Photographic prize
A group of young people have been creating art using
a digital camera and some imagination.
Focus Questions
EPISODE 9
28TH APRIL 2009
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What photographic competition were some young people involved in recently?
What principles are important when taking photographs?
Where were the photos exhibited?
How many entries were there in the competition?
Describe Murat and Danielle’s photographs.
What do they like about photography?
What do you think makes a good photograph?
How can photos tell stories?
Think of a word to describe the difference between painting and photography.
Are portraits important to you? Why or why not?
Pop Art
Students will explore what pop art is and create a digital photographic portrait in the
style of a well known pop artist such as Andy Warhol or Roy Lichtenstein. Begin
by asking students what they know about pop art and what they would like to find
out. Record their responses on a large sheet of paper. Students will then use the
Internet to research the topic. Some possible questions to consider are:
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What is pop art?
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Who were some well known pop artists?
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How was mass production used in pop art?
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What techniques are used to create pop art?
Learning Area
The Arts
Key learning
Students will
develop an
understanding of the
pop art movement and
create a piece of
pop art using
digital photography.
Students can view examples of pop art at the following websites.
http://images.google.com.au/images?hl=en&q=andy+warhol+pop+art+portraits&u
m=1&ie=UTF8&ei=g1TxSbfvOs2SkAXV78X4Cg&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&resnum=1&
ct=title and http://www.artlex.com/
Discuss with students techniques the artists use and explain that they will be
creating a piece of pop art using digital photography and photo editing software.
For example, they can use the Warhol repetitive technique to create a pop art
portrait. Students take a digital photo of each other (head and shoulders shot). They
can then use photo editing software such as Photoshop, ArtRage or Paint Shop Pro
to create their artwork. If students don’t have access to photo editing software, they
can use a photocopier to enlarge and repeat their digital photo and then hand colour
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their work. Display student’s artwork in a public place within the school or in a
local community organisation.
Behind the News would love to display kids’ digital pop art portraits on the
website. Send an 800px jpeg to btn@your.abc.net.au with the student’s first name
and school.
Reflection
What do you like about your artwork?
What would you do differently next time?
Further investigation
Explore digital photography and image editing at the following website
http://www.nga.gov/kids/kids.htm
 Related Research Links
Moran Prize website – Primary entries
http://www.moranprizes.com.au/default.aspx?id=34#
National Gallery of Art Photo op - an introduction to digital photography and image
editing
http://www.nga.gov/kids/kids.htm
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