Photographers
Commercial Photographer, Photographer, Photojournalist, Portrait Photographer
What they 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.
On the job, you would:
- Adjust apertures, shutter speeds, and camera focus according to a combination of factors, such as lighting, field depth, subject motion, film type, and film speed.
- Create artificial light, using flashes and reflectors.
- Determine desired images and picture composition, selecting and adjusting subjects, equipment, and lighting to achieve desired effects.
Knowledge
Business
- customer service
- sales and marketing
Engineering and Technology
- computers and electronics
Arts and Humanities
- English language
- music, dance, visual arts, drama, or sculpture
Communications
- multimedia
Skills
Basic Skills
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
- talking to others
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Social
- looking for ways to help people
- understanding people's reactions
Abilities
Verbal
- communicate by speaking
- listen and understand what people say
Ideas and Logic
- create new and original ideas
- notice when problems happen
Personality
People interested in this work like activities that include creating, designing, and making your own rules.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Dependability
- Integrity
- Attention to Detail
- Concern for Others
- Self Control
- Adaptability/Flexibility
Technology
You might use software like this on the job:
Data base user interface and query software
- Cradoc fotoBiz
- Microsoft Access
Video creation and editing software
- Adobe Systems Adobe After Effects
- YouTube
Graphics or photo imaging software
- Adobe Systems Adobe Creative Cloud software
- Adobe Systems Adobe Illustrator
Education
Education: (rated 3 of 5)
Job Outlook
Bright
New job opportunities are very likely in the future.
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