Elements and Performance Criteria
- Plan for project
- Evaluate requirements of technical photo imaging project with client, including timelines
- Research styles and conceptual and aesthetic approaches used in similar technical photo imaging shoots
- Prepare job, usage estimates and creative fee for meeting project requirements
- Discuss with clients their organisational management procedures, liaising with relevant professionals, and sourcing information and specialised equipment that may be required
- Prepare terms, conditions, budget and quotation for shoot and check against initial estimate
- Make agreement and complete contract with client, where applicable
- Prepare for shoot
- Confirm professional practice arrangements are met, including insurances, releases, intellectual property, privacy and other relevant legal requirements
- Investigate and address relevant codes of practice and site specific work health and safety issues, consents, licence, permit and any special requirements
- Confirm technical requirements, shoot requirements and shoot responsibilities with appropriate personnel
- Develop shoot management timelines, brief relevant personnel and prepare equipment
- Liaise with necessary people to arrange access to locations and subjects
- Shoot and produce technical photo images
- Capture in-production images to meet project style, content and specifications
- Collaborate with production team and seek client feedback on shoot progress
- Optimise images and output image products in suitable formats according to industry standards
- Assemble work for electronic or physical dispatch and deliver to agreed location by appropriate methods and within timeframe
- Wrap up and review shoot
- Check and reinstate equipment and shoot site to original condition
- Review client feedback and evaluate personal performance in shoot context
- Catalogue and archive photo images according to industry standards
- Conclude any organisational procedures and maintain contractual and financial records for business and taxation purposes
- Update work samples of technical photo imaging services for marketing and promotional purposes
- Identify future opportunities, work directions, equipment needs and workflow changes resulting from shoot