# Competences — photographer

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/66542dd6-05a6-4d9e-97ff-3f4858c31ff9).

## Essential

- **create artificial light** (skill/competence)
- **create digital images** (skill/competence)
- **design an artificial lighting system** (skill/competence)
- **determine image composition** (skill/competence)
- **develop an artistic framework** (skill/competence)
- **develop visual elements** (skill/competence)
- **license photo usage** (skill/competence)
- **maintain photographic equipment** (skill/competence)
- **operate a camera** (skill/competence)
- **prepare personal work environment** (skill/competence)
- **select auxiliary equipment for photographic work** (skill/competence)
- **select photographic equipment** (skill/competence)
- **select photos** (skill/competence)
- **set up cameras** (skill/competence)
- **set up photographic equipment** (skill/competence)
- **test photographic equipment** (skill/competence)

## Optional

- advertising techniques (knowledge)
- advise customers on photography (skill/competence)
- architectural design (knowledge)
- art collections (knowledge)
- brand marketing techniques (knowledge)
- care for food aesthetic (skill/competence)
- collaborate with a technical staff in artistic productions (skill/competence)
- communicate with youth (skill/competence)
- computer graphics (knowledge)
- conduct extensive international travel (skill/competence)
- create infrared imagery (skill/competence)
- design greeting cards (skill/competence)
- develop artistic educational activities (skill/competence)
- develop artistic project budgets (skill/competence)
- develop film (skill/competence)
- digital marketing techniques (knowledge)
- direct photographic workers (skill/competence)
- edit negatives (skill/competence)
- edit photographs (skill/competence)
- handle artworks (skill/competence)
- home decoration techniques (knowledge)
- landscape architecture (knowledge)
- load film (skill/competence)
- measure light levels (skill/competence)
- mount photos (skill/competence)
- organise product display (skill/competence)
- prepare digital art for master photograph (skill/competence)
- represent company in exhibitions (skill/competence)
- research new photographic procedures (skill/competence)
- scan photos (skill/competence)
- select camera apertures (skill/competence)
- set up photographic exhibitions (skill/competence)
- social media marketing techniques (knowledge)
- sporting events (knowledge)
- swim (skill/competence)
- use photographic equipment (skill/competence)
- wildlife (knowledge)

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## Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 53 ads, as of 2026-07-18)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

### Hard skills

- photography — **57 %**

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