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MACRO A4: Personal Response

K Tucker C-Type Print 2007

MACRO A4: Personal Response Assignment guidance: The subject/ theme for this assignment should be based on the genre of ‘Macro Photography’. ●

Prior to starting this final ‘assessed’ outcome, during lessons you will/ should have produced a series of studies and outcomes exploring Macro Photography under the themes Nature and Texture.

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It is important that your work for this assignment demonstrates your knowledge and understanding of the concepts around Macro Photography and demonstrates your knowledge and technical understanding of working with the medium.

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In your sketchbook/ journal ‘prep’ or ‘practice’ images should be created and adapted to allow you opportunity to develop, and explore a range of possible outcomes. This exploration should include: ○

Concept and subject matter - What you will base your work on/ about?

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Digital Manipulation – Explore with a range of techniques and processes.

Why/ how will you develop and manipulate your photographs? It is important to document all evidence of this.

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Scale/ composition - How big will your work be? Explore a range of possible layouts. Consider presenting your work in a range of formats – what is the purpose and who is the audience for the work? Where and how will your work be exhibited?

MACRO A4: Personal Response ●

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For this assignment you should invent, prepare, explore, develop and create a 'response' to the theme of Macro.

The concept of this assignment should be your own ideas / work. So long as you can justify the link/ connection to macro photography, then this can be developed to suit.

For example, the outcome could be an abstract representation of a person or place.

It could be a detailed depiction of an environment or institution. The outcome can remain abstract and ambiguous, the viewer does not need to know of a specific subject/ object. Be creative and use your imagination.

You may choose to continue to work and develop ideas under themes of nature and textures.

You will need to show clear links between your work and the work of other artists/ photographers.

Evidence will need to be shown of technical ability and progression of both digital camera and Photoshop skills through preparatory work.

The dimensions and quantity of prints for this assignment should be dictated by you, although as a guide, you should be working on a series of photographs equal or equivalent to 6 8”x10” prints.

You will need to build a body of prep work prior to your final outcomes demonstrating your ability to research, resource, develop and refine your response with inspiration drawn from the work of other artists and photographers.

MACRO A4: Personal Response Remind yourselves of the 4 assessment objectives…

DEVELOP * EXPERIMENT * RECORD * PRESENT ●

You will receive more marks for using: ○

A ‘full’ range of camera and editing techniques, appropriately with clear knowledge and understanding of ‘Macro Photography’.

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Good composition and considered use of light.

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Attention to detail(s) and confident use of DOF.

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A thoughtful and well planned concept.

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Clear links to your development work/ intentions.

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Strong evident links to your chosen Photographers.

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Try to ensure that your work is linked to the work of another Photographer, either by ‘subject’, ‘style’ or ‘theme’.

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Produce evidence inside your journal/ sketchbook to show that you have explored possible Photographers, relevant to your work/ idea.

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Read the Assessment Objectives carefully to ensure you know how your work will be marked, by clicking on the ‘AFL’ button on the assignment page.

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Use techniques that you have learnt in class to help your work develop using good basic structure.

MACRO A4: Personal Response TIPS: ●

Visit our online ‘Art Gallery’ to see more examples.

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Visit a ‘real’ gallery or exhibition for inspiration and help with your ideas.

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Go to our YouTube page, and watch the demo’s/ tutorials.

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Plan your assignment carefully using your sketchbook to write/ explain, and document your intentions and ideas.

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Take time to assess and critique your work as it progresses and make changes where appropriate.

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Record your work as it develops. Document your project from start to finish. Present all experimentation and exploration photographs in your journal/ sketchbook, to provide evidence for AO2 and AO3 (Assessment Objectives).

MACRO A4: Personal Response Do you have a smart phone?

If so you can use the camera on your phone to access online resources to help you with this assignment.

All you need is a QR code reader app, point your phone web browser to one of readers below: ● ● ● ● ●

http://reader.kaywa.com http://get.beetagg.com http://www.quickmark.com.tw/En/basic/download.asp http://europe.nokia.com/support/product-support/nokia-n80/phone-software/smartphone For iPhone users. Go to iTunes and search for: QR Code reader

Once you have a reader/ app on your smart phone. Simply take a quick snap of the code(s) below, and you will be redirected to the required resource, directly on your phone.

WWW.TWAVA.CO.UK