Job description Photographic Processor near Saint John (NB)
Find out what work is like for a photographic processor in Canada. This work description is applicable to all Photographic and film processors (NOC 94153).
Photographic and film processors
Description
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.
Work week duration
Photographic and film processors usually work between 35 to 40 hours per week.Job duties
Here are some of the main activities and tasks that Photographic and film processors have to perform, and some of the physical demands they involve:
- 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.
Physical demands Help - Physical Demands
- Standing
- Handling material manually
- Making repetitive motions
- Walking and running
Workplaces and employers
Here are the typical workplaces where Photographic and film processors are employed and some of their main characteristics:
- Film processing laboratories
- Retail photofinishing establishments
Work environment Help - Physical Work Environment
- Indoors, environmentally controlled
- Standard safety equipment
- Dangerous chemical substances
- Extremely bright or inadequate lighting
- Skin injury
Related job titles
Here are some other related job titles that are found in the same occupational category (NOC 94153), and a list of similar occupations:
- darkroom technician
- film developer
- film printing machine operator
- film processor
- photofinisher
- photograph developer
- photograph inspector - photographic processing
- photographic processor
Sources Occupational and Skills Information System & National Occupational Classification
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