Portraiture Project

Name:

Target Grade: B

AO1:
Develop

What is a portrait
Brainstorm
Myra greene contextual
Myra greene response 1
Myra Greene response 2
Lewis khan Contextual
Lewis Khan cw
Lewis Khan Hw
Genetic portrait
Portrait object installation

AO2:
Refine

Myra greene response 1

Myra Greene response 2
Lewis Khan Hw
Genetic portrait
Darkroom processes
Portrait object

AO3:
Record

AO4:
Present

Brainstorm?
You articulate your ideas clearly and with appropriate
language. Analysis is eloquent and covers the key
points. Your research feeds positively into your
practical work. Its a shame that this high standard
was not maintained for the entire project. Make sure
that you explore techniques as mush as the
composition used by the photographers you study.
For example, how could the portrait responses to
Myra Green have appeared more gritty and
confrontational? How could you have made the
Lewis Khan responses darker?
Its difficult to ascertain how well you refine as there
is little annotation. Remember to include contacts,
followed by your selects then your edited favourite
two or three images. Annotation should outline
intentions, what went well, even better if and whats
next.

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Myra greene response 1

Myra Greene response 2
Lewis Khan cw
Lewis Khan Hw
Genetic portrait
Darkroom processes
Portrait object

Responses to photographers are highly personal.

Whilst the issues raised above are still relevant for
A03, I like the way you have photographed your
relatives and Ireland. The way you have
photographed these subjects demonstrates your
familiarity with them and conveys more than just a
record.
Make sure that you monitor exposure and white
balance whilst taking you photographs.
There appears to be a considerable amount of work
missing here not least the pieces completed in the
darkroom and the responses to Sugawara.

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Photographic portrait final piece

Unclear where or what this is.

LEVELS

MARKS

LIMITED (15)

BASIC (610)

COMPETE
NT (11-15)

WAG: C

AO1: DEVELOP
Develop ideas through
sustained and focused
investigations informed by
contextual and other sources,
demonstrating analytical and
critical understanding.

Obvious and literal ideas with

little sense of direction.
Very little research into
contextual references with
weak understanding and
simplistic language.
Some sense of order and
structure in the way ideas are
formed; tends to repeat
ideas.
Some understanding of
contextual research;
investigates into others
techniques but response has
superficial descriptive
language.
Appreciation of sequential
developments but short cuts
sometimes taken; original
ideas may be consolidated
too early; a tendency to
reiterate ideas.
Contextual research and
analysis goes beyond the
purely technical to begin to
consider more complex

ASSESSMENT OBJECTIVES
AO2: REFINE
AO3: RECORD
Experiment with and select
Record in visual and/or other
appropriate resources,
forms ideas, observations
media, materials, techniques
and insights relevant to
and
intentions, demonstrating an
processes, reviewing and
ability to reflect on work and
refining their ideas as their
progress.
work develops.
Little experimentation with
media with very few
exploratory studies.
Lack of personal review or
sense of moving forward.
Some exploration of media
and processes; experiments
are raw and unrefined.
Investigations abandoned too
early; a tendency to repeat
techniques; some ability to
review progress.

Experimentation with a broad

range of media with some
selection evident; a reliance
on known techniques,
sometimes predictable and
safe.
Reviews progress and
effectively refines and
develops.

Manipulation of formal
elements is weak and
unrefined.
Little use of recording from
sources and over-reliance on
second hand material.
Partial understanding of
visual language with
somewhat elementary
manipulation of formal
elements
Some understanding of
recording from sources
though there may be a
disproportionate reliance on
second hand material
Established visual language
and effective manipulation of
the formal elements, but
there may be some
inconsistency.
Understanding of the purpose
of research; recording from
sources is sometimes uneven
but includes meaningful
information.

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AO4: PRESENT
Present a personal, informed
and meaningful response
demonstrating critical
understanding, realising
intentions and, where
appropriate, making
connections between visual,
oral or other elements.
Weak technical ability
frustrates development of
ideas and outcomes.
Little appreciation of or
response to composition,
form or structure.
Working practice shows a
sense of purpose but is
deliberate and methodical.
Some awareness of
composition, form and
structure though results may
be rough with undeveloped
technical skills.

Work is methodical but there

is an emerging sense of own
style / individuality in
developing suitable
outcomes.
Outcomes are proficient with
sound connections made to
sources.

issues; critical vocabulary

lacks breadth/depth.

CONFIDEN
T (16-20)

Wide range of ideas explored

with exciting and imaginative
developments producing
purposeful ideas
independently with
perseverance and
enthusiasm.
Researches a diverse range
of others work to convey
ideas and meaning; critical
vocabulary used to express
emerging independent
judgments showing accuracy
and an understanding of the
more complex issues
involved.

Explores media and

processes in a diverse range
of experiments; understands
the limitations and potential of
materials through extending
and refining studies.
Risks sometimes taken and
used appropriately; uses a
range of communication
techniques.

Visual language skills evident

through assured manipulation
of the formal elements;
consistent command of
skills/technique.
Research into and recording
from sources is purposeful,
relevant and consistent.

Produces skilful outcomes

that show a consistent level
of knowledge, skill and
understanding; work has
developed a personal identity
and shows subtlety and
sensitivity.
Solutions are well
constructed; perceptive
connections made with
sources.