Pinhole Photography Task (Guidance)

 The pinhole task is Task 1of 4 tasks that form Unit 1 that lasts from Sept to March. 

The pinhole task is a quick turn around task with a deadline on Friday 13th Sept.

The way you need to work_____________________________________________

Your work is produced across two Design sheets...

The main design sheet: This is where you record the majority of your activities relating to the production and recording of your research, planning, execution of the work and reflections. This work needs to be produced and up-dated on a daily basis as you produce it. Ideally, it would be produced in a specific order...

• Your photographer/artist research
• A reflection on the research - explaining why it is useful to you and the project
• A plan for your practical activities
• Evidence of the practical work (Your images) with annotations
• Reflection on your learning and work

The Skills and Knowledge design sheet: This where you record your wider general knowledge relating to the Pinhole project and photography. The work you produce for this demonstrates using images, diagrams, sketches and written explanations showing you know what it is, why and how it's used and the impact on your work. 

This is an on-going body of work that is updated day to day, continually throughout the course as your knowledge grows and is submitted at each deadline along with your main design sheet. 

With regards the Pinhole Task, you'll be expected to explain and demonstrate knowledge via your activities and further independent research on the following...

• Pinhole camera
• RC VC Photographic paper
• Darkroom
• Dish processing
• Safe light
• Darkroom Health & Safety, issues, precautions and PPE   (H&S) 
• Paper Drying machines
• Diffuse light
• Point light
• Exposure
• Depth of Field (Dof)
• Shutter speed
• Aperture
• Field of view
• Photo-copiers and their use in scanning 
• File types/formats pros and cons of using - JPEG, PNG, TIFF
• Flatbed scanners - their use in scanning 
• Ilford Multigrade developer
• Ilford Ilfostop 'Stop bath'
• Ilford Hypam 'Fix' 
• Composition - landscape & Portrait format, rule of thirds

General guidance: WORK FAST and efficiently. 

The gist of this project is that you have got to work towards producing two final images through the process or planning, experimentation and development that would potentially have value in a commercial sense. The context set is the images might be suited to either - book or album covers (Choose 1). The theme  is 'Sinister/Creepy'. 

You have to be creative - given the constraints of working in college, you will need to 'Design' your image using composition and basic approaches such as the use of body language and facial expressions. You're encouraged to bring in or buy props, use make-up and style your images to enhance the end results. 

Make use of the slow shutter speed to help enhance the weird and creepy feel.

Do further research looking at creepy images from films like - The Blair witch project or The Ring (The images of the scary girl). 

*You can come in early and stay behind in order to keep on top of the written content and the putting together of your design sheets.