Journeys
Your first project in year 12 is based on journeys. On this page there are various resources linked to relevant artists, annotations, and examples of journeys. For the best marks, you will need to be conceptual, develop your ideas fully with a wide range of independent experiments, link clearly to appropriate artists, and produce effective outcomes as a result of your investigation.
Use this page to help you. You should also familiarise yourself with the course overview and marking criteria.
Use this page to help you. You should also familiarise yourself with the course overview and marking criteria.
Examples of journeys
- A physical journey from a particular destination to another (i.e. the mundane drive between your home and school…seeing beauty in the ordinary etc; your first visit to see something that moved you);
- The transformational journey from old to new (old structure demolished for something new / old technology making way for new etc);
- A journey through time, such as a person aging / physical changes, or a record of memorable occasions in a life;
- Childhood to adulthood;
- Getting through an emotional circumstance, such as a loved one passing away or overcoming illness;
- Conception/pregnancy/birth;
- A miniature journey (i.e. walking down your garden path – with viewpoint at your feet etc; brushing your teeth in the morning – the journey from arrival at the sink to bright white smile);
- Achieving a goal;
- An academic journey – through school etc (ambition / academic goals / failure / success / test papers / assignments / grades etc…as in the hurdles you need to get to university);
- On a bus or a plane or a train;
- Memorabilia related to a particular journey (i.e. an overseas trip);
- A still life made from tickets, maps, timetables;
- The journey of an animal (i.e. a bird or fish, swimming upstream);
- The journey of an insect walking a short distance over interesting surfaces;
- Terrorism and the journey you will never forget.
Journey related photographers
Photography process
Analysis of a photo:
o Composition: What is in the photo & how is it placed? This is a huge & important area
o Shadow
o Colour/Hue
o Depth of field: Close up / background
o Contrast: Distinction between dark & light, particularly on the edges of objects.
o Brightness: Often parts of the photo will be darker or lighter than the rest.
o Lighting: above, front, back etc
o Natural light, time of day, overcast, sunny etc
o Artificial light, flash, neon light, florescent, candle, flame, filament bulb etc
o Angle of the shot, below, above, unusual angle, close up etc.
o Texture, maybe a contrast of textures.
o The focal point of the photo is . . . . . .
o Style of the photo
Starting points for annotation:
o I feel . . . . . . . . .
o I like . . . . . . . .
o I appreciate . . . . . . . . .
o I dislike . . . . . . . . .
o It’s rubbish because. . . . . . . . . .
o These points work together because . . . . . . . .
o The Mood/feeling of the photo is . . . . . . . . because . . . . . . .
o I love the colours . . . . . . .
o The angle of the photo . . . . . . . .
o The detail in the photo . . . . . . .
o I have altered the photo by . . . . . . . to produce . . . . . . . effect
o I feel the photo is dull because . . . . . . .
o There is repetition in the photo in the form of . . . . . . .
o You can see symmetry in the photo between . . . . . . . & . . . . . . .
o I gave this photo an effect which . . . . . . .
o I picked out the colours in . . . . . . .
o . . . . . . . enhances the composition
o . . . . . . . is the focal point in the photo
o The . . . . . . . hue in the . . . . . . .
o The texture of the . . . . . . . provides
o The . . . . . . . is overwhelming
o This photo lacks interest because . . . . . . .
o This photo, unlike the previous, one is . . . . . . .
o I like . . . . . . . effect
o Despite the . . . . . . .
o I used . . . . . . . in this photo
o The . . . . . . .emphasises . . . . . . .
o The . . . . . . .gives a nice balance . . . . . . .
o It would have been better if . . . . . . .
o I admire the way . . . . . . .
o I like this photo because of the shape of . . . . . . .