GCSE Photography: Order And Disorder
Order And Disorder is the 2016 title for the GCSE Mock Photography exam project. You will have a period of approx 10 school weeks (plus the October half term) to develop your ideas through preparatory studies before spending two days in the studio realising your final outcome as part of the 10 hour, controlled assessment. You should aim to be ambitious in your final outcome and presentation.
The mock exam paper you have been given is full of ideas to help you get started. Your photography teachers will also set class and home work tasks that will enable you to have the best start possible for your exam project. Make sure everything is documented clearly on you weebly.
Order And Disorder is the 2016 title for the GCSE Mock Photography exam project. You will have a period of approx 10 school weeks (plus the October half term) to develop your ideas through preparatory studies before spending two days in the studio realising your final outcome as part of the 10 hour, controlled assessment. You should aim to be ambitious in your final outcome and presentation.
The mock exam paper you have been given is full of ideas to help you get started. Your photography teachers will also set class and home work tasks that will enable you to have the best start possible for your exam project. Make sure everything is documented clearly on you weebly.
The first thing you should do is read through the exam paper and look both words up in a thesaurus and dictionary. This gives you plenty of ideas about where the theme could lead you.
Also have a look at the PP on the right. This has been created by your teachers to give you an even broader understanding of how to interpret the theme within photography. Then complete the three homework tasks listed below. These must be completed by your first Photography lesson. |
Homework Task 1: Mind map Go through the exam paper and highlight as many words/adjectives that could be possible starting points for further development, Use these to create a visual mind map of your ideas. Include images where possible. Homework Task 2: Photograph Take a series photographs that represent both order and dissorder. |
Homework Task 3: Exhibition Visit
As a photography student we would expect you to visit Photography exhibitions. There are plenty of exciting exhibitions on however, please check gallery listings. The New Exhibitions website (see link to the right) is worth checking out |
Class Set tasks
Portrait Disorder
When a photographer takes a portrait they would normally aim to create a sharp crisp image that has a realistic likeness to the person. However this is not always the case the task below aims is to create a series of disordered portrait. Task one Set up your camera on a tripod or in a set posistion. Get your model to sit down and ask them to look directly into the camera.The model must sit in the studio and move their head from side to side. Each time they move their head take an photograph of their face. Task two Take the images and then following the instructions in the handout and slideshow create a head movement gift. cc Look at the work of Romain Laurent and create an artist section analysing at least three of his images in full Homework
Using the same technique take a series of portrait images at home that can be turned into a second response portrait giff. |
Cinemagraphs
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Symmetrical order
Strong lines and symmetry are often keys themes in modern day architecture Task 1 Search for areas of symmetry within architecture this could be close up or from far away. Take a series of photographs that demonstrate architectural symmetry and show a sense of order in your compositions. cc Look at the work of Sasha Levin and create an artist section analysing at least three of her images in full |
Symétrie Timelapse from Nadzir on Vimeo. Task 2
Load a selection of images into photoshop and then by simply selecting part of the image and pasting it alongside the other you should be able to create a copied image |
1) Open a new page and then paste your chosen picture onto the page
2) Paste the image a scond time and place it over the top of the original
3) Press command T or free transform and then flip the picture this will create a mirrored effect.
4) Experiment flipping it multiply times and directions
2) Paste the image a scond time and place it over the top of the original
3) Press command T or free transform and then flip the picture this will create a mirrored effect.
4) Experiment flipping it multiply times and directions
Homework
Take a series of images of different architectural structures that can then be Photoshopped using the technique mentioned above. You should have a minimum of 25 shots
Take a series of images of different architectural structures that can then be Photoshopped using the technique mentioned above. You should have a minimum of 25 shots
Water Ballon
Task 1
Using the balloons that have been set up in class try and capture the water as it explodes and releases the water. You must make sure that your camera is set to a high shutter speed and is fixed on a tripod.
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Look at the work of Sasha Levin and create an artist section analysing at least three of her images in full
Task 1
Using the balloons that have been set up in class try and capture the water as it explodes and releases the water. You must make sure that your camera is set to a high shutter speed and is fixed on a tripod.
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Look at the work of Sasha Levin and create an artist section analysing at least three of her images in full
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CUT UPS
“Cut-ups are for everyone. Anybody can make cut-ups... You cannot will spontaneity. But you can introduce the unpredictable spontaneous factor with a pair of scissors” William S. Burroughs Create a cut up First find an article or a book page and cut it out. Cut out each word from the article and mix the words up, create a new sentence/phrase/poem, or choose just one word and create a series of photographs based on this.. It could be a series of images or individual shots that form a representation of the text. |
Typology
Typology is a study or analysis using a classification according to a general type
Typology (objects), classification of artifacts according to their characteristics Typology (psychology), a model of personality types Typology (urban planning and architecture), the classification of characteristics common to buildings or urban spaces The following Artists use typology to create work that classifies their subject matter. This may take the form of Fashion as in the work of Ari Versluis & Ellie Uyttenbroek or in the form of architecture shown in the work of Bernd and Hilla Becher. Task Choose one of the classification types listed above and create a body of work documenting your chosen subject. It is key that you photograph the objects in exactly the same way. Each series must show thought out composition and an interesting subject matter. Bernd and Hilla Becher
Typology continued
Take apart objects with many parts-(e.g an old mobile phone.) Arrange the parts neatly in an ordered fashion and photograph them. Throw all pieces on to a piece of paper. Re-photograph again. You can use many different objects to create very interesting compositions but please ask your parents first Hype Beast - from his blog series
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Ari Versluis & Ellie Uyttenbroek
Todd McLellan - Things come apart
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City Disorder
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Three Strands
Once you have completed each workshop task above you need to determine three strands (starting points) for your project. The presentation of each strand must include a rationale (reasons why and links to the theme), connections to relevant contextual information, photographers and any other visuals forms.
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Once you have completed each workshop task above you need to determine three strands (starting points) for your project. The presentation of each strand must include a rationale (reasons why and links to the theme), connections to relevant contextual information, photographers and any other visuals forms.
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