C34 · PRACTICAL LAB

Practical assignments

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

Smartphone Camera Systems

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.

Mobile Exposure & Capture Controls

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.

Computational Photography Concepts

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.

HDR, Night Mode & Multi-Frame Capture

Low-Light Capture Assignment

Create a controlled low-light image while managing movement, focus and exposure.

Required output

Submit the image, settings and troubleshooting 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.

Mobile Composition & Practical Shooting

Composition Assignment

Create a short set around one subject using deliberate framing and visual hierarchy.

Required output

Submit five images and explain the selection and sequence.

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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.

Mobile Editing, Storage & Delivery

Post-Production Assignment

Process an image non-destructively to a defined final-output requirement.

Required output

Submit before/after versions and an edit 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.