Photographer
Job Description
Photographers operate cameras and lighting equipment to take photographs of people, places, products and other subjects.
Duties and Tasks
Photographers may perform the following tasks:
- operate a range of cameras, lights and light-measuring devices
- work out the camera angle, light positions, exposure and composition
- offer technical solutions to illustrative problems
- advise on photographic approaches and the selection of locations, props, models and colour coordination
- use computers for such things as image manipulation and the production of visual images in print or digital form
- mix chemicals, process film and make enlarged prints
Personal Requirements
- artistic flair
- able to learn the technical aspects of photography
- self-motivated, with initiative and problem-solving skills
- interest in contemporary styles and trends in such things as graphics, architecture and fashion is an advantage