Overview
Languages
English
Education
- College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years
- or equivalent experience
Experience
3 years to less than 5 years
Work site environment
- Outdoors
Work setting
- Business and/or industry
- Business office
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Develop and print photographs
- Adapt existing photographic images and create new digitized images to be included in multimedia/newmedia products
- Determine picture composition, make technical adjustments to equipment and photograph subject
- 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
- Assist in analysis of research results and preparation of journal articles, papers, reports and chapters of books
Credentials
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- Professional Photographers of Canada Association
Experience and specialization
Photographic techniques
- Digital photo imaging
- Computer graphic imagery system
- Adobe Photoshop
Photographic experience
- General
- Audio-visual or videography
- Commercial or press
- Photographic arts
- Multimedia
Area of work experience
- Art studio/school
Specialization or experience
- Specialized environmental skills and knowledge
Training specialization (creative and performing arts)
- Art or graphic arts