The purpose and structure of the plan

The first part of your plan should cover the following topics:

personal approach to the theme, time management, equipment and resources and other relevant issues

The second part of your plan askes you to describe each of your eight photoshoot ideas in detail.

Planning Questions

To help you write part one of your plan, you should consider the questions in the document below.

Logistical Considerations

Logistical considerations ask you to plan and organise the practical considerations of undertaking your photoshoots. 

Your shoot locations, and how will you travel to locations as well as how you will stay safe during shoots are logistical considerations. 

If your shoots are studio based, you should consider what props you'll need and how you will source them.

Overall, your logistical research should enrich your project, helping to clarify your interpretation of your brief in practical terms.

Equipment Considerations

You'll need to think about all the equipment that you are going to need for all your shoots. This should be a general list and not shoot specific, however it must be detailed explaining the need and reason for each piece of equipment including how and when it will be used. 

You need to consider all photography equipment including your camera, tripod and reflectors,  but also props and models and safety equipment that you may have to consider. Your risk assessment should help inform this. As well as a list and explanation, try to make this visual such as creating your own versions of the photos below.

Technical Considerations

As a fairly new photographer, it's important to conduct technical research about the photographic techniques, styles and genres you plan to use. 

You might watch YouTube videos about a certain technique or you might use the internet to get more hints and tips on lighting. 

Consider the subject of each of your shoots and ask yourself what photographic techniques, camera settings and insider tips you'll need to learn in order to produce professional results.

Outline what you've learned in this part of your research with bullet point lists, screen shots, etc.

Contextual Images

This part of your research involves finding images from other photographers that encapsulate your theme. Six, well chosen images should be shown on this page, along with any relevant explanation or description, if necessary. Please note that these images should not be exactly the same as your shoot ideas - you're not trying to recreate other photographer's work. Instead, your giving a visual sense of mood, atmosphere, genre, style and purpose of your project.

Photographer Research

Selecting Photographers and Images

Select two photographers whose work is relevant to and inspired your own. For each photographer select two of their photographs. Use the list of famous photographers below to help identify your choices.

Selecting the Images

For each of your chosen photographers, select two of their photographs that are most relevant to your theme. Spend some time considering these choices as marks are awarded for the relevance of your research images to your own work.

The impact of Social and Cultural Influences

Conduct online research about both your photographers and the images you have chosen. Try to identify three main influences that lead to the creation of these photographs and explain this in your own words.