C20 · PRACTICAL LAB

Practical assignments

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

Action Photography Thinking

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.

Exposure for Action

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.

Autofocus & Tracking for Action

Focus Control Challenge

Photograph a subject at multiple distances or movement states with deliberate focus placement.

Required output

Submit the keeper sequence and explain the focusing strategy.

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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.

Burst Strategy & Timing

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.

Long-Lens Technique

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.

Panning & Intentional Motion

Time-Based Visual Assignment

Create a short sequence demonstrating controlled exposure, focus, motion and continuity.

Required output

Submit the sequence and production note.

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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.

Professional Sports Workflow

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.

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.