TYPES OF PHOTOGRAPHERS (Part-1 )

There are approximately fifty types of Photographers, you may be familiar with the Portrait Photographers and the Wedding Photographers who also take graduation pictures, you may also be familiar with the Press Photographer who works for the newspapers producing images to illustrate the news.

The Magazine Photographer submits an idea for a story, if the magazine Editor decides to do the story the photographer must do research and produce pictures that tell the story in the form of a photo essay. Some photographers are also photojournalists able to tell the story with a single picture or a group of pictures called a photo essay .

The Advertising Photographer does pictures designed to make products look appealing to the consumer, you have seen these pictures in catalogs magazines and newspapers. An example of this is the Fashion Photographer who takes pictures of models wearing the latest designs in clothes and jewelry.

Two types of Photographers that are not so well known are the Scientific Photographer and the Medical Photographer, both are in high demand. The Scientific Photographer takes pictures designed to illustrate scientific discoveries, think of  pictures of the planets in our galaxy. These photographers are in high demand and are sometimes hired by the government (NASA)

The Medical Photographer provides images that illustrate Biological and Medical information, think of pictures of Blood Cells or Viruses. The Scientific and Medical Photographers combine their knowledge of photography with their knowledge of Biology , Chemistry, and artistic skills.

For these careers you need a two year college education resulting in an associates degree or a four year college education resulting in a Bachelors degree. Salaries are somewhere between $25,000 to $52,000 US Yearly. Everyone knows the Paparazzi who boast salaries of $100,000 to $200.000 US Yearly, there are other types of photographers and I will post that list at a later date.