Mon 5 – Wed 7 Feb: Class 13A + 13B
15 hours controlled test
Photography classroom + Photography studio

DEADLINE: LAST DAY OF YOUR MOCK EXAM
ESSAY > PHOTOBOOKS / FILM > BLOG POSTS

IN PREPARATION FOR MOCK EXAM MAKE SURE THE FOLLOWING IS READY BY THE END OF THIS WEEK:

1. Complete and proof read essay draft this week (so there is enough time to make final corrections and incorporate it into book design in Mock exam.) 
2. Upload new photoshoots and edit in Lightroom – make sure to produce blog posts showing selection process and experimentation of images.
3. A draft layout of your photobook/ rough cut of film edit before your Mock Exam begin (that time is used to fine tune design with teacher’s approval)
4. Review Checklist on blog for overview of work that must be completed.
5. Go through Go4School Tracking Sheet (sent in email on 17 Jan) and improve, complete and publish missing blogposts.

Structure your 3 day Mock Exam as follows:

DAY 1:
Essay: Complete essay, incl illustrations, referencing and bibliography + publish on blog. Essay also needs to be added and presented at the end of your photobook)

DAY 2:
Photoshoots/ recordings: Complete editing images or recordings for your photobook / film + produce blog posts showing selection process and experimentation of images. Use a combination of print screens + annotation. Write an evaluation about what went well and what you need to do next to develop your shoots and project.

DAY 3
Photobook/ film: Complete photobook design/ edit film + produce blogpost showing design process and evaluate. Produce a blog post showing layout and design process using a combination of print screens + annotation.

Prints: Select final prints and produce blog post showing presentation ideas and create mock-up in Photoshop and create a virtual gallery. Make sure you save final images in print folder here by end of the day:

M:\Radio\Departments\Photography\Students\Image Transfer\YR13 PRINT FOLDER NOSTALGIA

Blogposts: Finish and publish any missing blog posts as per Checklist and your Go4School Tracking sheet.

ESSAY
Publish final essay as a separate blog post with illustrations of key works by artists and your own images analysed in your text, as well as a bibliography listing all literary sources used. Also incorporate essay in the back of your book using layout in text columns and include illustrations and bibliography.

PHOTOBOOK
Make sure you have a made a blog post that charts your design decisions, including prints screens of layout with annotation and write an ongoing evaluation. If you complete it; final book design must be checked and signed off by teacher.

For more help and guidance editing, process and evaluation go to blog post below.

SPRING PLANNER: PERSONAL STUDY | 2024 Photography Blog (hautlieucreative.co.uk)

BLURB – ORDER BOOK
Inside Lightroom upload book design to BLURB, log onto your account on their website, pay and order the book.

Consider spending a few extra pounds on choosing better paper, such as Premium Lustre in check-out, change colour on end paper or choose different cloth/ linen if needed.

FILM
Make sure you have a made a blog post that charts your editing process, including prints screens with annotation and write an evaluation. If you complete it; final film must be checked and signed off by teacher.

For more help and guidance on editing, process and evaluation go to blog post below.

Film Editing

Export final film as mp4 file and upload to Youtube / Microsoft Streams and embed on Blog. Follow these steps:

1. In Premier: Click on Sequence > Render IN/OUT
2. File > Export > Media
3. Export Settings: Format H.264
4. Output Name: use title of your film and save to V:Data drive
5. Click Export at bottom
6. Using Microsoft Stream: Open up Office 365
7. Go to All Apps and select Stream
8. Create > Upload Video
9. Browse to upload your exported film from V:Data drive
10. Write a short description, choose thumbnail and publish
11. My Content > Videos > embed film into Blog post with evaluation.
12. In Youtube: Set up an account at home (www.youtube.com)
13. Click Create (top right corner) > Upload video
14. Select file > your exported film from V:Data drive
15. Write a short description and choose thumbnail
16. Once uploaded, embed film into Blog post with evaluation.

BLOGPOSTS
All blog posts in relation to the above must be published, including any other supporting posts missing from previous work modules since the beginning of Yr 13 academic year, including zines which must be printed & bound, Hockney ‘joiners’, 3D photo-sculpture and final prints.

See previous student, Stanley Lucas as a guide on blogposts that needs to be done and published before you the end of your Mock Exam.

https://hautlieucreative.co.uk/photo19al/author/slucas08

EVALUATION: Upon completion of photobook/ film and presentation of prints make sure you evaluate and reflect on your learning and final outcomes. Comment on the following:

• How successful was your final outcomes (book, film, prints etc)?
• Did you realise your intentions?
• What references did you make to artists references? 
  comment on technical, visual, contextual, conceptual?

FINAL PRINTS
Select your final prints (5-7) from photobook/ film and make a blog post showing ideas about how to present them.

In photoshop produce a mock display (create new document size A1: 594 x 841mm) using different image sizes, for example: A3 x 2, A4 x 2, A5 x 3

PREPARE AND SAVE IMAGES FOR PRINTING:

• Add your images to the print folder here…M:\Radio\Departments\Photography\Students\Image Transfer\YR13 PRINT FOLDER NOSTALGIA
• Complete any unfinished work from last term if you have time, For example: select images for print form Zine and My ROCK project.

File Handling and printing...

• Remember when EXPORTING from Lightroom you must adjust the file size to 1000 pixels on the Short edge for “blog-friendly” images (JPEGS)
• BUT…for editing and printing when EXPORTING from Lightroom you must adjust the file size to Short edge for “high resolution” images (JPEGS) like this…

• A5 Short Edge = 14.8 cm
• A4 Short Edge = 21.0 cm
• A3 Short Edge =29.7 cm

This will ensure you have the correct ASPECT RATIO

Ensure you label and save your file in you M :Drive and then copy across to the PRINT FOLDER:

M:\Radio\Departments\Photography\Students\Image Transfer\YR13 PRINT FOLDER NOSTALGIA

For a combination of images, or square format images you use the ADOBE PHOTOSHOP > NEW DOCUMENT + PRINT PRESETS on to help arrange images on the correct size page (A3, A4, A5)

You can do this using Photoshop, Set up the page sizes as templates and import images into each template, then you can see for themselves how well they fit… but remember to add an extra 6mm for bleed (3mm on each side of the page) to the original templates. i.e. A4 = 297mm x 210 but the template size for this would be 303mm x 216mm.

Making a Virtual Gallery in Photoshop

Download an empty gallery file…then insert your images and palce them on the walls. Adjust the persepctive, size and shape using CTRL T (free transform) You can also add things like a drop shadow to make the image look more realistic…

…or using online software

How I did it:

Step 1: Go to www.artsteps.com

Step 2: Sign in / up.

Step 3: Create.

Step 4: Create your own location or choose a template.

Step 5: Upload your images, put them in your exhibition, name it and give it a description.

Step 6: Present / view your Exhibition.