Year 9 GCSE Art Summer work.pptx
- 1. Over the summer you will need to take a minimum of 40 photographs that are inspired by Natural Forms such as plants, landscapes, seascapes etc (portraits can feature but shouldn’t be the main theme of the photograph) Be creative and consider all the following formal elements before taking the picture: Framing/angles – sometimes taking a few steps back or squatting down and taking the picture at an angle can make it look more effective and professional. Make sure each image is considered like a paintings composition would be. Close-Up – this can be really effective when photographing plants that have different colours and textures. Lighting – Be very aware of light. Is your subject matter lit well? If the background is too bright your subject will come out dark. If you shoot in dark conditions use a tripod or balance the camera on a wall edge to avoid unintentional blurred shots. Be aware of shadows and highlights, they can make photos very effective! Think about the weather and times of day, the light will be affected by this. You could set up a studio with white paper/backdrops and lamps? Advanced Photography: manual settings Tv – pick your own shutter speed for frozen action (1/500 +) or blurred motion (1/30 and below). Av – depth of field, this is where you can make the background blurred (F3 or f4). You can do this effect on some Iphones on ‘Portrait’ mode. There are some great you tube videos to help you explore what your camera can do! Photographs will be need to be printed on photo paper (please bring printed or on a memory stick when you return in September ready to print in school)
- 2. 1. Snapseed Best For: All-purpose photo editing with precise control over colour and exposure 2. VSCO Best For: Creating beautiful edits with elegant film- like filters 3. Afterlight 2 Best For: All-purpose photo editing with additional creative options 4. Enlight Best For: Selective control over edits and artistic effects 5. TouchRetouch Best For: Removing unwanted blemishes and objects from your photos 6. Instagram Best For: Enhancing your images right before you share them 7. Adobe Lightroom CC Best For: Precise fine-tuning of colour and exposure with advanced editing tools 8. Mextures Best For: Applying textures, grains, and light leaks for beautiful creative edits 9. Lens Distortions Best For: Enhancing your photos with sunlight, lens flares, rain, snow, and fog 10. Superimpose X Best For: Creating unique digital art by combining and blending images For extra marks try creating some exciting edits from your photographs (make sure you keep a copy of the original). You can create some ‘Phone Editing’ pages in your year 11 sketchbook in September with these. This will get your extra marks for ‘A02’ EXPERIMENTING!