Welcome back and happy new year for 2019 !!!
For the weeks leading up to the AS PHOTOGRAPHY MOCK EXAM at the end of January 2019 you will need to refer to this resource pack
“SELF -PORTRAIT and IDENTITY JAC PDF”
(to find it just copy and paste the link below into the top bar of the folder icon on your screen)
M:\Departments\Photography\Students\Resources\Portraiture\TO DO
We have included a mini-unit to help you explore opportunities with self portraiture in photography as this may become essential to your project outcomes. We will spend 1 x lesson looking closely at this and discussing ideas for you…
Remember…your stimulus for the month of January is…
IDENTITY and PLACE
- https://www.anothermag.com/art-photography/10669/five-contemporary-photographers-interrogating-identity
- https://www.ft.com/content/a4a0828c-f144-11e7-ac08-07c3086a2625
Blog Posts to make :
- define “identity” and explain how identity can be influenced by “place”, or belonging, your environment or upbringing /gender identity /
cultural identity /
social identity /
geographical identity /political identity
lack of / loss of identity - Add a mindmap and moodboard
- Choose a range of photographers that you feel explore identity as a theme and create at least 1 x CASE STUDY on a chosen artist (that will have an influence on your final outcomes re : MOCK EXAM)
- Organise and carry out your photo-shoots !!! You MUST complete a minimum of 2 PHOTO-SHOOTS in readiness for the mock exam itself
- Decide whether or not YOU will become a feature of your work…will you point the camera at yourself? (how important is self-portrait to “identity”?)
- Show your experiments and outcomes as a response to chosen artists over the next few weeks…and begin to plan how to finalise and display your ideas.
Some suggestions for you to look at…
- Carole Benitah…memories of childhood, loss and belonging
- Jessa Fairbrother…mother and daughter relationship
- Phillip Toledano…loss, death, memory, grief
- Laia Abril…loss and memory, eating disorders and body image
- Diana Markosian…cultural, geographical and political identity
- Rita Puig Serra Da Costa…death, grief, loss and family identity
- Yoshikatsu fuji…relationship breakdown
- Nancy Borowick…relationships and support
- Julian Germain… people as individuals vs community
- Corrine Day… vitality / pressures of youth
Lorna Simpson—gender identity
Paul Sepuya—cultural and national identity / gender identity
Shirin Neshat—cultural identity
Rineke Dijkstra—geographical, political and social identity
Sarah Maple—gender identity
Francesca Woodman—identity and belonging
Larry Sultan—personal identity
John Bulmer—social identity / community
Robert Frank—social and class / race identity
Robert Frank—social and national identity
Tish Murtha—social deprivation and geographical identity
Skate Culture https://www.huckmag.com/outdoor/skate/inside-londons-skate-scene/
YOU NEED MORE IDEAS…?
PERSONAL POSSESSIONS x IDENTITY
CREATIVE IDEAS LINK CLICK HERE
Always ensure you have enough evidence of…
- moodboards
- mindmaps
- case studies (artist references-show your knowledge and understanding)
- photo-shoot action plans / specifications (what, why, how, who, when , where)
- photo-shoots + contact sheets (annotated)
- appropriate image selection and editing techniques
- presentation of final ideas and personal responses
- analysis and evaluation of process
- compare and contrast to a key photographer
- critique / review / reflection of your work
Always explore, describe and explain :
- who (is in the photo / took the photo)
- what (is the photo about?)
- why (has the image been made / displayed / connected to other images or text)
- where (was the photo taken)
- how was the photo taken (technical attributes)
- when (was the photo taken)
PRINTING : choose at least 1 x outcome for each of the following…
- response to “identity and place”
- response to photo-montage
- response to tableau / staged reality
- response to studio lighting
- response to street portraits
- response to environmental portraits