Photographic developer jobs in Finland
Photographic developers use chemicals, instruments, and darkroom photographic techniques in specialised rooms in order to develop photographic films into visible images.
Photographic developer – how much is the pay in Finland?
What the trade paid in 2024
| Median | 15.26 €/h |
|---|---|
| Bottom tenth | 11.42 €/h |
| Top tenth | 21.81 €/h |
| Employees | 120 |
Pay by sex, 2024
| Sex | Median | Employees |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 15.20 €/h | 54 |
| Men | 15.35 €/h | 66 |
Photographic developer - Which skills are essential?
Cut the photographic film into negatives, each negative representing one photograph or shot.
Safely handle industrial chemicals; use them efficiently and ensure that no harm is done to the environment.
Remove the developed photographic film, now negatives, from the machine and roll them onto a spool.
Place negatives under an enlarger so they can be printed on photographic paper.
Use appropriate questions and active listening in order to identify customer expectations, desires and requirements according to product and services.
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.
Remove the film from its holder in a lightproof room, or darkroom, to prevent light exposure.
The national and international requirements, specifications and guidelines to ensure that products, services and processes are of good quality and fit for purpose.
Place the cut photographic film (negatives) into protective sleeves and store them properly.
The different techniques to develop photographic film such as chromogenic positive, Kodachrome and autotype.
Place the photographic film in chemical baths with e.g. citric acid and ammonium thiosulfate, monitor temperature and treatment time.
Mount the film in the guide slot of the processing machine, pull lever to drop film into processing position.
The characteristics of software and techniques used in post-processing photographs.
Prepare tools and developing and printing equipment. Develop and print exposed film using chemicals.
Photographic developer - Which skills are useful but not essential?
Use different software products and techniques to process photographic negatives and adapt the images to the desired specifications.
Maintain company material and stocked product inventory by keeping track of stock profiles and locations.
Clean photographic negatives and film negatives after development with a lint-free cloth to remove any dust or debris.
Make sure the film dries uniformly by rinsing it in a dilute solution of a non-ionic wetting agent.
Mix chemical substances safely according to recipe, using the proper dosages.
Select and oversee implementation of relevant printing processes, necessary tools, and colours.
Use specialised equipment to test the chemicals in the baths of a film developing machine in order to make sure that they are working properly.
Continuously check up on the automated machine's set-up and execution or make regular control rounds. If necessary, record and interpret data on the operating conditions of installations and equipment in order to identify abnormalities.
Swell the gelatine layer on photographic film by soaking it in water.
Calibrate laboratory equipment by comparing between measurements: one of known magnitude or correctness, made with a trusted device and a second measurement from another piece of laboratory equipment. Make the measurements in as similar a way as possible.
Ensure the machine is fed the necessary and adequate materials and control the placement or automatic feed and retrieval of work pieces in the machines or machine tools on the production line.
Use precision instruments to determine the proper operation of photographic film processing machines.
Adjust, set, and prepare machines for offset printing by calibrating each part of the machine.
The composition, structure, and properties of substances and the processes and transformations that they undergo; the uses of different chemicals and their interactions, production techniques, risk factors, and disposal methods.
Scan processed negatives so they can be digitally stored, edited, and printed.
Place the photographic film in a dust-free environment to dry.
Resize, enhance and retouche photographs, using airbrushing, editing software and other techniques.
Detect tears in photographic film, repair them using a hand stapler.