Photographers

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• Adjust apertures, shutter speeds, and camera focus based on 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.
• Determine project goals, locations, and equipment needs by studying assignments and consulting with clients or advertising staff.
• Develop and print exposed film, using chemicals, touchup tools, and developing and printing equipment.
• Develop visual aids and charts for use in lectures or to present evidence in court.
• Direct activities of workers who are setting up photographic equipment.
• Employ a variety of specialized photographic materials and techniques, including infrared and ultraviolet films, macro photography, photogrammetry and sensitometry.
• Engage in research to develop new photographic procedures and materials.
• Enhance, retouch, and resize photographs and negatives, using airbrushing and other techniques.
• Estimate or measure light levels, distances, and numbers of exposures needed, using measuring devices and formulas.
• License the use of photographs through stock photo agencies.
• Load and unload film.
• Manipulate and enhance scanned or digital images to create desired effects, using computers and specialized software.
• Mount, frame, laminate, or lacquer finished photographs.
• Perform general office duties such as scheduling appointments, keeping books, and ordering supplies.
• Perform maintenance tasks necessary to keep equipment working properly.
• Photograph legal evidence at crime scenes, in hospitals, or in forensic laboratories.
• Produce computer-readable, digital images from film, using flatbed scanners and photofinishing laboratories.
• Review sets of photographs to select the best work.
• Select and assemble equipment and required background properties, according to subjects, materials, and conditions.
• Send film to photofinishing laboratories for processing.
• Set up photographic exhibitions for the purpose of displaying and selling work.
• Set up, mount, or install photographic equipment and cameras.
• Take pictures of individuals, families, and small groups, either in studio or on location.
• Test equipment prior to use to ensure that it is in good working order.
• Transfer photographs to computers for editing, archiving, and electronic transmission.
• Use traditional or digital cameras, along with a variety of equipment such as tripods, filters, and flash attachments.
• Write photograph captions.