Photo Imaging

General Information

Photo Imaging: Job Profiles
How to make it in Photo Imaging
Photo Imaging FAQs
Photographic Technician Job Profile
Apprenticeships
So You Want to Become a Photographer?
Working in a Lab
Picture Libraries
Inside Photo Retail
Photo Imaging: Support Services

Job descriptions and activities

Photographer
Assistant Photographer
Minilab Operator
Minilab Operator: Photo Retail
Digital Imaging Specialist
Picture Researcher
Photo Retails Sales Assistant

Different types of photographer

Advertising and Editorial Photographer
General Practice or High Street Photographer
Photojournalist or Press Photographer
Fashion Photographer
Scientific Photographer
Staff Photographer
Corporate Photographer
Forensic Photographer
Medical Photographer

4Talent Resources

Grand Designs: Richard Foot takes an unconventional route to becoming one of the most intriguing new faces in architectural photography.

“Craftily Twisted”: Jason Evans is no ordinary photographer. He explains to Ruth Mortimer why his collaborations with Four Tet and Radiohead are about feeling your way through life with confidence.

Picture the Scene: Rock photographer Graham Smith reveals perseverance is themost important weapon in his armoury.

A True Reflection: Lorcan Doherty is Chief Photographer with The Derry Journal whilst also striking out as a freelancer with a growing clientele.

Highland Exposure: Video: A glimpse of the life of a Highland photographer.

Kid’s Gotta Hustle: Photographer Ben Rayner is juggling his creative work with jobs that pay the rent.

Smooth Guide: Audio: Edited highlights from Rhubarb Rhubarb’s Smooth Guide to the Image World, inspiring talks from photographers at the top of their game.

Training

Leeds College of Art and Design
Leicester College
London College of Communication
Sheffield College
The Arts Institute Bournemouth

Organisations and regulations

The Association of Photographers
The British Institute of Picture Libraries and Agencies (BAPLA)
The British Institute of Professional Photography (BIPP)
The Institute of Medical Illustrators
Magnum Photography
Masters Photographers Association (MPA)
National Union of Journalists
Photo Imaging Council
Photo Marketing Association International (PMAi)
Professional Photographic Laboratories Association
Royal Photographic Society
Society of Wedding and Portrait Photographers (SWPP)

Image Libraries

Getty Images
iStock Photo
PA Photos

Publications

British Journal of Photography
Professional Photographer
Photography Monthly

Video

Martin Usborne: Photographer

Becoming a Photographer

Working as a Photographer

Working with Models and Subjects

Main image by Lawrence Whitemore. Some rights reserved.