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Year 11 Workshops
This year is all about development and experimentation in your work.
You will also be working on your Year 11 Coursework
Workshops
Coursework
Experiment
Let's continue...
Youthood is many things to many different people.
But what is it to you? What is your youth?
Some ideas are:
Racism, Body Image, Sexism, Representation, Equality, Humans Rights, Pollution, Levels in Society, Sport, Music, Advertising, Farming problems, Flooding, Forrest Fires, Human Impact, Stresses of Life, Mental Health, Physical Health, Black Lives Matter, Introverts, Extroverts, Gaming, Anger, Paralympics, Corruption....
Make sure you have a Pinterest Board set up. Create one for your topic!
Start to think about what Photography you need to do!
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Go to Pinterest.co.uk and create an account, or Login
Make sure you have at least 30 pins!
Include a screenshot of your Pinterest boards in your sketchbook!
Explain why they're so useful for gathering ideas!
Find an artist that covers your idea and type of work
Begin to make a research page, analysing their style and photography
Use this to help you along the way! Tackle the Green questions first, then Orange, then Blue
What should this look like?
We shall practice with a Photographer
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Liam Alford - Landscape Photographer
We will be using Liam Alford as a practice.
Using the help sheet above, create a research page in your sketchbook.
We shall complete one together.
In your coursework you will need to RESPOND to the research.
This means creating your own version of their work, using their skills.
Responses
Responding to Artists is all about putting your own spin on their work.
Think creatively! What would you have done differently?
How does their work apply to your idea and coursework?
This is what you should be thinking about whenever you're looking at another artist's work
Plan your photoshoots! How are you going to respond with a camera?
Begin to plan by answering these questions in your sketchbook:
1. What is this photoshoot for?
2. Who is included in the photoshoot? Is it just you(with the camera) or do you need some models; how many?
3. What props do you need? Create a list so you know what you have to do
4. What editing needs to be done? and what programmes do you think need to be used?
If you're really struggling for ideas, try completing some workshops.
Workshops
We will be looking at Photoshop and how to use the basics
Use the BODWNAS01 folder to access Photography where you will find a tutorial.
First, we shall go through this together to refresh your memory!!
Move tool
Zoom TOol
You can also use:
CMD + +/- to zoom in and out.
Use CMD + 0 to fil the screen
Use this tool to select an area to COPY and PASTE/DELETE
Copy and Paste
Use CMD + C to COPY
USE CMD + V to PASTE
Adjustments
Use ADJUSTMENTS to change the look of images or refine colours
Brush Tool
Text Tool
CMD + T = TRANSFORM
Use Transform to resize an image
Select Tool
Use the Text tool to add text to the images or designs. Change the font or colour.
Opacity Tool
The Brush tool is used to draw. Add shading or highlights using the opacity slider
Layers
Change the opacity of the image/shape. This can make it More or Less 'See-through'
Layers work as if they have been stacked on each other. Changing the opacity will make one more or less see-through.
You can also re-order the layers by dragging.
The layer at the top, will be at the front.
Portraiture
What is a portrait?
"When you take a photograph of someone, you take a portrait of their soul"
A portrait is capable of showing profound stories, specifically related to that of the subject.
But, how can we show this?
Which part of the head/shoulders is the most important for showing emotion?
Eyes
Nose
Mouth
Chin
Hair
Shoulders
Begin by creating a new page in your sketchbook - PORTRAITS
What do you know about portraits?
When can portraits be used?
Where can a portrait be taken?
Begin to research portraits. What can you find?
Martin Schoeller
Click him for his website
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Focusses on extreme close-ups
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Treat celebrities the same as the ‘un-famous’
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No/small expression
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Focus always on the EYES
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Brings out the personality in a photo
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Add at least 5 examples of his work
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Date of Birth (or his age)
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Where he lives
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Who has he worked for (which companies)
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Describe his style of photography
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Which photograph of his is your favourite (AND WHY?)
Your tasks:
Research this artist...
We can learn from him!
Other Portrait Photographers:
Annie Leibovitz
Texas Isaiah
David Bailey
Platon Antoniou
Studio Settings:
1/125
F11
iso 100
Photoshop 2
Clone Tool
The clone tool is used for cloning one spot of an image and putting it in another. For example, If you have 1 football, but actually want 2. Or for using other parts of the image to cover another.
Dodge and Burn
This tool is used for creating Lighter and Darker parts of the image, for shading or highlighting.
For example, if you want to make the shadows darker and the clouds lighter.
Dodge = Lighter
Burn = Darker
Covering
Duplicating
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Spot Healing
The spot healing tool is used for removing specific spots in the image. For example, removing spots from a person's face
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HAND-IN Checklist
You will be handing in your work this lesson (15th October) so need to make sure you have a good selection of work on show.
You should have:
- A good start to your coursework
- A Pinterest board set-up
Work from over the Summer in your sketchbook and your idea.
- Your portrait that we edited on Photoshop using all the basic tools
- Research on Martin Schoeller
- Work using more advanced Photoshop skills - this can be the workshop or shown through the actual work.
Think about creativity:
How does your sketchbook look?
Do you have enough photographs?
Have you been editing your photographs?
Use the tools and techniques we've been practicing with to improve your images.
Focusses on creating a completely new brand of portraits, using folds and creases to create completely new emotions. When the new one is just right, the camera comes back out and a new photograph is born.
You will either take a new portrait, or use one you have taken previously and print this out.
Use the above photographs as inspiration and see if you can produce
Aldo Tolino
Start by completing a research page on Aldo Tolino.
This will allow us to understand what is being completed and how the technique is produced.
Workshops
You will be carrying out a selection of workshops over the next few weeks.
You should be completing at least 1 workshop per lesson!
You need to complete one page of artist research, one page of Photos/edits, then a presentation page of your final piece
You don't have to complete the workshops in order, you can pick and choose which you want to do first.
You can work in groups for this and complete the same workshops as a friend
JACK DAVISON
Jack Davison is a young contemporary photographer who was never formally trained but relied on Flickr to give him inspiration. He believes because he didn’t go to University to study photography, he is not constrained by their ideology. He sees himself as a documentary photographer looking for beauty and for strange moments.
https://giuseppegradella.it/about/ will take you to his website. Using bubblewrap is an effective way to create a unique effect.
Place your image into Photoshop.
Create a new layer and select the Brush Tool (B)
Change the colour to white and draw over the photograph
Move the new layer (with white drawing on) to the side to create this effect
Place your image into Photoshop.
Select the head and part of the neck using the selection tools.
Use CMD+J to create a new layer with the head on.
Select the background layer, change the background colour using Edit>Fill>Colour.
Reselect the top layer with the head on, select the head, add a new layer and then Edit>Fill>Colour to add an additional coloured head.
Place your image into photoshop with a clear reflection
Copy and Paste the image so you have TWO layers
Resize the new layer and place this within the reflection
Continue this so you have 4 or 5 photographs within the Photograph
Colour Psychology
Colours can mean so many different emotions and ideas, even to different types of people
Which colours do you think these words match to?
Love
Clean
Nature
Happiness
Peace
Security
Sweet
Success
Download this PP and fill in the words, matching to the colours you think they go with
Once you're happy with your choices, place this within your sketchbook
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