Photographic Technician Responsibilities
Photographic technicians work extensively in a photography lab or dark room. These technicians work with variety of photographic equipments that help in processing different type of photos within specified time limit.
The primary duty of a photographic technician deals with printing, sliding and obtaining transparencies from a negative. These photographic technicians maintain facilities, equipment and inventories in a photography laboratory.
Photographic Technician Job Responsibilities
- Develops variety of films using different types of photography lab equipments.
- Determines the process of development required for a film depending on its type.
- Prints the enlarged images or shrinks the images depending upon the needs of a client.
- Copies the photographic composites that can be used for journals, educational purposes, displays and exhibitions.
- Maintains the solution integrity and chemical levels for both hand development and automatic processor systems.
- Performs time analysis and filter techniques while generating cibachrome prints that uses different paper and film types.
- Shoots the slides from original printouts, mounts and then labels the slides.
- Maintains the slide and negative files.
- Ensures suitable storage conditions for storing images and films.
- Maintains the updated record of completed tasks.
- Adjusting the camera settings before the photo shoot according to clients specifications.
- Activating the timer which controls films exposure time.