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The Power of the Portrait:
Portraits, Self Portraits and Identity
Experiment with different layouts and designs.
Use black and white and colour, text, illustration, double exposure etc.
Conceptual Photography:
The Power of Ideas
Conceptual Photography:
Research what conceptual photography.
How do the photographers convey their ideas?
How important is their use of symbolism?
What kind of concepts are they conveying?
What techniques are they using in their work?
Read these articles
Research: 4 or more conceptual photographers or campaigns of your choice from the Pinterest boards or your own research.
Create a page for each artist/campaign.
Respond: 2-4 photo shoots inspired by your favourite artists/campaigns.
Present your photoshoots in your sketchbooks
Present 6 of your best images EDITED and larger with detailed analysis of how they link to your artist and the meaning behind them. Use the Visual literacy sheets to help you with your analysis.
Task 2: Create a Concept
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Explore and research a current issue that you feel strongly about, or an idea that you have been thinking about.
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Research this issue in depth and develop your ideas by producing an awareness campaign.
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Complete at least one more photoshoot that you will use in your campaign posters.
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You should aim to create at least 3 plus present them as you would expect to see them in real life - Magazine, social media, website etc.
Consider what you want people to learn about the subject and your target audience.
Use current articles from Huffpost, The Guardian, The Independent, Flavorwire, The Pool, My Modern Met and any other sources of current news topics.
Campaign poster examples
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