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Ocupacions
Photographer
Advertising photographer Aerial photographer Architecture photographer Art photographer Backstage photographer Commercial photographer Corporate photographer Culinary photographer Cultural photographer Documentary photographer Event photographer Fashion photographer Food photographer Graphical industry photographer Illustration photographer Industrial photographer Interior photographer Itinerant photographer Landscape photographer Medical photographer Microphotographer Photo designer Photographer Photographer retoucher Photographic artist Photography assistant Photography studio manager Photography technician Photography-based artist Portrait photographer Portrayist Press photographer Product photographer Reportage photographer Scene photographer School photographer Scientific photographer Social photographer Sports photographer Still life photographer Still shooting photographer Studio photographer Technical photographer Travel photographer Underwater photographer Video photographer Wedding photographer Wildlife photographer
Photographers take pictures using digital or film cameras and equipment. Photographers may develop negatives or use computer software in order to produce finished images and prints.
Tasks
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.
Knowledge
- Marketing and advertising
- Architecture and town planning
- Fashion, interior and industrial design
- Fine arts
- Natural environments and wildlife
Digital competencies
- Operating audio-visual equipment
- Creating artistic designs or performances
- Creating artistic, visual or instructive materials
- Communication, collaboration and creativity
- Working in teams
Digital competencies
- Using digital tools for processing sound and images
- Creating visual displays and decorations
- Managing, gathering and storing digital data
Personal competencies
- Working efficiently
- Demonstrating willingness to learn
- Taking a proactive approach
- Leading others
Professional groups of the occupation
Technicians and associate professionals
Legal, social, cultural and related associate professionals
Artistic, cultural and culinary associate professionals
Photographers
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Do you want to know the demand for this occupation in the market?
Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès
Photographers
360
Number of contracts in Barcelonès
60,81%
Percentage of contracts in Catalonia
6,82% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès
18,33%
Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès
12,22%
Part-time contracts
1,57% Turnover index
496
Average of job seekers in Barcelonès
7%
Interannual variation of job seekers in Barcelonès
Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia
The market for this profile is hiring
Contracts in u00e8 over the past year by sex and age
Contracts by gender in Barcelonès.
Legal, social, cultural and related associate professionals
52%
48%
Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia
Contracts by age groups.
Legal, social, cultural and related associate professionals
Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia
What vacancies are published in the professional family?
Vacancies published by professional family and type of contract in Barcelonès over the past year
Artistic, cultural and culinary associate professionals
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Data source: Data generated from the analysis of Lightcast data and the Observatory of Work and Productive Model of the Government of Catalonia.
What experience is required for the vacancies? Which sectors are looking for this occupation?
Photographers
Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.
The vacancies published are for working in:
Job vacancies posted by county
Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.
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