ARTIST RESEARCH

In photography you will need to research and analyse the the work of others, to help you learn more about the artform - this will be done in 4 parts:

 Use the steps and prompts below to critically analyse your chosen artists work and to structure your written responses.  

BASIC TIPS - 

Slide 1 - Research

Slide 2 - Analysis : Choose ONE piece artwork to discuss in detail

SLIDE 3 - COLLAGE OF WORK 

SLIDE 4 - SHOOT PLAN

keywords and vocabulary  

Have you checked your work?

Have you put a title on each slide?

Have I used appropriate style with no slang, informal language or text speak?

Is my work in paragraphs?

Do my sentences start with capital letters and end in full stops?

Are my quotations in "inverted commas"

Have I used capital letters for names and places?

Have I used specialist vocabulary correctly?

Have I checked that my sentences make sense and my meaning is clear?

Punctuation

. Full stops-A full stop shows that you have finished a sentence. 

? Question marks-A question mark is used to show when someone has asked a question.

! Exclamation marks-An exclamation mark is used to show when something is surprising or forceful.

, Commas-Separating items in lists or clauses in a complex sentence.

“ Inverted commas-Use inverted commas around something someone has said.

‘ Apostrophes–Shows belong or missing letters like don’t and can’t

; Semicolon-Joins together two clauses that could each be separate sentences.

: Colon-used to provide a pause before introducing related information


specialist vocabulary: 

PATTERN: 

Decorative, rhythmic, applied, repeating, random, varied, regular, simple, man made, natural, positive, bold, loose, kinetic, geometric, mechanical, organic, cross hatching, dots, dashes, lines, stripes, circles, squares, motifs, symbols.  

TONE: 

Dense, dark, light, mid, hatched, blended, graduated, smudged, smooth, textured, rough, translucent, soft, subtle, gradual, half tone, mid tone, shadow, highlight, monotone, shade, deep, hue, graded, moody, sombre. 

LINE: 

Straight, curvy, vertical, horizontal, dense, diagonal, zig zag, meandering, sensitive, uneven, transparent, hatched, simple, cross hatched, disturbed, detailed

COMPOSITION: 

Focal point, perspective, height, balanced, symmetrical, asymmetrical, height, depth, compose, organise, create, place, layered, central, rule of thirds, contrast, busy, thumbnail, overlapping, harmonious, arrangement.   

SHAPE/FORM: 

Solid, geometric, regular, irregular, positive, negative, organic, natural, man made, rounded, circular, oval, triangular, symmetrical, asymmetrical, 2D, 3D, scale, twisted, convex, concave, scale, imposing, bold, silhouette, relief, figure, outline, oval, square. 

SPACE:

Relationship, special, gaps, positive, negative, line, foreground, midground, background, perspective, focal point, lead in, vanishing point, distance, illusion, adjacent.  

COLOUR:

Bright, dull, strong, bold, subtle, vivid, vibrant, light, dark, deep, contrasting, hue, tint, shade, spectrum, rainbow, palette, colour-scheme, complementary, warm, rich, cool, soft, pale, hard, pastel, primary, secondary, tertiary, neutral, balanced, harmonious, opposite, muted, symbolic, limited, monochrome, faded, varied. 


Fundamentals of photography: 

Aperture

Shutter Speed

ISO

Focus

Exposure

Silhouette 

Lighting 

Viewpoint/Camera angle

Composition

Subject Matter

Depth of Field