Introduction to Photography – AQA GCSE Specification (Year 9?)

Introduction to Photography – AQA GCSE Specification

Complete with:
• Teaching PowerPoint - with notes.
• Printable resources PowerPoint - starter and other activities to aid learning - all designed around the PowerPoint that can be printed and laminated for the lessons.

Scheme of work written for each lesson, can be changed or adapted to suit.
I designed this project to be an exciting introduction into photography, covering all elements in photography around the camera settings and covering all areas of the specification. I have based this project around ‘miniature’ photography, the only props needed would be miniature railway people, Lego figures and toy cars – which can all be brought in bulk on eBay, or encourage students to get their own. Each artist has been chosen to work around the skills taught and build upon one another, with Photoshop tutorial sheets included to assist learning and success criteria on each slide to give the students the opportunity to take responsibility for their own learning. Finally, the project ends to allow students to produce their own developmental series which looks at how to create a meaningful response and how they might present their work. All links are included in the notes for each artist information/ videos and information on tutorials/ extra videos for support.

Project Overview:
⎫ Photographic Keywords
⎫ Genres & Shooting Modes
⎫ 1st Artist Research - Isaac Cordal – Experimenting with shooting modes – How to create a contact sheet (in Photoshop) and annotate.
⎫ Creative Control in Camera Settings
⎫ Depth of Field & Aperture
⎫ 2nd Artist Research - Slinkachu – Experimenting with aperture to create depth of field– Basic editing in Photoshop with tutorials.
⎫ Slinkachu – Presenting – Triptych & Diptych – How to create these in Photoshop.
⎫ Composition
⎫ 3rd Artist Research - Samsofy – Experimenting with composition
⎫ 4th Artist Research – Kim Leuenberger – Experimenting with viewpoints – How to create a tilt shift effect on Photoshop
⎫ Lighting & ISO
⎫ 5th Artist Research - Christopher Boffoli – Experimenting with lighting
⎫ Shutter Speed
⎫ 6th Artist Research - Ekkachai Saelow – How to cut images out on Photoshop (Quick Selection Tool)
⎫ Developing Ideas – Create a meaningful outcome – Project Evaluation

You can view the whole resource on: https://vimeo.com/402944737

Please note:
The image and artwork used have been credited through source(s) within the properties of the PowerPoint. Images are used for educational purposes to aid learning and allow students to visualize the tasks and information being taught. Please note the payment is only for the materials provided e.g. schemes of work and structure of work and PowerPoint, in no way do I own the imagery or artwork used. I have however used some of my own images/student examples during. No copyright intended.