Photographers
NKPD code: 3431
Description
Photographers operate cameras to photograph people, events, landscapes, materials, products and other subjects. Photographers perform the following 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 Excludes: – 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