Comparing my work against the Assignment Brief in relation to Assessment Criteria.
The Brief: to select 12 photographs from those I have taken of the current season (Winter) that capture the feel of that season.
Light, colour, detail and the broader landscape to be considered.
To be aware that this project continues throughout the Course and to take into account the possibility of revisiting through out the year and to choose some locations which will reflect the passing of each season.
The Assessment Criteria
1. Demonstration of
2. Quality of Outcome
4. Context
Light, colour, detail and the broader landscape to be considered.
To be aware that this project continues throughout the Course and to take into account the possibility of revisiting through out the year and to choose some locations which will reflect the passing of each season.
The Assessment Criteria
1. Demonstration of
- technical and visual skills,
- techniques,
- observational skills ,
- Design and compositional skills
2. Quality of Outcome
- Content
- application of knowledge
- Presentation of work in a coherent manner
- discernment
- conceptualisation of thoughts
- communication of ideas
- imagination
- experimentation,
- invention
- development of a personal voice
4. Context
- reflection
- research
- critical thinking
- learning logs
As an aide-memoire I have shown the images below..
Visual Skills. In each of these images I have tried to apply the elements of design discussed and carried out in the course work. Notes to each of the images is given in the previous section. During this winter I have found that looking for improved compositions has been helped by studying the design elements.
Technique: in the summary of the exif data sheet I am surprised at how often I used a high ISO as 8 out of 12 times I did use a tripod. This indicates to me that my checking of settings was not done systematically. I have varied the focal length to get a variety of shots and to suit the subject. Sometimes I compromised depth of field (choice of f number) for shutter speed especially in hand held shots. e.g. Inside the Woods.
Observational Skills In searching for the subjects to convey my feelings about the winter landscape I have gone out looking for specific shots in places I know and often found things that I had not previously observed.
Design and composition I have added notes about these in the previous section.
Quality of Outcome
The feel of a season is, for me, closely linked to the weather. Therefore I have shown snow, frost, bright sunshine and misty fog. As I review my images I think a rainy and a windy one might have been appropriate. This is something I will address as I continue to photograph the seasons throughout the year.
I think this format of blog is easy and logical to follow and each section is labelled.
Conceptualisation. I have several times used a mind map as suggested to order my thought about a subject e.g. making Winter the centre point and randomly writing related thoughts. This has helped me progress to choosing how to approach a project or assignment.
Communication of ideas It is difficult to self-assess the successful communication. I know how I felt and responded to a scene but another person, on viewing the photograph, might feel and respond to it quite differently. Indeed, when hearing someone talking about a picture one might think how can that person read that thought into it. To some extent it must depend on an individuals own experience and therefore viewing photography cannot be totally objective.
Demonstration of Creativity
Imagination. Using one's imagination at the time of taking a photo is partly to do with pre-visualization and how a 3 D scene will translate into a 2-D medium. Use of depth of field to create a sense of depth and the different techniques for demonstrating perspective come into play here.
Although only one image is shown here of each scene I experimented with different lenses, focal lengths etc in most pictures to end up with a satisfactory version.
Finding my personal voice is a concept with which I struggle. I notice that I am attracted to the same types of subjects and lighting situations again and again e.g. trees and back lighting so perhaps this will become clearer to me as I progress through the course.
Context
My Blog is where there should be good evidence of critical thinking - i.e. taking the information I have learnt from course work and wider reading and evaluating it, and trying to apply it to my practical photography and my understanding of photography of others.
How have I done at this stage? I do not think I have found the balance between studying books and other sources of information and doing the practical and creative work of produces printed photographs which should be communicating ideas.
Quoting from www.criticalthinking.org/pages/defining-critical-thinking/766 "Critical thinking is that mode of thinking- about any subject, content, or problem - in which the thinker improves the quality of his/her thinking by skillfully taking charge of the structures inherent in thinking and imposing intellectual standards upon them"
At present I think my Blog is more an exercise book detailing practical issues. This is something I must address in the coming months.
Technique: in the summary of the exif data sheet I am surprised at how often I used a high ISO as 8 out of 12 times I did use a tripod. This indicates to me that my checking of settings was not done systematically. I have varied the focal length to get a variety of shots and to suit the subject. Sometimes I compromised depth of field (choice of f number) for shutter speed especially in hand held shots. e.g. Inside the Woods.
Observational Skills In searching for the subjects to convey my feelings about the winter landscape I have gone out looking for specific shots in places I know and often found things that I had not previously observed.
Design and composition I have added notes about these in the previous section.
Quality of Outcome
The feel of a season is, for me, closely linked to the weather. Therefore I have shown snow, frost, bright sunshine and misty fog. As I review my images I think a rainy and a windy one might have been appropriate. This is something I will address as I continue to photograph the seasons throughout the year.
I think this format of blog is easy and logical to follow and each section is labelled.
Conceptualisation. I have several times used a mind map as suggested to order my thought about a subject e.g. making Winter the centre point and randomly writing related thoughts. This has helped me progress to choosing how to approach a project or assignment.
Communication of ideas It is difficult to self-assess the successful communication. I know how I felt and responded to a scene but another person, on viewing the photograph, might feel and respond to it quite differently. Indeed, when hearing someone talking about a picture one might think how can that person read that thought into it. To some extent it must depend on an individuals own experience and therefore viewing photography cannot be totally objective.
Demonstration of Creativity
Imagination. Using one's imagination at the time of taking a photo is partly to do with pre-visualization and how a 3 D scene will translate into a 2-D medium. Use of depth of field to create a sense of depth and the different techniques for demonstrating perspective come into play here.
Although only one image is shown here of each scene I experimented with different lenses, focal lengths etc in most pictures to end up with a satisfactory version.
Finding my personal voice is a concept with which I struggle. I notice that I am attracted to the same types of subjects and lighting situations again and again e.g. trees and back lighting so perhaps this will become clearer to me as I progress through the course.
Context
My Blog is where there should be good evidence of critical thinking - i.e. taking the information I have learnt from course work and wider reading and evaluating it, and trying to apply it to my practical photography and my understanding of photography of others.
How have I done at this stage? I do not think I have found the balance between studying books and other sources of information and doing the practical and creative work of produces printed photographs which should be communicating ideas.
Quoting from www.criticalthinking.org/pages/defining-critical-thinking/766 "Critical thinking is that mode of thinking- about any subject, content, or problem - in which the thinker improves the quality of his/her thinking by skillfully taking charge of the structures inherent in thinking and imposing intellectual standards upon them"
At present I think my Blog is more an exercise book detailing practical issues. This is something I must address in the coming months.