I am most interested in cinematographer. A cinematographer is the director of photography. The basic salary is $50,000 per year. I like that the cinematographers in charge of the photoshoots and can use his or her own creativity. Education skill you need to be a cinematographer are to earn a film degree or diploma in cinematography, photography, or filmmaking, become familiar with your equipment and embrace your creativity, and build your reel and spend time on film sets.