004 - Bonica SQB introduction

 For this task you need to use the Bronica SQB camera in conjunction with the use of either HP5+ or FP4 + medium format (120) film.

For the introduction you'll probably shoot on the 5th floor atrium walkway against the white background or a 8'x4' polyboard.

David Bailey | Michael Caine, 1965 | MutualArt

Your design sheet should include the following...

• Plan  - detailing where, where, who with using what equipment, what light you'll be expecting to use and a ball park figure of the expected exposure values. Lens focal length, film used and any other details you can think of. 
• Floor plan - A diagram of your floor plan with light direction and quality, where your subject is and the position of your camera in relation to the subject and light. Use the symbols shown in previous sessions.
• Reference Image - Use either an Irving Penn or Richard Avedon image. Identify who's work it and from what period and body of work (Choose and image that includes the black borders). 
• Wide shot - When you shoot get someone to take a picture of your working showing the set or shoot someone else who uses the same set up.
• Contact sheet - 
• Equipment - Shots of the camera, light meter, tripod used, film used, any shots of close up details on the camera to show any details needed to illustrate and help with annotations. Images of close - up of the loading process or glitchy details relating to explaining how the camera is used.
• Prints - 2 or more prints from the roll of film shot using the Bronica SQB
• Test strips - To illustrate process.

Then write up a Gibbs Reflection

The emphasis in the analysis part of the Gibbs reflection should be commentary around the potential for using this camera to produce work that could be deemed as fine art (Refer to notes from previously lesson where we discussed what make work fine art). What is it that makes work shot on this camera potentially a fine art product? Consider the materials used so far... What if you were to use better materials - would that help to step the work up to something that could be deemed as fine art - how - why? What materials? 

What was your intention with regards this work and have you met that intention? 

What could you do if you were shoot using this camera again and how might you improve/develop your approach/idea (Give 3 or 4 examples). 

*When you produce this work try and fill either 1 full page or 2 pages. Try and keep it super neat and organised. Remember you can reduce or increase the size of your text to help fill the pages to make it look organised and neat.