How to Become a Photographer?

Are you thinking of becoming a Photographer or already started your career and planning the next step? Learn how to become a Photographer, what skills you need to succeed, how to advance your career and get promoted, and what levels of pay to expect at each step on your career path. Explore new Photographer job openings and options for career transitions into related roles.

Photographer Career Path

Photographer

Alias: Assistant Photographer, Photographer II...(4)
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2 - 4Years of Experience
€24K - €52K /yrAvg. Annual Salary
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Senior Photographer

Alias: Photographer Supervisor
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2 - 4Years of Experience
Not Enough Salary Reports
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Lead Photographer

Alias: Team Lead Photographer
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5 - 7Years of Experience
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Salary Trajectory

Photographer Career Path

Summer Intern Photographer
Photographer
Senior Photographer
Lead Photographer
Head Photographer
€0
€12K
€24K
€36K
€60K

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Important Skill Sets for the Photographer Career Path

Excellent Customer Service
DSLR
Editing
Adobe Photoshop

Related careers in the Arts & Design Industry

Interested in other Arts & Design careers? Below are occupations that have high affinity with Photographer skills. Discover some of the most common Photographer career transitions, along with skills overlap.

Art Director
No skills overlap
22% transitioned to Art Director