Profession photographic developer

Photographic developers use chemicals, instruments, and darkroom photographic techniques in specialised rooms in order to develop photographic films into visible images.

Personality Type

• Conventional / Realistic

Knowledge

• Post-processing of photographs

  The characteristics of software and techniques used in post-processing photographs.

• Quality standards

  The national and international requirements, specifications and guidelines to ensure that products, services and processes are of good quality and fit for purpose.

• Photographic processing techniques

  The different techniques to develop photographic film such as chromogenic positive, Kodachrome and autotype.

Skills

• Store negatives

  Place the cut photographic film (negatives) into protective sleeves and store them properly.

• Identify customer's needs

  Use appropriate questions and active listening in order to identify customer expectations, desires and requirements according to product and services.

• Remove film negatives from processing machine

  Remove the developed photographic film, now negatives, from the machine and roll them onto a spool.

• Cut photographic film

  Cut the photographic film into negatives, each negative representing one photograph or shot.

• Monitor film development baths

  Place the photographic film in chemical baths with e.g. citric acid and ammonium thiosulfate, monitor temperature and treatment time.

• Mount photographic film in processing machine

  Mount the film in the guide slot of the processing machine, pull lever to drop film into processing position.

• Handle chemicals

  Safely handle industrial chemicals; use them efficiently and ensure that no harm is done to the environment.

• Develop film

  Prepare tools and developing and printing equipment. Develop and print exposed film using chemicals.

• Enlarge negatives

  Place negatives under an enlarger so they can be printed on photographic paper.

• Remove photographic film from camera

  Remove the film from its holder in a lightproof room, or darkroom, to prevent light exposure.

• Apply safety procedures in laboratory

  Make sure that laboratory equipment is used in a safe manner and the handling of samples and specimens is correct. Work to ensure the validity of results obtained in research.

Optional knowledge and skills

Source: Sisyphus ODB