Students are required to present their Modge Podge and Darkroom experiments in their sketchbooks by July 21st alongside starting their personal investigation. They will receive individualized workshops and feedback to help progress their projects through the end of term, focusing on techniques like aperture and film photography. Deadlines are set for experiment presentations and workshop tasks to be completed each week in preparation for the next stage of work.

2. Fully present all exam experiments with an explanation of the process, an artist
reference/study and the actual experiment itself (you can photocopy the wood).
Evaluate the outcome; what works and how might you improve it?
Between the 5th – 21st July you will need to ensure all three experiments are
presented in your sketchbook: Modge Podge, Darkroom & your 3rd Experiment
(which was your choice).
Alongside the work above you will also be consolidating the start to your personal
investigation with personal advice, feed back, targets and specialised workshops
with their own small tasks to complete.
Lessons this week…….
Monday 5th & Tuesday 6th July – present experiments (there may be cover due to
year 12 inductions but you will have access to D7 computers and it’s laser printer)
Wednesday 7th July – Individual workshops and project consolidation as directed
by your teacher.

3. As you are aware understanding the
technical side to photography is key to being
successful in this subject and this is
something you have all been developing
throughout the year.
For the last part of this term you are going to
look at one or two specific photographic
techniques that as a department we felt
would benefit the progression of your
personal project. We will also be giving you
other personal feedback that will hopefully
provide support and progression for your
project and ideas for shoots over the
summer.

4. It has been a very challenging year and therefore we are
taking some time out of the summer term to consolidate
technical understanding and bridge/improve any gaps in
understanding before year 13.
Students will be practising their use of aperture this week
and shutter speed next week with a focus on boosting their
control of the camera. Students will be completing a depth
of field shoot using aperture in the studio after a revision
session.
Some students will be following the ‘film pathway’.
After an introduction to film photography and a
demonstration on how to use the cameras,
students will practice with the cameras, plan a film
shoot, research film photography and create an
‘Introduction into Film Photography’ page.
Students will be taking it in turns to borrow the film
cameras and a take a film shoot before the summer
holidays.

6. Name__________________________ using arrows and labels explain what you understand on this camera setting

7. Match the settings and
apertures to the effect in
the photos
Name_______________________

9. Firstly, we already know that by changing the Aperture
you control the amount of light allowed to enter through
your camera’s lens and on to your camera’s sensor.
Aperture also controls something called Depth of Field.
Depth of field refers to a front-to-back zone

11. Understanding the settings?
Could you confidently use these and know exactly what each setting does or allows you to
control, do you think about this prior to a shoot and select one based on the outcome you are
trying to get?
.

12. M – Manual
Advanced Setting
You control both the shutter speed and the
aperture settings to get the correct exposure
using the light meter whilst being aware of
the effect of the aperture and shutter
settings. This is the hardest and most
advanced setting.
TV – Time Value
This is a semi manual mode. You control the
shutter speed and the camera works out your
aperture to make sure you get the right amount
of light onto the sensor.
This option is useful when shooting moving
objects that you want ‘frozen’ or if you want a
blurring effect.
AV – Aperture Value
This is a semi manual mode. You control the
aperture and the camera works out your shutter
speed to make sure you get the right amount of
light onto the sensor.
A great option when you want to focus on the
amount of your image in focus (ie blurry
background)

15. William Klein
What did you learn
about the creative
settings of the
aperture that effects
this image?

16. After completing the revision session on aperture, set up and take a still life shoot in the
photographic studio. You must:
• Demonstrate your understanding of aperture in the way you use your camera settings
(remember you will write about your setting in the write up) – you must use AV or M modes.
• Take a range of shots with both shallow and deep depth of field.
• Make your shots look professional by making good use of the lighting and layout and in your
choice of aesthetics (light/dark/shadow, composition/framing, angles and perspectives, use of
space, atmosphere) for the shots.
• Select objects that relate to, and show a connection with, your personal investigation theme.
Print the shoot and present it. You MUST explain the camera settings and mode in your
introduction, write the technical information by your enlargements and use this to discuss the
enlargements.

18. Find your LIGHT METER and
get use to moving your aperture
and shutter to get it in the
‘middle’ or indicate it is a correct
exposure.
Remember the effects that
aperture (depth of field) and
shutter (blurred/frozen motion)
will do when making these
adaptations and settings.
FOCUS – move the front dial to
get your image in focus –
WARNING - make sure you
know the difference between the
focus dial and the aperture dial
as they are next too each other.
ISO – you can not change this
like you do on a digital camera.
The ISO is the film speed (the
speed at which is reacts to light)
s is pre-set by which film you
choose to use. WARNING –
watch your film speed setting
dial as it is on the shutter speed
dial and can be moved by
accident. The camera light meter
will then be wrong.

19. 1) Shoot your film using your light meter, adapting shutter
speed and the aperture to ensure correct exposure.
2) The light will travel
through your
aperture, then your
shutter, then burn the
film black where it
touches. Thus light
areas go blackest and
you have an inverted
image on the film.
3) The film is developed in complete darkness
with chemicals and the negatives come out
looking like below (hopefully!)
4) You then use the enlarger to print from
the negative. There are some similarities
to printing with acetate but also
differences. You will also need to:
a) Put the negative into the negative
holder.
b) Move the enlarger head up and down
to get the right size print – higher up is
larger & lower down is smaller
c) Focus the image
5) Once the enlarger is set up you follow all
the normal stages of doing a test strip and
developing in the trays.
START
FINISH

20. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C12KIk3gLSI printing from a negative watch from 6 minutes in……
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRP5K5YxvxA loading a film
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74-xCEUW1Cw unloading a film

21. After completing the session on film photography complete the following tasks. You must:
• Plan and take a film shoot before the end of the summer term.
• Create an ‘Introduction to Film Photography’ double page. Explain the film camera and process,
you can use the PowerPoint and your own four images online. Leave at least four pages after
this as you will be presenting a film contact sheets and enlargements form your film shoot once
you have printed them in the darkroom at a later date.

22. Deadline Wednesday 14th July
Experiment presentation: Present at least your
modge podge experiment with an image transfer artist
as a reference (see exam PowerPoint if stuck).
Complete your workshop task:
Guided by your teacher: aperture/film photography.
Refer to the individual task slides.
Next week: we will present the darkroom
experiments and move onto the next set of
personalised workshops.