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2014 Information
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General Advice
It is very important to strive to achieve consistent printing values across the body of work you submit as evidence for Photography. It is also vital that you learn to be 'master' of the C0 printer/copier workflow. In 2013 everyone using the printer/copier achieved pretty close to awesome - remembering to follow clear procedures for selecting paper thickness, size and orientation, and also remembering to PRESS the RED BUTTON and read the display to make sure the print job and the paper placed in the bypass match up! Most people even remembered to select Ricoh-34 as the printer....

Paper for all jobs can be found, cut to standard sizes, on the shelf next to the door into C0. Learn the difference between A3, A4, A5 and A6!

Do __not__ use glossy paper or have your work printed professionally on glossy paper. Light reflecting off the paper distracts from the images and is also slippery - a factor referred to in the conditions of assessment for L3 folios. Although some work can be collated in Illustrator or InDesign or Word, saved as a pdf, and printed on A3 or A4 sheets (170 - 210gsm recommended), and even as 'virtual panels' in Photoshop (preset 600 x 800 mm) - This method of presenting work on the folio is NOT recommended. Do not let the digital printing process become paramount in your investigation. More authentic working steps recognising constraints and field conventions are needed on the folio. Rule of thumb, if using collage techniques, show some actual collage techniques to demonstrate depth of thinking about surface, space or other relevant pictorial issues and devices. //NZQA disclaimer: "Digital processes could include commercially printed material as part of the working process, but, in the context of photography, reliance on commercially printed material may compromise a candidate’s ability to demonstrate their use of processes, procedures and techniques."//

//Never, ever put anything wet or dusty or fragile or heavy on top of the glass platten. Never, ever put anything wet or dusty or fragile through the bypass. If in doubt - discuss with the teacher. Any damages to the printer and it's internal working parts will be charged to the perpetrator (if identified) or shared by all those who were users at around the time of the 'accident'.//

Offsite Printing
Talk to the teacher about your printing requirements. She will recommend someone local you can contact.

It is important to have all your files to an off-site printer two weeks before the deadline. Otherwise there is no guarantee your work will be trimmed and stuck down on your folio in time for the deadline. The courier contracted by NZQA to collect folios WILL NOT WAIT FOR YOU.

Peer check with your assessment buddies in the final week that:


 * all work is dry
 * all images / artworks are securely attached
 * all labels are in correct positions (these will be provided by NZQA via PW)

The courier will take folios to the examination venue in Wellington on the advertised collection dates [check the date published in the specifications for the external standard]. NZQA does not pay for level 3 Portfolios and Scholarship workbooks to be couriered to the venue. This is because NZQA does not return the folios to school, but to the address shown on your NSI label. You will need to pay for your share before the courier arrives. This will be worked out in the final weeks.