Now, see, I've always broken it down to more of a difference between 'artist' and 'characterwriter/storywriter'... that is, I always see the characters as much a part of me as I am of them, so I'm more of a characterwriter/storywriter in that I create characters who more or less live and exist in the worlds I made. Thus, their existance is dependent upon me creating worlds for them in which to interact and my continued drawing is dependent upon them living in their worlds.

Now, creating worlds does not always imply drawing them... you can have characters without any appearance to support them. That's how my characters survived for years until I got my self-esteem about drawing back (Story involves another community and ANGST! Coming soon to a musical near you!); they existed in the plot bit stories I told to a few of my friends and the worlds I dreamed up for them.

Just as well, a characterwriter/storywriter can ALSO be an artist. An artist, in my eyes, is simply someone who draws. Said drawings do not require heart, soul, or life; they are just drawings. If said artist cannot bring life to his/her drawings, he/she will always be slave to a characterwriter/storywriter.

So, mayhaps you should expand 'photographer' to include 'scholar'. You could also be transcribing the events of your characters' lives as they live them.

That's how I see it, at least. Closest I'd fit in this case would be photographer.