Photographer
National average salary: £17,000 - £45,000 (39 - 41 hours a week)
Days you could work - Evenings, Weekends and Bank holidays
Primary duties: A photographer is a creative professional who takes and edits pictures for publications, marketing content, social media or for personal use. Their key responsibilities typically include scouting locations, adjusting camera settings, framing pictures, lighting photoshoots directing models or subjects, taking a series of images with different angles and frames and editing photos using computer software. Photographers might also collaborate with art directors or editors to establish the creative vision for the photoshoot and achieve the intended result.
How to become a Photographer?
- a university course
- a college course
- an apprenticeship
- working towards this role
- Foundation degree, higher national diploma or degree in:
- Photography
- Visual arts
- Commercial photography
- Art and design
Apprenticeship
You could apply to do an apprenticeship to get into this role, for example, a Photographer Level 4 Higher Apprenticeship.
This apprenticeship takes around 1 year and 6 months to complete, and is a mix of training in the workplace and off-the-job study.
Entry requirements for apprenticeship
- 4 or 5 GCSEs at grades 9 to 4 (A* to C) and A levels, or equivalent, for a higher or degree apprenticeship
Entry requirements
- 1 or 2 A levels, or equivalent, for a foundation degree or higher national diploma
- 2 to 3 A levels, or equivalent, for a degree
- knowledge of the fine arts
- to be thorough and pay attention to detail
- customer service skills
- excellent verbal communication skills
- the ability to work well with others
- to be flexible and open to change
- patience and the ability to remain calm in stressful situations
- the ability to work well with your hands
- to be able to use a computer and the main software packages confidently
National average salary: £18,000 - £45,000 (39 - 41 hours a week)
Days you could work - Evenings, Weekends, Bank holidays
Primary duties: A video editor is a professional who uses computer programs to adjust video footage and prepare informational, promotional or entertaining video content. Video editors primarily upload content, arrange clips, trim footage, color grade the video, create motion graphics, adjust sound levels, select music and sound effects and add transitions between clips. They may coordinate with directors and cinematographers to reach goals for the production, and they also typically implement feedback from clients.
How to become a Video Editor?
- a university course
- a college course
- an apprenticeship
- working towards this role
- training schemes run by broadcasters
- specialist courses run by private training providers
A college qualification could help you to get practical skills like using editing equipment and software. The most useful courses include work placements and the chance to build contacts in the industry. Courses will include:
- Level 3 Diploma in Creative Media Production
- T Level in Media, Broadcast and Production
- Level 4 Higher National Certificate or Diploma in Creative Media Production
Entry requirements for college
- 4 or 5 GCSEs at grades 9 to 4 (A* to C), or equivalent, for a level 3 course
4 or 5 GCSEs at grades 9 to 4 (A* to C), or equivalent, including English and maths for a T Level
- 1 or 2 A levels, or equivalent, for a higher national certificate or higher national diploma
- Foundation degree, higher national diploma, degree or postgraduate course
- Film and television studies
- Media production
- Film and media
Apprenticeship
You can get started in this job through the following advanced apprenticeships:
- Broadcast production assistant
- Post production technical operator
Entry requirements
- 1 or 2 A levels, or equivalent, for a foundation degree or higher national diploma
- 2 to 3 A levels, or equivalent, for a degree
- a degree in any subject for a postgraduate course
Skills and knowledge
- to be thorough and pay attention to detail
- knowledge of media production and communication
- the ability to work well with others
- knowledge of computer operating systems, hardware and software
- to be flexible and open to change
- the ability to use your initiative
- the ability to accept criticism and work well under pressure
- excellent verbal communication skills
- to be able to use a computer and the main software packages confidently
Proposed Client and Task
Client/task intro paragraph - I have been in contact with a friend of mine for a while now and he has just recently let me know that his dad's furniture company needs more customers and which he knew I am doing a media course he let me know if its possible to create a sort of project to gather more interest for the company.
Client interview - I would like to ask my client a couple of questions to gather more information:
- What is the age range of your target audience? 18+
- What is the purpose of this project and why? To gather more customers and expand on the brands knowledge
- Are there any certain colours or fonts you want/don't want? Black, Red, Purple and White will be the main colours
- Do you have content that you would like to reuse? No
- How do you want to distribute this project? example: print, online, videos or combination? Online video
Goals and target audience - To reach more areas of the world and receive more customers
Content - A promotional video which shows the products I have to offer
Design requirements - Use your own creativity
Distribution - Just on YouTube and Instagram
Brainstorming of product ideas - The main product ideas that I would use towards the rise in customers for this company would be to create niche advertisements, online video
Analyse similar products - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZYrmy0Q6Tg
Both, mine and this promotional video are using the same colours and also while the pictures of the furniture pops up the text comes along accordingly at the same time. The fonts are the only different thing as it has to have some uniqueness in it.
Client feedback
How well did the learners communicate with you? The communication was really well as I had a full schedule that the leaner created and updated me along the way if their are issues and what days I can do it or not. It was honestly a great experience and great attitude towards the project
How well did they complete tasks in a timely manner? Honestly they did not hesitate to start immediately, the learner just got straight to work and it took exactly how long they have said. The task was exactly as the provided schedule said
Are you happy with the final product/service completed by the learners? I am really excited as it has helped my business grow and made more customers much more aware of my brand, plus more individuals know exactly what I have to offer
What is one area you felt they could have performed better in? Maybe they could have performed better in by adding more and better transitions to not really bore away my customers as I would need then engaged however overall this was an amazing project
Evaluation
I have first researched about the different demographics there are then psychographics and behavioural data. Main research I have gathered from was social media insights, Google analytics and competitor research
Through producing the promotional video for my client’s furniture company, I learned a lot about the target audience millennials. I discovered that this audience values not just the aesthetic appeal of furniture, but also factors like sustainability, functionality, and lifestyle compatibility. They tend to respond well to modern, minimalist designs and appreciate storytelling that highlights quality, ethical production, and how the furniture fits into everyday life.
In my opinion, I believe that the work I have produced for my client meets the needs of the audience as I have involved most products which all have manufacture materials. I have showed every angle of the product so the audience can see exactly how the product is. I also made sure that the material of the product is seen clearly as I was using good lighting.
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