Photographer to photography teacher
A photographer already meets 31% of what the photography teacher role asks for. The move turns on 17 required skills not yet in the profile.
69.6/ 100
1 How much of what a photography teacher is expected to do is already part of a photographer’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the photography teacher role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A photography teacher role treats 5 of its required skills as things a photographer already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- determine image composition
- maintain photographic equipment
- select photographic equipment
- select photos
- set up photographic equipment
What stands in the way is 17 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 17 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A photography teacher role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a photographer background worth leading with.
- already held create artificial light communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held measure light levels information skills
- already held select auxiliary equipment for photographic work working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held set up photographic exhibitions communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held select photos handling and moving
- already held determine image composition communication, collaboration and creativity
All 17 carried skills, including the 5 the photography teacher role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 27 missing skills fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn adapt teaching to student's capabilities required
- still to learn apply teaching strategies required
- still to learn assist students in their learning required
- still to learn consult students on learning content required
- still to learn demonstrate when teaching required
- still to learn develop a coaching style required
- still to learn give constructive feedback required
- still to learn manage student relationships required
- still to learn prepare lesson content required
- optional, not held provide lesson materials optional
- still to learn assess students required
- still to learn encourage students to acknowledge their achievements required
- still to learn perform classroom management required
- optional, not held facilitate teamwork between students optional
- optional, not held manage resources for educational purposes optional
- optional, not held develop learning curriculum optional
- optional, not held manage budgets optional
- still to learn lighting techniques required
- still to learn photographic lenses required
- still to learn photographic processing techniques required
- optional, not held commercial photography optional
- still to learn assist students with equipment required
- still to learn guarantee students' safety required
- optional, not held assessment processes optional
- optional, not held curriculum objectives optional
- optional, not held rinse photographic film optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a photography teacher role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 adapt teaching to student's capabilities practise this
- 02 apply teaching strategies practise this
- 03 assess students practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 17 skills that carry over
- already held determine image composition skill
- already held maintain photographic equipment skill
- already held select photographic equipment skill
- already held select photos skill
- already held set up photographic equipment skill
- already held create artificial light skill
- already held create digital images skill
- already held develop artistic educational activities skill
- already held develop film skill
- already held edit negatives skill
- already held edit photographs skill
- already held measure light levels skill
- already held operate a camera skill
- already held select auxiliary equipment for photographic work skill
- already held set up photographic exhibitions skill
- already held test photographic equipment skill
- already held use photographic equipment skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held keep personal administration optional
10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held facilitate teamwork between students optional
- optional, not held manage resources for educational purposes optional
- optional, not held rinse photographic film optional
- optional, not held assessment processes optional
- optional, not held commercial photography optional
- optional, not held curriculum objectives optional
- optional, not held develop learning curriculum optional
- optional, not held keep personal administration optional
- optional, not held manage budgets optional
- optional, not held provide lesson materials optional
36 held skills the photography teacher role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role advertising techniques knowledge
- not needed by the target role advise customers on photography skill
- not needed by the target role architectural design knowledge
- not needed by the target role art collections knowledge
- not needed by the target role brand marketing techniques knowledge
- not needed by the target role care for food aesthetic skill
- not needed by the target role collaborate with a technical staff in artistic productions skill
- not needed by the target role communicate with youth skill
- not needed by the target role computer graphics knowledge
- not needed by the target role conduct extensive international travel skill
- not needed by the target role create infrared imagery skill
- not needed by the target role design an artificial lighting system skill
- not needed by the target role design greeting cards skill
- not needed by the target role develop an artistic framework skill
- not needed by the target role develop artistic project budgets skill
- not needed by the target role develop visual elements skill
- not needed by the target role digital marketing techniques knowledge
- not needed by the target role direct photographic workers skill
- not needed by the target role handle artworks skill
- not needed by the target role home decoration techniques knowledge
- not needed by the target role landscape architecture knowledge
- not needed by the target role license photo usage skill
- not needed by the target role load film skill
- not needed by the target role mount photos skill
- not needed by the target role organise product display skill
- not needed by the target role prepare digital art for master photograph skill
- not needed by the target role prepare personal work environment skill
- not needed by the target role represent company in exhibitions skill
- not needed by the target role research new photographic procedures skill
- not needed by the target role scan photos skill
- not needed by the target role select camera apertures skill
- not needed by the target role set up cameras skill
- not needed by the target role social media marketing techniques knowledge
- not needed by the target role sporting events knowledge
- not needed by the target role swim skill
- not needed by the target role wildlife knowledge
6 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn lighting techniques required
- still to learn photographic lenses required
- still to learn photographic processing techniques required
- optional, not held assessment processes optional
- optional, not held commercial photography optional
- optional, not held curriculum objectives optional
Common questions about this move
Can a photographer become a photography teacher?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A photographer already covers 31% of what a photography teacher is expected to do: 17 skills carry over, 5 of which the photography teacher role treats as required.
What skills does a photographer need to become a photography teacher?
17 required skills are missing, plus 10 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is adapt teaching to student's capabilities.
How hard is the move from photographer to photography teacher?
Its learning distance is 69.6 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
How this record was compiled
Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.