Remember…each task requires a new blog post! Keep your blog posts visual!

Week 3

Lesson 1

~~Homework check in, upload and explanation of homework 2~~
~~Camera Skills : Looking at the exposure triangle~~
~~Camera Skills :Exploring exposure~~

Lesson 2

~~Theory, concept and history : Typologies~~
~~Photoshop Skills : looking at tone / contrast :what is it? Why is essential to photography? How do we create tone and contrast on Photoshop? What is high key vs low key?~~
~~Ansel Adams Zone system : include a diagram, examples and compare your original image to your edit.~~

Lesson 3

~~Camera Skills : shutter speeds > creating a sense of movement and capturing action~~
~~Photoshop skills : cropping and making a selection, free transform, colour overlays and blending~~

Lesson 4

~~Camera Skills : Depth of field and focus points / focal length + exposure compensation~~
~~Photoshop skills : double exposures and blurring to create depth~~

Week 4

Lesson 1, 2, 3, 4

~~Camera Skills : Depth of field and focus points / focal length + exposure compensation~~
~~Photoshop skills : double exposures and blurring to create depth~~
~~http://www.nikonusa.com/en/learn-and-explore/a/tips-and-techniques/understanding-focal-length.html~~
~~Analysis techniques~~

Week 5

Lesson 1 and 2

think about : making image selections…working towards a final presentation
think about : blog layout and design features + action plans
Check : homework progress…looking at texture and surface
Create blog post : analysis and interpretation / Robert Frank…use of key vocab
Create blog post : Keld Helmer Peterson analysis and response : include your original 4 x images : Use Threshold Adjustment : Add screen shots : Square Format : Grid of 4 : Upload to your blog post and print out ! remember to add CATEGORIES
Click on this link for more…
https://www.creativereview.co.uk/black-noise-by-keld-helmer-petersen/

Lesson 3 and 4

Mr Cole will be on residential with D of E students on Wednesday and Thursday…so you will be expected to complete current / outstanding blog posts and publish for tracking and assessment. Miss Hearn will be available on Thursday and Friday. Mr Cole will be available on Friday too.

We expect you to use this time wisely and upload all incomplete blog posts…remember, the homework tasks are NOT optional and form the spine of your coursework ie your photo-shoots!

Week 6 + 7

this week your focus is on colour and is linked to your homework task. Look at the stimulus material below to help you develop your ideas and incorporate colour.
you should be in a position now to make your final selections : choose a range of your best images that you would like to present and evaluate / critique
REMEMBER…WE HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT THE FORMAL ELEMENTS AND ABSTRACT PHOTOGRAPHY…THIS SHOULD BE CLEAR IN YOUR WORK
your choices may be in the form of a single image, a two-frame image, a triptych, a grid or another idea…
you must include edits and original images…always show your process including screenshots
aim to narrow down your selection to 3, 4 or 5 choices…
Then finally…choose 1 image
Compare and contrast your final choice of image to a photographer (s) and create a case study including analysis of a key image by your choice of photographer
BLOG POSTS : take care with your presentation and include hyperlinks to helpful artciles / websites and embed relevant videos too…
Extension : see tracking sheet below