A photographer is a person who makes photographs. An amateur photographer takes photographs for the enjoyment of remembering events, locations, or friends, with no intention of selling the photographs. A professional photographer is likely to take photographs for a session fee and image purchase fee, as well as for a paycheck, or for the show, resale, or use of such photographs. Types of photographers include portrait, wildlife, landscape, nature, art, among others.
A professional photographer may be employed by an organization, such as a newspaper, or hired to cover a specific event, such as a wedding or graduation, or to illustrate a commercial. Others, such as fine art photographers, work as freelancers, creating images first and then licensing or printing them for sale or display. Photographs taken by people such as crime scene photographers, real estate agents, journalists, and scientists, are part of their other employment. Depending on the commercial sense, photographers who make moving rather than still images are referred to as cinematographers, videographers, or camera operators. Investing in continuing education by associations is often a hallmark of a professional. Although there is no requirement for professional photographers to register, most cities and counties require that they have a business license in order to operate. If you're photographing a wedding or a public event, most venues would require you to have commercial insurance. Many people upload their photographs to social networking websites and other websites, in order to share them with a particular group or with the general public.
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