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Photographers produce and preserve images that paint a picture, tell a story, or
record an event. To create commercial-quality photographs, photographers need
Today, most photographers use digital cameras instead of traditional silver-halide
film cameras, although some photographers use both types, depending on their own
preference and the nature of the assignment. Regardless of the camera they use,
photographers also employ an array of other equipment—from lenses, filters, and
tripods to flash attachments and specially constructed lighting equipment—to
improve the quality of their work.
Digital cameras capture images electronically, allowing them to be edited on a
computer. Images can be stored on portable memory devices such as compact disks
or on smaller storage devices such as memory cards used in digital cameras and flash
drives. Once the raw image has been transferred to a computer, photographers can
use processing software to crop or modify the image and enhance it through color
correction and other specialized effects. As soon as a photographer has finished
editing the image, it can be sent anywhere in the world over the Internet.
Photographers also can create electronic portfolios of their work and display them on
their own webpage, allowing them to reach prospective customers directly. Digital
technology also allows the production of larger, more colorful, and more accurate
prints or images for use in advertising, photographic art, and scientific research.
Photographers who process their own digital images need to be proficient in the use
of computers, high-quality printers, and editing software
Photographers who use cameras with silver-halide film often send their film to
laboratories for processing. Color film requires expensive equipment and exacting
conditions for correct processing and printing. (See the statement on photographic
process workers and processing machine operators elsewhere in the Handbook.)
Other photographers develop and print their own photographs using their own fully
equipped darkrooms, especially if they use black and white film or seek to achieve
special effects. Photographers who do their own film developing must invest in
additional developing and printing equipment and acquire the technical skills to
operate it.
Some photographers specialize in areas such as portrait, commercial and industrial,
scientific, news, or fine arts photography. Portrait photographers take pictures of
individuals or groups of people and often work in their own studios. Some specialize in
weddings, religious ceremonies, or school photographs and may work on location.
Portrait photographers who own and operate their own business have many
responsibilities in addition to taking pictures. They must arrange for advertising,
schedule appointments, set and adjust equipment, purchase supplies, keep records,
bill customers, pay bills, and—if they have employees—hire, train, and direct their
workers. Many also process their own images, design albums, and mount and frame the finished photographs.
Commercial and industrial photographers take pictures of various subjects, such as
buildings, models, merchandise, artifacts, and landscapes. These photographs are
used in a variety of media, including books, reports, advertisements, and catalogs.
Industrial photographers often take pictures of equipment, machinery, products,
workers, and company officials. The pictures are used for various purposes—for
example, analysis of engineering projects, publicity, or records of equipment
development or deployment, such as placement of an offshore oil rig. This
Scientific photographers take images of a variety of subjects to illustrate or record
scientific or medical data or phenomena, using knowledge of scientific procedures.
They typically possess additional knowledge in areas such as engineering, medicine, biology, or chemistry.
News photographers, also called photojournalists, photograph newsworthy people,
places, and sporting, political, and community events for newspapers, journals,
magazines, or television.
Fine arts photographers sell their photographs as fine artwork. In addition to
technical proficiency, fine arts photographers need artistic talent and creativity
Self-employed, or freelance, photographers usually specialize in one of the above
fields. In addition to carrying out assignments under direct contract with clients, they
may license the use of their photographs through stock-photo agencies or market
their work directly to the public. Stock-photo agencies sell magazines and other
customers the right to use photographs, and pay the photographer a commission.
These agencies require an application from the photographer and a sizable portfolio
of pictures. Once accepted, photographers usually are required to submit a large
number of new photographs each year. Self-employed photographers must also have
a thorough understanding of copyright laws in order to protect their work.
Most photographers spend only a small portion of their work schedule actually taking
photographs. Their most common activities are editing images on a computer—if
they use a digital camera—and looking for new business—if they are self-employed
Photography courses are offered by many universities, community and junior colleges,
vocational-technical institutes, and private trade and technical schools. Basic courses in
photography cover equipment, processes, and techniques. Learning good business skills is
important and some bachelor’s degree programs offer courses focusing on them. Art schools
offer useful training in photographic design and composition
Photographers may start out as assistants to experienced photographers. Assistants acquire the
technical knowledge needed to be a successful photographer and also learn other skills necessary
to run a portrait or commercial photography business
Some photographers enter the field by submitting unsolicited a portfolio of photographs to
magazines and to art directors at advertising agencies; for freelance photographers, a good portfolio is essential.
Individuals interested in a career in photography should try to develop contacts in the field by
subscribing to photographic newsletters and magazines, joining camera clubs, and seeking
summer or part-time employment in camera stores, newspapers, or photo studios.
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