GCSEFortismere Photography Department

GCSE Photography Assessment SheetSTUDENT: Martha Middleton DATE: 06/01/14TEACHER(S): coursework UNIT: courseworkTITLE: Summer TaskTarget grade AWag B

Comments & Targets

The pictures that you have taken in this task show a real sense of discovery. The abandoned house shots are particularly interesting the subject matter is particularly intriguing. The dull derelict images of the house placed alongside the rich vivid tones of the Cornish flowers create a real juxtaposition of colour and theme. Draw the viewer in however I would have liked to of seen a few more close up images demonstrating a willingness to develop and refine your ideas.

The strength of your visual images is let down by the total lack of contextual study that would have formed the second part of the Holiday tasks where is this work?

FORCE

Strand 1 - Force of nature – (T)Some interesting images You have thought through the images well and demonstrated a good understanding of the brief. However I would like you to use contact sheets and then edits rather than showing all your images in one go.

Strand 2 - Applied Force – (T).A good selections of images but again you need to have some detailed analysis of a relevant artist that you can link to your own work. Strand 3 - Force of transformation – (T)This section is strong and is starting to show a real sense of development. I think the ideas shown particularly around the portrait have the potential to be explored in a lot more depth. I would really like to see you moving away from the computer and get involved using a lot more manual forms of transformation. Also where you have done some substantial digital work please make sure to show your print screens of how you created the image. Please keeps up the investigation and you must continue to put detailed analysis of other photographers work.

GENNERAL COMMENTS

Well done Martha some excellent work here I think that you should continue to be experimental in your process and try out more ways of capturing and distorting the portrait. Remember to keep up the contextual links throughout and fill in the sections that I have spoken about.

DevelopmentContinue to develop your ideas and look at the following ways of developmentContinue to develop the idea of the figure in the water. Experiment with milk in the water Create images in the style of Alexa Sheila

MovementMore refinement is needed befor you get to your final prints. You could use the speaker in class and try and recreate the work of Martin Klinass using paint and sound. Print out final pieces the larger they are printed the greater the impact that they will have

LandscapeWork needs to be placed on one tab so it can be read easily. Please complete project and select final outcomes

Close up abstractionPrint out final pieces the larger they are printed the greater the impact that they will have