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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
- Finish Photographer
- Fashion Photographer
- Digital Photographer
- Crime Scene Photographer
- Cameraman
- Biomedical Photographer
- Biological Photographer
- Apprentice Photographer
- Aerial Photographer
Tasks for “Newspaper Photographer”
- Determine desired images and picture composition, selecting and adjusting subjects, equipment, and lighting to achieve desired effects.
- Perform general office duties such as scheduling appointments, keeping books, and ordering supplies.
- Develop visual aids and charts for use in lectures or to present evidence in court.
- Review sets of photographs to select the best work.
- Perform maintenance tasks necessary to keep equipment working properly.
- 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.
- Estimate or measure light levels, distances, and numbers of exposures needed, using measuring devices and formulas.
- Photograph legal evidence at crime scenes, in hospitals, or in forensic laboratories.
- Direct activities of workers who are setting up photographic equipment.
- Manipulate and enhance scanned or digital images to create desired effects, using computers and specialized software.
- 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 and print exposed film, using chemicals, touchup tools, and developing and printing equipment.
- Create artificial light, using flashes and reflectors.
- Enhance, retouch, and resize photographs and negatives, using airbrushing and other techniques.
- Employ a variety of specialized photographic materials and techniques, including infrared and ultraviolet films, macro photography, photogrammetry and sensitometry.
- Transfer photographs to computers for editing, archiving, and electronic transmission.
- Send film to photofinishing laboratories for processing.
- Select and assemble equipment and required background properties, according to subjects, materials, and conditions.
- Take pictures of individuals, families, and small groups, either in studio or on location.
- Set up, mount, or install photographic equipment and cameras.
- Write photograph captions.
- 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.
- Test equipment prior to use to ensure that it is in good working order.
- Produce computer-readable, digital images from film, using flatbed scanners and photofinishing laboratories.
- Set up photographic exhibitions for the purpose of displaying and selling work.
Related Technology & Tools
- Computer inkjet printers
- Camera cleaning brushes
- Incident light meters
- Bubble machines
- Telephoto lenses
- Contact print frames
- Reflected light meters
- Force film washers
- Focus assists
- Special effects projectors
- Laptop computers
- Personal computers
- Tablet computers
- Lamp reflectors
- Graduated neutral density GND filters
- Large format printers
- Computer laser printers
- Macro lenses
- Optical media printers
- Camera positioning tripods
- Zoom lenses
- Wide angle lenses
- Flash memory data storage devices
- Darkroom timers
- Film scanners
- Dimmers
- Darkroom thermometers
- Snoots
- Digital still cameras
- Image enlargers
- Graphics tablets
- Sound blimps
- Fog machines
- Dye sublimation printers
- Label printers
- Board reflectors
- Camera flash attachments
- Neutral density ND filters
- Film cameras
- Haze filters
- Softboxes
- White balancing lens filters
- Film drying cabinets
- Digital photo printers
- Mobile adapters
- Rapid photo print washers
- Global positioning system GPS devices
- Digital pens
- Optical viewfinders
- Studio strobe flashes
- Magnifier loupes
- Wireless flash triggers
- Polarizing lens filters
- Electric print dryers
- Negative proofers
- Flatbed scanners
- Ring flashes
- Adobe Systems Adobe InDesign
- Blinkbid
- Adobe Systems Adobe AfterEffects
- WordPress
- Adobe Systems Adobe Acrobat
- Genbook
- Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop
- Microsoft Excel
- Simply Studio System
- Adobe Systems Adobe Creative Suite
- Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop Lightroom
- Apple Final Cut Pro
- Simplifi pixifi
- Adobe Systems Adobe After Effects
- ShootZilla
- SuccessWare
- StudioCloud
- ShootQ
- Intuit QuickBooks
- Web browser software
- Tave Studio Manager
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Access
- Cradoc fotoBiz
- Light Blue Software Light Blue
- HindSight InView
- StudioPlus Spectra
- Email software