How many hours a day does a photographer work?

Answer 1

There is no definitive answer to the question because the work week depends on the person's schedule and whether self-employed or working for someone else, or as an employee of a company.

There are many variables involved as to how many working hours any photographer can do in a week and with the latter of current working photographers being self employed the general work load is greater then that of any typical 9am-5pm job.

Typical work rolls undertaken can include:

• Taking Pictures
• Planning Shoots
• Location Scouting
• Book Keeping
• Accounting
• Advertising and Marketing
• Camera and Computer Maintainence
• Business Networking
• Printing, and lab work.
• Meetings and Other Client Communications
• Post Production, Photo Editing, Publication and Archiving
• Production and Design For Clients
• Shoot Organisation where outside creative partys are required including models, venue hire, make up and hair specialists, assistants, time allocation and planning, equipment hire, transportation etc etc.

The one thing that is certain is that taking photos accounts for 10% of the overall work load.
The working hours for a photogragher depends on if your a hard worker or a slacker. Hard working photograghers sometimes for really hard pictures can be up to a little over twenty-four hours.

Answer 2

There's no set schedule. When I was shooting in a storefront studio, I worked normal business hours--the mall opened at 10am, closed at 9pm, and we stayed open the entire time. A photographer I know likes to do nothing but industrial work; he might find himself in a helicopter in the middle of the day shooting a factory, or at night on a loading dock. Another photographer I know shoots only business clients. Most of that's daytime work, but sometimes he has to photograph meetings at night. (Yes, he does Amway meetings.)

Answer 3

A freelance photographer may work longer hours than the usual 9-5 job, depending on the scope of work to be done and deadlines.

Answer 4

24/7