1. My London’ Set GCSE Art/Pho Tasks
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• In this task you will be learning how to create a photographic montage and composite
images together using Adobe Photoshop.
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• Class Task 1
• Your first class assignment is to document a panoramic scene of the school and stitch it
together it Adobe Photoshop using layers to create a panoramic print (A3 length = 420mm).
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• Success Criteria
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• Use a tripod (or stool/flat surface) to position your camera and swivel. Alternatively stand in
one position and turn without moving position
• Take the entire panoramic scene by taking photos that capture the last third of the previous
frame
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• Class Task 2
• Look at the following montage by the artist David Hockney:
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3. Homework Assignment 1
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– Practical:
Visit your favourite location in London and make a panoramic photo, which should be
printed in school using the length dimension of 420mm at 200ppi
– Practical:
Document a space in your home or interesting location to create a Hockney Style photo
montage that can be composited and printed at school
– Research:
Make a double page presentation about the photographic montage work by David
Hockney. Collect quotes by and about the artists, examples of his work, facts about
Hockney and his reasons for making these montages.
– Analysis:
Type out a 300-word comparative study between the work of David Hockney and
another photographer of your choice that photographs locations and outdoor locations
but in a different way. In your analysis:
- describe the different styles of the two photographers and ideas behind the work
- explain the different techniques/processes and manipulation of the formal elements
used by the photographers (i.e. lighting, use of colour, perspective, etc..)
- give a personal, critical evaluation of which photographer’s work you prefer and why