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