1. A’level Photography Summer Project

2. WELCOME Hello and welcome to the art department, some of you I know are already old friends but some of you will be completely new and maybe unsure what you have signed yourself up to. You are in safe hands and will be guided through the coming years to fulfil your potential in this subject. To warm you up and get you ready for the start of term I have create a small short project for you to do over the summer, please don’t panic about what I have asked you to do if you are unsure, please come and find me and I will explain everything. It is intended to be a fun short creative project. Mrs Coyle Subject Leader

3. Sketchbook work You will need to purchase an A4 sketchbook to undertake this work. These can be bought from the art dept at a cost of 80p Use this website to inspire you over the next few weeks. http://www.studentartguide.com/articles/a- level-photography-examples-ideas http://www.studentartguide.com/articles/a- level-photography-examples-ideas

4. Research Select one the of the following photographers and create 4 or more pages of research into their craft, use this web page to inspire you on presenting your findings. http://www.studentartguide.com/articles/photography-sketchbook-ideas Jan Groover Cindy Sherman Sam Taylor-Wood Doug Aiken Gregory Crewden Hannah Starkey Wolfgang Tillmans Elliott Erwitt Martin Parr Herb Ritts Kirsty Mitchell Sarah Benjamin Peter Kemp Alex Stoddard Brooke Shaden

5. Analyse Select your favourite photograph by your chosen photographers then print it out to fill a page in your sketchbook and write about the impact this has on you. Why did you select it? What do you know about it? What makes it so special?

6. Take your own photographs Using whatever camera or camera phone you have take a series of photographs inspired by the photographer you have been looking at. Print them out to fill as many pages as required in your book.

7. Analyse Select your favourite photograph from the ones you have taken and print it out to fill a page in your sketchbook. How does it connect to the work of your chosen photographer? Why did you select it? Explain how you took it. What makes it so special?