photographer

Overview

Languages

English

Education

• College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 3 months to less than 1 year

Experience

7 months to less than 1 year

Work setting

• Business and/or industry

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Determine picture composition
• Make technical adjustments to equipment and photograph subjects
• Adapt existing photographic images and create new digitized images to be included in multimedia/newmedia products
• Operate computers to manipulate photographic images
• Study requirements of a particular assignment and decide on type of camera, film, lighting and background accessories to be used
• Take pictures of individuals, families, groups and public
• Use airbrush, computer or other techniques to retouch negatives
• Use delicate instruments, such as optical microscopes attached to cameras