This document outlines a photography lesson for Year 12 students focusing on alternative photography processes and developing a personal response. Students will refine their ideas from experimenting with different techniques into a final piece. The goal is for students to challenge themselves by reflecting on their strengths and weaknesses to produce an exceptional, sustained outcome expressing themselves as artists. They will develop and refine their ideas in lessons, work on supportive studies as homework, and find inspiration from various artist references and websites to decide on an original focus using alternative photography techniques for an exhibit at the end of term.

1. PHOTOPEDAGOGY: photography at SCHS: A lesson outline
Year 12: 2015/16
SHARED BY: Elaine Humpleby
KEY THEME: A LEVEL alternative photography processes
TITLE
GETTING PERSONAL: PRACTITIONER CHALLENGE
AO2 refining and developing my ideas
AO4 producing a personal response
OVERVIEW / SUMMARY:
Having experimented with a range of different ‘alternative
photography processes’ you now need to refine and develop
your ideas into a final piece/outcome
At A level we expect you to push yourself, to be able to
reflect on your strengths and weaknesses, to refine and
develop your work to produce an exceptional, sustained and
personal final outcome that clearly arises from your research
and expresses yourself as an artist
Process: In your lessons with HY you should be developing
and refining your ideas, then refining them into a final
complete outcome. In MO’s lessons please work on the
Supportive Studies, As Homework / Private Study we expect
to see a range of relevant independent work – such as
organising photoshoots / experiments with materials / work
on your final presentation ideas and methods
http://www.barbaraghidini.info/archives/155
Ghidini took a series of photographs ofdancers before
creating negatives that she made into cyanotypes
KEY OBJECTIVES:
 Decide on a focus and your outcome: we will discuss ideas as a group but the decision
must be your own – you could focus on techniques, subject, process or idea but it must
use Alternative Photography techniques.
 Produce a brief outline and check it with HY/MO – your timescale ifs to exhibit the work
in the last week of term
 In your Supportive Studies show evidence of how you use research into the CONCEPTS,
TECHNIQUES & AESTHETICS of artists and methods to influence your ideas. Show
evidence of how you have refined and improved your work and ideas
 Allow time to plan presentation and to refine / improve any mistakes in your outcomes
 Challenge yourself.
KEY ARTISTS / REFERENCES / PROMPTS: find ideas and inspiration from a variety of sources – make it something
that interests you – keep a note of where you find information andideas
http://erdt.ch/cyanotypes/ http://www.nancybreslin.com/squaremeal
s.html
http://www.seedsandfruit.com/2
010/01/ethan-jantzer-
photogram-artist/
TIPS FOR SUCCESS:
1. Be original and follow your creative interest
2. Keep evidence of the steps you take
3. Be passionate about what you do and how you do it
EXTENSION ACTIVITIES:
 Keep adding extra evidence to your journal – use envelopes / folded pages / concertina sections
HY 10/15