CHARTERS SCHOOL PHOTOGRAPHY DEPARTMENT
STEPS TO ACHIEVING A TOP GRADE IN PHOTOGRAPHY
AO1: ARTISTS RESEARCH AND IDEAS
Have you found your own famous photographers?
Do your photographers relate well to the ideas and theme?
Have you researched the photographers using all of the critical studies techniques?
Have you interpreted their work into your own ideas?
Have you made use of literal, technical, symbolic and cultural interpretations of the ideas?
AO2: TECHNIQUES DARKROOM/MANUAL/DIGITAL
Have you used a wide variety of darkroom, manual and digital edits?
Have you practised the techniques several times to show refinement?
Have you talked about how you could interpret the technique in your ideas?
Have you created mock ups using these techniques?
AO3: OWN PHOTOS/VIDEOS/AUDIO
Have you used different methods of capturing imagery (pinhole/ solargraphy/ box brownie /digital camera / scanner / mobile phone?
Have you used these cameras to capture your own imagery relating to your theme?
Have you photographed different locations, people and props?
Have you used different camera angles (ground level/ eye level / birds eye view)?
Have you used different lighting conditions (artificial / natural)?
Have you used different focus points ( foreground / mid ground / background)?
Have you used different shutter speeds (fast / medium / slow)?
AO4: FINAL PIECES AND EVALUATIONS
Have you made use of the photographers techniques / ideas in your work?
Have you thought about size/ paper quality and quantity of images?
Have you made a literal / technical / symbolic / cultural final piece?
Is your final piece realistic / stylised / simplified / abstract?
Have you evaluated the final piece through writing/ audio / video?
Have you framed your final piece properly?
When you look at your final piece does it reflect the best of your coursework?
Have you found your own famous photographers?
Do your photographers relate well to the ideas and theme?
Have you researched the photographers using all of the critical studies techniques?
Have you interpreted their work into your own ideas?
Have you made use of literal, technical, symbolic and cultural interpretations of the ideas?
AO2: TECHNIQUES DARKROOM/MANUAL/DIGITAL
Have you used a wide variety of darkroom, manual and digital edits?
Have you practised the techniques several times to show refinement?
Have you talked about how you could interpret the technique in your ideas?
Have you created mock ups using these techniques?
AO3: OWN PHOTOS/VIDEOS/AUDIO
Have you used different methods of capturing imagery (pinhole/ solargraphy/ box brownie /digital camera / scanner / mobile phone?
Have you used these cameras to capture your own imagery relating to your theme?
Have you photographed different locations, people and props?
Have you used different camera angles (ground level/ eye level / birds eye view)?
Have you used different lighting conditions (artificial / natural)?
Have you used different focus points ( foreground / mid ground / background)?
Have you used different shutter speeds (fast / medium / slow)?
AO4: FINAL PIECES AND EVALUATIONS
Have you made use of the photographers techniques / ideas in your work?
Have you thought about size/ paper quality and quantity of images?
Have you made a literal / technical / symbolic / cultural final piece?
Is your final piece realistic / stylised / simplified / abstract?
Have you evaluated the final piece through writing/ audio / video?
Have you framed your final piece properly?
When you look at your final piece does it reflect the best of your coursework?