Commercial Photographers may take pictures of merchandise, architecture, and scenery for advertising and sales purposes. News Photographers generally work at the sites of news events. They take pictures that enhance stories used by news media. Industrial Photographers include all Photographers working in an industrial setting. Scientific Photographers use specialized equipment such as electron microscopes for producing photographs of microscopic items and often assist in the preparation of specimens to be photographed.
Most Photographers work indoors in clean, air-conditioned surroundings.
Exceptions are News Photographers who may work indoors or out under all conditions of weather, lighting, and vantage points. News assignments may be dangerous. Normal or corrected vision and good color perception are essential. There is often pressure to meet deadlines. Most News Photographers are members of the local chapter of the Newspaper Guild, a national organization.