| Job Title |
Photographer, Lithographic |
| Job Description |
Sets Up And Operates Horizontal Or Vertical Process Camera To
Photograph Illustrations And Printed Material And Produce Film
Used In Preparation Of Lithographic Printing Plates: Mounts
Material To Be Photographed On Copyboard Of Camera, And Adjusts
Camera Settings To Enlarge Or Reduce Size Of Copy To Be
Reproduced. Selects And Places Screen Over High Contrast Film In
Camera To Reproduce Image With Dot Pattern For Halftone
Printing. Places Color Filters Between Lens And Film To Produce
Four-color Separations. Performs Exposure Tests To Determine
Line, Halftone, And Color Reproduction Exposure Lengths For
Various Photographic Factors, Such As Type Of Camera, Screens,
Films, And Light Intensity. Measures Degrees Of Darkness
(density) Of Continuous Tone Images To Be Photographed, Using
Densitometer, And Enters Readings Into Exposure Control System
Of Process Camera To Set Exposure Time For Halftone Images.
Adjusts Lens And Copyboard For Reduction Or Enlargement Of Copy
And Focus, Adjusts Lights, And Exposes High Contrast Film For
Predetermined Period Of Time. Places Film In Automatic Film
Processor That Develops, Fixes, Washes, And Dries Film. May
Immerse Film In Series Of Chemical Baths To Develop Image On
Film And Hang Film On Rack To Dry For Manual Method Of
Processing Film. May Measure Original Layouts And Determine
Proportions Needed To Make Reduced Or Enlarged Photographic
Prints For Pasteup.
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