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Photographers

Photograph people, landscapes, merchandise, or other subjects, using digital or film cameras and equipment. May develop negatives or use computer software to produce finished images and prints. Includes scientific photographers, aerial photographers, and photojournalists.

Artistic occupations frequently involve working with forms, designs and patterns. They often require self-expression and the work can be done without following a clear set of rules.

Artistic

Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others.

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Enterprising occupations frequently involve starting up and carrying out projects. These occupations can involve leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business.

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Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others.

Social

Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. These occupations can involve searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally.

Investigative

Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow.

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Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

Media and Communication Equipment Workers

Take pictures of individuals, families, and small groups, either in studio or on location.

Adjust apertures, shutter speeds, and camera focus according to a combination of factors, such as lighting, field depth, subject motion, film type, and film speed.

Use traditional or digital cameras, along with a variety of equipment, such as tripods, filters, and flash attachments.

Create artificial light, using flashes and reflectors.

Determine desired images and picture composition, selecting and adjusting subjects, equipment, and lighting to achieve desired effects.

Test equipment prior to use to ensure that it is in good working order.

Review sets of photographs to select the best work.

Estimate or measure light levels, distances, and numbers of exposures needed, using measuring devices and formulas.

Manipulate and enhance scanned or digital images to create desired effects, using computers and specialized software.

Perform maintenance tasks necessary to keep equipment working properly.

Perform general office duties, such as scheduling appointments, keeping books, and ordering supplies.

Determine project goals, locations, and equipment needs by studying assignments and consulting with clients or advertising staff.

Select and assemble equipment and required background properties, according to subjects, materials, and conditions.

Enhance, retouch, and resize photographs and negatives, using airbrushing and other techniques.

Set up, mount, or install photographic equipment and cameras.

Produce computer-readable, digital images from film, using flatbed scanners and photofinishing laboratories.

Direct activities of workers setting up photographic equipment.

Employ a variety of specialized photographic materials and techniques, including infrared and ultraviolet films, macro photography, photogrammetry and sensitometry.

Engage in research to develop new photographic procedures and materials.

Set up photographic exhibitions for the purpose of displaying and selling work.

Develop visual aids and charts for use in lectures or to present evidence in court.

License the use of photographs through stock photo agencies.

Mount, frame, laminate, or lacquer finished photographs.

Photograph legal evidence at crime scenes, in hospitals, or in forensic laboratories.

Transfer photographs to computers for editing, archiving, and electronic transmission.

Develop and print exposed film, using chemicals, touch-up tools, and developing and printing equipment.

Send film to photofinishing laboratories for processing.

Board reflectors

Bubble machines

Camera cleaning brushes

Camera flash attachments

Camera positioning tripods

Computer inkjet printers

Computer laser printers

Contact print frames

Darkroom thermometers

Darkroom timers

Digital pens

Digital photo printers

Digital still cameras

Dimmers

Dye sublimation printers

Electric print dryers

Film cameras

Film drying cabinets

Film scanners

Flash memory data storage devices

Flatbed scanners

Focus assists

Fog machines

Force film washers

Global positioning system GPS devices

Graduated neutral density GND filters

Graphics tablets

Haze filters

Image enlargers

Incident light meters

Label printers

Lamp reflectors

Laptop computers

Large format printers

Macro lenses

Magnifier loupes

Mobile adapters

Negative proofers

Neutral density ND filters

Optical media printers

Optical viewfinders

Personal computers

Polarizing lens filters

Rapid photo print washers

Reflected light meters

Ring flashes

Snoots

Softboxes

Sound blimps

Special effects projectors

Studio strobe flashes

Tablet computers

Telephoto lenses

White balancing lens filters

Wide angle lenses

Wireless flash triggers

Zoom lenses

Adobe Systems Adobe Acrobat

Adobe Systems Adobe After Effects

Adobe Systems Adobe AfterEffects

Adobe Systems Adobe Creative Suite

Adobe Systems Adobe InDesign

Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop Lightroom

Apple Final Cut Pro

Blinkbid

Cradoc fotoBiz

Email software

Facebook

Genbook

HindSight InView

Intuit QuickBooks

Light Blue Software Light Blue

Microsoft Access

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

ShootQ

ShootZilla

Simplifi pixifi

Simply Studio System

StudioCloud

StudioPlus Spectra

SuccessWare

Tave Studio Manager

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Photographer/Professor

[MUSIC] you're going to want to make a left on 29. other name it could be. gonna have every street, so I can't. we are because I can't. so [INAUDIBLE]. these signs up here direct us to do. >> He's gonna pull over. you can get the service road right there. liberty to our left. >> [LAUGH] magazine they had an article like they I read hers in there. like cocoa, like the powdered cocoa and find or make a better one that suited her. made her company. chocolates and also like cocoa powder. some hot chocolate maybe? >> All right, okay. is that we're trying to book interviews passion about what they do. what it is you're doing. be able reset someday too. which is like 20, dreaming, my mind was always dreaming. that I didn't want to be a lawyer. I have just that type of personality. you know like an audience type. I was just flying. where I feel like I landed where- I don't know if you should do that, >> Well I tell you, >> And I'm the youngest one. wanted to be an architect okay. >> So then, I already I graduated and going to be an architect. you're not even going to want to do things too fast you know. you're going to be a secretary. of course I failed. like is creation, you know. I should have been an architect. listen more to the kids. think that they know best. that you know, the kids know. the child to be like them. myself in the United States, okay no I don't like psychology. when you finish school. the schools are open all the time. when you enjoy what you like to do, you work so hard, that eventually, because hard work is paid. dream, you were doing something about it. >> Yeah, yeah. driven by my energy, but you can achieve what you want, you know. have the vision because you won't grow. have a business plan chocolate with my girlfriend you know. it. America were you scared at all? >> Was it that you wanted to do something? something that kept me going. was the youngest one in my family and what's best for me. going was to prove them because they're older, you know. >> If there's a last piece of advice you students [LAUGH] and our generation, as we are as far as not knowing. when I was eight years old I was >> [LAUGH] that age you're not trying to even prove make money because you don't, fun, so, I think that's about yourself, what you like. >> She is amazing. I was, that's freaking awesome. they never tell you that. just like creating things. >> Yeah, I just really liked her. because why does it say 25 south? >> See I don't know, I don't get it. something? now this car's slowing down. the Fitzers Rubenstein today. I was actually calling to see, about a half an hour late. house of Abelardo Morell, based here in Boston. an intersection, I guess. could park a 36 foot motor home do you? were you when you were just graduating and sort of decisions to make, to take in your life. I left when I was 14. immigrants, poor. I said I wanna make pictures. a living or the road ahead and what you need to do. life doesn't matter. ordinary in its own way. worked in the hospital for years and in having a somewhere and to have some sense of hope. that great you stick with it. artist being these supreme beings, put in some kind of hierarchy thing. things that we all share in some ways. it's more productive I think. make more work. got to, I know exact, when he says there I know exactly what I have to work on. work on that. it's great photography. little fame in something later in life. I think it's trouble. that you're the cat's meow and stuff. it's about the work and so if the success how are you gonna work after that? your idols are normal people. a green RV in it's not above this or >> A regular guy. An ordinary guy. we're running pretty late. how this availability is today. are we on the Jersey Turnpike? is straight ahead of me. the left of Canal or right? >> Hi [CROSSTALK] to ask what you were like when knew exactly what I wanted to do. was really interesting. part of me says, you sort of know. thing to sort of say, this is it. one that was in beauty and one that was editorial at American Health. worst case scenario I had more options. I was 21, from Barnard. gown on and my phone rings. friends saying, my parents and can you come meet us? beauty director at Seventeen Magazine and can you come in for an interview? it cool on the phone but hung up and >> Ten minutes later, at Cosmopolitan magazine and was looking for an assistant. I went to Cosmopolitan. a fashion assistant at Cosmo. what brought you here to begin with? school, I think or even in college. like I never sat in my classes and thought about other things. I had opinions about guys, I had opinions about everything and you way I could make those opinions heard. when you left to start CosmoGirl. the CosmoGirl thing came about. Cosmo at the time told me starting a teen magazine at Hearst. with the president of Hearst, because you used to work at Sassy. were like silver metallic, metallic. will you do a project for me? I just worked really hard in two days. looks like we have ourselves a magazine. again because I was too shy. I was the editor-in-chief. dong the work of you. to you right now. another project which is interesting. into your life's work. >> You don't have to like go [SOUND] this. that you are passionate about, that being the editor-in-chief when I was in your shoes at how I expected her life was. salary, your compensation program, for giving up everything. has to be related to my job. Seventeen isn't there. I'm like call in my new stand person, that's all that you can do. are successful have it all together and do you understand what I'm saying? because I want more money, or is to do what we're doing here. and I like to help girls, terrible, horrible day. this is it. me to end my week. in the niche that you're trying to fill, the girls who read your magazine? literally, if you just listen to yourself, and a lot of people second guess it. I will walk willingly into its arms. hard and she made it worth it, you know. more valuable too you know. something and she delivered it. much sense you know. understand ourselves better. other people worry, walked away and because of talking to her. she had a bad day but absolutely. >> Today was a bad day, let's be honest. you know what I mean? do in life is observe. >> Live it, derive it. to take a moment from, a minute, who am I living this life for? yeah it's the last day. like we just started, and now it's over. from the road and visit roadtripnation.com. about the movement and into your classroom. 

The Central route team heads east to New York City to interview Maribel Leiberman, founder of Mariebelle Fine Treats and Chocolates. In Boston, the Northern route team interviews photographer Abellardo Morell. The Southern route team braves New York City traffic to interview Atoosa Rubenstein, editor-in-chief of Seventeen Magazine.

New York City - Boston - New York City

We kind of just started with asking, where were you when you were just graduating, sort of decisions to make, to take in your life? I left when I was 14, and but immigrants, poor. said I wanna make pictures. make a living or the road ahead. to know what you need to do. just like his pictures. have an ordinary life, it doesn't matter. extraordinary in its own way. and worked in a hospital four years, having a dark room somewhere. to have some sense of hope that that great, you stick with it. about artists being these supreme beings, kind of hierarchy of things, things that we all share in some ways. it's more productive, I think. work, just what he said, keep doing this. things you gotta work on, hell, I'm gonna go home and work on that. it's great, photography, [SOUND] fame. effort, weekends. things kind of like, oh. little fames, I mean later in life. I think it's trouble. that you're the cat's meow and stuff. 

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I worked as a janitor and doorman and worked in a hospital four years and having a darkness from somewhere and to have some sense of hope. that great, you stick with it, artists being these supreme beings, kind of hierarchy of things, things that we all share in some ways. it's more productive, I think. make more work, are things you gotta work on, hell, I'm gonna go home and work on that. it's great, photography, oh, fame. does take a long time and in fact, little fames, I mean later in life. I think it's trouble. that you're the cat's meow and stuff. it's about the work and so if the success then how are you gonna work after that? your idols are normal people. around in the green RV and >> A regular guy. 

Success

It's Not About Success, It's About The Work

People always imagine, wow it's great photography, just money going out. then at some point things kinda like. in fact it's good to get some kind of you get it too young I think it's trouble. that you're the cats meow and stuff. it's about the work. If the success comes before the work, your idols are normal people. the green RV and he's not above &gt;&gt; A regular guy. 

Abelardo Morell Highlight

Just start it with asking, where were you when you were just graduating and sort of decisions to make, wanted to take in your life? I left when I was 14. you know, immigrants. we were working class in Cuba. I said I wanna make pictures. the road had. you know, it shouldn't be easy you know. 

Struggle

It Shouldn't Be Easy

And I worked as a janitor, and doorman, and worked in a hospital for years. I just kept having a darkroom somewhere. to have some sense of hope. that great, you stick with it. 

Stick With It

What is it about the process that satisfies you the most? make pictures of time. pictures of my puppy is time. how to make time really crucial. making a relief of a gun and then a bullet coming out of it. with strobes, really fast action. kind of a sculpture of time. days and days and I think okay, it's just the whole thing falls apart. am caring more about the little the thing just go perfect. it's just being clear. to feel like a gun and feel like it's in midair. weeks of delivering it. 

Exploration

Process Is In The Details

Where do you find your inspiration in just looking at, let's say, some books or you to take the photograph then? &gt;&gt; [LAUGH] here is this Velasquez painting. because we have practical things to do. that may be something. at that shadow against that thing. looking at something long enough, something will be interesting. a new picture or something. it was sort of bending. never seen a good picture of a mat board. things like that to challenge not officially subject. difficult pictures. make a picture of a mat board. but who's to say what's greater, &gt;&gt; I think they're equal. 

Inspiration

Well I mean one of my first pictures, I mean it's not great, my god, stop the presses. them to people they go, yeah, so what? where I walked into a motorcycle shop in October 1969, and there was a little girl, there was a motorcycle in the background. suddenly the calendar, the girl, and it was something came together. decided that this is a photograph 

Talent

Recognize Your Talents

You gotta work for a living. artists being these supreme beings. in some kind of a hierarchy of things. that will share in some ways. it's more productive, I like. 

Important Not To Be Esoteric

What is it about teaching that fulfills you? like me but 30 years younger or whatever. are interesting and wonderful. inspiration, so it's great to be, stuff when you're teaching. what you're saying is communicated, to ask of regarding for in showing things the right way. teaching is demanding, and thinking that explosion I just made. 

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