Photographer

photographer with a Reisekamera

The human being operating a still camera with the result that the film or other light sensitive media inside the camera becomes exposed with the light from a scene can be called the photographer of that scene since that exposure can be developed to a picture in following steps, a picture showing exactly the relative dispensation of the recorded light, called photo or photograph.

Usually the term photographer is used for a professional still camera operator, one whose profession is to be completely capable of making proper photos for least one branch of photography. Professional photographers can be ...

... portrait photographers
... school photographers
... industry photographers
... advertisement photographers
... press photographers
... scientific photographers
... illustrators
... camera testers
... photography artists

More about photographers: see famous photographers

the modern photographer prefers the hand camera

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