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C03 · PRACTICAL LAB

Practical assignments

Complete the work, document your decisions and compare your performance against the progressive standards.

Camera Metering

Controlled Exposure Field Test

Produce a controlled series that demonstrates deliberate exposure choices and their trade-offs.

Required output

Submit three variations plus settings and a short decision log.

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Beginner

Complete correctly with guidance and explain the basic decision.

Intermediate

Complete independently with consistent control.

Advanced

Adapt successfully to a realistic constraint and justify decisions.

Professional

Deliver to a professional brief with reliable quality control.

Expert

Handle unexpected constraints, defend trade-offs and demonstrate integrated expert judgment.

Exposure Compensation

Controlled Exposure Field Test

Produce a controlled series that demonstrates deliberate exposure choices and their trade-offs.

Required output

Submit three variations plus settings and a short decision log.

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Beginner

Complete correctly with guidance and explain the basic decision.

Intermediate

Complete independently with consistent control.

Advanced

Adapt successfully to a realistic constraint and justify decisions.

Professional

Deliver to a professional brief with reliable quality control.

Expert

Handle unexpected constraints, defend trade-offs and demonstrate integrated expert judgment.

Histogram & Highlight Warnings

Applied Photography Assignment

Complete a real-world task specifically focused on this topic and document deliberate decisions.

Required output

Submit the required result plus capture notes and decision explanation.

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Beginner

Complete correctly with guidance and explain the basic decision.

Intermediate

Complete independently with consistent control.

Advanced

Adapt successfully to a realistic constraint and justify decisions.

Professional

Deliver to a professional brief with reliable quality control.

Expert

Handle unexpected constraints, defend trade-offs and demonstrate integrated expert judgment.

Manual Exposure & Exposure Consistency

Controlled Exposure Field Test

Produce a controlled series that demonstrates deliberate exposure choices and their trade-offs.

Required output

Submit three variations plus settings and a short decision log.

View performance standards
Beginner

Complete correctly with guidance and explain the basic decision.

Intermediate

Complete independently with consistent control.

Advanced

Adapt successfully to a realistic constraint and justify decisions.

Professional

Deliver to a professional brief with reliable quality control.

Expert

Handle unexpected constraints, defend trade-offs and demonstrate integrated expert judgment.