Photographers

Photographers operate still cameras to photograph people, events, scenes, materials, products and other subjects.

Skill level: Skilled

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Salary range for the majority of workers in Photographers - from ₹18,462 to ₹79,291 per month - 2025.
A Photographers typically earns between ₹18,462 and ₹47,708 net per month at the start of the job.
After 5 years of service, this is between ₹27,247 and ₹76,349 per month for a working week of 48 hours.

Taking photographs for advertising, or other commercial, industrial or scientific purposes and to illustrate stories and articles in newspapers, magazines and other publications
Taking portrait photographs of persons and groups of persons
Studying requirements of a particular assignment and decide on type of camera, film, lighting and background accessories to be used
Determining picture composition, making technical adjustments to equipment and photograph subject
Operating scanners to transfer photographic images to computers
Operating computers to manipulate photographic images
Adapting existing photographic images to create new digitized images to be included in multimedia products
Using airbrush, computer or other techniques to create the desired visual effect