21st January

Well done for some good work last week. Follow this link and pick your two favourite images, that you took. If you find this link doesn't work immediately, try again this evening as it is taking ages to upload! Use the sheets given to you previously ( and also on here) about how to write about images, thinking about the tech spec and the imagery that you have created. Please put the work on your blog and email me at shsgmedia@mac.com, to let me know you have done it. You should also start printing your work out, some of these slow shutter speeds would look great blown up and you are best taking them to snappy snaps on a usb stick or emailing them to photobox or snapfish. The school printer won't really do them justice.


In lew of tomorrows lesson, please find a portrait by an established photographer and try to re create what they have done. Think about the way Rankin worked in that documentary, having the image right in front of him as he tried to copy the aesthetic behind it.

Next week we will be thinking about portraiture from the perspective of parts of the body, old ladies hands with lots of rings on, tattoos or piercings, braces, feet, back of the head, tummy buttons- everyones is different!

Start trying to look at bodies differently.

Try and watch or record this programme

Lovely insight into Rankin's style of work.

Portraiture

We looked at commonly posed questions about Portraiture today. We read this article, click here if you didn't get a copy.

Tomorrow you are all to bring a favourite object or hat or scarf. We will move on from looking at lighting and think about how to convey your subjects personality in the image. If you can find an example that inspire you, bring that as well. We shall also be considering the vanishing point and the use of frames within frames.

Next week we will be examining parts of the body, tatoos, scars etc so get thinking about possible subjects.

Portraits

A good session on portraits on 8th January. Your photos are held on G drive-communications-photography-year13. Please ensure your download and print your photos and not someone elses. Put them into iphoto then-photos-show photo info- and this will show you the aperture and shutter speed that has been used. Make a note of this info when you stick your photos in your scrapbook.

Please ensure you attend Wednesday lunchtime and Thursday after school this week. Please bring all your photos, scrapbooks and money for scrap books if you still owe for them.