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1. Exam dates, 19th,
21st
and 26th
April
Please ensure that you address the following within the blogger.
Target number of shoots = 2
The first three hours of the exam must be consecutive.
It is recommended that students do not start their exam with a first shoot on location unless they
intend to continue the shoot for a 3 hour period.
PRIOR to the exam students who intend to photograph on location must have an outline
proposal on their web site. The shoot time will be measured as the time taken to photograph –
travel time. For each shoot (e.g. shoot 1) you can photograph in two different locations and
have the travel time between the shoots deducted.
Done
y/n
AO1:
 Is my work linked to my research?
 Am I showing a progression of my work from previous shoots? – mention the
preparatory shoots within the work record.
 Am I analysing my work objectively… (connotation, denotation, etc.)? This can be
done in the work record.
AO2:
 Am I experimenting with techniques, processes, materials? This can be shown in
the work record, computer experiments and physical experiments (if done as part
of the exam).
 Am I reviewing and refining my ideas (learning from e.g. preparatory shoots)?
This can be shown in the work record and final evaluation.
AO3:
 Am I recording my ideas, observations? This can be shown in the work record.
 Am I reflecting on my work and progress? This can be shown in the work record
and final evaluation.
AO4:
 Am I adopting a personalised approach within my photography, am I expressing
why I photographed/edited/printed the subject area in a particular way? This can
be shown in the work record and final evaluation.
 How do my final photographs/final pieces, connect with my previous research?
This can be shown in the final evaluation.
For each shoot you will need to create the following posts.
 Contact sheet
 Straight images (as many as you wish to post)
 Work Record
 Computer experiments (if carried out during the exam)
 Physical experiments (if carried out during the exam)
 Final Pieces
 Final evaluation
On page 2 there is an outline of why these components are required and what you need
to write within each section.

2. Why you need the following posts
Contact sheet
Will evidence the breadth of your research.
Straight Images (as many as you wish to post)
Select the best images from the shoot that you might wish to take further through editing
Work Record your Plans for the shoot, What you hope to achieve. NB (those first two
sections should be written before the shoot in order to help you clarify your ideas and to ensure
you have all that you need). This is followed up by What I actually achieved (with two
evaluated pictures - equivalent to the evaluation section of a work diary) In this section you must
record how you took the photograph in terms of camera settings and the visual outcome (did
you achieve the type of photographs you wanted, what are the denotations and possible
connotations associated with the images). Candidates are expected to use technical language
(e.g. depth of field, etc). What I am doing to do next (this might mean something that occurred
whilst doing that shoot that you want to develop or maybe even a change in direction, etc).
Clearly your final shoot will not have a “what am I going to do next section”
Computer experiments -
 Computer experiments will demonstrate your ability to experiment with the medium of
digital photography… This is an important aspect of the AQA assessment criteria. You
will need to explain the process used. You can do this with screen prints and text or just
use text only.
 You should evidence the photograph before and after the computer experimentation.
Physical experiments -
Physical experiments will demonstrate your ability to experiment with the medium of
photography… This is an important aspect of the AQA assessment criteria. The process
involves the way a final print is physically transformed and how the meaning of a print changes
as a result of the transformation. Physical experiments SHOULD be recorded by scanning in
the transformed print.. You will need to explain how the transformation has changed the
meaning of the photograph e.g. describe your concept and the connotations associated with the
print.
FINAL PIECES
Show the images the best images that you have created in a single post. Ensure that the
images selected work as a series and are linked to the exam paper.
Describe how the work is linked to your preparatory work (i.e. photographers research or
shoots)
Final Evaluation
Here you will need to summarise how your work has developed as a result of the shoots
that you have undertaken.
 How has your research (photographers research, research log) and
preparatory shoots influenced the final series of images that you have created?
 What have learnt/ how has your work developed as a result of the project, this
can be:
o technical (learning new techniques in camera operation, shooting)
o aesthetic (new ways of presenting work)?
 How successful were you in responding to the exam paper? Identify areas where
your work is strong and areas where you might want to improve your work further