"What is Photography?The new linear A level course offers students the opportunity to learn about photography history, its techniques and processes, how to apply an understanding of visual language and the formal elements and, most importantly, how to develop a sophisticated body of work. We have decided to introduce students to these ways of working and understanding photography through a series of smaller projects with the over-arching title 'What is photography?" This introduction will prepare students for the development of a Personal Investigation (Component 1).
Below is an outline of the exam board's expectations for this unit.
Candidates may submit in their portfolio:
There is no restriction in the scale of work produced but candidates should carefully select, organise and present work to ensure that they provide evidence of meeting all four assessment objectives."
Below is an outline of the exam board's expectations for this unit.
Candidates may submit in their portfolio:
- A selection of thoughtfully presented work that demonstrates the breadth and depth of the course of study.
- At least one extended collection of work, or project, based on an idea, concept, theme or issue which demonstrates the candidate’s ability to sustain work from an initial starting point to a realisation and includes evidence of their ability to research, develop ideas and link their work in a meaningful way to related critical/contextual materials.
- Critical/contextual work which could include written materials, such as journals, reviews, reflections and evaluations, annotations and historical background material. Examples of video, film, photographs and slide presentations may also be submitted. Evidence may also be included from the Internet, from books and journals, as well as studies made during a residency, site or gallery/museum visit. When appropriate sources should be identified and acknowledged.
- Sketchbooks, workbooks and journals. Alternatively, candidates may wish to present a series of related images on mounted sheets.
- The portfolio may, when appropriate to candidates’ chosen area of study, include examples of three-dimensional work.
There is no restriction in the scale of work produced but candidates should carefully select, organise and present work to ensure that they provide evidence of meeting all four assessment objectives."
Analysing and responding to photographs
Photos in response to the one's above.
These images are response to the bridge image above, at first I looked around Thomas Tallis for bridge like objects although I could only find 3 objects that represented the shape of the bridge above. I then had an idea of going to the park near my house which has numberous bridges scattered throughout in all different shapes and sizes. Walking about the park also made me grow interested in the photo above since I don't know what bridge the photographer was trying to replicate and whether they were trying to replicate a real bridge at all.
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I originally believed I would find more defaced objects than these but I found that graffiti and defaced objects were harder to come across than I previously thought. All but two of these photos were taken in school 3 of which were done for humous purposes and could easily be reversed and 2 others were due to the object getting older and defacing it's self while the others were done on purpose by someone. The two I found outside of school were slightly different one of the pictures is some graffiti drawn into the concrete probably when it was setting and the other was an object defacing it's self since the sign telling people where to walk was pointing towards the rubble they should avoid.
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I planned to take these photos outside of school because I had got bored of the pictures looking so similar so I decided to take these photos during my walk to and time in my local park, I was looking for stairs and slopes with railings and walls on ether side or just the railings/slope I think these photos relate to the one on ''Masters of photography' really well since the shadows on the slopes/stairs fit the one on Masters and the picture all have lines and interesting textures to them. I am happy to finally take photos throughout the park since it has many interesting areas and places that are filled with many odd shapes, textures and colours.
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The 6 best photos from all three photoshopped.
Due to the photo I chose on masters being detailed even though it was in black and white I tried making these two the same by only focusing on the key part of the photo and keeping as much texture and detail as possible in both photos such as the rubble, leaves and the dents on the sign on the one to the left and the letters that are missing in the worn off word on the right.
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