Careers with Xello

About this mission

Xello is back with another Mission :)
This time we are looking for photos of professionals performing the following tasks:

Audio-Visual Technician
School Superintendent
Psychiatric Aide
Instructional Coordinator
Credit Counsellor
Post-Secondary Administrator
Parking Lot Attendant
Telephone Operator
Tax Preparer
Data Entry Clerk
Economic Development Officer
Economist
Insurance Agent / Broker
Logistics Specialist
Purchaser
Trader
Importer / Exporter
Bill and Account Collector
Title Searcher
Quality Control Technician
Activist
Civil Litigator
Correctional Officer
Inventor
Computer Scientist
Casting Director
Director of Photography
Producer
Sound Technician
Radio / Television Program Director
Electroneurodiagnostic Tech
Health Care Administrator
Naturopath
Rehabilitation Counsellor
Geneticist
Recreation Therapist
Convenience Store Operator
Car Valet

Overall Goal: Give students a realistic and candid glimpse of a career in an inspiring light.

REQUIREMENTS:

• lifestyle photo of a professional doing their job




• submit .jpg files, but you will be asked for RAW file if your photo is selected




• centre the action vertically (see examples below)




• give a sense of the work setting




• subject should fill a third of the frame




• create depth in your image when possible




• place your subject slightly to the left of the right of frame

AVOID:

• fake smiles, "look happy" poses (stock photo look)


• zoomed in or close up angles


• busy photos with no focus on subject


• editing or altering your photo

CHECK THE EXAMPLE PHOTOS BELOW FOR DIRECTIONS ON HOW TO FRAME YOUR SUBJECT (do not include any text, this will be added by Xello in post production)

⚠️ IMPORTANT!
Photos showing recognizable faces require Model Releases. Please go to https://www.foap.com/me/model-releases to upload the Model Release.
You can find more information here: https://community.foap.com/whats-a-model-release/