Definition -

Assessment Objectives:

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

AO2: Explore and select appropriate resources, media materials, techniques and processes, reviewing and refining ideas as work develops.

AO3: Record ideas, observations and insights relevant to intentions, reflecting critically on work and progress.

AO4: Present a personal and meaningful response that realises intentions and, where appropriate, makes connections between visual and other elements.

My Interpretation of Objectives:

AO1:  Build upon the chosen question and consider denotation, connotation, social, historical, cultural and political factors that could influence the journey of your work.

AO2: Experiment with a variety of techniques and choose one that is suitable for your ideas which you will develop further.

AO3: Keep evidence of progression and evaluate to advance the journey further.

AO4: Create a final outcome, for example a series of photographs, that comply to the chosen question and explain the journey from beginning to end.

Definitions:

Colour -

Hue and Saturation: The paleness or darkness of the colours and how vibrant the colours are.

Complimentary Colours: Colours opposite each other on the colour wheel eg. red and green.

Contrast: The difference between the light and dark shades.

Composition -

Grid Composition: The division of a photograph into a nine part grid with focal point on the lines and cross-sectional points.

Leading Line: A line that takes the viewers eye further into the photograph towards something of significance.

Camera -

Aperture: The size of the shutter whole in the lens eg. F/24 small aperture and lots in focus. F/5.6 wide aperture and small section in focus. This also affects the amount of light that is let in.

Shutter Speed: How quickly the shutter will close. This also affects the amount of light that is let in.

ISO: International Standards Organisation, the brightness of an image eg. the larger the value the brighter the image but noise also increases.

Analysis -

Gender Socialisation Process: The act of teaching someone to conform to societal expectations associated to their gender.

Femininity: The state of being stereotypically female.

Masculinity: The state of being stereotypically male.

Stereotype: A label that has been attached to a societal sub-culture and is reinforced within society through means such as the media.