dani bruce apart and together

Name: Danielle Bruce

Candidate number: 8035

Photography GCSEExam ProjectApart and / or Together

Analysing Photographic Work

It is important to analyse the work of photographers in your own words, use the what? how? why? what? structure, you can also use this approach when analysing your own work.

What: What has the photographer photographed? What is the subject matter? What do you see in the image? What is the photographer’s idea? What is the mood or style of the photogra-phy? What does the photograph remind you of? What is the photograph similar to? What is the main focus of the photograph?

How: How has the camera been setup? How has the photographer captured the image, consid-er the photograph, composition, viewpoint, cropping, etc. How has the photograph been ed-ited? How does the photograph communicate to the viewer? How does the image make you feel? How does the image relate to your theme?

Why: Why has the photographer used this photographic technique? Why has the photogra-pher chosen the specific subject matter? Why has the photographer chosen this editing tech-nique? Why has the photographer chosen to present the photograph(s) in this way?

What: What do you like about the work? What don’t you like about the work? What do you plan to do in response to this research? What could you add to the work or change to make it more personal to you? What could you combine the work with or develop the work into?

Use the subject specific vocabulary below to help you:

composition range of tones texture perspective light

contrast patterns mood messages

foreground middle ground background convey

eye line depth of field framing subject view point

movement illusion portrait landscape

arrangement capture angles scale

repeating shapes obscured abstract harmony

rule of thirds reflections silhouette exposure

horizon cropping symbolic pattern

saturation desaturation focal point diagonal lines

rule of thirds layout bold subtle

GCSE Photography Feedback and Target Setting

Top Three - Three targets that if met will improve your grade - Long Term Targets

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Photographic Technique - Strengths and ImprovementsConsider - Viewpoint, focus, rule of thirds, cropping, lighting, backgrounds, focal points, diag-onal lines, capturing the moment, creativity of photo shoots, how do photographs relate to the theme, amount of photographs taken

Photographer Research and Analysis - Strengths and ImprovementsConsider - what, how, why, what, quality of analysis, quantity of analysis, keywords/subject spe-cific language, personal opinion, copy and paste? How it relates to the theme, choice of images, how will you respond? What will you do next?

Analysis of Responses - Strengths and ImprovementsConsider - what, how, why, what, quality of analysis, quantity of analysis, keywords/subject spe-cific language, technical explanation, how work relates to the theme?

Digital Sketchbook - Strengths and ImprovementsConsider – Graphic design, presentation, style, layout, fonts, colours, organisation, structure, research and analysis, photo shoot, contact sheet, edits and analysis, missing work.

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Peer Feedback Date: 14 .04.15

Photographic Technique - Strengths and Targets:

Photographer Research and Analysis - Strengths and Targets:

Strengths:You have researched quite deeply into your chosen photographer and have copy & pasted to intresting images that go well with your research and opinions

Targets:Maybe add more photos and opinions to your research and find out when he started to create these sort of images.

Student Selected FeedbackStudents should select an area of their work that they would like specific feedback and targets for.

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Photographer Research - Analysis of the Work of Others • Quantity of analysis• Details included in analysis (what, how, why, what)• Key words/vocabulary• Variety of source material

Primary photographs• Quality of photographs/photo shoots (capturing a good shot)• Photo shoots carried out at college• Photo shoots carried outside of college• Planning and creative ideas for photo shoots

Photographic Edits• Capturing the style/technique of the researched photographer• Creativity and variety of edits• Originality/personal edits• Technical editing skill (Photoshop)• Responding to the ‘Identity’ theme

Refining Photographic Work• Progressing the work further than copying/pastiche• Combining techniques and responses• Variation, visual options• Creativity when editing• Originality/personal refinements

Personal Responses, Photographic Edits and Refinements - Analysis of Own Work• Quantity of analysis• Details included in analysis (what, how, why)• Key words/vocabulary

Digital sketchbook• Graphic design and layout• Common page/book style• Digital sketchbook up to date• Correct order

General• Independent study in lessons• Work done at home• Keeping to deadlines/speed of work• Personal work reflecting you and the theme ‘identity’

Project Work List

These are my edits to Randi Antonsen. I like the way Antonsen has taken images of hands in different positions and edited them to make them look nothing like the original image. My favourite edit that i have made is the one above, I like the way I have taken the same image but rotated it to create almost a cogwheel effect.