BIRTH
PARENTHOOD
TODDLER
DIVORCE
TEENAGER
MIDLIFE CRISIS
LOVE
RETIREMENT
MARRIAGE
DEATH
In your groups answer the following questions:
1. What symbols and objects are associated with this life cycle?
2. What locations are associated with this life cycle?
3. Who are the range of people connected with this life cycle?
4. What kinds of emotions would you think of in connection with this life cycle?
5. List the positive and negative things associated with this life cycle
6. What kind of body language and facial expressions do you think of with regard to this life cycle?
7. What kinds of things do we say, or would you read in connection with this life cycle?
8. List any famous phases, poems, song lyrics , slang, or famous sayings, rhymes etc
9. How is this life cycle regarded in this country and in other cultures?
10.What famous celebrities past and present do we associate with this life cycle?
11.What changes in this life cycle have we seen in the past 50/60 years to present day? List all the different eras regarding this life cycle
· Once you have thought of an idea for a life cycle that you feel has potential, research it and see if you can find out more information to make it into a firm concept which holds lots of threads of ideas connected to this. Start producing 6 pages of ideas that explores your ideas in greater depth. These could be :
LIFE CYCLES to choose from:
BIRTH
PARENTHOOD
TODDLER
DIVORCE
TEENAGER
MARRIAGE
MIDLIFE CRISIS
LOVE
DEATH
RETIREMENT
TASK 1 WEEK 1/2
Produce a series of mind-map pages for at
least 2 of the life cycles,
working in small groups. Choose 1 life cycle to explore in as much depth as
possible and produce 6 additional pages that explore your ideas in greater
depth.
This should include: mind mapping, word association, mood boards,
photographs, photocopies of objects, magazine cuttings, extracts from poems,
slogans, observational drawings etc.
Write down everything to do with an idea not just a single word but
everything to do with that theme: e.g.
marriage could be mind mapped in the following way: - an American Las Vegas styled marriage.
Mindmap:
Las Vegas , the chapel of love, Elvis impersonator, side burns, 1 armed
bandits, double your money, everyone a winner , poker, lots of tacky gold,
American flag, dollars signs, stretch Limousine, Cadillacs, wedding lyrics,
four weddings and a funeral, white veil, Elvis white jumpsuit, renting a
witness, best man, lady in waiting lyrics from songs about getting married,
honeymoon suites, the film ‘Leaving Las Vegas’ and famous sayings from
this. All of these words could be
visualised in varying imagery, textures, found objects and marks – make yours
as exciting as possible!
You will now have a definite
‘concept’. A concept is a way into your
life cycle that communicates a strong idea.
Concepts tie all the elements of a project together to support each
other ie words, images, ideas, formats and context. i.e. different ways to get married to might be
:- a tacky wedding ceremony in Las Vegas, an extreme parachuting/ bungee
jumping experience or ‘my big fat gypsy
wedding’ .
This project covers location photography
. Analyse the work of 2 of the following PHOTOGRAPHERS, Robert Doisneau and one
other who use location in their work.
350 words each photographer
•
A Historical
documentary photographer- Robert Doisneau https://www.photographersgallery.com/by_artist.asp?id=201
|
Lilly Donaldson by
Emma Summerton
 |
The Kiss 1950 by Robert Doisneau
The Last Resort 1983-85 by Martin Parr
|
Afghan Girl 1985 by Steve McCurry
UNIT 30 LOCATION
PHOTOGRAPHY
ANSWER WHAT, WHEN,
WHO, HOW, WHY.
Give examples of the
photographers work and then analyse this in depth using the questions below as
starting points.
HOW DO THEY USE LOCATIONS WITHIN THEIR WORK ?
•
Give brief
biographical background and tell us what work they have had published/
exhibited.
•
What ideas are
they interested in?
•
What techniques or
technology do these practitioners use to create interesting photographs? i.e.
lenses. shutter speed, camera tripod, i.e. dark room black and white, digital,
manipulation of this etc
•
What are they most
known for, who have they worked for?
•
How do they
capture or utilise light, texture, movement of the place or moment images are
taken?
•
Do they use candid
shoots or are these planned?
•
Do they work with
colour or monochrome?
•
How do they work
with the model and the location? What do
they use to visually connect the two aspects together?
5) Begin to generate ideas for a photo-shoot by
producing at least 1 STORYBOARD SHOWING EXTREME
VIEWPOINTS - CLOSE UPS, LOW ANGLE, HIGH ANGLE, THINGS IN AND OUT FOCUS,
SHADOWS, LIGHTING, ACTION AND MOVEMENT.
Make it achievable for yourself by using friends and family easily
available in locations that you can return to if necessary. Produce an in depth storyboard showing
viewpoints, styling, ideal lighting, shadows etc and include
how location is appropriate to this idea.
Produce at least 2
SETS OF STRONG PHOTOGRAPHIC SHOOTS OF 10 IMAGES
using specific locations, considering light, props
and camera angle. Use cameras from
photography and your own and consider the use of tripods, filters and wide
angled, macro lenses.
7) Print out wallet images of your unedited photos,
then edited ones that you feel are the most effective.
Annotate in your sketchbooks why you have chosen this
particular:
·
Location
·
Composition
·
Depth of field
·
Contrast
·
Texture
·
Colour
·
Sense of movement
if appropriate
·
Framing and
Subject placement- how have you placed your subjects with reference to the
light source and location
·
Lighting- spot
lamp, soft, torch, natural
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