Visual Diary Tasks
Week 1
- Visual diary – Creating Visual Diary from template. Add title page, contents about me and style guide page with font and colour swatches for rest of the design.
- Bookmark Visual diary and this page on Google Chrome on your device.
- Humanae Project
- Introduction to Staged Photography – independent learning lesson
Week 2
- Mimic an iconic artwork – tableau
- Camera Shots, Angles and Movements in Filmmaking – independent learning lesson
Week 3
- Research – Choosing and researching scenes, planning for shoot etc
- Finishing off mimicking iconic artwork from last week.
- Creating a glossary
Week 4
- Living Memory: National Portrait Prize
- Introduction to Contemporary Photography <——-
- Using Experimental Techniques
- Working on Written Task
Week 5
- Contemporary Photographers
- Working on Written task
- Planning for Practical
- Different Types of Lenses
- Printing Humane Project for display
Week 6
- Finishing off the written task, getting feedback on draft handing in.
- Contact sheets, proposed shoots, editing works and getting feedback from teacher and peers.
- Lightroom Editing skills, manipulating light **
- In camera Double Exposure **
Written Assignment DUE
Week 7 – online learning
*Full instructions posted to Classroom**
- Intro to the week
- Recreating Pinterest/Childhood Photos
- Practical Assignment Update
- Practical Research & Planning
- Exit Statement
Week 8 – online learning
- Checking in – Practical Task
- Photography techniques – shadows
- Research & Planning for Task
- Photography for Practical
- Online editing programs and tutorials
- Exit Statement
Week 9 – online learning
- Short Form Video
- Shooting and Editing images for Practical 1.
- My staged photography photos + critique
Week 10 – online learning
Practical Assignment DUE
Week 11
- Going through Practical 2 – Finding key photographers to work with for the practical. Research and brainstorming for practical task. Showing of some examples and ideas related to each theme to get started.
- Brainstorming/ideas for prac 2
- Getting started – Practical 2
- Developing your idea
Week 12– online learning
- Checking in – prac 2 questions
- Developing your idea
- Planning & Calendar
- Exit Statement
Week 13 – gradual return to face to face
- Student led discussion/presentation of ideas for practical task
- Finish off research and planning and hand in draft for feedback
- Panning and Radial Blur
- Organising shoot 1 – booking camera/equipment/studio
Week 14 and 15
- Shooting for practical 2
- Editing for practical 2
- Adding photos to diary and reflecting on ideas so far
- Contact sheets, proposed shoots, editing works and getting feedback from teacher and peers.
Week 16
- Editing photos developing reflection
- Contact sheets and choosing final photos
- Discussion/presentation of images for practical task + critique/feedback session
Final practical assignment DUE
- Visual Diary
Visual Diary assignment DUE
Extension/Early Finishers Activities
- Complete a challenge from the 52 Week Photochallenge
- Photographer Research
- Enter a competition
- Organising work experience with Lalita




