Technical/PracticalCamerasandlighting

Photographictechniques

Experimentalwork- therulesandhowtobreak

them!

Analytical/CriticalLookingatart,filmmaking&photography

Relatingownworktoartists’workandviceversa

Understandinghowidesandmeaningsare

communicatedvisually

Developingindepthcritical&analyticalmethods.

Creative/ExpressiveDevelopingyourownportfolioofphotographicwork

thatispersonal,uniqueandindividualtoyou!

Exploringarangeofphotographicstyles,techniques,

processesandideas.

Developingyourimaginativeandcreativeskillstoexpressa

rangeofideas.

Throughout Year 12 you will be

introduced to 3 main area of

learning in Photography.

InYear12youwilltakepartinarangeoftechnical

workshops.Youwillbesetphotographicassignments

basedaroundathemoratechnique.

Foreachtaskyouwillbeexpectedtouseyourown

initiative,interpretingitindividuallyandconnectingit

toartistsorphotographers.Youwillplaneachtask,

printupandevaluatetheresultbuildingupyour

portfolio.

Youmusthaveyoursketchbookwithyouandbefully

equippedforeverylesson.

Capturemovementinasingle

photousingfastshutter

speeds.

Usingdigital

programs

suchas

Photoshop

toeditthe

photoand

putitinto

context.

• Youneedtouseatripod

• Takephotoofbackgroundbefore

• Takephotowithmodelsinshot

• UsePhotoshoptoeraseunwantedimagery

SpecialEffectsisanexcellentwayoncreating

dramaticandeyecatchingwork.

WithinPhotographywehighlyrecommend

studentstobeexperimentalandutilisethe

vastarrayoftutorialsthatareavailableon

Youtube andPinterest.

SourcingClothingadprops-

SFXmakeupacquiredfromAmazonandfancy

dressshop.

Sourcingamodel- Matchinguptheir

timetables.

Makeup- takesatleastanhour

BookingArtroomwithmemberofstaff.

BookingStudio-

Studiosetup-

Powerofflashes,backdrop,tables,colourgels.

Extensiveresearchintostyleofartistandhow

themodelshouldpose.

Planningisvital

Thisishowitwasachieved:

Ifyouhaveapassionforfashion,then

youmaywanttotakethisupandtakea

rangeofphoto’sforafashionmagazine.

Photographyisabrilliantwaytorespond

toeventsandincidentsaroundyou.

You canuseyournewlydevelopedskills

tocapturescenesthatcanbeusedto

advertiseparticulararea’syoufeel

stronglyabout.

Magazine

articles

You canuseyournewlydeveloped

skillstocapturescenesandplacethem

intoamagazinewithyourselected

genre.

--- Takearangeof

portraits--- Addthemonto

Powerpoint orPublisher.

--- Makesurethatthesurroundingareaisblack

Withinthedepartmentwe

havetheabilitytouse

someofourspecialist

equipmenttotakephoto’s

fromabovethemodel.

Thisisaneffectivewayof

takingashotfroma

differentangle.

Usingdigitalprogramssuch

asPhotoshoptoeditthe

photoandputitintocontext.

AttheendofY13

youwillbegiven

anexhibition

spacetopresent

yourworkina

privateshow.

• WhatisAperture?

• WhatdoesawideAperturecreatewithinaphoto?

• WhatisDepthoffield?

• Whatisshutterspeed?

• Whatwillaslowshutterspeedcapturewithinaphotograph?

• Whatistheruleofthirds?

• WhywouldyouapplyLeadinglineswithaPhoto?

Readthe‘PhotoBasics’PDF

providedandreadthroughthe

information.

Youthenneedtocreatea

Powerpoint andanswerthe

questionsthatarebelow.