Kuvaajana

Kuvaajana is a Finnish essive form of the noun kuvaaja, used to express the role or occupation "in the role of a photographer" or "as a photographer." It denotes a temporary state or identity in contrast to a fixed profession stated in the nominative.

In Finnish, the essive case describes being in a certain role or capacity, such as olla opettajana or toimia kuvaajana. Kuvaajana is commonly used with verbs like toimia, työskennellä, or olla to describe someone's function on a project, in a job description, or in a film crew context.

Examples include:

- Hän toimii kuvaajana elokuvan kuvauksissa. (He works as a photographer/cinematographer on the film’s shoot.)

- Hän toimii kuvaajana tapahtumissa ympäri kaupunkia. (He works as a photographer at events around the city.)

- Hän on kuvaajana useissa mainoskuvauksissa. (He is a photographer on several advertising shoots.)

Nuances and context:

The word kuvaaja can refer broadly to a photographer, while valokuvaaja is a common term for still photography specifically. In cinema or television, kuvaaja can denote a cinematographer, and thus kuvaajana may describe one’s role on a production set. The essive form emphasizes the current role rather than a permanent title, and its use is common in CVs, credits, and descriptive phrases about work on projects.