Photographers operate a still camera to take photographs.

This occupation requires high levels of creative talent or personal commitment and interest as well as, or in place of, formal qualifications or experience.

Skill Level

1

Specialisations

• Fashion Photographer
• Landscape Photographer
• News Photographer
• Photographic Artist
• Portrait Photographer
• Sports Photographer
• Technical Photographer

Unless you are exempt in very limited circumstances, you are required to have a positive Skills Assessment to apply for the visas listed above.

Skills Assessment authority for Photographer is Vocational Education & Training Assessment (VETASSESS). To obtain a positive skills assessment, you must meet the following criteria:

• Qualification assessed at AQF Diploma level WITH a highly relevant field of study AND at least one year of post-qualification highly relevant employment at an appropriate skill level in the past five years;

OR

• Qualification assessed at AQF Diploma level WITH an additional qualification at AQF Certificate IV in a highly relevant field of study AND at least one year of post-qualification highly relevant employment at an appropriate skill level in the past five years

OR

• Qualification assessed at AQF Diploma WITHOUT a highly relevant field of study AND at least two years of post-qualification highly relevant employment at an appropriate skill level in the past five years
• Applicants must meet both the qualification and employment requirements to obtain a positive skills assessment
• Highly relevant fields of study include:
  • Photographer and Photo Imaging
  • Creative Arts (Photography)
  • Visual Arts (Photography)

Operate still cameras to take photographs.

Tasks

• Consulting with clients to determine objectives of photographic assignments
• Studying requirements of assignment and selecting type of camera, film, filter and lighting
• Working from a studio, and transporting and setting up equipment at assigned locations
• Measuring light levels and determining exposure
• Adjusting camera angles, aperture settings and subjects to achieve desired composition
• Adjusting lighting and filters to accentuate highlights and colours
• Mixing photographic chemicals, processing film and developing prints
• Manipulating images using digital imaging techniques and creative darkroom techniques such as adjusting exposure and development times
• May make enlarged prints, and mount and frame prints

Skill Level

Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with a bachelor degree or higher qualification. At least five years of relevant experience may substitute for the formal qualification. The occupation in this unit group requires high levels of creative talent or personal commitment and interest as well as, or in place of, formal qualifications or experience (ANZSCO Skill Level 1).

Occupations in this Group

• 211311 Photographer