Assistant photographer

Work site environment

• Outdoors

Work setting

• Film or video production house

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Develop and print photographs
• Mount and frame photographs
• Determine picture composition, make technical adjustments to equipment and photograph subject
• Operate computers to manipulate photographic images
• Operate scanners to transfer photographic images to computers
• 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

Benefits

Other benefits

• Parking available