GCSE PHOTOGRAPHY - Reflection
Reflection is the title for your final coursework unit. You should start by reading through the weebly, which outlines possible starting points.
Reflection is the title for your final coursework unit. You should start by reading through the weebly, which outlines possible starting points.
Task 1: Initial Research
Create a pinterest account and a new board for the theme. This is a brilliant way to search for inspiration. You simply search for different, related themes, photographers or techniques and 'pin' them.
Zoom out, screen shot your collection of images and present on your weebly as an image and embed as a link (you will have to make the 'board' public to do this). We will come back to this once the set tasks are complete. Keep adding to this board over the course of the project. Click here to see Ms P's.
If you select to search for boards you will discover Photography teachers and GCSE Photography students from all over the country who have already started to collate their own images in response to Reflection. Click on the screen grab below to see for yourself.
Create a pinterest account and a new board for the theme. This is a brilliant way to search for inspiration. You simply search for different, related themes, photographers or techniques and 'pin' them.
Zoom out, screen shot your collection of images and present on your weebly as an image and embed as a link (you will have to make the 'board' public to do this). We will come back to this once the set tasks are complete. Keep adding to this board over the course of the project. Click here to see Ms P's.
If you select to search for boards you will discover Photography teachers and GCSE Photography students from all over the country who have already started to collate their own images in response to Reflection. Click on the screen grab below to see for yourself.
Initial Response
1. Photograph yourself reflected in surfaces around your home.
Consider windows, mirrors etc but also multiple reflections, concave and convex surfaces. Click on Ms P's Pinterest board for ideas. Upload these to a slide show in your weebly. Edit your best two images.
2. Multiple viewpoints
Set up as many mirrors as you can and photograph yourself reflected. Only one reflection should meet the gaze of the viewer.
Consider windows, mirrors etc but also multiple reflections, concave and convex surfaces. Click on Ms P's Pinterest board for ideas. Upload these to a slide show in your weebly. Edit your best two images.
2. Multiple viewpoints
Set up as many mirrors as you can and photograph yourself reflected. Only one reflection should meet the gaze of the viewer.
Artwork by Jess Groom
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Barbara Probst 124, 2017
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Extension: By playing around with the direction of the gaze, Barbara Probst examines the John Berger quote: ‘Women constantly meet glances which act like mirrors reminding them of how they look or how they should look’. This suggests that women not only see where they are looking but also envisage how they look while they are doing what they are doing. How could you use reflections to consider this idea?
SET TASK - WINDOWS
You Must Stay At Home - Zoe Norfolk
Living in unique and challenging times, Zoe was keen to capture the mood and the stories of those impacted by COVID-19 in her neighbourhood of North London.
During Lockdown she photographed over 80 households behind their windows, from individuals to 3 generations and those living with a disability. Each sitter was framed by a window or door mainly using an 85mm portrait lens, the reflections of each image were used to add more detail and reflect the world that had stopped outside.
Living in unique and challenging times, Zoe was keen to capture the mood and the stories of those impacted by COVID-19 in her neighbourhood of North London.
During Lockdown she photographed over 80 households behind their windows, from individuals to 3 generations and those living with a disability. Each sitter was framed by a window or door mainly using an 85mm portrait lens, the reflections of each image were used to add more detail and reflect the world that had stopped outside.
TASK
Using the work of Zoe Norfolk for inspiration take 20 Photographs of reflections taken in your windows at home .
Consider different times of day and also different members of your family at home.
Upload images taken onto your weeblys along with an artist section on the work of Zoe Norfolk
Using the work of Zoe Norfolk for inspiration take 20 Photographs of reflections taken in your windows at home .
Consider different times of day and also different members of your family at home.
Upload images taken onto your weeblys along with an artist section on the work of Zoe Norfolk
Some interesting starting points....
MOOD COLLECTION "Reflection" from Paul Mignot on Vimeo. |
.reflection from aircord on Vimeo. |
Half term homework
1) Research Task: Online Exhibition Visit
Visit an online exhibition/ website that genuinely interests you. Do not be overly concerned about linking it to the theme- we can make a connection later.
Use the usual analysis framework and also consider how the exhibition has been curated.
1) Research Task: Online Exhibition Visit
Visit an online exhibition/ website that genuinely interests you. Do not be overly concerned about linking it to the theme- we can make a connection later.
Use the usual analysis framework and also consider how the exhibition has been curated.
2) Distorted Reflection
The photographs below are by a photographer called Antonio Gutierrez. Gutierrez uses refraction of light through water to capture odd but interesting images of distorted faces. He enlarges parts of the models face to create a brooding image.
The photographs below are by a photographer called Antonio Gutierrez. Gutierrez uses refraction of light through water to capture odd but interesting images of distorted faces. He enlarges parts of the models face to create a brooding image.
Examples from past students
Todays Task
You will need
1) A camera/camera phone
2) Glasses
3) Water
4) A plain background
Choose different glasses from around your house and fill them with water
Hold the glass in front of your face or a member of your family and take a series of portraits.
The aim of the task is to create a series of distorted portrait images.
Consider
different angles and
view points
Try shooting more than one person at a time.
(The images below have been shot on an Iphone in selfie mode)
Edits created quickly in weebly
Lockdown sculpture: Reflections of your home
In response to lockdown as a result of the COVID-19 emergency, New York based photographer Sharon Radisch has created a series of nifty still life's using found objects around her home and neighbourhood to keep her artistic temperament active.
For many artists, this current time has provided an opportunity for creative reset, and is a reminder of the everyday joys of life—should we find the capacity to look for them.This work is representative of my daily quarantine routine; nothing was created outside of my home.” In the series of images below, objects including metal scraps, plastic bags, cardboard, string, and fruit are curated with artistic flair; their abstract forms play with balance and are intriguing in their composition.
Task
Consider your different lockdown routines and the items that you feel represent some of these routines. From brushing tour teeth in the morning to make a coffee in the afternoon.
Look around three different rooms in your house and find objects that you think have meaning and would make an interesting sculpture. When you have chosen your object do the following
1) Lay your objects lay the items out on a white piece in a uniform way so the viewer can see all the items .
2) using two piece of white paper create a white backdrop to set up your objects
3) Create your lockdown sculptures and use the work of Sharon Radisch for inspiration
4) Consider the way the objects balance each other out and how the colours work together.
5) Create a section on your weebly titled Lockdown sculptures that starts with a Sharon Radisch artist section
5) Upload your un edited images to weebly and then create a series of edited images unerneath them
Consider your different lockdown routines and the items that you feel represent some of these routines. From brushing tour teeth in the morning to make a coffee in the afternoon.
Look around three different rooms in your house and find objects that you think have meaning and would make an interesting sculpture. When you have chosen your object do the following
1) Lay your objects lay the items out on a white piece in a uniform way so the viewer can see all the items .
2) using two piece of white paper create a white backdrop to set up your objects
3) Create your lockdown sculptures and use the work of Sharon Radisch for inspiration
4) Consider the way the objects balance each other out and how the colours work together.
5) Create a section on your weebly titled Lockdown sculptures that starts with a Sharon Radisch artist section
5) Upload your un edited images to weebly and then create a series of edited images unerneath them
Items from the office
Edit your photo to crop out the background to place more emphases on the sculpture items.
Items from the Kitchen
Items from the shed
3) Reflected Landscape
Photographer Sebastian Magnani carefully positions round mirrors in outdoor settings to capture two landscapes at once: the ground below and the sky above. In the ongoing series Reflections, some compositions reflect connected imagery, like blossom-covered grass and a flowering tree
Task
Place a small mirror or your mobile phone set on reverse mode in an outside location either your garden or a park on your daily walk. Place the mirror in different scenes that you visit and photograph the reflection and the scene it is in.
Your photographs should show two images the reflection in the mirror and the ground around where it is placed.
Place a small mirror or your mobile phone set on reverse mode in an outside location either your garden or a park on your daily walk. Place the mirror in different scenes that you visit and photograph the reflection and the scene it is in.
Your photographs should show two images the reflection in the mirror and the ground around where it is placed.
Other Artists that use mirrors in their photographs
Guillaume Amat's
For his “Open Fields” project he placed a mirrored stand in various landscapes, reflecting the opposing environment back within the image to create a double interpretation of the surrounding scene. These reflections contain dark figures against bright fields, homes in barren landscapes, bits of foliage contained within stretches of industry, and even a horse that pops into the frame.
For his “Open Fields” project he placed a mirrored stand in various landscapes, reflecting the opposing environment back within the image to create a double interpretation of the surrounding scene. These reflections contain dark figures against bright fields, homes in barren landscapes, bits of foliage contained within stretches of industry, and even a horse that pops into the frame.
Reflection from Billy Collins on Vimeo.
Murray Fredericks
Australian photographer Murray Fredericks has made at least twenty journeys to the center of Lake Eyre, a desert lake with an extremely high concentration of salt. Fredericks drags all of his equipment out into the barren landscape, capturing the dramatic sky reflected in both the inch-deep water and his rectangular mirror.
Australian photographer Murray Fredericks has made at least twenty journeys to the center of Lake Eyre, a desert lake with an extremely high concentration of salt. Fredericks drags all of his equipment out into the barren landscape, capturing the dramatic sky reflected in both the inch-deep water and his rectangular mirror.
Murray Fredericks from Hamiltons Gallery on Vimeo.
Reflections of your Personal Space
How often do you look at the fabric of your home environment ? The layout of your room, the way your bed is positioned the location of your sofa or where your kitchen table is.
During these lockdown times you have spent more time in your home environment then ever before but have you really looked at the detail that surrounds you. How does your home reflect you but also these times lockdown
What still remains
Jessica Backhaus takes photographs of left-behind objects and rooms devoid of people, lending significance to things usually cleared away or overlooked. Her images ask the viewer to imagine where, why, and who — writing a story that illustrates the transience of time. Backhaus sees the everyday with an artistic eye. "What Still Remains" is a testament to her ability as a photographer. She manages to create a composition and a muted color palette out of random items, shadows and puddles. She picks details and meticulously frames the shots, centering on just enough information to incite the viewer's imagination.
In the early 1990s Martin Parr collaborated with Nick Barker on a documentary on the subject of taste in the British home.
Click on the image to watch the film
The Task
Walk around your home and look at the detail of the environment , the colours of the walls the floor what the furniture looks like. Look at the close up details but also an overview of the each room.
Take a series of different images that focus on both close up detail and space. when you have taken a set of 24 images put your favourite images into a grid like above. You must consider how the images work together and what the best layout will be. The images can be as ambiguous as you want but must be interesting.
Below is an example I created around my house.
Walk around your home and look at the detail of the environment , the colours of the walls the floor what the furniture looks like. Look at the close up details but also an overview of the each room.
Take a series of different images that focus on both close up detail and space. when you have taken a set of 24 images put your favourite images into a grid like above. You must consider how the images work together and what the best layout will be. The images can be as ambiguous as you want but must be interesting.
Below is an example I created around my house.
Flipping and MirroringSHINISCHI HIGASHI
Photographer Shinichi Higashi sees the electric city of Tokyo, Japan with an unusual perspective. In his photographic series Tokyo Nocturnes, Higashi explores the concrete, metal and fiber of Tokyo with a slow shutter and creative editing techniques that yield futuristic, visually vibrant images. Visit the places where Higashi captures his slow shutter art, and this kind of beauty will not appear to the naked eye. After capturing his long exposures from each location, Higashi splits his images and mirrors them on a symmetrical center, a simple-yet-imaginative technique that showcases Tokyo in a new way.
Photographer Shinichi Higashi sees the electric city of Tokyo, Japan with an unusual perspective. In his photographic series Tokyo Nocturnes, Higashi explores the concrete, metal and fiber of Tokyo with a slow shutter and creative editing techniques that yield futuristic, visually vibrant images. Visit the places where Higashi captures his slow shutter art, and this kind of beauty will not appear to the naked eye. After capturing his long exposures from each location, Higashi splits his images and mirrors them on a symmetrical center, a simple-yet-imaginative technique that showcases Tokyo in a new way.
Task 1
Using the work of Shinichi Higashi for inspiration create a series of dramtic images of North wing that can then be put into photoshop and flipped.
When photographing remember to pay attention to the following
Task 2:
Upload all images taken to weebly and then load your favourite image into photoshop. Once you have done this follow the steps to create a mirror image.
Task 3:
Create an artist section on the Artist Shinichi Higashi . Upload at least three of his images (include their title and date) and write about his work and his process.
Using the work of Shinichi Higashi for inspiration create a series of dramtic images of North wing that can then be put into photoshop and flipped.
When photographing remember to pay attention to the following
- The cropping of your picture - make sure to use the edge of buildings to create a dramatic effect
- The ISO - Make sure it is set to a minimum of 400
- Get low and experiment with different angles and crops
- Take your time and take the best images possible.
Task 2:
Upload all images taken to weebly and then load your favourite image into photoshop. Once you have done this follow the steps to create a mirror image.
Task 3:
Create an artist section on the Artist Shinichi Higashi . Upload at least three of his images (include their title and date) and write about his work and his process.
4) Reflections of Fashion
Fashion can reflect the individuality of a person while at the same time show their allegiance to a certain group or genre. The photographers listed below have documented different fashion groups from different countries and ways of life. They have shown peoples creativity and style decisions that each of the people photographed have made.
Respond to the work of the photographers and capture different fashion styles that reflect different
Daniele Tamagni - Gentlemen of Bacongo
Vickey Grout - Council estate fashion
Jamal Shabazz - Back in the day
Ari Versluis and Ellie Uyttenbroek - Exactitudes
Class Tasks
Reflections in mirrors
Click on image to watch video
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Reflections on water
Part 1
Slava Semeniuta
The series of dramatically-coloured photographs isolates neon shop window reflections in puddles and potholes and transforms the captured moments into otherworldly landscapes.
The series of dramatically-coloured photographs isolates neon shop window reflections in puddles and potholes and transforms the captured moments into otherworldly landscapes.
Your response - What you will need
The Task
line Your tray with a black bin liners,when you have done this pour a small amount of water into the tray do not fill it up but put enough that it makes a small puddle.
Then using your light source create reflections in the water photograph these abstract reflections and colours make sure to use different colours and then present your images on your weeblys.
line Your tray with a black bin liners,when you have done this pour a small amount of water into the tray do not fill it up but put enough that it makes a small puddle.
Then using your light source create reflections in the water photograph these abstract reflections and colours make sure to use different colours and then present your images on your weeblys.
Extention
Photograph light reflections through windows and glass these might be car lights or street lights experiment with different focuses and colours.
Photograph light reflections through windows and glass these might be car lights or street lights experiment with different focuses and colours.
Part 2
In 1980, Japanese photographer Hiroshi Sugimoto began working on an ongoing series of photographs of the sea and its horizon. From the English Channel to the Arctic Ocean, from the Norwegian Sea to the Black Sea, Tokyo-born artist has travelled the world to capture marine landscapes and create abstract canvas.
In 1980, Japanese photographer Hiroshi Sugimoto began working on an ongoing series of photographs of the sea and its horizon. From the English Channel to the Arctic Ocean, from the Norwegian Sea to the Black Sea, Tokyo-born artist has travelled the world to capture marine landscapes and create abstract canvas.
Task 2
Fill the trays provided with water and then pour some black ink into the water. Take the background images provided and place them at the back of the tray. Set your camera on a large F-stop to create a shallow depth of field to blur the background. Take a light source provided and shine light onto the dark surface of the water. Experiment with different reflections and shadows on the water. Upload all images onto your weeblys.
Fill the trays provided with water and then pour some black ink into the water. Take the background images provided and place them at the back of the tray. Set your camera on a large F-stop to create a shallow depth of field to blur the background. Take a light source provided and shine light onto the dark surface of the water. Experiment with different reflections and shadows on the water. Upload all images onto your weeblys.
Extention
Take a series of images that show different water locations focussing on the reflected patterns created on the waters surface.
Monty Fawcett Tang
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Reflection in shape and colour
Tamara Lorenz creates various constructions which she then photographs to exploit their abstract properties. The addition of strong planes of colour provide another source of contrast in addition to those of line, shape, tone and texture.
Rather than photographs of things, each image seems to create its own reality. Consequently, the viewer is unable to recognise a conventional subject and is occupied with the business of looking.
Tamara Lorenz creates various constructions which she then photographs to exploit their abstract properties. The addition of strong planes of colour provide another source of contrast in addition to those of line, shape, tone and texture.
Rather than photographs of things, each image seems to create its own reality. Consequently, the viewer is unable to recognise a conventional subject and is occupied with the business of looking.
Theo Simpson
Task
Using the work of the both artists shown create a series of abstract collages that reflect both shape and colour. Photograph the collages created and upload them and place them in groups alongside each other.
Using the work of the both artists shown create a series of abstract collages that reflect both shape and colour. Photograph the collages created and upload them and place them in groups alongside each other.
9 Squares is a collaborative motion graphics project where 9 designers are given a 350-pixel square, four colors, and three seconds to create any kind of animation they like. The results are gathered together to create a single GIF. 9 Squares is organized by Skip Dolphin Hursh, David Stanfield, and Al Boardman and they hope to post a new collaboration every two week or so. (via Quipsologies)
Take the digital images of the collages you photographed and in photoshop change them into moving giffs. Create 9 seperate giffs and upload them into a grid on your weebly. Use the 9 square project for inspiration
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Reflected portraits - Jorma Puranen
Shadows, Reflections and All That Sort of Thing was inspired by Puranen walking through the galleries of a museum in his native Finland and being fascinated by the light reflections on the surface of the paintings. By photographing historical portraits he awakens the past of the portrait’s subject. The photographic process has been emphasized, and the original focus of the painting seems to hover behind or between its physical layers, while the viewer’s eyes travel across the many details of the work.
The resulting photographic portraits of Shadows, Reflections and All That Sort of Thing defy the accepted standards of a well-made photo. The daylight is reflected on the surface of the painting, overexposing certain parts of the image, obliterating others in darkness. The series questions the relationship between the portrait, the portrayed, and the photograph of the portrait, and the way in which the employed mediums influence our perception of them as an `image’.
Task
Walk around school and look at the display cabinets that are on all the walls. Photograph the contents but focus on the lights patterns that are reflected on the plastic of the cabinets. Look for portraits and other interesting things that are in the cabinets. If there are no reflections use the torches in the studio to shine light onto the plastic.
Walk around school and look at the display cabinets that are on all the walls. Photograph the contents but focus on the lights patterns that are reflected on the plastic of the cabinets. Look for portraits and other interesting things that are in the cabinets. If there are no reflections use the torches in the studio to shine light onto the plastic.
Gallery Visit - Tim Walker - Wonderful things
E-TV interview Tim Walker from Etvonweb on Vimeo. |
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What's next...?
When all the set tasks are complete you need to explore three strands. When you present these on your weebly you must include a rationale linking your idea to the theme, a photographer and a set of observations. Use the resources below to inspire you but don't forget your own pinterest board from the beginning of the project.
1. Look the through the PPs 3 times making a note of the work / photographers that catch your eye.
2. Push yourself to try and understand how each work could link to Reflection. It might not be obvious.
3. Edit your shortlist each time you go through the PP. Perhaps you could group your selections according to idea, material or subject.
1. Look the through the PPs 3 times making a note of the work / photographers that catch your eye.
2. Push yourself to try and understand how each work could link to Reflection. It might not be obvious.
3. Edit your shortlist each time you go through the PP. Perhaps you could group your selections according to idea, material or subject.
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Nick Knight with 'Tell No One' (ex Fortismere students, Luke White and Remi Weekes)
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Nowness by Erwin Blumenfeld
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Here is a useful Powerpoint with slides by Mark F Williams from NSEAD.
Use this to help develop three strands.
Use this to help develop three strands.