1. The professional
photographer

2. The professional photographer is a person
who takes and develops photos.

3. Who can become a photographer?
Anyone can become a
professional photographer,
regardless of education.
It
depends on your skills and
creativity. However, it is advisable
to complete some specialised
courses or studies.

4. A good photographer must have:

visual acuity

color discrimination

perceptivity

reflex

concentration

good visual – motor coordination

communicative skills

ability to persuade and negotiate

accuracy

patience

5. What are the duties?

organization of the workplace

bussiness planning

matching props for photo shots and
photographic materials

taking different types of photography

conducting chemical and digital
treatment of photos

archiving works

6. Working conditions
Photographer may work in many places.
These can be a photographer, a private
dwelling, institution or open space.
Operating time depends on your needs, time
of day and weather. Working hours are not
fixed, the photographer can work on
Sundays and holidays. When working as a
photographer you have to remember about
the possibility of exposure to harmful
chemicals and electromagnetic radiation.

7. How much can a photographer earn?
Earnings depend on the quantity and
quality of the orders received. A
photographer can be paid for individual
images, a series of images or shots of a
specific event. A famous photographer
can make a lot of money per month but it
is worth to remember that the earnings
are not regular.

8. What are the types of photography?

9. Wedding photography

10. Landscape photography

11. Portrait photography

12. Fashion photography

13. Advertising photography

14. Press photography

15. Interior photography

16. Scientific photography

17. Documentary photography

18. Aerial photography

19. School photography

20. Well known Polish photographers are:

21. Jan Bułhak
The legend of Polish photography, co - founder of National
Association of Polish Photographers.

22. Robert Wolański
A well – known fashion photographer.

23. Tomasz Tomaszewski
The most famous Polish press photographer, being
successful both in Poland and abroad.

24. Tomasz Gudzowaty
He is a multiple winner of the most important
photographic competitions, including World Press
Photo.

25. Ryszard Horowitz
A precursor of computer processing photographs. His works
surprisingly combine unexpected objects, characters and
events.

26. Well known foreign photographers are:

27. Robert Capa
One of the most important photographers of the twentieth
century, the cinematographer of the five wars.

28. Carol Guzy
Four-time winner of the
Pulitzer Prize. Photographer
of the Year 2012.

29. Steve McCurry
World famous mainly due to his photograph "Afghan Girl", first
published on the cover of National Geographic in June 1985.

30. Henri Cartier-Bresson
One of the greatest French photographers of the twentieth
century.

31. Dorothea Lange
American photographer, best known for
photographs presenting the situation of
American society during the Great
Depression in the 30's of the twentieth
century.

32. Each country has its own system of education, preparing to working as a
photographer.

33. The job of photographer is one of the freelance professions, related to arts. Although there are special schools of photography, courses and workshops you can attend it still does not guarantee you will
get a job in this profession. Although it may help, the main condition in this case is the ability to take interesting, beautiful, outstanding images.

34. Most often they are looking for
people who not only know
photography workshop well and can
take technically correct pictures, but
most of all they have talent, they can
capture in a photograph what is most
important or the most beautiful in the
subject

35. However, most often the professional career is based on determination,
experience and good use of your skills.

36. You
can become a professional
photographer too.

37. The project has been prepared
by students
of Gimnazjum No 7 in Koszalin.