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A professional who operates photographic equipment to photograph finish of horse race. Responsibilities include: * Loads film into camera and advances to picture taking position. * Sights camera on finish line and adjusts exposure controls and focus. * Observes race and starts camera as horses approach finish line. * Stops camera after last horse has crossed finish line. * Removes exposed film from camera and places it into film-developing machine that automatically develops film. * Prints and enlarges photographs used to determine winner of race when finish is close.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who operates photographic equipment to photograph finish of horse race. Responsibilities include: * Loads film into camera and advances to picture taking position. * Sights camera on finish line and adjusts exposure controls and focus. * Observes race and starts camera as horses approach finish line. * Stops camera after last horse has crossed finish line. * Removes exposed film from camera and places it into film-developing machine that automatically develops film. * Prints and enlarges photographs used to determine winner of race when finish is close.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who persuades nightclub and restaurant patrons to pose for pictures and operates camera to photograph them. Responsibilities include: * Carries camera and flashbulb equipment to tables and solicits customers' patronage. * Adjusts camera and photographs customers. * Takes exposed film to darkroom on premises for immediate processing by developer. * Returns to customers with finished photographs or proofs and writes orders for additional prints selected. * Receives payment for photographs. * May use camera which produces instant picture.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who paints variety of original subject material, such as landscapes, portraits, still lifes, and abstracts, using watercolors, oils, acrylics, tempera, or other paint medium. Responsibilities include: * Conceives and develops ideas for painting, based on assignment, personality, interests, and knowledge of painting methods and techniques. * Applies color medium to canvas or other surface, using brushes, pallet knives, and various other artist's tools and equipment. * Integrates and develops visual elements, such as line, space, mass, color, and perspective to produce desired effect. * May make preliminary sketch of painting. * May coat finished painting with varnish or other preservative. * May paint in particular style, such as realism, impressionism, naturalism, or regionalism. * May specialize in particular media, or subject material. * May teach painting (teacher, art). * May work in other art mediums, such as etching, drawing, or sculpture. * May be identified according to specialization, style, media, technique, or subject matter. * May paint scenic backgrounds, murals, portraiture, and other items for use on motion picture and television production sets and be designated Scenic Artist.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who paints variety of original subject material, such as landscapes, portraits, still lifes, and abstracts, using watercolors, oils, acrylics, tempera, or other paint medium. Responsibilities include: * Conceives and develops ideas for painting, based on assignment, personality, interests, and knowledge of painting methods and techniques. * Applies color medium to canvas or other surface, using brushes, pallet knives, and various other artist's tools and equipment. * Integrates and develops visual elements, such as line, space, mass, color, and perspective to produce desired effect. * May make preliminary sketch of painting. * May coat finished painting with varnish or other preservative. * May paint in particular style, such as realism, impressionism, naturalism, or regionalism. * May specialize in particular media, or subject material. * May teach painting (teacher, art). * May work in other art mediums, such as etching, drawing, or sculpture. * May be identified according to specialization, style, media, technique, or subject matter. * May paint scenic backgrounds, murals, portraiture, and other items for use on motion picture and television production sets and be designated Scenic Artist.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who conceives and develops drawings and other art work and prepares printmaking medium used to print fine arts graphics. Responsibilities include: * Determines printmaking method, such as recessed (intaglio), raised (relief), or flat (lithograph), which will be most effective to reproduce conceived art work. * Renders art work on stone, metal, wood, linoleum, or other material, using various tools, procedures, and processes to etch, engrave, carve, paint, draw, or perform some similar operation, utilizing knowledge of art and printing to prepare image capable of being transferred. * Inks surface of medium and transfers image to paper, using hand or machine press. * Examines proofs and makes corrections to art work, if necessary. * Approves and signs final proof. * May prepare preliminary sketches. * May use photographic or silk screen process to produce image. * May use any suitable textured surface for printmaking medium. * May use more than one process on single graphic. * May print entire edition or instruct other workers to print it. * May teach printmaking.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who designs and constructs three-dimensional art works, utilizing any combination of mediums, methods, and techniques. Responsibilities include: * Carves objects from stone, concrete, plaster, wood, or other material, using abrasives, chisels, gouges, mallets, and other handtools and power tools. * Models plastic substance, such as clay or wax, using fingers and small handtools to form objects which may be cast in bronze or concrete, or fired to harden objects. * Constructs artistic forms from metal or stone, using metalworking, welding, or masonry tools and equipment. * Cuts, bends, laminates, arranges, and fastens individual or mixed raw and manufactured materials and products to form art works. * Usually works under contract or commission. * May teach sculpturing (teacher, art). * May specialize in one technique or medium and be identified accordingly.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who designs and constructs three-dimensional art works, utilizing any combination of mediums, methods, and techniques. Responsibilities include: * Carves objects from stone, concrete, plaster, wood, or other material, using abrasives, chisels, gouges, mallets, and other handtools and power tools. * Models plastic substance, such as clay or wax, using fingers and small handtools to form objects which may be cast in bronze or concrete, or fired to harden objects. * Constructs artistic forms from metal or stone, using metalworking, welding, or masonry tools and equipment. * Cuts, bends, laminates, arranges, and fastens individual or mixed raw and manufactured materials and products to form art works. * Usually works under contract or commission. * May teach sculpturing (teacher, art). * May specialize in one technique or medium and be identified accordingly.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who instructs pupils in art, such as painting, sketching, designing, and sculpturing. Responsibilities include: * Prepares lesson plans and establishes course goals. * Selects books and art supplies for courses. * Demonstrates method and procedure to pupils. * Observes and evaluates pupils' work to determine student progress or to make suggestions for improvement. * Confers with student, parent, and counselor to resolve student problem. * Accompanies students on field trips to museums or art galleries. * May specialize in teaching one or more areas of art, such as illustration, art history, or commercial art. * May direct planning and supervision of student contests and arranging of art exhibits. * May teach students with disabilities. * May be required to have certification from state. * May be designated according to subject taught as Instructor, Illustration; Instructor, Industrial Design.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who instructs pupils in art, such as painting, sketching, designing, and sculpturing. Responsibilities include: * Prepares lesson plans and establishes course goals. * Selects books and art supplies for courses. * Demonstrates method and procedure to pupils. * Observes and evaluates pupils' work to determine student progress or to make suggestions for improvement. * Confers with student, parent, and counselor to resolve student problem. * Accompanies students on field trips to museums or art galleries. * May specialize in teaching one or more areas of art, such as illustration, art history, or commercial art. * May direct planning and supervision of student contests and arranging of art exhibits. * May teach students with disabilities. * May be required to have certification from state. * May be designated according to subject taught as Instructor, Illustration; Instructor, Industrial Design.
Industry:Professional careers