Look at the image below - What has been successful? What could be improved?
Now that you have researched the work of Bill Brandt you need to respond to his work by taking photographs. Think about the different angles that he photographs his models from and the way that he zooms in on certain parts of the body in order to achieve his style; include information about this in your plan.
If you go on a shoot without having properly planned the photographs you plan to take you might not take the most successful photographs. You need to spend some time thinking about all the possibilities in terms of the equipment you'll need, the location you'll need to go to and what could potentially go wrong during your shoot. In other words, you need to create a photoshoot plan.
Task 1: Create a single slide on PowerPoint or Google Slides with the title 'Bill Brandt Photoshoot Plan'. Make notes and add pictures to inspire you. You may use the sentence starters/sheets below or the template that I have created and add your own information into it.
Green (grade 1/2) Copy and paste and finish these sentences: • I will do the photoshoot…… (where and when) because………….. • The props I will need for this shoot are………. • The techniques I will use are……………. because………….. • The lighting will come from………… which will give me a mood of……….. • The dangers of this shoot may be……………. • I will need to ask permission for…………
Amber/ Red– Ensure that you have included the above information, but also add extra information about: - Camera settings - Compositional guidelines This could be a drawn mind map with thumbnail sketches or a set of typed bullet points under each heading. You might use the template I have attached here. (Look at the handouts and look at examples of plans to help you.)
Task 2: Convert your PowerPoint or Google Slide into a jpeg and upload your research page onto your site under the title 'Bill Brandt Photo Shoot Plan'.