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Career: Photographic Process Workers
Job Description
Perform precision work involved in photographic processing, such as editing photographic negatives and prints, using photo-mechanical, chemical, or computerized methods.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
90
|
Read work orders to determine required processes, techniques, materials, and equipment. |
87
|
Produce color or black-and-white photographs, negatives, and slides, applying standard photographic reproduction techniques and procedures. |
87
|
Examine developed prints for defects such as broken lines, spots, and blurs. |
85
|
Examine drawings, negatives, or photographic prints to determine coloring, shading, accenting, and other changes required for retouching or restoration. |
83
|
Create work prints according to customer specifications and lab protocols. |
78
|
Reprint originals to enlarge them, or in sections to be pieced together. |
73
|
Place identification on film as necessary. |
73
|
Trim edges of prints to enhance appearance, using scissors or paper cutters. |
68
|
Mix developing and fixing solutions according to established formulas. |
68
|
Cut negatives and put them in order. |
66
|
Select lens assemblies according to sizes and types of negatives or photographs to be printed. |
61
|
Immerse film, negatives, paper, or prints in developing solutions, fixing solutions, and water in order to complete photographic development processes. |
61
|
Place sensitized paper in frames of projection printers, photostats, or other reproduction machines. |
61
|
Clean and organize darkrooms, and maintain darkroom equipment. |
57
|
Thread film strips through densitometers, and expose film to light to determine density of film and necessary color corrections. |
55
|
Evaluate film and negatives to determine characteristics such as sensitivity to light, density, and exposure time required for printing. |
52
|
Set automatic timers, lens openings, and printer carriages to specified focus and exposure times, and start exposure in order to duplicate originals, photographs, or negatives. |
50
|
Dry prints or negatives, using sponges and/or squeegees, mechanical air dryers, or drying cabinets. |
49
|
Produce timed prints with separate densities and color settings for each scene of a production. |
48
|
Measure material to be copied, and compute percentages of enlargement or reproduction necessary, using rules, charts, or percentage scales. |
46
|
Correct color work prints to adjust for outdoor filming. |
43
|
Record test data from film that has been examined, and route film to film developers and film printers for further processing. |
40
|
Cut out masking templates, using shears, and position templates on pictures to mask selected areas. |
36
|
Mount cameras on tripods or stands, and load prescribed types and sizes of film in cameras. |
29
|
Apply paint to retouch or enhance negatives or photographs, using airbrushes, pens, artists' brushes, cotton swabs, or gloved fingers. |
28
|
Thread film strips through sensitometers, expose film to light, and read gauges to assess light sensitivity. |
27
|
Mount original photographs, negatives, or other printed material in holders or vacuum frames beneath lights. |
26
|
Examine quality of film fades and dissolves, and evaluate potential color corrections, using color analyzers. |
24
|
Rub erasers or cloths over photographs to reduce gloss, remove debris, or prepare specified areas of illustrations for highlighting. |
21
|
Expose film strips to progressively timed lights to compare effects of various exposure times. |
15
|
Ink borders or lettering on illustrations, using pens, brushes, or drafting instruments. |
13
|
Shade negatives or photographs with pencils to smooth facial contours, soften highlights, and conceal blemishes, stray hairs, or wrinkles. |
10
|
Color photographs to produce natural, lifelike appearances, using oil colors. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
63
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
62
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
62
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
57
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
55
|
Thinking Creatively
|
54
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
54
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
52
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
49
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
48
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
48
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
46
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
45
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
44
|
Getting Information
|
42
|
Interacting With Computers
|
41
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
40
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
40
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
40
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
40
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|
40
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
39
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|
38
|
Processing Information
|
38
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
37
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
37
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
36
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
36
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
36
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
35
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
33
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
33
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
30
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
30
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
29
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
29
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
28
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
24
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
14
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|
11
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|
9
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
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