A2 Photography Exam: Growth and Evolution
Growth and Evolution is the 2014 title for the A2 Photography exam project. You will have a period of 8-10 weeks (plus the Spring half term and Easter holiday) to develop your ideas through preparatory studies before spending two days in the studio realising your final outcome as part of the 12 hour, controlled assessment. You should aim to be ambitious in your final outcome and presentation.
The exam paper 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.
Evolution from Alex Glawion on Vimeo. |
Homework Task 1
Brainstorm 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 visualmind map of your ideas. Include images where possible. Below are some ideas to help you get started
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Evolution of Time
The quest to capture eternal youth is somthing that has facinated man through out the ages and has been the subject of many books and films. The evolution from youth to old age is somthing that will eventually effect us all. Task Take a portrait in the the studio and then find an image on the internet of an old face. Try to make sure the poses are similar. Using the photoshop tutorial opposite merge the two pictures and create an aged portrait. Homework 1) Looking at the work Bobby Neal Adams Photograph different members of your family and merge the faces together to show how the different generations in your family have evolved. 2) Ext (Optional) Look at the work of Julien Germain and using his work as inspiration create a body of work on an old family member or friend. Capture their life and their environment |
VISA 'Grandad Tourismo' from Partizan on Vimeo. Spring Lane from Lydia Francis on Vimeo. |
Man Evolves
Icarus the boy who flew to close to the sun Son of Daedalus who dared to fly too near the sun on wings of feathers and wax. Daedalus had been imprisoned by King Minos of Crete within the walls of his own invention, the Labyrinth. But the great craftsman's genius would not suffer captivity. He made two pairs of wings by adhering feathers to a wooden frame with wax. Giving one pair to his son, he cautioned him that flying too near the sun would cause the wax to melt. But Icarus became ecstatic with the ability to fly and forgot his father's warning. The feathers came loose and Icarus plunged to his death in the sea. The idea that man could evolve to one day fly is the theme of many science fictions movies. Super heroes that live among normal people is a theme that continues to create huge interest. Task Using fast shutter speeds photograph a chosen subject in mid air. Create an image that gives the effect that the model is flying. Task 2 Using images that you have taken previously or from the inernet and using photoshop techniques create an image that depicts your model flying or performing a feet of evolved human ability. |
Evolution of the camera
Photography is a medium which is constanly evolving. The quest to fix an image has occupied the thoughts of men for centuries. Below are three different forms of photography that different generations have used to capture the image in front of them. 1 ) Pin Hole Camera 2 ) Film Camera 3 ) Digital Camera Task Use the three different cameras listed to photograph the same subject matter This could be a studio portrait or an image from around the school try to choose a subject matter that is visually interesting. When you have taken your images come back to the darkroom and the macs to produce your images and compare the different outcomes. |
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Growth of nature in the man made environment
The growth of man across the globe has coinsided with the collaspe of many natural environments. Places such as the rain forests have been destroyed to make way for man's ever increasing desire for space and habitat. However the earth and nature does not stand still and can often reclaim its territory. Photographer's such as Gregorty Crewdson and Chrisse Macdonald have captured the struggle between man and the natural environment. Task Using Gregory Crewdson and Chrisse Macdonald as inspiration create a body of work that demonstrate natures growth into the man made environment. This could be done outside or you could use props to create a series of surreal images. |
Images created by previous A2 Student Lydia Francis
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.
The first set of observations should include each of the three strands. Do not spend weeks on one strand before moving onto the next etc.
This set of observations must be ready to present to your class week beginning 10th March.
The first set of observations should include each of the three strands. Do not spend weeks on one strand before moving onto the next etc.
This set of observations must be ready to present to your class week beginning 10th March.