Fashion Photography Elective

John Hodgett 07813 130367 john.hodgett@virgin.net

 

 

Week 1                               3 oct

                                                         

·        Hello,

·        Introductions – student mime hobby/interests

·        What we will be doing – darkroom, studio, PhotoShop, hand rendering, etc

·        Research, test, experiment, reflect, research, test, experiment, reflect, etc

·        Reflective Diarys - explain

·        Powerpoint

·        Give out Photographers to research x 5

·        Form into groups, and think about some initial ideas for a shoot –

·        one image – 7 groups – JH camera

·        Make the image with digi camera and look at with digi projector

·        Best and worst fashion image ever – bring in

 

 

 

Week 2                         10 Oct

 

·        Presentations first

·        Camera Demo – 35, 120, 54, digi, phone, pinhole, scanner

·        Show depth of field/lens slides? Projector     

·        Darkroom Demo

·        Paper negs in Darkroom from fashion pictures brought in

·        Discuss Outcomes

·        Remind about workbooks and the importance of research and testing,

   and keeping everything – maybe show old workbooks?

·        Reflective diary

·        Make a funky alter ego fashion photo for homework

 

 

 

 Week 3               17 Oct

 

·  Student Powerpoints

 

 

·  Look at Alter Ego Pix

 

 

·  Print Paper Negs

 

 

·  Lighting demo (only if time)

 

 

·  Homework

 

A magazine is running a double page spread about hands – as

in “don’t forget to look after your hands” or  “your hands

say a lot about you” or even “ hands as design accessories”

so think about how you can make a stunning photograph using hands.

 

Think pose, think colour, think backgrounds (anything from

 your own tum to slate, wood, sand, coloured water, car

 body panel, fur, view up broad street at night, plants

 and flowers, anything - nails, rings, watches, etc, etc

 

 

 

       

 

Week 4           24 Oct

·        Look at student’s ppt presentation x 6

 

·        Look at hand pix images

 

·        Lighting workshop/demo/show JH lit by hands pix?

 

·        Show some illustrated essays Kate Moss, I-D, Bailey and Rankin

 

·        Homework

 

        Workbooks and essay title ideas

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Week 5           31 Oct

·        Look at students’ ppt presentation x 6

 

·        Look at workbooks and discuss essay titles

 

·        Plan the ultimate head shot for a cover, and demo Photoshop

 

 as required and hand pix from last week

 

·        Homework - Make the ultimate cover using a head shot

 

 

 

       

 

   

 

 

 

Remember to do loads of research and testing, and then to put everything

in your workbooks for assessment

Week 6           7 Nov

·        Take register for this and last week!

·        Show Michelle’s PPT

·        Look at student’s ppt presentation x 6 plus any outstanding ones

 

·        Look at head covers and hands from last week

 

·        Plan the ultimate figure shot for a cover, and demo photoshop as/if required

 

·        Homework – One paragraph about your illustrated essay

 

  

 

  

 

 

Remember to do loads of research and testing,

and then to put everything in your workbooks for assessment

 

 

Week 7          14 Nov

·        Take register!

 

·        Look at student’s ppt presentation x 6 plus any outstanding ones

 

·        Look at body covers and any other from last weeks

 

·        Listen to paragraphs for illustrated essay

 

·        Give out “The Perfect Brief” brief

 

·        Homework – prepare for tutorials – workbooks and essay

 

·        Painting with Light

 

  

 

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Remember to do loads of research and testing, and then to put everything

in your workbooks for assessment

 

 

Week 8          21 Nov

·         tutorials

·        tutorials

 

·        tutorials

 

·      more tutorials

 

·          even more tutorials

 

·   tuts

 

Remember to do loads of research and testing, and

then to put everything in your workbooks for assessment

 

Week 9          28 Nov

·        Take register!

 

·        Look at student’s ppt presentation plus any outstanding ones

 

·        Look at JH ppt on covers and spreads

 

·        Camera controls and stuff – marker pen/pad

 

·        Homework – Fashion in the style of Sin City

 

 

   

 

   

 

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Remember to do loads of research and testing, and then to put everything

in your workbooks for assessment

Week 10          5 Dec

·        Take register!

 

·        Look at student’s ppt presentation plus any outstanding ones

 

·        Look at Sin City Pix

 

·        Look at any other work not seen so far

 

·        Homework – make a page with some wacky techniques

 

 

    

 

    

 

  

 

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Remember to do loads of research and testing, and then to put everything

in your workbooks for assessment and some more examples – but remember you can sew,

photocopy, double print,  PhotoShop, collage, hand render, drip with wax,

scan and deface, scratch and scribble, etc etc….

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Week 11          12 Dec

·        Take register!

 

·        Look at student’s ppt presentation plus any outstanding ones

 

·        Look at Wacky spreads

 

·        Look at any other work not seen so far

 

·        Homework – none, have a good Christmas break!

 

·        Look forward to seeing you all in the New Year

 

 

  

Remember to do loads of research and testing, and then to put everything

in your workbooks for assessment

 

 

 

Week 12      16 Jan

Directed study or tutorials

Week 13      23 Jan

Hand in week – 12.30 deadline

Week 14      30 Jan

Assessment Week

Week 15      6 Feb

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