I am Head of Art in a mixed comprehensive school teaching Art and Phtoography for Year 7-13. Resources are mainly powerpoints and worksheets i have developed over the years for SOWs.
I am Head of Art in a mixed comprehensive school teaching Art and Phtoography for Year 7-13. Resources are mainly powerpoints and worksheets i have developed over the years for SOWs.
Worksheets and powerpoint which introduces students to pattern, line, tone and texture in photography.
Includes key words and adjectives to develop photography literacy.
4 Worksheets included which each require students to analyse work in written form and therefore could be ideal for a series of cover lesson.
Supporting powerpoint gives example responses.
Proposal form for A Level Art students who have writtren essay/ related study depending on exam board.
Proposal form ensures students are planning out the contextual research needed and considering structure of essay.
Students must submit a proposal form which have to be passed by teachers, in the same way as a dissertation to ensure students set off on a well considered journey.
Two worksheets which suggest 16 different ways to experiment with layers and shapes on photoshop. Includes examples of how you can apply these to the same photos along with and basic instructions.
Ideal for GCSE photography lessons where students have a basic understanding of photoshop techniques and access to computers during cover lessons.
Powerpoint with series of lessons teaching students about depth of field as part of a larger GCSE photography introduction project.
Includes: Structure for Teaching Depth of field and Ruel of thirds
Practical assignment with student example photos
Reflection questions and recall questions
Work sheet which students use to research compositional tools in photography. If students have access to internet they can research each one and make sketches to aid their understanding.
Ideal for a cover lesson too.
Worksheet which models the thinking process when planning a final outcome for GCSE photography. Some Example images of work to illustrate how ideas can be refined. Focus on A04.
Knowledge organiser with Key word, definition and synonym targetted at Year 12 A level art/photography. Definitions adapted to support understanding of the course.
Writing Frame with sentence starters for annotating a contact sheet- suitable for GCSE or A level photography.
Two Example slides of GCSE contact sheets
A series of lessons looking at producing a photographic response to poetry suitable for GCSE or Alevel . Including sections of poems used for inspiration.
Two Knoweldge Organisers of key words and themes that are covered at start of GCSE photography during a ‘sense of place project’
Word documents which are Editable so you can change to fit your course
This pack includes all you need to get started with shutter speed in GCSE photography. Powerpoint to support the introduction of shutter speed with a practical activity.
Powerpoint includes instructions and artists examples. We focused on slow shutter speed in practical work and includes my students examples of shutter speed work along with success criteria.
Powerpoint goes on to give students ways toe experiement with blurring on photoshop with examples.
Separate writing frame also included to support students writing about shutter speed in their annotations.
This project is set up to introduce students to the history of still life through research and a work sheet.
The project then sets students up to study photographer who take a contemporary twist on still life photography.
Students must plan and execute a photoshoot,
This is easily assessible for remote learning.
This resource has been created for A Level Photography students but could equally be used with GCSE. The aim is to build understanding of Photographic genres and movements away from the classroom which may influence their coursework and related study. It is also really useful for Blended learning or if students are isolated as they can work through the booklet at home.
This booklet contains mini research projects on:
Diarism
Staged Tableaux
Surrealism
Candid Portrait
Each section contains: overview of genre and key artists, a key word search, some video links, some spaces to research key art work and photographers and a short practical project to show understanding of genre.
For independent Work this aims to cover 8 weeks of Individual study time if used in conjunction with lessons or could be used Blended learning to cover 1 month of home learning.
Designed for Year 9 based on ‘Close-up’ and inspired by Georgia O’Keefe. Powerpoint teaches:
How to create a study of 'Keefe
How to record observations through photography in response to an artist
How to create close up painting
Powerpoint includes learning objectives, success criteria and examples of work.
Also includes final painting assessment grid, and worksheet for experimenting with blending paint/oil pastels.
Worksheet designed for KS5 photography lesson to create a collage using shapes . Ideal activity for students to respond to an artist and also learn different ways to experiment with photoshop. Worksheet also includes an example high level piece of work.
This resource was designed for Key Stage 4 SOw based on natural forms but the process can be changed to any object. Worksheet runs through how to create four compositions which can be used for planning a painting.
Worksheet designed for Key Stage 3 lessons to teach students basic adjustments within Photoshop. Worksheet runs through basic tools that students can use to enhance their photographs.
This is a unit of work designed for Year 7s but is also suitable for Year 8. It teaches studenst the following:
Understand what a still life is
How to create illusion of form with tone
How to use mark making to create form
How to draw a still life from observation
How to create mark making in monoprint
How to convert a Still Life into a cubist still life
Work is inspired by Giorgio Morandi and cubism
This is a rich powerpoint with images of example work collected over a few years of delivering project. In depth success criteria and learning objectives are clear on every slide.