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.

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

Evidence of the following is essential:

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

ability to implement OHS/quality control procedures when applying imaging concepts and technology

ability to 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

access to sources of information on the historical and contemporary imaging environment

opportunity for collaboration with or in allied industries

access to appropriate learning and assessment support when required

the use of culturally appropriate processes, and techniques appropriate to the oracy, language and literacy capacity of the assessee 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 and third party workplace reports of on-the-job performance by candidate

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

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

problem solving activities to assess candidate's critical thinking skills.

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

CUVPHI501A Research role and use of the photoimage in visual communication

CUVPHI502A Research and exploit photoimaging trends.

Required skills:

photoimaging skills sufficient to:

archive, maintain and manage analogue and/or digital assets

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

create/optimise files and film to photoimaging industry standards

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

research skills sufficient to access and compare contemporary styles and conceptual/aesthetic approaches to photoimaging

critical thinking skills sufficient to:

employ reflective questioning to analyse performance

recognise innovative imaging opportunities from research/testing processes

literacy skills sufficient to:

interpret technical information relating to the imaging environment

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

numeracy skills sufficient to determine mathematical problems arising from technical imaging processes

communication skills sufficient 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 sufficient to:

learn the operation of ancillary equipment

review personal performance within project context

upgrade knowledge required to work in varied locations

planning and organising skills sufficient to:

coordinate activities of models and assistants

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

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

Required knowledge:

OHS procedures/standards associated with imaging technology

selection, testing and evaluation of imaging technology to ascertain suitability for innovative and creative production purposes

traditions/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 (35mm/120 film, digital capture/sensor)

underwater

view camera (4x5, 5x7, 10x8)

devices that produce books, magazines and newspapers

enhance technologies:

analogue/wet darkroom

digital darkroom and imaging software applications

historical cameras and techniques:

ambrotype

cyanotype

daguerreotype

vandyke brown and salted papers

wet plate

hybrid processes:

digital back on a pinhole camera

simulating/emulating analogue effects via digital software techniques

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

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

analogue/digital enlargers and printers/papers

film writers

inkjet/laser/dye-sublimation/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. pictrograph).

Appropriate persons may include:

critics, commentators and polemicists

members of relevant professional associations

mentors/peers

practising photographers, photoimagists or members of allied fields.

Discipline, subject matter and themes may include:

disciplines:

art photoimaging

commercial photoimages

domestic photoimages

illustrative photoimages

media photoimages

stock photoimages

technical photoimages

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/displaying time

imaging the passage of time

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

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

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

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 which enhance the communicative quality of the work

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

Specialised imaging technologies may include:

3D imaging devices and software applications

aerial cameras

high speed cameras

non-visible electromagnetic spectrum:

ultraviolet and infrared imaging

x-ray and gamma ray

microscopy

photo finish cameras

remote sensing devices

scanning electron microscopes

telescopes

thermal imaging

time/motion cameras

ultrasound imaging.

Body of work may include:

electronic presentation

exhibition of images

magazine, newspaper or book

portfolio of work.