Photographer
NKPD code: 34313001
Current information as of 2026-11-15
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Secondary education
Third degree of professional qualification and/or completed secondary education or acquired right to take state matriculation exams
Labor Characteristics
Photographers operate cameras to photograph people, events, landscapes, materials, products and other subjects.
Main Tasks
- taking photographs for advertising, commercial, industrial or scientific purposes and to illustrate material and articles in newspapers, magazines and other publications;
- taking photographic portraits of people and groups of people;
- studying the requirements of each assignment and selecting the type of camera, film, lighting and background;
- determining picture composition, making technical adjustments and positioning equipment and subjects;
- operating scanners to transfer photographic images to computers;
- operating computers to process photographic images;
- adapting existing photographic images to create digital images for inclusion in multimedia products;
- using computer and other techniques to achieve desired effects.
- Examples of occupations in this unit group:
- Photographer
- Photojournalist
- Aerial photography
- Scientific photography
- Art photography
Not Included
- Camera operator – 3521
- Operator, electronic audiovisual equipment – 3521
- Worker, photographic equipment repair – 7311
- Photographer, photogravure – 7321
- Reproduction photographer for printing plates – 7321
- Mechanic, electronics – 7421
Professions in "Photographers"
Source: National Statistical Institute
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