Year 10 - Art and design
Photographing for resources: what makes a good photograph
First sustained project: working from a theme
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Unit Summary
This is an independent, pupil-led unit where pupils develop their own creative process. Having learned the key components of shaping an artistic voice, they will now make choices about themes, techniques, and processes, articulating and evaluating their artistic journey.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to take photographs to inform and support your creative work.
Key Notes
- When photographing for resources, whether for inspiration, documentation, or research, what makes a good photograph?
- Try different angles and perspectives to find the most dynamic view of your subject.
- Consider notes about each photograph, including the context, location and any relevant information about the subject.
Vocabulary To Learn
- subject: the main focus of the image
- focus: to intentionally highlight or emphasise something
- viewpoint: the position or angle from which the photographer takes the photo
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- A common misconception about this lesson is that photography is just about capturing what you see, when in fact it involves making creative choices.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
When photographing for resources, whether for inspiration, documentation, or research, what makes a good photograph? Try different angles and perspectives to find the most dynamic view of your subject.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'subject'
the main focus of the image.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: A common misconception about this lesson is that photography is just about capturing what you see, when in fact it involves making creative choices. Correction: Photography is about deciding how to show the subject to communicate an idea or feeling. Understanding that really opens up creative possibilities.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Analysing the work of artists and designers: materials and techniques Study Guide
- Connecting and combining: trials and experiments with materials Study Guide
- Creating a surface, armature, background: preparing your personal response Study Guide
- Curating the artwork: selecting and arranging key pieces Study Guide
- Effective annotation: different ways to present ideas Study Guide
- Evaluate the use of materials and techniques Study Guide
- First-hand primary resourcing Study Guide
- Identifying starting points Study Guide
- Personal response: appropriate resources and creating artwork Study Guide
- Personal response: finishing an artwork Study Guide
- Personal response: how to judge quality and refining work Study Guide
- Personal response: layers and processes in different endorsements Study Guide
- Presenting a portfolio: creating pages of documentation Study Guide
- Resourcing ideas through personal reflections, narratives and objects Study Guide
- Self assessment techniques: evaluating your own work Study Guide
- The work of artists and designers: elements of art Study Guide
- The work of artists and designers: principles of art Study Guide
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