The average salary for an advertising photographer jobs is $47,000. Average advertising photographer salaries can vary greatly due to company, location, industry, experience and benefits. Can make up to $200,000. (http://www.simplyhired.com/a/salary/search/q-Advertising+Photographer)
Advertising photographers are also known as commercial photographers. The advertising industry professionalized rapidly after WWI. The industry that had started as space jobbers in the 19th century added specialists such as copywriters, art directors, psychologists, and account executives to agency staffs. (http://www.answers.com/topic/advertising-photography)
Advertising Photographer is a photographer who takes pictures of various subjects for promotional materials. There work may end up on billboards or product packaging or in television commercials or magazine ads. They will work with film or digital media and must be skilled in processing both. By adjusting angles, shutter speeds, lens filters, light sources and equipment, the photographer will affect shading, shadows and colors to enhance an object's appearance. With digital photography. The photographer may further enhance an image or combine it with others by using computer software programs.
-Production Artist.
- Help designers with making labels for products.
- Work with a designer.
- Make $50,000 to $70,000 a year.
- First step with becoming a graphic designer.
- Creates a visual for a client.
- Skills needed are knowing the types of design softwares.
- Education included a bachelor's degree.
- Makes $26,000 or less depending on company.
- Taking a type of art class and a foreign language helps.
- Works with magazine layouts, video, websites, newspapers, billboards advertisements, and also works with visual communication media.
- Helps with coming up with ideas for designers.
- Next step after graphic designer.
- Education needed is a 4 year bachelor's degree and several years in working field.
- Junior Salary $25,000 to $55,000.
- Senior Salary $35,000 to $120,000.
-Illustrator
- Create technical and nontechnical drawings for printed materials, commercial products, and digital media.
- Design for textbook-printed materials, greeting cards, wrapping paper, etc.
- Skills needed are artistic skills, technical skills, and social skills.
- Salary is between $30,000 and $50,000. Can go up to $80,000.
- Disney and Marvel companies use an illustrator for their comics.
-Web Designer
- Design websites for companies.
- Education needed is a 4 year Bachelor's degree in any type of graphic field.
- Needs to know how to use Photoshop, Dream Weaver and etc.
- Salary ranges from $45,000 to $81,000.
- Designs packages for companies.
- Salary varies $33,000 to $75,000.
- Bachelor's degree in industrial design or similar field.
-Comic Book Designer
- Don't need any type of degree to become a comic book designer.
- Job is just looking for someone who can draw.
- A person who is involved with creating a comic book or comic strip.
- Starting salary is $12,000 and goes up to $50,000.
-Computer Animation
- Design characters, and create the scenes they are in.
- Salary ranges from $32,000 to $99,000.
- Needs a Bachelor's degree and some experience.
- Have to have good social skills.
- Designs the layout and content of a web design or magazine.
- Need to have a Bachelor's degree in any type of graphic design fields.
- Needs to be educated in typography, color schemes.
- Starting salary is $23,000 and at maximum $85,000.
- An artist who works w/o dedication to a project.
- You don't need a degree as long as you have a high school or college education.
- Salary is $57,000
- Doesn't work with a company, the designer is on their own.
- Free Lancers get paid per hour.
- Should have a Bachelor's Degree.
- Should have a background in any field of design.
- Salary is $25,000 to $80,000.
- Almost like a type of Freelance Artist.
- Creates drawings or sketches for animated movies.
-Creative Director
- Next level above art director.
- More of a manager of the department.
- Meets with clients.
- Does designs pitches.
- Education and skills are the same as graphic design.
- Needs a lot of experience 7-10 years.
- Starting salary $60,000 to $80,000.
- Stands for American Institute of Graphic Arts.
- Has to pay dues.
- Support designers.
- Helps kids get jobs and internships and work with them on their portfolio's.
-PIAG
- Stands for Printing & Imaging Association of Georgia.
- Their are the voice of Georgia's printing industry.
- To get a job you would have to sign up on their website.
- Department of Education in Georgia has a lot to do with PIAG.
-SPD
- Stands for Society of Publication Designers.
- Est. in 1965.
- Represents art directors, editors, etc.
- You can either have a student or professional membership.
-Copy Writer
- Work as a team with art directors or clients.
- Beginning salary is around $37,000. The most money earned is $70,000.
-Portrait Photographer
- Takes pictures of an individual or groups at a studio or on location.
- Would help to have a degree but its not necessary.
- Salary starts at $26,000 and goes $63,000.
-Documentary Photographer
- Takes pictures of historic events. For example, 9-11 and wars.
- Most pictures are taken in black and white.
- Goes all around the world to take pictures for historic events.
- National Geographic is one type of company that does this.
-Editorial Photography
- Takes pictures for newspapers, magazine ads,etc.
- Mostly takes pictures for politics.
- Don't have to have a degree.
- Just needs a high school diploma.
-Fashion Photography
- Represents the work of fashion design to the public.
- Creates pictures that will most likely be used in advertisement.
- Works with models.
- Have to have a good eye.
- Has to be able to work with bright lights, various back drops, etc.
- Salary is $50,000 to $100,000.
- Has to comfortable with traveling all around the world.
- Not a good job for you if you aren't a people person.
-Photo Journalist
- Main job is to provide pictures to articles.
- Needs a Bachelor's degree.
- Salary is $15,000 to $50,000.
- Would work at a printing or publication.
-APA
- Stands for American Photographic Artists.
- A leading national organization.
- Comes with a lot of benefits.
- Can help you build on your portfolio.
- Cost a fee to join depending on what type of photographer you are.
-Sports Photography
- Travel with all types of sports.
- Works in a studio or on a actual field.
- Needs a Bachelor's degree.
- Starting salary is $24,000. Can work your way up depending on your name.
- Takes pictures of actual sports events or players.
-PPA
- Stands for Professional Photographers of America
- Association seeking to help their members.
- Their mission statement to create a vibrate community of successful professional photographers by providing education.
-NAPP
- National Association of Photoshop Professionals/Users.
- An organization that has a lot to do with Photoshops.
- Helps with magazine and publications.
- Give you discounts if you use Mac products.
- Helps you learn tricks and also step-by-step tutorials.
-NPPA
- Stands for National Press Photographers Association
- Offers student and professional memberships.
- Publish in the news and magazines.
- Works specifically with journalists.
