Photos, photos, photos

Remember to keep taking photos!

You might want to bring in some everyday objects to photograph in lesson next Thursday.

You need lots of images to work with!

Useful list of photographers for your research

G.C.S.E PHOTOGRAPHY

50 PHOTOGRAPHERS YOU SHOULD KNOW

FELIX NADAR	ROBERT CAPA
MATTHEW BRADY	WILLY RONIS
JULIA MARGARET CAMERON	ROBERT HAUSER
EADWEARD MUYBRIDGE	SEYDOU KEITA
FELICE BEATO	RICHARD AVEDON
EUGENE ATGET	HELMUT NEWTON
EDWARD SHERIFF CURTIS	GARRY WINOGRAND
ALFRED STEIGLITZ	WILLIAM KLEIN
EDWARD STEICHEN	ARA GULER
LEWIS W.HINE	DAVID GOLDBLATT
AUGUST SANDER	BRUCE DAVIDSON
ALEXANDER RODCHENKO	RENE BURRI
EDWARD WESTON	MALIKE SIDIBE
PAUL STRAND	BERND & HILLA BECHER
MAN RAY	LEE FRIEDLANDER
JOSEPH SUDEK	JOSEF KOUDELKA
JAQUES HENRI LARTIGUE	ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE
ANDRE KERTESZ	SEABATIAO SALGADO
ALBERT RENGER-PATZSCH	HIROSHI SUGIMOTO
DOROTHEA LANGE	NAN GOLDIN
WALKER EVANS	KAVEH GOLESTAN
ANDREAS FEININGER	MARTIN PARR
BRASSAI	ANDREAS GURSKY
ROBERT DOISNEAU	WOLFGANG TILLMANS
HENRI CARTIER BRESSON	IMOGEN CUNNINGHAM

 

Homework for next week's lesson

Don't forget that your homework for Thursday 12.9.13 is:

Both Groups:

-To print your 3 best photographs taken for the 'Everyday' project over the summer holidays.

Miss James's group:

- To collect 3 photographs from magazines/ newspapers that are taken from different viewpoints.

Miss Craig's group:

- To research a photographer that looks at the subject of 'Viewpoints'


If you are struggling come to see us at lunch or after school before next lesson.

 

Some everyday examples

 

 

 

Useful website

Here is a link to a useful website which will tell you more about the GCSE Photography course and what we will be trying to achieve this year.

http://www.gcsephotography.co.uk/

Last of the summer

Hope you have all enjoyed the summer holidays and have managed to take some interesting snaps!

Here are a few of my photos that I took whilst away this summer. What's your opinion? Do you like the composition/ colours/ light/ subject? What would you have done differently?

Don't forget to bring your photos from your mini project to your first lesson back on Thursday 5th September we will need something to work with.

Enjoy your last week!

Summer Project

For your summer project you are expected to complete the following question:

Photographers such as William Eggleston and Martin Parr often celebrate the ordinary by taking photographs of everyday objects and scenes to discover something interesting about the ordinary. To do this, they may alter the angle of view or isolate items from their usual surroundings.

Refer to appropriate sources and use ordinary, everyday objects and/or scenes to make images that show them in a new way.

You can interpret this question in any way you see appropriate. 
Suggestions for ideas:

• Take a series of images of your favourite object from different viewpoints and angles - look at how this changes the way it looks.
• Take your camera to the park and take a series of images of things that you don't normally notice much everyday - litter bins, swings, railings.
• Use your camera to document your daily life during the holidays - photograph your TV screen, your toothbrush, your lunch, your bath......

Be selective about your images (choose the best). We expect to see at least 10 good quality images in September.

To extend this project you could research the given photographers and try to take your own images in the style of their work.

William Egglestone

Martin Parr

Welcome to GCSE Photography!

Today is all about understanding what next year will involve and what will be expected of you.

Your first practical task is to move around school (inside or out) and try to collect images of letters of the alphabet that you can see in your environment. Try to find letters that occur naturally but if you struggle you could create the letters using anything you can find (leaves, twigs, pencils, your tie......)

Here are some examples, be creative!!

Your GCSE Photography blog

This is your GCSE Photography blog. On here you will find information about the work you are expected to complete, examples of artist research/ inspiration, a reminder of what you must bring to all lessons and dates of deadlines. 

You can access this blog from home or from your phone so remember to use it to help you!