Press photographers sometimes specialise in a particular field, such as sport, current events or entertainment. The market is very competitive and many work on a freelance basis, using good business skills to sell their photographs to news agencies or publications. This work is also known as editorial photography.
http://www.prospects.ac.uk/press_photographer_job_description.htm
Typical work activities
Press photography requires a combination of intuition, creativity and technical skills. Typical activities include:
- working closely with other people concerned with the story, such as journalists and picture editors and agreeing the photographic requirements for a story;
- explaining technical photographic terminology to non-photographers;
- handling relevant administrative arrangements, such as timing, press passes, transport and access;
- photographing events or personalities, noting details for photographic captions;
- ensuring that all pictures are appropriate, processed, catalogued and ready in time to meet deadlines;
- preparing and sending digital photographs for newspaper publication to deadline;
- maintaining up-to-date knowledge about current news stories and any specialist areas;
- sourcing freelance photographers for a job or sourcing existing photographs if pushed to meet a deadline;
- arranging lighting and other requirements for magazine studio shots;
- maintaining photographic and electronic communications equipment.
- researching and anticipating relevant events;
- negotiating the sale of specific shots;
- handling all business activities and establishing and maintaining maintaining contacts.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/gallery/2009/nov/10/100-years-press-photography#/?picture=355491719&index=27
http://totallycoolpix.com/2011/02/world-press-photo-of-the-year-2010/
http://www.bigpicture.in/collection-of-best-press-photographs-2010/
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