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PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS WORKERS
 
Occupation Description:
 
  Perform precision work involved in photographic processing, such as editing photographic negatives and prints, using photo-mechanical, chemical, or computerized methods.
 
  Specialized Occupations:
 
 
  * Photographic Retouchers and Restorers (ONET code: 51-9131.01)
 
  * Photographic Reproduction Technicians (ONET code: 51-9131.02)
 
  * Photographic Hand Developers (ONET code: 51-9131.03)
 
  * Film Laboratory Technicians (ONET code: 51-9131.04)
 
Typical Tasks:
 
 
  • Correct color work prints to adjust for outdoor filming.
  • Create work prints according to customer specifications and lab protocols.
  • Cut out masking templates, using shears, and position templates on pictures to mask selected areas.
  • Expose film strips to progressively timed lights to compare effects of various exposure times.
  • Ink borders or lettering on illustrations, using pens, brushes, or drafting instruments.
  • Apply paint to retouch or enhance negatives or photographs, using airbrushes, pens, artists' brushes, cotton swabs, or gloved fingers.
  • Color photographs to produce natural, lifelike appearances, using oil colors.
 
Search for Jobs on Connecticut's Labor Exchange (CTJOBcentral):
 
  Search for Photographic Retouchers and Restorers Jobs
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  Search for Photographic Hand Developers Jobs
  Search for Film Laboratory Technicians Jobs
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Education & Training:
 
  Moderate-term on-the-job training (1 to 12 months)
 
Wage Information:
 
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Occupation Outlook:
 
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