Picture editor
Picture editor is a job title from the media sector .
The picture editor procures the photo or illustration material for print media , internet , TV and film. For this purpose, photographers or picture agencies are asked or orders are given to photographers. The picture editor is in close contact with the picture archive of a medium, if one exists. Depending on the size and organization of the company, he is also significantly involved in organizing the archives or even responsible for it. The picture editor makes the selection or preselection of the pictures to be published.
education
Up until about 4 years ago there was no regulated occupation for picture editors. Most of them were lateral entrants such as photographers, graphic designers or media documentators. Now there is the training path as a specialist for media and information services - specializing in picture agency . For a number of years now, the MAZ media training center has also been offering part-time training to become a picture editor in Switzerland . The course lasts 18 months and takes place every two years. The Ostkreuzschule in Berlin offers similar training. This lasts a year and is linked to practical work in an editorial office. The profession of picture editor can also be learned through a two-year editorial assistant in a picture or press agency, or through the editorial assistant in a photo editor.
See also
literature
- Rolf Sachsse: Photojournalismus heute , Journalistische Praxis, Munich 2003, website on the professional profile of photojournalists
- Monika Bergmann: The picture hunt: Profession of picture editor , PIAG 2006, ISBN 3-921864-50-X
- Ute Jansing: Article Flood of Emotions - How feelings are conveyed through pictures , Picture Agency Pitopia 2009, PDF
- Ute Jansing: Article Courage to Perspective - When using images, the perspective can be decisive , Picture Agency Pitopia 2010, PDF