Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators
Perform work involved in developing and processing photographic images from film or digital media. May perform precision tasks such as editing photographic negatives and prints.
- Tasks
- 27 tasks18 core, 9 supplemental
- Family
- ProductionOne of its 114 occupations
- Code
- 51-9151.00SOC 2018: 51-9151
What the work is made of
18 core tasks and 9 supplemental, each quoted as published, with the survey it came from.
Core: central to the jobSupplemental: done by some, not all
- Task 1. Select digital images for printing, specify number of images to be printed, and direct to printer, using computer software.Core taskTask 19484Rated by 67 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 2. Create prints according to customer specifications and laboratory protocols.Core taskTask 19465Rated by 66 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 3. Produce color or black-and-white photographs, negatives, or slides, applying standard photographic reproduction techniques and procedures.Core taskTask 19479Rated by 65 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 4. Set or adjust machine controls, according to specifications, type of operation, or material requirements.Core taskTask 19486Rated by 67 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 5. Review computer-processed digital images for quality.Core taskTask 19483Rated by 67 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 6. Operate scanners or related computer equipment to digitize negatives, photographic prints, or other images.Core taskTask 19476Rated by 66 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 7. Fill tanks of processing machines with solutions such as developer, dyes, stop-baths, fixers, bleaches, or washes.Core taskTask 19467Rated by 66 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 8. Measure and mix chemicals to prepare solutions for processing, according to formulas.Core taskTask 19473Rated by 67 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 9. Load digital images onto computers directly from cameras or from storage devices, such as flash memory cards or universal serial bus (USB) devices.Core taskTask 19471Rated by 67 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 10. Operate special equipment to perform tasks such as transferring film to videotape or producing photographic enlargements.Core taskTask 19477Rated by 66 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 11. Examine developed prints for defects, such as broken lines, spots, or blurs.Core taskTask 19466Rated by 66 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 12. Read work orders to determine required processes, techniques, materials, or equipment.Core taskTask 19480Rated by 66 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 13. Load circuit boards, racks or rolls of film, negatives, or printing paper into processing or printing machines.Core taskTask 19470Rated by 67 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 14. Insert processed negatives and prints into envelopes for delivery to customers.Core taskTask 19469Rated by 67 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 15. Reprint originals for enlargement or in sections to be pieced together.Core taskTask 19481Rated by 66 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 16. Clean or maintain photoprocessing or darkroom equipment, using ultrasonic equipment or cleaning and rinsing solutions.Core taskTask 19488Rated by 67 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 17. Monitor equipment operation to detect malfunctions.Core taskTask 19474Rated by 67 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 18. Maintain records, such as quantities or types of processing completed, materials used, or customer charges.Core taskTask 19472Rated by 67 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 19. Immerse film, negatives, paper, or prints in developing solutions, fixing solutions, and water to complete photographic development processes.Supplemental taskTask 19468Rated by 67 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 20. Examine quality of film fades or dissolves for potential color corrections, using color analyzers.Supplemental taskTask 19492Rated by 67 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 21. Thread filmstrips through densitometers or sensitometers and expose film to light to determine density of film, necessary color corrections, or light sensitivity.Supplemental taskTask 19499Rated by 66 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 22. Examine drawings, negatives, or photographic prints to determine coloring, shading, accenting, or other changes required for retouching or restoration.Supplemental taskTask 19491Rated by 66 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 23. Place sensitized paper in frames of projection printers, photostats, or other reproduction machines.Supplemental taskTask 19478Rated by 67 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 24. Upload digital images onto Web sites for customers.Supplemental taskTask 19500Rated by 66 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 25. Produce timed prints with separate densities or color settings for each scene of a production.Supplemental taskTask 19496Rated by 67 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 26. Splice broken or separated film and mount film on reels.Supplemental taskTask 19498Rated by 66 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 27. Retouch photographic negatives or original prints to correct defects.Supplemental taskTask 19482Rated by 67 people who do the job, July 2017
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- ClassificationStandard Occupational Classification 2018, 51-9151
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