Case Study of existing Photographers

You need to complete at least two case studies. Take another look at my Martin Parr one as a start.

You need:
1. Brief history
2. Major exhibitions
3. Critics comments about them
4. Their influences
5. Your favourite images- then take your own pictures influenced by them.
6. Who they have influenced.

What to include in your sketch book:
You need to ensure you have photos that represent the following.
Tick them off as you have done them:

1. Techniques, photograms, film slr, digital slr, pinhole photography
2. depth of field
3. aperture settings
4. use of lighting
5. shutter speed
6. night photography
7. colour
8. composition
9. black and white
10. contrast
11. portraiture
12. reportage
13. fine art
14. other artists work – your informed response to them. These responses may include one or more of the above techniques.

Rehearsal Pictures

A great opportunity to take some interesting compositions.
Rehearsal images are usually taken to be put into a programme.

You want to capture the drama, the relationships between the actors and director and some of the relationships between the characters.

You can also think about composition, peeping from behind curtains, an insight into the backstage where the public rarely go.

Actors at rest as well as formal portraits in and out of costume.



This is a good opportunity to follow the development of the school's performance of Annie.

Then try to recreate the images you have analysed

Image Analysis

Use these formats to analyse your own choice of images.

Christmas presents

Why not ask for one of these?


They take film, which means after developing it you can print them out in the dark room. Much cheaper than buying a digital and they produce really unusual effects. Like these




There are more images here

Techniques

Great site for techniques.

"The most difficult thing for me is a portrait. You have to try and put your camera between the skin of a person and his shirt."

Henri Cartier-Bresson