How do they match: Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators

  • Computer-Controlled Color Photograph Printer Operator

  • Apply paint, using airbrushes, pens, artists' brushes, cotton swabs, or gloved fingers to retouch or enhance negatives or photographs.
  • Load digital images onto computers directly from cameras or from storage devices, such as flash memory cards or universal serial bus (USB) devices.
  • Operate scanners or related computer equipment to digitize negatives, photographic prints, or other images.
  • Produce color or black-and-white photographs, negatives, or slides, applying standard photographic reproduction techniques and procedures.
  • Review computer-processed digital images for quality.
  • Select digital images for printing, specify number of images to be printed, and direct to printer, using computer software.

  • Apply decorative coloring to photographs or printed materials.
  • Load digital images onto computers or websites.