Photographers

What Does a Photographers Do?

Photograph people, landscapes, merchandise, or other subjects. May use lighting equipment to enhance a subject's appearance. May use editing software to produce finished images and prints. Includes commercial and industrial photographers, scientific photographers, and photojournalists.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• 1Adjust apertures, shutter speeds, and camera focus according to a combination of factors, such as lighting, field depth, subject motion, film type, and film speed.
• 2Create artificial light, using flashes and reflectors.
• 3Determine desired images and picture composition, selecting and adjusting subjects, equipment, and lighting to achieve desired effects.
• 4Transfer photographs to computers for editing, archiving, and electronic transmission.
• 5Use traditional or digital cameras, along with a variety of equipment, such as tripods, filters, and flash attachments.
• 6Manipulate and enhance scanned or digital images to create desired effects, using computers and specialized software.
• 7Take pictures of individuals, families, and small groups, either in studio or on location.
• 8Enhance, retouch, and resize photographs and negatives, using airbrushing and other techniques.

Required Skills

• Active Listening
• Speaking
• Adobe Acrobat
• Adobe After Effects
• Adobe Creative Cloud software
• Adobe Illustrator
• Adobe InDesign
• Adobe Photoshop
• Adobe Photoshop Lightroom
• Apple Final Cut Pro
• Apple macOS
• Blinkbid

Photographers Salary