Photographers

Photographers capture images that visualize a story or event. They should possess strong imaginations and technical skills in photography. They may be required to work in dangerous environments such as natural disasters, accidents, or military/civil conflicts. Photographers should have strong physical stamina in order to carry heavy equipment for long distances at any given time. They are first assistants and after time gaining experience in their specific field they can become freelance photographers. They are required to travel a lot all over the world. Photographers can receive paid time off and can work with top models and celebrities.

Photographers have to work well with their hands in order to take a good picture. They must also be very artistic and look at things outside of the box. They have to work hard, have a positive attitude and be friendly in order to be successful.

Depending on their certain type of picture, they can either work indoors in a studio, or outdoors in nature. They can sometimes work with other people. Photographers can work long hours, and it can change for each shoot. These types of jobs can be found anywhere. Depending on he shoot there can be both calmness or a lot of action going on. For this kind of job you don’t have to wear a uniform.

You can find this kind of job in Hawaii and anywhere in the USA. This workplace can be both held in a causal and formal setting. The thing that can get me fired would be if I did not do the job correctly or if I didn't have enough experience.

Some interesting facts about this job are that I can take pictures of anything. Nature, sports, people, anything. The starting pay for photographers in the mainland is $47,000 a year, but in Hawaii the starting pay is $60,000. You are allowed vacation and sick leave time with this job. The maximum I could earn, if I was a really good and well known photographer could be up to $250,000 per photo shoot. If I do a good job, I can expect pay raises.

The type of education I would need would be a high school diploma and an associates degree from college. You would need training after high school but it would depend on the specific field. After I held this job, I would still need to take classes because this field is always evolving.

Anyone would have very good chances of landing a job like this. Freelance photographers can do weddings or birthday parties or any event. I would need to take photography courses in high school to get started. The thing I like about this job is I can take any kind of picture and I would be able to travel.