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Photo Technician Duties and Responsibilities

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Purpose of Classification:

Operates photography laboratory equipment in order to process various types of film. Makes prints, slides and transparencies from negatives. Maintains photography laboratory facility, inventory and equipment. This is first in a series of five classifications.

Distinguishing Characteristics:

It is distinguished from Photographers in that Photo Technicians are not involved in photography, but work mainly in the darkroom. Incumbents in this classification may be required to work within stringent time constraints for completion of rush orders.

Examples of Duties:

  • Develops various types of film using a variety of laboratory equipment; determines development process required dependent on film type.
     
  • Prints enlargements, contact prints, and transparencies; copies photographic composites for client usage in journals, exhibits, displays and educational purposes.
     
  • Maintains chemical levels and solution integrity for automatic processors and hand development systems.
     
  • Performs filter and time analysis while creating cibachrome prints using different film and paper types.
     
  • Shoots slides from original prints; mounts and labels slides.
     
  • Maintains files of slides and negatives; ensures appropriate storage conditions are met.
     
  • Maintains records of work performed.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

  • Knowledge of various film developing techniques.
     
  • Skill in developing, printing, enlarging, reducing and retouching photographic prints.

Minimum Qualifications:

Completion of a photography vocational training program; OR, Six months photographic laboratory experience; OR, Any equivalent combination of experience and/or education from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.

 

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