Introduction
Exploring Photography
The aim of this unit is to enable students to understand the oper- ating controls of a digital camera. They’ll understand how to take digital photographs, and how to use camera controls to produce nal images. They’ll also learn about the use of framing, composi- tion and lighting when taking digital photographs, and how digi- tal editing and manipulation techniques can be used to produce alternative photographic outcomes.
The aim of this unit is to enable students to understand the oper- ating controls of a digital camera. They’ll understand how to take digital photographs, and how to use camera controls to produce nal images. They’ll also learn about the use of framing, composi- tion and lighting when taking digital photographs, and how digi- tal editing and manipulation techniques can be used to produce alternative photographic outcomes.
Workbooks
In order to complete this course you will need to complete an A3 3 workbook. Here you will keep a record of all you do in your photography class.
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Some Examples of how other students have made their workbooks
Workbooks must be A3 and should be the type what a soft black cover
Task 1
Photographer Research
A great way to get some ideas is to research other photographers follow the link to see a list of some important photographers worth looking at.
Vivian Mayer
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Vivian Dorothy Maier (February 1, 1926 – April 21, 2009) was an American street photographer. Maier worked for about forty years as a nanny, mostly in Chicago's North Shore, pursuing photography during her spare time. She took more than 150,000 photographs during her lifetime, primarily of the people and architecture of New York City, Chicago, and Los Angeles, although she also traveled and photographed worldwide.[1]
During her lifetime, Maier's photographs were unknown and unpublished, and she never printed many of her negatives. A Chicago collector, John Maloof, acquired some of Maier's photos in 2007, while two other Chicago-based collectors, Ron Slattery and Randy Prow, also found some of Maier's prints and negatives in her boxes and suitcases around the same time. Maier's photographs were first published on the Internet in July 2008, by Slattery, but the work received little response.[2] In October 2009, Maloof linked his blog to a selection of Maier's photographs on the image-sharing website Flickr, and the results went "viral", with thousands of people expressing interest. Critical acclaim and interest in Maier's work quickly followed,[3][4] and since then, Maier's photographs have been exhibited in North America, Europe, Asia[5] and South America [6] while her life and work have been the subject of books and documentary films. Find out more http://www.vivianmaier.com |
Task 1.2
Victoria smells
Research a photographer who works with colour.
Research a photographer who works with colour.
Task 1.3
List all the photographers from the video we watched in class " The Art of Photography " and do and in depth research on one of these.
On successful completion of this task you will have attained
P1: Investigate The Colour And Black And White Photography Work Of A Range Of Professional Photographers, Using Annotated Studies
P1: Investigate The Colour And Black And White Photography Work Of A Range Of Professional Photographers, Using Annotated Studies
Task 2
Techniques and Processes
Task 2.1: Aperture
Take a series of photographs to show the different effects achieved by changing the aperture on your camera. Record the results in your workbook with annotated contact sheets and explanatory text. Print your best images then analyse and evaluate the results
Task 2.2: Shutter Speed
Take a series of photographs to show the different effects achieved by changing the shutter speed on your camera. Record the results in your workbook with annotated contact sheets and explanatory text. Print your best images then analyse and evaluate the results
Task 2.3: I.S.O.
Take a series of photographs to show the different effects achieved by changing the ISO on your camera. Record the results in your workbook with annotated contact sheets and explanatory text. Print your best images then analyse and evaluate the results
Task 3
Techniques and Processes
Formal Elements
Task 3.1: Aperture
Take a series of photographs to show the different effects achieved by changing the aperture on your camera. Record the results in your workbook with annotated contact sheets and explanatory text. Print your best images then analyse and evaluate the results
Task 2.2: Shutter Speed
Take a series of photographs to show the different effects achieved by changing the shutter speed on your camera. Record the results in your workbook with annotated contact sheets and explanatory text. Print your best images then analyse and evaluate the results
Task 2.3: I.S.O.
Take a series of photographs to show the different effects achieved by changing the ISO on your camera. Record the results in your workbook with annotated contact sheets and explanatory text. Print your best images then analyse and evaluate the results