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 20th 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
final prints
framing / cutting / mounting
Christmas Break
January 20 21 22 NEA 5 Hours per group minimum
Spring Half Term
Landscape
Easter Break
Landscape
Summer Half Term
Year 13 Program