YEAR 12 A LEVEL PHOTOGRAPHY PLANNER

CORE SKILLS – FORMAL ELEMENTS

WEEK 1

• FIXING THE SHADOWS watch film / discuss / TPS / CC / SMB
• FIXING THE SHADOWS watch film / discuss / TPS / CC / SMB
• Set essay HW Task Due Friday 20^th September
• Make cyanotypes inspired by Anna Atkins

WEEK 2

• Summer Task collection and critique
• Blog intro and upload of ST
• Paper Experiments
• Explore focus control / focal length
• Look at Meatyard / Barth / Leiter
• HW Explore focus / focal length

WEEK 3

• Explore Aperture and depth of field
• Paper Experiments
• Incorporate a range of paper shapes / objects
• Look at …
• HW Aperture and depth of field

WEEK 4

• Explore Shutter Speed and movement / light
• Paper Experiments
• Throw, move , roll paper aeroplanes, balls, spirals
• Look at…
• HW Shutter Speed and movement / light

WEEK 5

• Explore ISO
• Paper Experiments
• Texture, rips, folds, creases, curves
• Introduce Adobe Lightroom, catalogues, selections, editing
• Look at…Contact Sheets
• HW Texture

WEEK 6

• Paper Experiments
• Introduce Adobe Lightroom, catalogues, selections, editing
• Look at…paper artists on blog / formal elements
• HW Texture

WEEK 7

• Paper Experiments
• MVT > Explore Exposure Compensation and Light Meter awareness
• Look at…paper artists on blog / formal elements to drive ideas
• MVT > Lightroom : develop mode + exporting images

WEEK 8

• Complete final edits of Paper Experiments
• Produce a range of final images and create virtual gallery
• Mood-board, Mind-map of ideas (AO1)definition and introduction (AO1)
• Statement of Intent / proposal
• Artist References / Case Studies (must include image analysis) (AO1)
• Photo-shoot Action Plan (AO3)
• Multiple Photoshoots + contact sheets (AO3)
• Image Selection, sub selection, review and refine ideas (AO2)
• Image Editing/ manipulation / experimentation (AO2)
• Presentation of final outcomes (AO4) virtual gallery
• Compare and contrast your work to your artist references (AO1)
• Evaluation and Critique (AO1+AO4)
• Complete blog posts

AUTUMN HALF TERM

• Looking at portraits
• 9 Week Project
• includes final prints
• includes framing / cutting / mounting

Christmas Break

January 20 21 22 NEA

“Portraits!””

5 Hours per group minimum

Spring Half Term

Landscape

Easter Break

Landscape

Summer Half Term

Year 13 Program