- Neutral density ND filters
- Mobile adapters
- Sound blimps
- Computer inkjet printers
- Bubble machines
- Flatbed scanners
- Digital still cameras
- Digital photo printers
- Optical media printers
- Computer laser printers
- Polarizing lens filters
- Haze filters
- Camera cleaning brushes
- Adobe Systems Adobe After Effects
- SuccessWare
- Adobe Systems Adobe InDesign
- Email software
- Web browser software
- Genbook
- Microsoft Word
- StudioPlus Spectra
- Simplifi pixifi
- Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop
- WordPress
- Adobe Systems Adobe AfterEffects
- HindSight InView
- Intuit QuickBooks
- Light Blue Software Light Blue
- Microsoft Excel
- Blinkbid
- ShootZilla
- Cradoc fotoBiz
- Simply Studio System
- ShootQ
- Apple Final Cut Pro
- Adobe Systems Adobe Acrobat
- Microsoft Access
- Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop Lightroom
- Adobe Systems Adobe Creative Suite
- StudioCloud
- Tave Studio Manager