Photographic developer

Code 8132.2

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

Essential skills

Knowledge

  • quality standards
  • post-processing of photographs
  • photographic processing techniques

Skills and competences

  • cut photographic film
  • enlarge negatives
  • apply safety procedures in laboratory
  • store negatives
  • identify customer's needs
  • handle chemicals
  • mount photographic film in processing machine
  • remove film negatives from processing machine
  • develop film
  • remove photographic film from camera
  • monitor film development baths

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This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences