The document outlines the tasks and deadlines for a Year 12 Photography exam. It discusses: 1) The exam will be a combination of a set exam and coursework project work across weeks 1-8, with tasks to prepare for the exam shoot in week 6 based on the student's chosen theme. 2) The tasks across weeks 1-4 include theme research, mood boards, exam planning to ensure preparedness for the exam shoot. 3) Week 6 is the photography exam shoot where students will apply their researched theme and techniques.

2. * Year 12 Photography Exam Grades will be a combination of the set exam and
year 12 project work.
*please note tasks from week 1 to 4 are designed to ensure you have researched and prepared
for your exam shoot in week 6. All work (including the exam shoot) will be based on your chosen
theme for your personal coursework project.
Date Tasks
Week 1 18th May Theme research, mood board, spider diagram &
Pinterest album
Week 2 1st June Artist 1 – aesthetics
Week 3 8th June Artist 2- technical
Week 4 15th June Exam plan
Week 5 22nd June No Lessons – year 12 internal exams
Week 6 29th June Photography Exam - Shoot
Week 7&8 6th & 13th July -Deadline for Photography Exam – 6th July
-Further research & essay introductions.

3. Choosing a photographer to
study (aesthetics)?
For this weeks task you need to research and choose a photographer to explore by looking at their visual
style. Remember that the visual style is something that you will need to incorporate into your exam shoot in a
few weeks so choose someone that you love but also that you know you can use in your own work. Choose a
photographer whose lighting, use of composition, leading lines, framing, angles, scale, use of colour or lack
of, texture, atmosphere or perspective interests you.
Diane Arbus
For example, Diane Arbus is a photographer of
people. She tries to capture the true person and
character in the way she photographs them. She
has a ‘documentary’ style where she captures the
individual in their own setting using natural light. If
your theme was to explore the raw and true
character of unstaged shots of people she would
be fantastic to look at. You would look at all the
aesthetic aspects listed above to see how she
manages this, then apply a little of it to your future
shoot.

4. Week 2 - 1st June 2020
Create at LEAST three slides on a
chosen Photographer whose
aesthetics inspire you. Use the
‘Photographer support sheets’ to
format this page and support what to
write.
Write about why you have chosen
them, how it links to your project
theme and how it might inspire future
shoots.
Deadline: Monday 8th June