Copy and paste from the following data to produce each assessment task. Write these in plain English and spell out how, when and where the task is to be carried out, under what conditions, and what resources are needed. Include guidelines about how well the candidate has to perform a task for it to be judged satisfactory.
Required skills
communication and literacy skills to:
read and interpret written instructions
read and interpret technical data, and material safety data sheets (MSDS)
identify and label source images and copies
numeracy skills to:
interpret technical charts and diagrams relating to photo imaging processing procedures and techniques
calculate and measure materials required for image processing
planning and organising skills to set up equipment in a logical sequence
self-management skills to plan work tasks
technical skills to use a range of software in the context of processing photo images.
Required knowledge
work space requirements for photo imaging
capabilities of digital and/or wet darkroom equipment and their applications
characteristics of different materials under different treatments and the potential of these characteristics to achieve different effects
elements and principles of design and how they may be used and adapted for image processing
traditions that inform photo imaging practice and how they may be used to inform own practice
intellectual property issues and legislation associated with photo imaging work
environmental issues associated with the equipment and materials used in photo imaging work
organisational and legislative OHS procedures in relation to photo imaging work, including manual handling and chemicals.
The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.
Work environment may be: | darkroom equipped with: appropriate lighting and plumbing enlargers film processing and developing requirements safely installed and managed electrical cabling digital work area equipped with: computer printer safely installed and managed electrical cabling scanner storage for software. |
Equipment may include: | analog camera computer digital camera discs and digital media storage cards enlargers film and flatbed scanners imaging applications monitor output devices relevant wet darkroom equipment timers. |
Materials may include: | a range of film types for: black and white photography colour photography colour transparencies a range of light-sensitive papers chemicals for wet darkroom film processing and developing storage folders. |
Folders for storage may include: | desktop folders electronic media transfer and storage devices: CDs DVDs memory cards negative sleeves/enclosures. |
Ways to document work progress may involve: | diagrams folder of data sheets with notes recording procedures visual diary. |
Source images may include: | files created from scanned images files from digital cameras film negatives gelatine silver-based films from camera exposures prints or other subjects (flatbed scanned). |
Techniques applied may relate to: | ease of realisation elements and principles of design personal affinity with techniques relationship of the work to traditions of photographic practice. |
Enhancement techniques may involve: | burning contrast density digital adjusting of levels or curves digital correction of colour correction dodging spotting and basic retouching using digital toolbox functions using photo relevant menu. |
Copy and paste from the following performance criteria to create an observation checklist for each task. When you have finished writing your assessment tool every one of these must have been addressed, preferably several times in a variety of contexts. To ensure this occurs download the assessment matrix for the unit; enter each assessment task as a column header and place check marks against each performance criteria that task addresses.
Observation Checklist