What this code covers
Photographers operate still cameras to photograph people, events, scenes, materials, products and other subjects. Their tasks include: a) taking photographs for advertising, or other commercial, industrial or scientific purposes and to illustrate stories and articles in newspapers, magazines and other publications; b) taking portrait photographs of persons and groups of persons; c) studying requirements of a particular assignment and decide on type of camera, film, lighting and background accessories to be used; d) determining picture composition, making technical adjustments to equipment and photograph subject; e) operating scanners to transfer photographic images to computers; f) operating computers to manipulate photographic images; g) adapting existing photographic images to create new digitized images to be included in multimedia products; h) using airbrush, computer or other techniques to create the desired visual effect. Examples of occupations classified here: Aerial photographer, Commercial photographer, Industrial photographer, News photographer, Photo editor, Photo journalist, Photographers, Photographic color processor, Portrait photographer, Scientific photographer Some related occupation classified elsewhere: Electronics mechanic - 7421, Film camera operator - 3521, Photographic equipment repairer - 7311, Photogravue photographer - 7321, Photolithographer - 7321, Video operator - 3521