CTE Career Catalog

Photographer

Job Desription

Photographers capture subjects in commercial-quality photographs. Photographers use their technical expertise, creativity, and composition skills to produce and preserve images that tell a story or record an event

Salary average: $57,240

Occupational Outlook

Employment of photographers is projected to grow 4 percent from 2022 to 2032

Links to Learn More About This Career:

https://skaichanphotography.com/interesting-facts-about-being-a-photographer.php

Educational Requirements:

Art school training in photographic design and composition

Transylvania University

Address: Picadome, Lexington

Website: https://www.transy.edu/parents-families/

Information on the Major: https://www.transy.edu/about/

Berea College

Address: Picadome, Lexington

Website: https://www.berea.edu/

Information on the Major: https://www.berea.edu/office-of-academic-affairs/advising-resources/independent-majors/

Centre college

Address: Danville, Kentucky

Website: https://www.centre.edu/

Information on the Major: https://www.centre.edu/academics/majors-minors-programs

Soft Skills, Characteristics, and/or Abilities Need For This Career:

the ability to properly communicate with your clients and understand what they want and need.

Software Knowledge Needed For This Career:

artistic vision, technical knowledge of cameras and an understanding of light and shade

Pros and Cons to Choosing This Career

Pros (Positives to this Career)

Choose and understand your subject. Every picture tells a story, and the star of that story is the subject of your photo

Cons (Negatives to this Career)

digital photography implies built-in obsolescence, silver-based film entails toxic waste.

Typical Working Conditions For This Career:

Photographers may work indoors or outdoors

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