Tuesday, 26 June 2012

Details coming soon!

GCSE Photography


Here are some examples of GCSE Photography final outcomes that appear as part of a series based on the theme of 'Narratives'.




By Millie Buckingham 10RBy
By Grace Black 10RBh


Can you guess what the 'narratives' could be? 


(Clue: one of the images is inspired by a famous play that you may have studied in English!)

Monday, 18 June 2012

We're back!

It has been a busy year in the Art department but we're back and we've got lots of fantastic photography to share with you. Keep an eye out for student's photographs and films, interesting links and that competition we've been planning - coming soon!

Something else making a comeback is The Photographers' Gallery which has just re-opened
http://thephotographersgallery.org.uk/
It is the 'largest public gallery in London dedicated to Photography' and is only minutes from Oxford Circus. It is housed in a brand new building and is free to enter!

Monday, 21 November 2011

AS-level pinhole cameras




The AS-level girls have been making their own pinhole cameras and have come up with some great results; here are their images. Follow the simple steps and see if you can make your own pinhole camera.













Monday, 7 November 2011

Photographer's Talk


The AS Level Photography class and the A Level Art class were invited to attend a presentation today by the following three photographers:

Dannie Price       http://www.dannieprice.co.uk/


Rachel Vogeleisen      http://rachelvogeleisen.com/


Günther Worth     http://www.guenther-worth.com/ http://www.guenther-worth.com/

The photographers are MA graduates of the University of West London and recently showcased their diverse work at the ‘Instantia’ exhibition at PM Gallery, Ealing Broadway.

The photographers presented their work and gave insight in to their personal practice. Students had the opportunity to be introduced to new ways of working and look at some very interesting cameras! Hopefully this has got year 12 and 13 considering their own creative futures...

We worked with the PM Gallery last year to create photographs with Year 8. The gallery is a fantastic local art space!

Miss Boyle would like to thank Dannie, Rachel and Günther for taking their time to visit and inspire us at EWS!

Discuss this accusation:


"Photography is too instant and effortless to be real art."


What do you think?

Sunday, 6 November 2011

Britain's Photographic Revolution

An interesting article from The Guardian:
"The September issue of the art magazine Frieze ran a glossary of "keywords" in contemporary art and culture. Under "Photography" the compilers wrote: "The first photograph was produced in 1826. In 2009 Tate advertised the following job for the first time: Curator (Photography and International Art). Discuss." 
The question invited was: why had it taken so long for photography to be viewed as a serious art form in Britain? The Museum of Modern Art in New York, for instance, appointed its first curator of photography, Beaumont Newhall, in 1940."



Monday, 31 October 2011

Hello!

Welcome to the new EWS Photography blog! 


Over in the Art department we're all very excited about our brand new Photography courses and we want this to spread all over the school!
This blog is a place to share all things Photography - inspiration, exhibitions, techniques or technology. Join us!
We're busy playing with our lovely new cameras and tidying up our dark room so we want the whole school to get shooting.  There will also be an exciting new whole school Photography competition coming very soon....