Essay 2 - Job Roles

There are many job roles in the photography sector from a receptionist to actually conducting the shoots, today I will look into the types of jobs available and how jobs increase or decrease the larger the establishment, I will look into regional, national and international companies.

The establishment that I have researched into is Jackie Stubbs Photography, this establishment has been around since 1987, with just a small base in the heart of Burton upon Trent Jackie the owner works for her self, she shoots, edits, prints and starts and completes the full process in her small shop. Jackie doesn’t have many jobs to offer however working for her self she takes on a large work load, she takes on the following job roles, Receptionist, Photographer, Editing, Printing and delivering. By completing all these tasks she saves money on wages however she doesn’t have enough work to employ people, however she does take on apprentices to give them a feel for life as being a photographer, this educates them all the necessary step taken before and after a shoot.  The disadvantage to a business like this is there are no jobs to offer people and if Jackie was to employ she would want someone qualified.

The next establishment in the photography industry tat I have researched into is Venture Photography; Ventures have many branches, Nottingham, Derby, Birmingham, London and many more. With all these branches it offer a lot to the population of the UK in the sense of jobs, the main roles in Ventures is Receptionist. Photographer (edit shots, Setup shots), cleaner, security guard, and just general supervision jobs. With establishments like these there are hundreds of jobs seen as they are buy and turning over thousands of pounds on a weekly basis as they have shoots that range up to £4000. The way varies based up on the importance and the qualifications required for the job.

The final company that I have researched into is Rakin Photography; the name of the company is named after the owner of the company. John Rankin Waddell met a man called Jefferson Hack in college studying printing; he formed a working relationship with Rakin, as they both graduated they created a magazine called Dazed and Confused, followed by creating another on called Hunger. After completing these small project they both accelerated into business together working for them selves. The jobs that was available for a business such as Rankin was just a few people carrying their equipment, setting up shots. Photographer like Rankin have minimum jobs because their work is valued and work for people who pay good money for shoots.  

The conclusion that I have made by researching into the different types of photography companies is that people who work for them selves and loads of photographer do so, have none or minim jobs to offer to people, however the bigger establishments that work in a more professional manner have loads of jobs.