| Job Title |
Photographer, Photoengraving |
| Job Description |
Sets Up And Operates Camera To Photograph Drawings, Sketches,
Or Other Material To Produce Negatives For Transfer To Printing
Plates, Rollers, Or Printed Circuit Boards: Mounts Copy On
Holder, Aligning Centerline On Copy With Centerline On Holder.
Studies Copy And Order Sheet To Determine Photographic
Techniques Required To Transfer Desired Effect Onto Film,
According To Plate Or Roller Dimensions, Type Of Design, Colors
In Design, And Engraving Requirements. Computes Camera Settings
Required To Reproduce Sketch To Specified Scale According To
Dimensions Of Printing Plates Or Rollers. Focuses Camera,
Compensating For Difference In Size And Distortions In Copy.
Measures Opening In Back Of Camera To Verify Settings, Using
Steel Tape. Positions Film On Vacuum Board, Closes Board Against
Back Of Camera, And Locks Board In Position. Arranges Arc Lamps
For Even Distribution Of Light And Exposes Film For Specified
Length Of Time. Removes Exposed Film From Camera And Develops
Film In Series Of Developing, Rinsing, And Fixing Baths, Or
Using Automatic Film Processing Equipment. Compares Developed
Film With Design To Determine Whether Desired Effect Has Been
Reproduced. Hangs Film On Line To Dry. When Producing Negatives
For Halftone Printing, Inserts Screen In Front Of Film To Reduce
Copy To Dots For Reproduction. When Producing Multicolor Prints,
Fits Color Filters Over Lens. May Process Sensitized Metal
Plates For Subsequent Etching [photoengraving Printer (print. &
Pub.)].
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