Lowell Peterson Lowell Nick Peterson is a veteran camera operator and cinematographer , a member of the American Society of Cinematographers , who worked as camera operator on the first two seasons of under cinematographer Edward R . Brown , and as additional photographer on . For his work on " The Next Generation " , Peterson only received screen credit in the end credits of the pilot episode . According to Patrick Stewart , Peterson was the person on set that he trusted . When the director called " cut ! " , Stewart always had a look if Peterson had a nod of approval or shake of disapproval for him . Following Peterson ' s reaction Stewart asked for reshoots of the scene . Peterson worked as director of photography on over 70 episodes of the hit drama series " Desperate Housewives " between 2005 and 2011 which features " Trek " alumni Teri Hatcher , Brenda Strong , Mark Moses , Alfre Woodard , and Vanessa Williams . He was interviewed on the Season 2 DVD special " Directing Desperate Housewives : An Episode from Concept to Completion " . Peterson worked as first assistant camera operator on the film " Disco 9000 " ( 1976 ) , the action comedy " The Human Tornado " ( 1976 ) , the drama " Hughes and Harlow : Angels in Hell " ( 1978 ) , the adventure " Mistress of the Apes " ( 1979 ) , the television series " Hawaii Five - 0 " ( 1979 - 1980 ) , " The White Shadow " ( 1980 - 1981 ) , and " Lou Grant " ( 1981 - 1982 ) , and the television drama " Something About Amelia " ( 1984 , cinematography by Edward R . Brown ) . As camera operator Peterson worked on the television series " The Duck Factory " ( 1984 ) , the television drama " Children in the Crossfire " ( 1984 , cinematography by Edward R . Brown ) , the television series " 1st & Ten " ( 1984 ) and " Scarecrow and Mrs . King " ( 1985 - 1986 ) , the comedy " Like Father Like Son " ( 1987 ) , the drama " Coupe de Ville " ( 1990 ) , the thriller " A Show of Force " ( 1990 ) , the drama " Postcards from the Edge " ( 1990 , with set lightning technician Adam Glick and steadicam operator Randy Nolen ) , the thriller " Guilty by Suspicion " ( 1991 , with Roxann Dawson ) , the drama " The Mambo Kings " ( 1992 ) , and the horror film " Dracula " ( 1992 ) . As second unit director of photography he worked on the fantasy comedy " Bedazzled " ( 2000 ) and on the romance " Bubble Boy " ( 2001 ) . On the 2004 superhero sequel " Spider - Man 2 " , Peterson was the director of photography of the blue screen unit . The film featured Kirsten Dunst and Donna Murphy . From the early 1990s on Peterson worked as director of photography / cinematographer . His credits in this position include the television series " Knot ' s Landing " ( 1990 - 1993 ) , " Hotel Malibu " ( 1994 , with Joanna Cassidy ) , " Second Chances " ( 1993 - 1994 , with Ray Wise ) , " The Client " ( 1995 - 1996 ) , " Superman : The Adventures of Lois & Clark " ( 1995 - 1996 , starring Teri Hatcher ) , " Moloney " ( 1996 - 1997 ) , " Profiler " ( 1998 - 1999 ) , " Ryan Caulfield : Year One " ( 1999 ) , and " Six Feet Under " ( 2004 ) . His film work includes the television movies " Galaxy Beat " ( 1994 , with Tracy Scoggins ) , " The Inspector General " ( 2000 , with Virginia Madsen ) , " More , Patience " ( 2001 ) , " Just Ask My Children " ( 2001 , with Virgina Madsen and Jeffrey Nordling ) , " Life On Parole " ( 2003 ) , " Sasquatch Hunters " ( 2005 ) , and the comedy " Bickford Shmeckler ' s Cool Ideas " ( 2006 , with John Cho ) . Peterson received three American Society of Cinematographers Award nominations for his work on " Second Chances " ( 1994 ) , " Profiler " ( 2000 ) , and " Just Ask My Children " ( 2001 ) . In 2005 he received an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single - Camera Series for his work on the series " Six Feet Under " . He serves on the Awards and Membership Committees of the American Society of Cinematographers , and is a member of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers .