How do they match: Photographers

  • Photograph people, landscapes, merchandise, or other subjects. May use lighting equipment to enhance a subject's appearance. May use editing software to produce finished images and prints. Includes commercial and industrial photographers, scientific photographers, and photojournalists.

  • Use traditional or digital cameras, along with a variety of equipment, such as tripods, filters, and flash attachments.
  • Create artificial light, using flashes and reflectors.
  • Develop and print exposed film, using chemicals, touch-up tools, and developing and printing equipment.
  • Develop visual aids and charts for use in lectures or to present evidence in court.
  • 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.
  • Manipulate and enhance scanned or digital images to create desired effects, using computers and specialized software.
  • Produce computer-readable, digital images from film, using flatbed scanners and photofinishing laboratories.
  • Test equipment prior to use to ensure that it is in good working order.