Experimentation is an incredibly important part of any project. It shows the examiner that we are willing to take risks and try out a variety of possibilities before narrowing down our ideas.
For this homework I would like you to experiment with distorting the face through water. There are a variety of different ways you can achieve this effect at home:
Spray water on glass/plastic and photograph the face behind.
If your phone is waterproof - take a photograph from underwater, rippling the surface of the water.
Ask a friend or family member to put their head underwater in the bath and blow bubbles to ripple the water.
Shine a torch light on water in a dark room at an angle which bounces the light onto the face.
Refraction - Look through 3D objects to distort the face behind them
Task 1: Green (grade 1/2) Take 8 photographs experimenting with different ways in which water can distort your images.
Amber (grade 3/4) Take 12 photographs, remembering to use compositional guidelines in your work.
Red (grades 5+) Take as many photographs as you wish. Variety is key - try to vary the angles from which you take your photographs, how close you are to your subject, which parts of the scene you are zooming in on etc. Ensure that all of your photographs are in focus and remember to play with compositional guidelines in your images.
Task 2: a) Add your homework photographs to your Google Drive b) Upload your photos to your site as a contact sheet in rows of four. They should go underneath the other experiments which you have completed so far in this project. c) Pick your two favourite photographs and display them side by side below your contact sheet to show off your best work. d) Put a title above your images of 'Water Experiments'. e) Write a sentence about your photographs: What do you think was successful? Why? Would you like to take any of these ideas forward with you in this project?
Red (grades 5+) Pick your favourite experiment and edit it to enhance your work. Then crop it down so that it is square in size and add text to make a CD cover. Display this in large underneath your contact sheet of photographs.