Specifications include, but are not limited to: Photographer will be assigned photo shoots by the various state agencies, including URI External Relations and Communications. Skills and Equipment: Photographer to utilize a wide variety of digital cameras, lenses, lighting and other photographic equipment to obtain optimum results in diverse situations. Photographer to determine camera angle, focus, shutter speed, lens setting, correct light filter, and exposure time. Availability Schedules Availability schedules are required with bid submittal. Rhode Island state agencies or URI External Relations and Communications must be notified at least one week in advance of vacations and any time vendor is not available for work. Photo shoots for some projects may require night and weekend attendance. Appropriate attire required at all times. Art Direction: Image requirements may involve art direction by Rhode Island state agencies or URI External Relations and Communications to achieve compositions within brand guidelines, or to meet a specific creative concept or illustrative goal. Photographer to be aware of brand guidelines when taking photos for any originating department. URI guidelines can be viewed at http://today.uri.edu/what-we-do/uri-brand-visual-standards/ Format: Photographer to provide digital RGB images in JPEG format of selected or all shots from assignments in an output resolution of 300 DPI for a full frame image at actual size of at least 11" x 18". Images to be original format and not cropped or overly color adjusted unless otherwise specified. Some cropping or enlargement for selected images may be requested. Printed images in color or black and white may be required.