City and County of San Francisco

Under direction, takes black-and-white and color still photographs; develops and processes film; prints, enlarges, reduces and copies photographs; and performs related duties as required.

Requires normal responsibility for: following established methods and procedures in the operation and maintenance of photographic equipment and supplies; preventing moderate losses through the proper handling and safeguarding of expensive photographic equipment and supplies. Nature of work requires continuous close attention for accurate results, involving some physical effort and dexterity in the use of fingers and hands in taking and processing photographs.

1. Photographs exteriors and interiors of buildings for public records; makes photographic copies; makes identification pictographs.

2. Takes black-and-white and color photographs for all utility departments including water, airport and hetch hetchy, to supply information on accidents.

3. Develops, fixes, washes and dries negatives; files, indexes, and cross-indexes process negatives; enlarges and/or contact prints negatives; makes color slides.

4. Cleans and maintains photographic equipment and supplies and makes minor repairs to equipment.

5. Prepares chemical solutions.

6. Trims, mounts, spots, sorts and numbers finished prints.

7. Maintains records of supplies and equipment and reorders when necessary.

8. Delivers or picks-up pictures of photostats; drives car from point to point to transport cameras and other equipment for making photographs and for picking up photographic supplies.

9. May occasionally operate a photostat machine or make, process and trim photostats.