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

  • Photo Specialist
  • Photo Lab Specialist
  • Photo Print Specialist
  • Reproduction Specialist

  • Create prints according to customer specifications and laboratory protocols.
  • Operate special equipment to perform tasks such as transferring film to videotape or producing photographic enlargements.
  • Select digital images for printing, specify number of images to be printed, and direct to printer, using computer software.
  • Set automatic timers, lens openings, and printer carriages to specified focus and exposure times and start exposure to duplicate originals, photographs, or negatives.
  • Set or adjust machine controls, according to specifications, type of operation, or material requirements.

  • Read work orders or other instructions to determine product specifications or materials requirements.