Architectural Photographer
Job Description:
Architectural photography is the sub genre of the photography discipline where the primary emphasis is made to capturing photographs of buildings and similar architectural structures that are both aesthetically pleasing and accurate in terms of representations of their subjects.
Salary: $54,000 on average in America
Occupational Outlook:
This career doesn’t seem like it has very many positions, or is really needed very often. Usually a regular photographer can do their job
Links to Learn More About This Career:
https://www.nfi.edu/architecture-photography/
https://www.shupestudios.com/blog/2019/6/6/what-is-architectural-photography
https://www.archdaily.com/tag/architectural-photography
Educational Requirements:
Often a Bachelor's or Master's degree in architecture and/or photography.
Rice University
Address: 6100 Main St., Houston, TX 77005-1827
Website: http://www.rice.edu/
Information on the Major: https://arch.rice.edu/
University of kentucky
Address: 100 W. D. Funkhouser Bldg
Website: http://www.uky.edu/
Information on the Major: https://www.uky.edu/academics/bachelors/architecture
Western Kentucy university
Address: 1906 College Heights Blvd.
Bowling Green, KY 42101
Website: https://www.wku.edu/
Information on the Major: https://www.wku.edu/as/
Soft Skills, Characteristics, and/or Abilities Need For This Career:
Lots of experience as a photographer
Practice in an architecture firm
Travel experience
Software Knowledge Needed For This Career:
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Lightroom
Pros and Cons to Choosing This Career
Pros (Positives to this Career)
You get to travel
See unique buildings
See lots of architecture
Cons (Negatives to this Career)
Low pay
Move around a lot
Work is scarce
Typical Working Conditions For This Career:
You can work all hours of the day, indoors or outdoors. Whatever the client requests is what has to be done.
Career Researched By: Nate Knowles