Operator Standard

From day-one operator to certified PhotoRobot Operator in under two weeks. The package that takes someone who has never touched a PhotoRobot system and gets them shooting production-grade catalogs at full studio speed.

What you’ll learn

After completing the Operator Standard package and passing the certification exam, you will be able to:

• Run a daily PhotoRobot production line — open a project, create or select items, capture 360 spins + still frames + multi-row 3D, run the editing pipeline
• Operate every piece of standard PhotoRobot hardware — robotic turntable, robotic arm, Locator, camera, lights — set up, troubleshoot, recover from the most common failures
• Use the full Capture interface in CAPP — items, folders, frames, sequence control, scopes, presets, Freemask 2-light workflow
• Use Wizard mode for guided high-volume production
• Configure a camera for tethered Canon operation — USB, dummy battery, body settings, flash troubleshooting, resolution decisions
• Manage the lighting day-to-day — Fomei LED + Broncolor strobe operation, scope/preset switching, color drift monitoring
• Diagnose and recover from the most common production-floor issues — camera disconnect, flash not firing, robot offline, wrong workspace, sequence aborts

What’s included

The Operator Standard package contains 12 modules plus an end-of-package certification exam.

Foundations

1. B01 — System Overview. What PhotoRobot is, who uses it, how it fits together. ~30 min.
2. B02 — Safety. Mechanical, electrical, and operational safety. Required before any hands-on work. ~30 min.
3. B03 — Network Setup. How CAPP, robots, cameras, and lights talk to each other. ~45 min.
4. B04 — Locator App. The dispatcher — pairs robots to workspaces, manages the local network. ~30 min.

Daily operator workflow

5. B05 — Workspace Configuration. The hardware-to-software binding that makes capture possible. ~60 min.
6. B06 — Capture Basics. The full Capture interface — items, folders, sequence, presets. The center of operator skill. ~75 min.
7. B07 — Wizard Mode. Step-by-step guided capture for high-volume production. ~45 min.

Camera + lighting

8. B08 — Camera Configuration. Canon body setup, USB / power / settings / flash troubleshooting / resolution. ~60 min.
9. B09 — Lighting Setup. Continuous vs strobe, 4-light template, Freemask 2-light workflow, CAPP scopes. ~60 min.
10. B10 — Lighting Hardware. Operational depth — Fomei LED DMX 150B/300B/600B, Digital Pro X strobes, Broncolor Siros WiFi pairing. ~60 min.

Production stage 2 + troubleshooting

11. B11 — Editing Images. Next stage after capture — hotspot zooms, mask cleanup, output pipeline. ~60 min. (Forthcoming.)
12. B25 — Troubleshooting. Playbook for the most common production-floor failures. ~60 min. (Forthcoming.)

Each module includes a textbook (reference reading), a workbook (exercises with self-check solutions), and a knowledge check quiz that students can take repeatedly to confirm they’re ready to move on.

How the package is delivered

Three delivery formats:

Online

Self-paced, on this Academy site. Student logs in with their enrollment code, works through modules in order, takes module knowledge checks, schedules the final certification exam when ready. Best for studios with one-or-two-person teams who can’t take a week off for in-person training.

At PhotoRobot studio

Group training in PhotoRobot’s own studio (Prague). 4-5 days, all modules including hands-on time with real equipment. Best for new customer onboarding when a small team wants to get certified together with maximum hands-on confidence.

In your studio

PhotoRobot Certified Instructor travels to the customer’s site. 4-5 days on the customer’s actual equipment. Best for large teams or customers whose equipment quirks need to be addressed during training.

Certification

After completing all 12 modules, students take the PhotoRobot Operator certification exam:

• 50 questions drawn from a pool weighted across the modules (capture + workspace are highest-weighted; safety is mandatory)
• 65 % pass threshold
• Online with proctoring, or in-person at PhotoRobot studio
• Verifiable certificate — auto-generated PDF with QR code that resolves to a public verification page
• 2 years validity — refresh exam available before expiry to extend

Operators who fail the exam can retake it after a 7-day waiting period (no fee for one retake; small fee per attempt thereafter). Multiple retakes are normal and expected when the role is new to the student.

Who should take it

The Operator Standard package is for anyone whose daily job involves running a PhotoRobot system:

• New studio hires (junior operators, photographers transitioning from manual workflows)
• Existing staff being trained on PhotoRobot for the first time
• Cross-functional staff (studio managers, hardware specialists) who want to understand the operator workflow before specializing
• Seasonal / contract photographers placed in a PhotoRobot studio for a project

It is not for: studio managers who need workflow-design depth (see Studio Manager Essentials), network specialists who need infrastructure depth (see Network Specialist Essentials), or integrators building custom PhotoRobot integrations (see Integrator Essentials).

Prerequisites

None. Operator Standard is entry-level. Students don’t need to have ever touched a PhotoRobot system before. Familiarity with general DSLR / mirrorless camera operation is helpful but not required.

Enrollment

This package is sold through PhotoRobot sales. Customers receive a voucher code upon purchase that grants access to the Operator Standard package on this Academy site. Each voucher is single-use, per-student.

For pricing, group rates, or to schedule on-site training, contact PhotoRobot sales.

After certification

The PhotoRobot Operator certificate is the foundation for further specialization. From here, students can progress to:

• Speciality packages — 3D Modeling (Operator-3D), OCR workflows, Virtual Catwalk, Medical Photography, Carpet Photography
• Studio Manager Essentials — for operators moving into team-lead / studio-design roles
• Hardware Specialist Essentials — for operators with strong technical aptitude moving into install / service

Many studio managers and hardware specialists in PhotoRobot’s ecosystem started as Operators and stacked specialty certifications over 1-3 years.

Module readiness

Tracking the current build state of each module in the package (informational — not blocking enrollment):

• ✅ B01 — System Overview · ✅ B02 — Safety · ✅ B03 — Network Setup · ✅ B04 — Locator App
• ✅ B05 — Workspace Config · ✅ B06 — Capture Basics · ✅ B07 — Wizard Mode
• ✅ B08 — Camera Configuration · ✅ B09 — Lighting Setup · ✅ B10 — Lighting Hardware
• ⏳ B11 — Editing Images (forthcoming)
• ⏳ B25 — Troubleshooting (forthcoming)

Operator Standard becomes feature-complete with B11 + B25 in subsequent releases.