Exam 2023

Group mindmaps

Include:

- Things you could photograph

- Concepts/meanings that could be explored

- Places you could go to take photos

- Photography techniques

- Editing techniques

I will photograph and upload these below for next lesson.

Independent research: Carry out general research into each exam question that interests you. Make notes on your exam paper of anything that interests you, and start copying any images that you might want to come back to later onto a powerpoint, making a note of the artists names etc.

Choose your title carefully - you cant change it once making a decision - there isn't enough time!

Decide on a title then complete the following:

• Write up the relevant mindmap - you can add/leave things off it where necessary. You can do this either by hand or powerpoint.

• Create a collage of initial ideas, full of inspiring images that link to what you might do for this project. What are you planning to do? Make notes on the collage that link to your specific ideas.

• Write a 'statement of intent' below your collage and mindmap.

• Write a paragraph to explain your ideas for the project. What will you explore? What do you plan to focus on? What will you photograph? You can update this later in the project – it still has to be relevant at the end of all of your experiments etc. If things change, you just need to remember to update your paragraph.

You now need to research your artists to inspire your ideas.

As you know, 25% of your marks come from artist research and using artists to inspire your ideas. Choose your artists carefully as you will spend the next few weeks working in their style. You should also consider how you will combine their styles, as you will need to do a lot of this!

Things to consider when choosing your artists in order to be successful:

• Do you really like their work? If not - don't choose them!

• Do you have lots of ideas for your own work inspired by their style?

• Are the artist's style and techniques a suitable level of challenge for you? Not too easy/too hard.

• Are they a professional photographer? The photographer you choose should have their own website and multiple images. Be careful not to choose a students work as you cant reference them in your project.

• Do the artists work well together? Are they different enough to each other to make sure that you can show a range of skills? Eg. not both black and white. Can you think of different ways to combine their styles? This is important!

Your task is to write a paragraph about the work of your chosen photographers to anaylse the way they photograph your chosen subject. You should include:

- 3 photographs of their figure photographs (not photos of the artist!).

- key information about their work from the things you have read about (not the photographer but the work itself)

- Your own observations of the photography techniques and formal elements that you see - eg. how does the photographer use composition, lighting, line, shape, tone etc?

- What you think the work is about - what does the photographer want you to think about? What might the meaning behind the work be?

- Your opinion and explanation of how you will take inspiration from their work.

If you need help getting started, copy and paste these sentences and fill in the gaps.

The photographer I have chosen is...

Having read about their photography, I have learnt that...

When I look at _____'s photographs, I can see...

One of the reasons that I have chosen this photographer to inspire my work is because Ilike I will take inspiration from ____'s work by...

Review the three edits in one paragraph (for each artist separately).

What did you do and why? How do your edits link to your photographer? What are the strengths and areas for development next time?

I edited these photos by...

They link to the style of my artist... because...

​Something that I feel worked well about the edits is... because...

​Going forwards, I will develop... by...