Photographers Jobs on Ships

What do you do: Photographers Jobs on ships

The photographers jobs on ships, what the cruise job entails is taking pictures of the passengers on board the cruise ship. It is one of the busiest positions on a ship you are constantly busy. Then of course processing the pictures, the next step being selling those gorgeous pictures you have taken to the lovely passengers, who want to keep memories of there trip to take home to show people.
Some pictures will not be so great with the lighting, so you might need to take explain to the passengers and take new ones.
You take pictures on the gangway as they come onboard or in ports, formal nights with the captain, fun evenings on board, all nice souvenirs for the passengers. You all so need to chat and be sociable with the passengers.

Sometimes you have to be forceful in a polite way to take the pictures.

Experience needed for Photographers Jobs on Ships

It does not take a rocket scientist to work this one out; of course you do need to have some experience of being a photographer before. Of course processing and some sale experience is a great plus. If you come onboard just to work in the shop and get trained in your time that’s great for you.

Of course experience in landscape and portrait photographer is a great plus.

Pay and hours for Photographers Jobs on Ships

It is commissioned based, so you really need to get those passengers excited when you take the picture and encourage them to buy them, so a bit of pre-selling. If you give off great energy and our quite outgoing you can do pretty well. The pay is on average plus minus $2000 and upwards a month.

The hours you as a photographer are going to work are all about how long the job takes and how many pictures you can take.

Where to apply for Photographers Jobs on Ships

The company “Image Group” has been around since the 1980’s, they are the largest photo concession on board cruise ships. They serve 40 ships which in turn carry over 80 000 passengers.

Email: recruitment@imageservices.com

Image Group

For more links on different cruise line jobs links....

Click here for a post on a forum about photographers jobs on ships with lots of addresses for all the hiring agents in different countries.

Technorati Tags: cruise photographer, cruise ship jobs, image, image group, photog, photographer, photographer on cruise ships, photographers, ships, ships photographer