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What is the folio?
What is the folio?
The folio is your external Achievement Standard and is a long term assessment.
The folio is a body of photographic work based on a theme and selection of established practice (artist models). The folio is a process that involved you completing a range of photographic shoots over the year exploring a range of ideas. From this you will generate a Systematic Body of Work off resolved photographs to a finished standard laid out photographically printed and taped to board as specified by NZQA.
NZQA has set the specification for the presentation of this achievement standard to the following:
Level 2 (12 credits) 2 A1 board of photographic work
https://www.nzqa.govt.nz/ncea/subjects/assessment-specifications/visualarts-l2/
Level 3 (14 credits) 3 A1 boards of photographic work.
https://www.nzqa.govt.nz/ncea/subjects/assessment-specifications/visualarts-l3/
Example of a Level 2 folio
Example of a Level 2 folio
Two A1 boards. 12 credits external
Example of a Level 3 folio
Example of a Level 3 folio
Three A1 boards. 14 credits external
Timeline
Timeline
Term 1 You will be exploring a range of photographic skills and practicing exploring possible ideas for the folio.
Term 2 You will decide if you are continuing with your chosen theme of work / subject matter or changing to something more interesting for you (this must be in consultation with your teacher). Continue eperimenting and creating photographs exploring a range of ideas.
Term 3 You will be clarifying your ideas and finishing your folio. Handing in work for photographic printing.
Hand in date: End of term 3/start of Term 4. This date will be communicated with you on your class calender in classroom.
What does the photographic folio show?
What does the photographic folio show?
Investigation of ideas and methods, and how you have used these to inform a drawing study for photography.
Drawing means showing your thinking
Identify the problem or question you are addressing
Present a range and depth of ideas
Investigate options
Regenerate work from what you have done
Learn from yourself and established practice
Use of established photographic processes, procedures, materials and techniques appropriate to ideas and methods studied.
Demonstrate your understanding of photographic conventions
Base your understanding on your research and artist models
Use techniques that are appropriate.
Show purposeful decision making. Be selective with what you present and only use your best work.
Demonstrate fluency with media.
A series of photographs presented on the specified folio boards based on your theme of study. Showing how you have systematically generated, analysed and clarified your idea. Higher grade boards will demonstrate regeneration.
Work systematically but not in a linear way. (Make your audience think).
Show a range of ideas and possibilities.
Use artist models to extend your work.
Evaluate your own work and analyse-what is working and what isn’t?
Improve your work/ideas as the board progresses.
Show you have critically selected from your own work possibilities for extension.
Critical selection and ordering of work.
Small work prints generating ideas and investigating a range of pictorial conventions. Investigation of new ideas.
Larger prints show analysis and clarification of ideas.
Process of creating photos for your folio
Process of creating photos for your folio
Complete your theme proposal and brainstorm of ideas then begin creating.
The earlier you begin taking photographs and begin your series of work based on a theme, the stronger your work will become. You may have failures with shoots but this is an important process to generate stronger work.
Important tips:
Have direction and and purpose for each photograph shoot. Have a plan for what you want to do
Be experimental when you photograph. Use a range of compositions, d.o.f and viewpoints.
Don't repeat yourself.
Use artist models to guide and influence your work.
Take risks to extend your work.
Don't be afraid of your work changing into a new direction
When your stuck find new artist models
Begin using the folio board layout when you have 4+ shoots. After this point your layout may also give you ideas for you next photoshoots
Explanation of photographic process on student website and integration of A.S standards Level 2 & 3
explanation of photography process and integrated Achievement Standards - SD 480p.movBoard Layout
Board Layout
This is one of the most frustrating things to complete for the course.
The process of editing, sequencing and hierarchy of images (what is big, small) is important. This is how you are showing the markers your best work for assessment. You will be constantly altering your board as the year progresses and your work becomes stronger.
How to begin
How to begin
After you have taken a minimum of 4 photo shoots you should begin laying out your work on the folio board.
There are a range of ways to start selecting and laying out your work for the board. I recommend that you begin the process by printing your contact sheets and cutting out your image (with file name attached) so you can choose your strongest work. You should also be star rating your best work using Adobe Bridge.
Categorise and organise your images into piles. Don't categorise just by the shoot number, break your work down into categories, ie close up, texture, artist model influence etc. Doing this will help you build different options and investigations on your board.
Once you select an image for your folio, then complete photo adjustments. This means less work for you to do as you are only adjusting the images you are using.
Using this process, work by hand and also electronically using InDesign to build your folio.
Example of starting the folio, contact sheets starting to be used and cut up on board 2
Examples of Folio process using contact sheets and templates before arranging electronically using InDesign
Examples of Folio process using contact sheets and templates before arranging electronically using InDesign
Examples of Folio Development with the InDesign spread at checkpoints
Examples of Folio Development with the InDesign spread at checkpoints
You will have formative checkpoints to submit work in for checking and also printing when necessary.
Checkpoints that will be completed:
½ Board Level 3 will also have
1+ Boards 2 ½ Boards
1½ Boards 3 Boards
2 Boards
½ Board
1+ Boards
1 ½ Boards
2 Boards
InDesign folio spread information
InDesign folio spread information
You will be using an InDesign file for your board layout.
Working in InDesign allows you to move an alter the layout with ease and doesn't generate a large file so will not freeze your computer.
Important Tips for using InDesign
Images must be jpeg or psd files to place into the InDesign spread
Do not go over the pink line this is the print margin
Use Adobe Bridge to drag and drop images in
Camera raw adjustments will not show. You must have saved a copy in Bridge as a jpeg file and then add into InDesign
Lightroom images must be exported a jpegs to use
Make sure your images are linked in the spread- check before exporting.
Be aware of the scale of your image, check the frame dimensions with a ruler or the templates in class. Scale is deciding on a computer scree.
Work in rows to sequence your work. This will make it easier to shift sections when reordering or adjusting sizes.
Meet the class checkpoints so your work will be printed. This is important to see your work A1 and also to check the quality and adjustments of the imagery
Export for printing at 300dpi individual pages
Export of spreads at 72dpi to upload onto website and for written teacher feedback
Link for information and videos of how to export pages and spread
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