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CUVPHI519A
Investigate and exploit innovative imaging options

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Version 1.0
Issue Date: March 2024


The photo imaging practitioner is required to resolve complex visual communications problems and create innovative images. In creating these images, the practitioner must interact with a range of imaging technologies (analog, digital, hybrid, traditional and emerging). These are part of the production workflow where images are captured, enhanced and output. The selection, application and adaptation of imaging technologies allow the practitioner to acquire unique and innovative images.

This work is usually undertaken independently, with guidance where required.

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to investigate and exploit creative and innovative options in the production of photo images using a variety of imaging technologies and processes.

You may want to include more information here about the target group and the purpose of the assessments (eg formative, summative, recognition)

Prerequisites

Not applicable.


Employability Skills

This unit contains employability skills.




Evidence Required

List the assessment methods to be used and the context and resources required for assessment. Copy and paste the relevant sections from the evidence guide below and then re-write these in plain English.

The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge, range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package.

Overview of assessment

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

Evidence of the ability to:

research, identify, test and apply innovative imaging concepts and technology

implement OHS and quality control procedures when applying imaging concepts and technology

review personal performance when applying imaging concepts and technology.

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Assessment must ensure:

access to:

a range of technology and media used in the broad imaging environment

sources of information on the historical and contemporary imaging environment

appropriate learning and assessment support when required

opportunity for collaboration with or in allied industries

the use of culturally appropriate processes, and techniques appropriate to the oracy, language and literacy capacity of the candidate and the work being performed.

Method of assessment

A range of assessment methods should be used to assess practical skills and knowledge. The following examples are appropriate for this unit:

direct questioning combined with review of portfolios of evidence

review of third-party reports from experienced practitioners

direct observation of candidate applying imaging technology, implementing OHS and quality control processes and meeting deadlines

case studies to assess candidate’s ability to evaluate imaging technology and its suitability for historical and contemporary contexts and themes

problem-solving activities to assess candidate’s critical thinking skills.

Assessment methods should closely reflect workplace demands (e.g. literacy) and the needs of particular groups (e.g. people with disabilities, and people who may have literacy or numeracy difficulties, such as speakers of languages other than English, remote communities and those with interrupted schooling).

Guidance information for assessment

Holistic assessment with other units relevant to the industry sector, workplace and job role is recommended, for example:

CUVPHI516A Research the role and use of the photo image in visual communication

CUVPHI517A Research and exploit photo imaging trends.


Submission Requirements

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Assessment Tasks

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Required skills

photo imaging skills to:

archive, maintain and manage analog and digital assets

competently operate imaging technologies along with design and allied technologies used within the imaging environment

create and optimise files and film to photo imaging industry standards

implement OHS and quality control procedures as they apply to all aspects of the imaging process

research skills to access and compare contemporary styles and conceptual and aesthetic approaches to photo imaging

critical thinking skills to:

reflect on and analyse own performance

recognise innovative imaging opportunities from research and testing processes

literacy skills to:

interpret technical information relating to the imaging environment

obtain necessary permits and licences to operate equipment and work in special locations

numeracy skills to determine mathematical problems arising from technical imaging processes

communication skills to:

engage with subjects and professionals in a meaningful and respectful way

explain and describe work practices and methods

negotiate with models, creative teams and project stakeholders

learning skills to:

learn the operation of equipment

review personal performance within project context

upgrade knowledge required to work in varied locations

planning and organising skills to:

coordinate activities of models and assistants

organise shoots on location or in studio and prepare shoot management timelines

technology skills to check and reinstate equipment, studio and props.

Required knowledge

OHS procedures and standards associated with imaging technology

imaging technology to determine suitability for innovative and creative production purposes

traditions and contemporary issues that inform imaging technology.

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.

Historical, contemporary and emerging imaging technologies may include:

camera-less imaging processes and devices:

digital scanners

photocopiers

photograms and chemigrams

cameras:

aerial

low-tech (toy and single use)

panorama

pinhole cameras and camera obscura devices

rangefinder

SLR, including 35mm/120 film and digital capture/sensor

underwater

view camera (4 x 5, 5 x 7, 10 x 8)

devices that produce books, magazines and newspapers

enhancement technologies:

analog and wet darkroom

digital darkroom and imaging software applications

historical cameras and techniques:

ambrotype

cyanotype

daguerreotype

Van Dyke brown and salted papers

wet plate

hybrid processes:

digital back on a pinhole camera

simulating and emulating analog effects via digital software techniques

using an inter-negative from digital capture for contact printing processes (e.g. cyanotype, palladiotype and platinotype)

output technologies, including all kinds of print-making, presentation and projection devices:

analog and digital enlargers and printers/papers

film writers

inkjet, laser, dye-sublimation and thermal printers and media

CMYK offset printing devices

monitor/television screen display and/or data projector images

screen printing and print-making processes

thermo-autochrome (e.g. pictograph).

Appropriate people may include:

critics, commentators and polemicists

members of relevant professional associations

mentors and peers

practising photographers, photo imagists and members of allied fields.

Discipline, subject matter and themes may include:

disciplines:

art photo images

commercial photo images

domestic photo images

illustrative photo images

media photo images

stock photo images

technical photo images

wedding clients

subject matter and themes:

abstraction

advertising

beauty

culture

gender identity

landscape

nature

philosophical and classical themes

religion

reportage

science and technology

sexuality

social issues

the human condition

the nude

the photograph as truth

the portrait.

Visual representation, attributes and opportunities may include:

controlling and displaying time

imaging the passage of time

integrating images into other technologies to provide a range of audio, sensory and tactile human experiences

making images in which an emotive or emotional content is enabled by the selected imaging technology

making images of subjects in environments that are too hot or cold, or too dangerous or life threatening for human observation

pictorial representation of subjects normally beyond human vision, comprehension or understanding:

making images where abstract concepts are explained using the representational opportunities provided by selected imaging technologies

making minute things visible to the naked eye

making subjects of immense distance visible

presenting images in ways that enhance the communicative quality of the work.

Specialised imaging technologies may include:

aerial cameras

high speed cameras

non-visible electromagnetic spectrum:

ultraviolet and infra-red imaging

x-ray and gamma ray

microscopy

photo finish cameras

remote sensing devices

scanning electron microscopes

telescopes

thermal imaging

three-dimensional imaging devices and software applications

time and motion cameras

ultrasound imaging.

Body of work may include:

electronic presentation

exhibition of images

magazine, newspaper or book

portfolio of work.

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

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
Critique and review historical, contemporary and emerging imaging technologies with appropriate people 
Examine and clarify discipline, subject matter and themes of photography/photo imaging and their related imaging technologies 
Identify and review the connection between imaging technology and the visual representation, attributes and opportunities of an image’s subject matter 
Evaluate specialised imaging technologies and their corresponding imaging workflow 
Evaluate currency and credibility of information gathered and ensure research scope is sufficiently broad 
Acquire or gain access to specialised imaging technologies in cooperation with imaging specialists and suppliers 
Identify and apply appropriate OHS processes and standards in use of specialised imaging technologies 
Apply specialised imaging technologies and imaging workflow to create test images 
Review personal performance in creation of test images 
Select appropriate imaging technology to create a body of work with specific subject matter or theme 
Consider requirements of creative vision/product and adopt imaging workflow to create images 
Review and adapt imaging workflow to ensure consistency of creative vision and product 
Plan, prepare and organise body of work for presentation using appropriate technology and context 
Review personal performance in creation of body of work and identify concepts for future research 
Store and maintain reference journal of specialised imaging technologies 
Document imaging workflow, reinstate equipment and archive imaging products appropriately 

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