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PHGCSE2 Photography2: ARRANGEMENTS

Level Details

Level GCSE

Level length 4 weeks

Assessed out of 80 marks

Level 2 (PHGCSE2) Exercise 2a: Where to stand“A good photo is knowing where to stand” Ansel Adams

Using digital cameras and mobile phone cameras will allow you a lot of freedom to take lots of photographs from different view points. The view point is the position of the camera in relation to the content in the photograph.

Exercise 2a: Where to stand

Using the resources and environment around you take a sequence of photographs of the chairs/stools and tables in that room.Vary the position of the camera and vary your position from up high to down low to eye level.Describe what effects the various camera positions had on the photograph.Present your photographs as an E portfolio page with imagery and text.

Exercise 2a: Where to stand

Photographer: Aleksander Rodchenko

Create a research sheet on Rodchenko showing how he has used view points and camera angles to add impact to his photographs.

Present your findings in your e sketchbook.

Exercise 2b: Exploring points of view

Tic-Tac men at Ascot RacesPhotographer: Bill Brandt

Brandt attempts to capture these bookies at Ascot racecourse from a low angle looking up at the men. Describe what this adds to the photograph? How does this low camera angle affect your reading of the photograph?How does the camera angle affect the background?Present your findings along with the image in your e sketchbook.

Exercise 2b: Exploring points of view

Find a toy and photograph it from different points of view.Consider cropping in the camera look for asymmetry and symmetry in the shotbackdrop vintage or modern, colourful or plaindirect and reflected light natural light, window light or torch lightPresent your findings in your e sketchbook.Describe your intentions and the quality of the outcomes.

Exercise 2c: Close Up

Turn your camera to macro close up setting usually denoted by a flower symbol

Take a sequence of photos exploring everyday objects close up such as flowers, light bulbs, shells, plants, fabrics, packaging, pencil case contents. Use a plastic/acrylic sheet for photographing from below.Present your findings in your e sketchbook.Describe your intentions and the quality of the outcomes.

Exercise 2c: Close Up

Photographer: Aleksander Rodchenko

Take a sequence of photographs of a models face from different and unusual angles.

Present your findings in your e sketchbook.Describe your intentions and the quality of the outcomes.

Exercise 2d: Tilt

Photographer:Aleksander Rodchenko

Take a sequence of photographs of tall buildings, lamp posts, trees and tilt your camera at unusual angles to see what effects it lends to the image.

Present your findings in your e sketchbook.Describe your intentions and the quality of the outcomes.

Exercise 2e: Crop

Photographer: Aleksander Rodchenko

Cropping can be used to enhance a photographs impact by removing unwanted backgrounds and details that detract from the main focus of the photograph.

Using some of your photographs taken from exercises 2a - 2d edit them by cropping using Camera Raw

Present your findings in your e sketchbook.Describe your intentions and the quality of the outcomes.

Exercise 2F: WRITING ABOUT PHOTOGRAPHS

Choose one photograph and answer the questions below.Put your answers into your Level 2 Indesign document

Start with level 1 and work up to level 5

You need to answer all level questions from 1 – 5 in order to receive the ‘A’ grade

These questions can be used to show your understanding of other photographers work, your own work and your ideas.

LEVEL 1 ( ‘E’ GRADE )

Describe it. What do you see in this photograph? What words would you use to describe this photograph? How would you describe this photograph to a person who could not see it? Is this a naturalistic or abstract image? What things do you recognize in this photograph? What things seem new to you?

LEVEL 2 ( ‘D’ GRADE )

Understand it. What equipment, techniques and processes have been used to make the image? How does this affect the way we view it? What does this photograph remind you of? How would you describe the lines in this picture? The shapes? The colors/tones? The textures and patterns? How has the photographer captured the play of light in this image? How is this picture different from real life? What interests you most about this photograph?

LEVEL 3 ( ‘C’ GRADE )

Analyse it. How is space represented in this photograph? Which part of the photograph strikes you as most interesting? Why? What questions would you ask the artist about this work, if s/he were here? What can you discover about this image and the work of this artist through research?How does this new knowledge affect your understanding of the work?

Exercise 2F: WRITING ABOUT PHOTOGRAPHS

LEVEL 4 ( ‘B’ GRADE ) Interpret it. What title would you give to this photograph? What made you decide on that title? What other titles could we give it? What do you think is going on in this photograph? How did you arrive at that idea? What do you think this photograph is about? How did you come up that idea? Pretend you are inside this photograph. What does it feel like? Why do you suppose the photographer made this photograph? What makes you think that? What do you think it would be like to live in this photograph? What makes you think that?

LEVEL 5 ( ‘A’ GRADE )

Evaluate it. What do you think is effective about this photograph? What doesn’t work so well? What do you think other people would say about this work? Why do you think that? What do you think is worth remembering about this photograph? What have you learned from exploring this work of art?

Extension Task:

If you have finished the questions from level 1 - 5 then complete the following task.

Choose two photographs from those provided.Make a list of all the similarities.Make a list of all the differences.See if you can get at least 20 similiarities and 20 differences.

Add these similarities and differences to your Level 2 InDesign document. Include a copy of the two photographs.

PHOTOGRAPHER: Elliott ErwittTitle: Felix, Gladys and Rover 1974

PHOTOGRAPHER: Aleksander RodchenkoTitle:

PHOTOGRAPHER: Andreas GurskyTitle: 99cent1999

PHOTOGRAPHER: Henri Cartier Bresson

PHGCSE2 Photography2: ARRANGEMENTSAssignment: Produce a set of photographs based on the theme of ARRANGEMENTS which makes use of ONE of the exercise techniques from Level 2. Set up a still life and photograph it using the skills learnt in exercises 2a - 2e.

YES / NOI have found a definition for ARRANGEMENTSI have created pages for my E-Sketchbook using InDesignI have completed E - Sketchbook pages for all the exercises for this levelI have photographed a wide range of content relating to the theme.I have edited the photographs using Camera Raw and PhotoshopI have included one of the exercise techniques in my photographs for the assignmentI have used at least one of the following techniques in my final assignmentBleaching the photographScratching into the photographTearing up the photographCollaging the photographsCreating a joiner Stitching into the photographsCropping some photographsI have included contact sheets in my E-SketchbookI have included an evaluation in my E - SketchbookI have used my blog to document my Learning LogI have produced a video presentation evaluating the work.I have completed Challenge 2

“Found in Nature” - By Rosenthal. A collection of litter transformed into minimalist works of art.

ArtistDavid Hockney

Artist: Robert Rauschenburg

Artist: Raoul Hausmann Artist: Paulette Tavormina’s still life photography