Assignment Brief

Professional photographers who work on location usually specialise in particular types of photography and are highly skilled in meeting the needs of their particular client groups. Photographers may be commissioned to work at an interior or exterior location. There will be many considerations for the photographer at the planning stage, e.g. hiring and transportation of kit. To produce effective photographs a professional photographer must have comprehensive knowledge of the specialist subject; well-developed visual skills are important. The photographer also needs to understand their working environment. A good appreciation of the qualities of typical locations allows the photographer to use the characteristics of the environment effectively to create a unique result. (Unit 31)

The ability to communicate ideas in original and innovative ways is essential for creative practitioners. In every vocational field of art craft and design, practitioners need to continuously review and update their knowledge, and understanding of skills in using new and more effective methods of communicating ideas. (Unit 4)

i-D magazine is a publication dedicated to pop culture: fashion, music, arts and youth culture, and is well known for its innovative photography and typography. During the next six weeks you will design and produce pages for the next season’s i-D Magazine using the theme of A-Z of Fun & Games. You will be given a letter of the alphabet or theme to base your article on, and will produce a series of portraits / fashion images in the studio and on location.

You will produce:

·       One front cover using the i-D conventions (i-D logo, model displaying the ‘i-D wink’, feature title: ‘A-Z of Fun & Games’

·       Two double pages spreads based on the magazine theme, laid out in a magazine format

You must write a proposal, considering your audience and what you are trying to communicate to them.

Ensure that you evidence all of the developmental work (photographs taken in a selection of locations; various before & after edits; photo-evidence of you doing your shoot), as well as showing how you have been inspired by the work of other relevant source material: magazines (articles, layouts); practitioners; locations. In line with i-D magazine, you are encouraged to be experimental and to keep a theme running throughout your images.

Once all of the articles have been created, they shall be collated to create a full magazine.  One front cover shall be chosen for the final product.