National Association of Press Photographers:
- Founded in 1946
- Mission Statement: The National Press Photographers Association is dedicated to the advancement of visual journalism, its creation, practice, training, editing and distribution, in all news media and works to promote its role as a vital public service.
- NPPA represents and protects photo journalists in the field.
- To become a member:Student Membership (United States and Canada)
- $65 annually
- Student memberships are available to those enrolled full-time in universities, colleges, and high schools who are studying in or aspiring towards the field of visual journalism.
- NPPA produced the News Photographer Magazine.
- NPPA does help it's members seek job opportunities.
- Their website has several helpful resources: http://www.nppa.org/
Speacialty Equiptment
A production artist is the last person to see a design before it is published. They make the final edit, they need to be really good in indesign and acrobat and neetto have a sharp eye.
skills: background of classes including grapgic design in highschool, a batchelors degree in graphic design, and one to two years in a graphic design position.
Salary: $60-$250 an hour
career: name, description,
association: name,description, who they support
Art Director:supervise and critigue the visual appearance so that it meets the cliants needs.
skills: good with people
educational requirements: skills with certain computer programs, some sort of degree in graphic design or advertisement.
35,000-83,000
Creative Director: Oversee design of projects, make sure the needs of the cliant are being met, assign projects to staff.
Educational requirements: degree in advertising, management expirience.
salary:52,000-102,000
avg. 97,000
Illustrator: creates images, technical and non technical images
, for everything from greeting cards to books.
skills: good technique and creativity
exp: internships, classes that gear towards illustrating.
sal: 44000-55000
Web designer: responsible for creating web pages for a cliant, and giving the web page it's look
skills: strong verbal and visual education skills, knowlage of the most current HTML extentions, knowlage of ftp and other programs that have a variety of functions.
sal: 51000-74000
edj: 4 year college degree or 2 year associates degree in something related
package designer:
create and design packaging for different products.
edj: batchelors degree in communications
general knowlage or folds and creases
sal: 40000-80000
comic book artist:
edj in fine arts and drawing
skills: active listening nd knowlage of current events
sal: 53000- 75000
graphic designer:
create designs to communicate visually
batchelors degree in graphic design
skills
publication designer: create designs, concepts, and sample layouts.
sal:48000
edj: graphics degree
story board artist:
Translate screenplays or sequences into a series of illustrations.
edj: good drawing skills and ability to think cinematically & a degree in fine arts.
sal: 30000
sal: avg. 74000
aiga: american institute of graphic arts: support graphic designers
spd: society of publication designers: an organizatin that promotes and encourages editiorial design.
helps editorial designers.
portrait photographer:
take photographs with creativity to capture people.
skills: be creative, know the equiptment, be able to print pictures
edj: batchelor in art and photography
sal: 20000-46000
computer animator:work with computers to make the ideas come to life.
skills:artistic ability, familarity with computer animation programs.
nessecary education:knowlege of animation programs and artistic expirience.
salary:61000
printing and imaging association of georgia(piag)-
to educate the public about the importance of print, and help/support its members.
documentary photography: a popular form of photography used to capture significant and historical events such as wars and poverty.
edj: batchelors degree in photo journalism and training in photoshop design softwear
expirience in photography, passion for world events and world history, adaptable to change.
sal:39000
advertising photography:take pictures of various subjects for promotional materials.
skills:useage of a digital camera or how to process film, knowlage of photoshop, expirience in other areas of photography.
edjucation:no specific degree.. would help to have one in photography and fine arts., portfolio
salary:35,980-150,000
editorial photography:take photos for magazines
skills:know how to use a digital camera, photoshop, and illustrator
edjucation:batchelors degree in photography or fine arts
17,000-61000
fashion photography:
a genra of photography devoted to fashion and trends
skills: knowlage of photograhpy and trends, good communication
edj: associate or batchelors degree in photography
sal:20000-100000
photo journalism:
take pictures that tell stories or compliment news worthy articles.
skills: photography skills/ usage of a camera.
edj: college degree in photography or something related
sal: 25000-60000
sports photography:
variouse jobs taking pictures of sports and sporting events
skills: knowlage of cameras/ wrighting, and composition skills
edj: good portfolio, batchelors in arts or photography
sal:24000-45000
PPA: professional photographers of america
represents professional photographers.
APA: american photographic artists
promotes professional priorities and standards of photography
napp: national association of photoshop users
provides rescorces and opportunities for photographers and photoshop users.
copywrighter:
the people who wright the words for a design.
edj:lit degree
skills:good grammer, creative, good wrighter
sal:75-120 $ an hour
Free Lance: when you work for yourself verses for a company
you have to do all your own work and get your own cliants.
GAC: Graphic Art Guild
to promote and protect the social, economic, and professional interests of its members.
nessecary education:knowlege of animation programs and artistic expirience.
salary:61000
printing and imaging association of georgia(piag)-
to educate the public about the importance of print, and help/support its members.
documentary photography: a popular form of photography used to capture significant and historical events such as wars and poverty.
edj: batchelors degree in photo journalism and training in photoshop design softwear
expirience in photography, passion for world events and world history, adaptable to change.
sal:39000
advertising photography:take pictures of various subjects for promotional materials.
skills:useage of a digital camera or how to process film, knowlage of photoshop, expirience in other areas of photography.
edjucation:no specific degree.. would help to have one in photography and fine arts., portfolio
salary:35,980-150,000
editorial photography:take photos for magazines
skills:know how to use a digital camera, photoshop, and illustrator
edjucation:batchelors degree in photography or fine arts
17,000-61000
fashion photography:
a genra of photography devoted to fashion and trends
skills: knowlage of photograhpy and trends, good communication
edj: associate or batchelors degree in photography
sal:20000-100000
photo journalism:
take pictures that tell stories or compliment news worthy articles.
skills: photography skills/ usage of a camera.
edj: college degree in photography or something related
sal: 25000-60000
sports photography:
variouse jobs taking pictures of sports and sporting events
skills: knowlage of cameras/ wrighting, and composition skills
edj: good portfolio, batchelors in arts or photography
sal:24000-45000
PPA: professional photographers of america
represents professional photographers.
APA: american photographic artists
promotes professional priorities and standards of photography
napp: national association of photoshop users
provides rescorces and opportunities for photographers and photoshop users.
copywrighter:
the people who wright the words for a design.
edj:lit degree
skills:good grammer, creative, good wrighter
sal:75-120 $ an hour
Free Lance: when you work for yourself verses for a company
you have to do all your own work and get your own cliants.
GAC: Graphic Art Guild
to promote and protect the social, economic, and professional interests of its members.
