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Photographer By: Gemma Lumpkin Slide 2 Photographers take pictures of various objects, using different cameras and adjusting lights to get the best shots they can. Slide 3 Education/Training You dont need to take any college courses or have much prior experience, most places will provide you with on the job training. Slide 4 Salary Photographers make about $38,200 per year. It depends on where you live and if you work for a business or on your own. Slide 5 Attributes and Abilities You have to be able to take a decent picture with a steady hand, know how to adjust the picture with natural or artificial light, and maintain a portfolio with all of your work in it. Slide 6 Job Outlook The job growth expectancy of photographers is likely to increase by 20% in the next ten years (as of 2011). Slide 7 Duties of a Photographer Youre supposed to be able to advertise for yourself and/or for your company. Adjust the lighting of a picture and make it look better. Use various filters to increase the quality of a photo Slide 8 You have to be able to work with different kinds of cameras and adjust the kind of camera you use to the kind of picture it is. Slide 9 How do Photographers use math Photographers have to adjust the angle of the camera (using math). Slide 10 Bibliography Career One Stop. 2013. American Job Center Network. February 13 2013. http://www.careerinfo.net Occupational Outlook Handbook. 29 March 2012. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 13 February 2013. http://www.bls.gov Pictures from Flickr.com Charmschoolphotography.com Pictage.com