Christina Tao ZuiFeb 8th, 2014

4th hourCareer/Technology

Foundations

Photographer

“Often while traveling with a camera we arrive just as the sun slips over the horizon od a moment, too late expose film, only time enough to expose our hearts.” ~Minor White. I think photography is really comforting to me. Take photo is so much fun and it can catch too many moment you want to remember. Because my dad is an artistic, so when I was young he taught me how to photography and I enjoy it. When I travel with my family I always take lots photo of beautiful view. I love photography and I want to be a photographer in the future. In order to get a better understanding of my career, I will be researching the nature of the work, working conditions, training, qualifications, advancement, job outlook/employments, earnings, and a related occupation.

Introduction

Nature of Work Use various

photographic techniques and equipment.

Capture subjects in commercial-quality photographs.

Enhance the subject’s appearance with natural or artificial light.

Use photo enhancing software.

Analyze and decide how to compose a subject.

Physical: need strength to take the photographic equipment. Mental: need to know about the light Outdoor: work outside, take photo of view, building, people. Hours: often are flexible Conditions: may fluctuate with the season.

Working Conditions

No real education required useful for scientific photographers: Biology, medicine, chemistry helpful self-employed photographers: Business, marketing,

accounting classes 6 Qualities: Artistic skills, Business skills, Computer skills,

Customer-service skills, Detail oriented, interpersonal skills. Where I want to go: University of California, San Diego

Training, Qualification, Advancement

Employment rate: rise 4%

Find a job: in New YorkCompetitive?: Salaried

jobs in particular may be more difficult to find as more companies contract with freelancers

Where?: Want to own a photograph company; until then, anywhere

Job Outlook/Employment

$ Earning: $22.15(the medium hourly wage for photographers)

$ Lifestyle goal 1:drive a Bentley $228,685(-)$ Lifestyle goal 2:live in two story house $185,000(-)$ Lifestyle goal 3:buy a electric guitar $129.9(+)

Earnings

Back up career: ChefHigh school diploma or equivalent Responsibilities: 1) Check freshness of food and ingredients 2) Plan menus and ensure uniform serving sizes and quality of mealsoutlook: Employment of chefs and head cooks grow 5%Earnings: $42,480 per year $20.42 per hourWhy I choose this: I love cooking and create different type of dish

Actually I don’t care how much I’ll earn or where I’ll have to go to work. I love photography and traveling, so I hope I can take some awesome photos during the trip. As long as I do what I love, I don’t care about the pay and work place. I’m looking forward to having fun and hopefully owning my own photography company to offer a good place for people who like photography just like me. But I also hope I can get high pay to make my goal come true. Everything can be changed, so I think I still need work hardly.

Summary

Citations• http://www.bls.gov/ooh/media-and-communica

tion/photographers.htm#tab-2

• http://walluck.com/nice-photography-artistic.html

• http://www.johnsuttonphotography.com/data/photos/1025_1john_sutton_photography_eldorado_beach_club_pool.jpg

• http://thumbs.dreamstime.com/z/cartoon-chef-eps-5209003.jpg

• http://www.hestonweddings.com/images/images/wedding-equip.jpg

• http://www.therichtimes.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/1303892368316_1303865132526-550x412.jpg