Discussion of exam paper.
Illustrated
Discussion– of exam paper (chosen topic) including artist research complete and
illustrated. (Add One or two image examples from each photographer within the
topic and discuss how their work relates to the exam topic) Your iillustrated discussion will also contain
the following elements
Definition - a breakdown
of the exam paper with definitions relevant to the exam and how you wish to
explore the paper, also add 4 visual examples that relate to the definitions
post with annotations.
Approaches & techniques
this should ALSO include your possible approaches, techniques and
processes you wish to explore… and examples of work on the photographers within
the paper
Mindmap – with 3 levels of detail
Create
TWO mind-maps on two topics from the paper.
Generate ideas for the assignment topic….
The detailed mind map relates to
the exam topic that you wish to explore, the three levels of detail relates to
the primary, secondary and tertiary (branches) ideas generated within the mind
map. Annotate your thoughts and
opinions associated with the exam question (one paragraph length) identifying
the most likely ideas that you wish to pursue as part of the exam topic.
Exam options
01
Artificial lighting
Photographers use artificial lighting to illuminate their subject in various ways and for different reasons . For her series Alina , Bettina von Zwehl used randomly fired flash lighting to create a feeling of intensity and an element of surprise in her portraits . Walead Beshty used a darkroom enlarger to make abstract colour photograms of folded paper sculptures . In the project The Black Country by Richard Billingham , urban environments appear mysterious when illuminated with streetlights .
02
Still or moving figures
Many photographers and filmmakers have explored the movement or stillness of the human figure . The film Koyaanisqatsi features the use of time - lapse and slow motion to speed up or slow down the action of commuters . Jacques Henri Lartigue used panning as a technique to record friends and family members walking , running and jumping . In his series Persons Unknown , Tom Hunter used long exposures to photograph stationary figures sitting or standing in domestic settings . Helena Almeida photographs herself performing everyday movements , often focusing on specific parts of the body .
Artificial lighting
Photographers use artificial lighting to illuminate their subject in various ways and for different reasons . For her series Alina , Bettina von Zwehl used randomly fired flash lighting to create a feeling of intensity and an element of surprise in her portraits . Walead Beshty used a darkroom enlarger to make abstract colour photograms of folded paper sculptures . In the project The Black Country by Richard Billingham , urban environments appear mysterious when illuminated with streetlights .
02
Still or moving figures
Many photographers and filmmakers have explored the movement or stillness of the human figure . The film Koyaanisqatsi features the use of time - lapse and slow motion to speed up or slow down the action of commuters . Jacques Henri Lartigue used panning as a technique to record friends and family members walking , running and jumping . In his series Persons Unknown , Tom Hunter used long exposures to photograph stationary figures sitting or standing in domestic settings . Helena Almeida photographs herself performing everyday movements , often focusing on specific parts of the body .
03
Plants
Indoor and outdoor plants can provide a stimulus for interesting photographic observations . In her series The Rose Garden , Sarah Jones used flash photography to record the colours of flowers in a local park . Karl Blossfeldt produced close - up images of plant forms that magnify detail and draw attention to structure . Paul Strand emphasised the forms and textures of the trees , flowers and shrubs photographed in his garden . Imogen Cunningham produced black and white photographs that exaggerate the forms and patterns seen in plants .
04
Montage
Selecting and piecing together photographs to produce new images is a technique used by a number of photographers and filmmakers . Christian Marclay joined carefully chosen scenes from television and film for his video Telephones . Grete Stern produced montaged photographs to depict her dreams . In the series Golden Hour by Kang Hee Kim , the fictional depictions of inner - city landscapes were created by digitally combining photographs taken at different times of day . Lola Alvarez Bravo often used images of city buildings , cut out and glued together , for her photomontages .
05
Objects
Objects , observed individually or combined into groups , on location or in a studio , can produce striking images . In his photographs , Peter Fraser emphasises colour , use and the location of familiar objects . Joel Meyerowitz documented the still - life objects left in the studio of the artist Giorgio Morandi . In the project Dzhangal , Gideon Mendel photographed damaged personal possessions against a black background .
Staged or candid
Photographers can choose to record subjects candidly or in staged settings . Holly Andres often poses models for the camera to create a sense of drama and mystery . In his early documentary photographs Stanley Kubrick observed people busy in their work environments or relaxing at home amongst their belongings . Thomas Demand has constructed life - size paper recreations of interiors for his photographic compositions . Laura Letinsky recorded the remains of meal times exactly as she found them .
07
Signs
The size , shape , location and graphic qualities of signs have inspired a range of photographers . Stephen Gill has photographed the reverse side of billboard advertisements as a comment on modern life . In U . S . 97 , South of Klamath Falls , Oregon , July 21 , 1973 by Stephen Shore , the scene depicted on the billboard contrasts with the real landscape in which it is placed . Rob Hann photographed road signs to highlight colour and form as much as the words and letters the signs display . Photographs by Marion Post Wolcott feature printed and handwritten signs , seen on banners , posters or shopfronts .
Towns and cities
Many photographers and filmmakers have used towns and cities as a location for their work . In the photobook Quincy , Carl Andre explored his hometown , observing natural surfaces and architectural structures . Jacques Tati created visual comedy in his film Playtime by focusing on the daily routines of city life . Peter Mitchell imagined how aliens from Mars might view the city of Leeds in his project , A New Refutation of the Viking 4 Space Mission .
Definitions:
illuminate: to supply or brighten with light, to make luminous or shining, to enlighten spiritually or intellectually, to subject to radiation
darkroom: a room for developing photographs, in which normal light is excluded.
movement: an act of moving
stillness: the absence of movement or sound
time-lapse: denoting the photographic technique of taking a sequence of frames at set intervals to record changes that take place slowly over time. When the frames are shown at normal speed the action seems much faster.
long exposure: Long-exposure, time-exposure, or slow-shutter photography involves using a long-duration shutter speed to sharply capture the stationary elements of images while blurring, smearing, or obscuring the moving elements.
flash photography: photography involving the use of a camera attachment that produces a brief very bright light, used in poor light.
close-up: A close-up or closeup in film-making, television production, still photography, and the comic strip medium is a type of shot that tightly frames a person or object. Close-ups are one of the standard shots used regularly with medium and long shots (cinematic techniques).
black and white: Black-and-white images combine black and white in a continuous spectrum, producing a range of shades of grey.
candid: A candid photograph is a photograph captured without creating a posed appearance. The candid nature of a photograph is unrelated to the subject's knowledge about or consent to the fact that photographs are being taken, and unrelated to the subject's permission for further usage and distribution.
staged: Staged photography is set up. With or without models, posed, artificially purposefully lit, propped, set designed by the person taking the photo or hired to take such photos.
Plants is a subject of my interest as it is a subject i worked closely with within my component one work, due to their similarities i decided against using this topic as i want to show more of a variety within my work.
My chosen topic for this component will be signs this is because it is a very unique topic and can be captured within various settings as well as timings of day. the work of Stephen Gill and Stephen Shore also swayed me towards this topic and i aim to create work in the style of their sets of images revolving around signage.
darkroom: a room for developing photographs, in which normal light is excluded.
movement: an act of moving
stillness: the absence of movement or sound
time-lapse: denoting the photographic technique of taking a sequence of frames at set intervals to record changes that take place slowly over time. When the frames are shown at normal speed the action seems much faster.
long exposure: Long-exposure, time-exposure, or slow-shutter photography involves using a long-duration shutter speed to sharply capture the stationary elements of images while blurring, smearing, or obscuring the moving elements.
flash photography: photography involving the use of a camera attachment that produces a brief very bright light, used in poor light.
close-up: A close-up or closeup in film-making, television production, still photography, and the comic strip medium is a type of shot that tightly frames a person or object. Close-ups are one of the standard shots used regularly with medium and long shots (cinematic techniques).
black and white: Black-and-white images combine black and white in a continuous spectrum, producing a range of shades of grey.
candid: A candid photograph is a photograph captured without creating a posed appearance. The candid nature of a photograph is unrelated to the subject's knowledge about or consent to the fact that photographs are being taken, and unrelated to the subject's permission for further usage and distribution.
staged: Staged photography is set up. With or without models, posed, artificially purposefully lit, propped, set designed by the person taking the photo or hired to take such photos.
My options of main interest:
03
Plants
Indoor and outdoor plants can provide a stimulus for interesting photographic observations . In her series The Rose Garden , Sarah Jones used flash photography to record the colours of flowers in a local park . Karl Blossfeldt produced close - up images of plant forms that magnify detail and draw attention to structure . Paul Strand emphasised the forms and textures of the trees , flowers and shrubs photographed in his garden . Imogen Cunningham produced black and white photographs that exaggerate the forms and patterns seen in plants .
Plants is a subject of my interest as it is a subject i worked closely with within my component one work, due to their similarities i decided against using this topic as i want to show more of a variety within my work.
07
Signs
The size , shape , location and graphic qualities of signs have inspired a range of photographers . Stephen Gill has photographed the reverse side of billboard advertisements as a comment on modern life . In U . S . 97 , South of Klamath Falls , Oregon , July 21 , 1973 by Stephen Shore , the scene depicted on the billboard contrasts with the real landscape in which it is placed . Rob Hann photographed road signs to highlight colour and form as much as the words and letters the signs display . Photographs by Marion Post Wolcott feature printed and handwritten signs , seen on banners , posters or shopfronts .
My chosen topic for this component will be signs this is because it is a very unique topic and can be captured within various settings as well as timings of day. the work of Stephen Gill and Stephen Shore also swayed me towards this topic and i aim to create work in the style of their sets of images revolving around signage.
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