9474 Photographic and film processors

Category: Occupations in manufacturing and utilities

Major Group 94 : Processing and manufacturing machine operators and related production workers

 

 

Photographic and film processors process and finish still photographic film and motion picture film. They are employed in film processing laboratories and retail photofinishing establishments.

Example Titles

darkroom technician
film developer
film printing machine operator
film processor
photofinisher
photograph developer
photograph inspector – photographic processing
photographic processor

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Main duties

Photographic and film processors perform some or all of the following duties:

• Operate equipment to develop negatives and slides, and to print black and white and colour photographs

• Operate photographic enlarging equipment to produce prints and enlargements from negatives

• Operate equipment to develop motion picture film

• Tend automatic equipment in retail establishments to develop colour negatives, prints and slides

• Operate equipment to transfer film to video tape

• Retouch photographic negatives or original prints to correct defects

• Splice film and mount film on reels

• Measure and mix chemicals required for processing

• Inspect rolls of photographic prints for conformance to specifications; or motion picture film to detect defects in developing and printing.

 

Employment requirements

• Completion of secondary school is usually required.

• For employment in film processing laboratories, completion of a college or other specialized photography program
  or
  Extensive related experience is required.

• For employment as a film printing machine operator in retail outlets, on-the-job training is provided.

Additional information

• There is mobility among occupations within laboratory processing operations.
• Progression is possible from automatic machine tenders in retail establishments to laboratory processing occupations.

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