YEAR 11 INTO YEAR 12 photography TRANSITION
By completing this project in it's entirety, you will ensure:
- you have experience engaging your brain in creative approaches
- you engage with some of the key principles in photographic representation
- your analyse your immediate environment as a resource to inspire you
- you have an understanding of the online portfolio system Weebly and how you will use it throughout the course
- you appreciate the scope of creative tasks you will be required to take on
ONCE YOU HAVE COMPLETED BOTH STAGE 1 AND STAGE 2, PLEASE EMAIL YOUR WEBSITE LINK TO
Ms Premji [email protected] |
concerned lockdown is g0ing to stop your creativity?
Click on the following links to find examples of photographers who have not let isolation stop them. Instead, they have used as an opportunity to create a photographic representation of their experience during it. Some of the most incredible art projects in the world have been born out of times of challenge. Use their work to inspire you!
STAGE 1
what equipment do you need?
Before you get going please note that every photograph included on this page was taken with the camera on a smartphone. You do not need a professional DSLR camera at this point (although if you have access to one and want to use it then great - you will need one for the actual A Level course).
Still not convince about the credentials of smartphone photography? Check out the worldwide iPhone Photography Awards by clicking on the below link. Access to technology should never be a reason someone is held back from artistic goals! |
PART 1: TAKING PHOTOS THAT RESPOND TO THEMES
THE INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Take a series of photos that respond to each of the themes I have given you on here. Use the examples to inspire your own creativity 2. Use the guide on here to create your own Weebly website, just like this one 3. Upload the best of your photos onto your Weebly, along with the theme as a title for each section |
THE RULES:
Use any photographic equipment you like - camera or smartphone Have 5+ photos for each theme Edit or add instagram filters, if you want Copy the examples if you are stuck - but only if you are REALLY stuck! |
theme 1: inside
Let's start this off with the obvious - your homes are most likely your world at the moment. So rather than this give you a sense of confinement, try looking around your home for any opportunity to photograph the objects around you.
HINT - pretty much ANYTHING can be photographed in an interesting way so give it all a go!
HINT - pretty much ANYTHING can be photographed in an interesting way so give it all a go!
theme 2: leading lines
You will come to learn that lines are actually fundamental to any photograph (even if they aren't there). Lines give your viewer something to visually grasp ono.
HINT - They usually work best if they are either EXACTLY horizontal, vertical or diagonal.
HINT - They usually work best if they are either EXACTLY horizontal, vertical or diagonal.
theme 3: window worlds
So you're stuck inside, but what about the world outside? Artists have always used windows as a symbol for things such as containment, frames, spirituality, issues concerning public and private space, etc. Think about how you can photograph your windows.
HINT - the time of day might play a big part in this - sunrise, midday to sunset could dramatically change the way your window photos turn out.
HINT - the time of day might play a big part in this - sunrise, midday to sunset could dramatically change the way your window photos turn out.
The image below was created by a photographer during lockdown. How do you think these people are feeling? Do you think this is staged?
THEME 4: EXTREME CLOSE UPS
Harder than it looks - how close can you get to your photographic subject whilst ensuring it is IN FOCUS?
HINT - lighting will play a big part in this!
HINT - lighting will play a big part in this!
theme 5: looking up
Referred to as "worm's eye view", this photography is all about changing up perspectives.
HINT - Usually, try to avoid shooting directly into the light as you will get white burnt out areas (unless you want this!).
HINT - Usually, try to avoid shooting directly into the light as you will get white burnt out areas (unless you want this!).
theme 6: playful constructions
Your opportunity to get silly and create photographs that involve objects or scenes that you have set up.
HINT - don't overthink it - the simpler ideas are often the best.
HINT - don't overthink it - the simpler ideas are often the best.
move your work into a-level: experimentation
it's time to push your photography further to explore the experimental potential of the printed photograph.
Using your favourite images from your transition work, and images found in magazines and news articles, edit them further to mimic some of the visual strategies used by this selection of artists. Think carefully about what techniques you choose to do and why: 1. Is the technique accessible to you at this time? 2. How does the technique challenge you? 3. Does the technique link to any of your themes or the subject matter of your photographs? 4. Does the technique change the meaning of your work and how it is read by an audience? 5. Does the technique increase the value/devalue your work? Upload at least 5 of your final edited images under a final theme title: Experimentation, along with a brief statement of what you have done, how and why have done it and what you think of the end results. |
Other examples:
Want to go further? Look through this powerpoint for many other potential examples of how to experiment with your images.
Below are examples of student photo-montage experiments and their annotations:
move your work into a-level: writing
In order to explain your intentions and confirm to an examiner that you have recognized all the strengths and potential pitfalls in your own work, every section of your weebly should incorporate an evaluative reflection. This should include key terminology, a detailed description of how the work was created/adapted/edited, and a statement on how the work links to your theme and moves you forward in your ideas.
Open the below example to see how to write one of these reflections. Choose your best image from your transition work to write your own evaluative reflection. Use the keyword list to assist you (push yourself to use words you would nor normally - A Level is about elevating your language).
Open the below example to see how to write one of these reflections. Choose your best image from your transition work to write your own evaluative reflection. Use the keyword list to assist you (push yourself to use words you would nor normally - A Level is about elevating your language).
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transition work checklist
photography_transition_work_checklist.docx | |
File Size: | 14 kb |
File Type: | docx |
PART 2: CREATE your own weebly website
Watch the below videos for step-by-step instructions on how to create your very own photography website. It is much easier than you think!
Rather than sketchbooks and endless printing, all A Level Photography students create their own weebly website to store all their work. |
It's FREE
It's CREATIVE It's a TECHNICAL SKILL YOU CAN ADD TO YOUR CV and It's SOOOOO EASY!!!!!!! |
20 min video that gives you an incredibly detailed tour of the many features of Weebly
9 min video of me creating the exact type of weebly you will need
STAGE 2
THE TASK:
You have shown us your creativity and your ability to control a camera. Now it's tome to show us your ability to ANALYSE and CRITIQUE existing artwork. We would like you to use the below instructions to create
2 VIRTUAL GALLERY VISITS.
This is a writing task, but you must also carefully consider how you present it on your new weebly website. Look at the example you have been given below to support you in this.
You have shown us your creativity and your ability to control a camera. Now it's tome to show us your ability to ANALYSE and CRITIQUE existing artwork. We would like you to use the below instructions to create
2 VIRTUAL GALLERY VISITS.
This is a writing task, but you must also carefully consider how you present it on your new weebly website. Look at the example you have been given below to support you in this.
Use the below link to see what galleries have virtual reality online visits! Choose any you like - think not just about what visually interests you but also what you feel you have the most to discuss.
THE RULES:
Title each "visit" clearly
Write in full sentences and try to show off your analytical skills using elevated language
Explain your reflections fully by answering as many of the attached question file as you can - let's see how much you can discuss about an artwork of your choice!
Include pictures to visually support your writing
basic_artist_or_photographer_analysis_questions.docx | |
File Size: | 13 kb |
File Type: | docx |
THE EXAMPLE: