Photographic Developers and Printers
ANZSCO 7114
1,300
76%
75%
$1,406
43 yrs
Stable
Source: Jobs and Skills Australia · ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing.
Photographic Developers and Printers is a job in Australia. The job figures on this page come from Jobs and Skills Australia and the ABS Census, where they are published. The courses listed here lead to this job. Compare the fee, study mode, length, place, and how to get in before you enquire.
Jobs and Skills Australia rates the job outlook as Stable.
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About this career
Photographic Developers and Printers edit and adjust digital images, develop photographic film, and print photographic images from digital media, negatives and positives using computer software, fully automatic equipment and by separate processes.
What they typically do
- Cropping images and adjusting colour, brightness and contrast
- Preparing exposed film for different processing batches in dark rooms and dark chambers
- Adjusting settings and running automatic developing equipment
- Inspecting prints and adjusting settings on print-making equipment to produce required number, size and type of prints
- Scanning images onto electronic media
- Checking and replenishing chemicals and water supply for chemical and water baths required to produce negative and positive prints
- Monitoring and testing photographic processing and printing equipment, and maintaining operational standards
- May prepare chemical solutions for different techniques and effects
- May develop black and white images by separate processes and operate enlargers
- May develop motion picture film
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Qualification pathways
These accredited qualifications can lead to a career as a Photographic Developers and Printers.
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