Week 17-18 Assignment Schedule
Things to be sure to completed by Tuesday January 13th
• All previous assignments listed below (if you have EXCUSED absences)
• "Bug's Eye View"- download to file folder in class computer. We will have a class critique on this assignment.
• Video movie reviews on videos about Alfred Stieglitz and Dorothea Lange
• Your own video notes on National Geographic Photographers and The Adventure of Photography selection of photographers. You will be asked to compare and contrast 4 photographers of your choice from the DVD.
Week 16 Assignment Schedule
•"What's the Word?" mounted on posterboard due end of class Monday December 15.
• online critique of "People in Their Environment" Due Wednesday December 17.
•Wow, I didn't know that! From your igoogle account, share ONE thing you learned from the eight different sites. This means EIGHT new things you learned each week. If someone else already found an interesting item, you MAY NOT use the same info. There is a plethora of links from each site, so there are no excuses...no Babytown! http://mhsphotoshare.blogspot.com. All comments should be completed by Tuesday December 9th.
•online critique of "Lights, Camera, Image". Comment on 10 of the photos. Due Wednesday Dec 3.
•Photos needed for Photoshop lessons. Click on "Example" : 1. Close-up/using Extremes with 2 people (Example) 2. Landscape (Example) 3. Portrait from waist up (Example) 4. Portrait of person looking back over their shoulder. Use a strong light source from one side. (Example) 5. Landscape with figure. (Example) 6. Grove or grouping of trees (like in a park). Shoot for strong lighting effects. (Example) 7. Two people in front of a plain background. They should be in costume or interesting clothing (not school clothes). (Example) 8. Close up of a child using "busy hands" (Example) 9. A group (5-8) of people spread out a few feet apart. (Example) 10. Close up of a person holding something in their hands at chest level. (Example) 11. Portrait above the waist with arms folded across chest. All pictures due Monday Dec 1st. Download on your own computers.
•Set up igoogle account. Design your page to reflect your personality. Include the following links on your page. 1.Photoshop Roadmap News 2.Earthbound Light Photography tips 3.Night Photography Blogs 4.Digital Photography School 5.DIYPhotography.net 6.Complete Digital Photography 7.About.com Photography 8.News:Digital Photography Review. Due Monday November 24
•Photo Shoot: "What's The Word?" Take an individual photo of a certain object that resembles a letter. When you place all the photos together, they should spell a word. You MUST shoot the orientation the same for each photo (either all horizontal or all vertical). You MUST print these out and mount them. Due Wednesday November 26
Week 11 & 12 Assignment Schedule
- Set up igoogle account. Design your page to reflect your personality. Include the following links on your page. 1.Photoshop Roadmap News 2.Earthbound Light Photography tips 3.Night Photography Blogs 4.Digital Photography School 5.DIYPhotography.net 6.Complete Digital Photography 7.About.com Photography 8.News:Digital Photography Review
- Photos needed for Photoshop lessons. Click on "Example" : 1. Close-up/using Extremes with 2 people (Example) 2. Landscape (Example) 3. Portrait from waist up (Example) 4. Portrait of person looking back over their shoulder. Use a strong light source from one side. (Example) 5. Landscape with figure. (Example) 6. Grove or grouping of trees (like in a park). Shoot for strong lighting effects. (Example) 7. Two people in front of a plain background. They should be in costume or interesting clothing (not school clothes). (Example) 8. Close up of a child using "busy hands" (Example) 9. A group (5-8) of people spread out a few feet apart. (Example) 10. Close up of a person holding something in their hands at chest level. (Example) 11. Portrait above the waist with arms folded across chest. All pictures due Monday Dec 1st.
- Photo Shoot: "People in Their Environment". Capture people in an interesting environment. For example, mom/dad cooking in kitchen, someone working under the hood of their car, people shopping, kids at their jobs, people swimming or surfing, etc. You MUST make this an interesting shot. Use what you have in your "photo suitcase" from the HUNT assignment. Due Monday November 17.
- Photo Shoot: "What's The Word?" Take an individual photo of a certain object that resembles a letter. When you place all the photos together, they should spell a word. You MUST shoot the orientation the same for each photo (either all horizontal or all vertical). You MUST print these out and mount them. Due Wednesday November 26
- Continue your famous photographer presentation. Follow directions and/or the Atomic Learning tutorials. Due Monday Nov 10
- Photo Shoot assignment: "Lights, Camera, Image!" Due Friday Nov 7 (downloaded to Class computer)
- "Sunrise, Sunset" online critique. Due Friday Nov. 7
- DVD on Digital Photo-Crafting Images Chapter 1,2,3 (approx. 25 min). Chapters 4&5 (approx. 25 min). Chapters 6 & 7 (approx. 19 min). Chapters 8,9,10 (approx. 30 min).
- Study Guide-work on this during the DVD
- Quick Quiz on Crafting Images due after entire DVD is shown
Week 9 Assignment Schedule
- Using the History of Photography handout, find information about the photographers showcased in the DVD. In addition to the photographers in the DVD, answer the questions on the "Historical Background" worksheet.
- Peruse the magazines and find an INTERESTING photo. Glue the image on 12 x 18, 60# paper. Write an INTERESTING story about the image. You must answer: who, what, where, when, why. Your story must make me feel, hear, smell, "see" what is happening!! It must be legible. Watch your grammar and spelling!
- Continue your famous photographer presentation. Follow directions and/or the Atomic Learning tutorials.
- Photo Shoot assignment: "Lights, Camera, Image!"
Complete data questionaire before Tuesday February 19th
http://www.quia.com/sv/165904.html
Creative Photo 1 Week 3
• Continue “The Hunt”
• Class Critique “Gimme a Hand”
• Photo Shoot #2
“Freeze!” Photo technique-“freezing the action”
Subject-person or animal
Watch background
“Tell a story” with the photo
DON’T POSE THE SUBJECT!
Creative Photo 1 Week 4
• Continue "The Hunt"
• Class Critique "Freeze"
• Photo Shoot #3
"Yoohoo. Up Here!"
Photo technique-aerial view
Make it interesting ! Don't BORE me! DO NOT put yourself in a dangerous situation you silly kids!
Aerial view can be done well WITHOUT climbing on high items!
•Photo Shoot #4
Portrait in a setting
Random pattern
Repetitive pattern
Scarlet Fever
•Photo Shoot #5
Busy hands
Close up
Reflections
Shadow
Low light Portrait
•Manipulated Photos
Woven
Black and white with touch of color
Black and white with burst of color
Drawn line over photo with Sharpie marker
Photo montage
Photo collage
Strip photos
Strip photos in 3-D
•Funky Fashion Show-"Fantasy"
Our second annual Funky Fashion Show will be held on Friday, May 12. All students will create a fashion item (clothing, accessory, jewelry, handbags, hats, etc) for the show. You may choose to model the item or we will provide models.
Photo Shoot #3-
•aerial view
•path from subject
•path to subject
•radiant lines
•aerial view
•path from subject
•path to subject
•radiant lines
Photo Shoot #2
•Using extremes
•Rule of thirds
•Symmetry
•On the Tilt
February 24-March 10
Important! Clicking on underlined words will link you to more information
Photo Shoot #2 due Wednesday March 8
•Using extremes
•Rule of thirds
•Symmetry
•On the Tilt
•find line-example 1, example 2, example 3
•abstract-example 1, example 2
•Writing artist statements (Emotional Portrait) past dueYou will explain what is happening in your photograph (tell the story).
List photo technique used at the end of your paragraph (space one line after paragraph, center the text)
Use Appleworks drawing:Format: Show rulers
Text tool: draw box 2" x 7"
Font: Arial
Size: 10 pt
Alignment: Justified
Name: centered under text (space one line after photo technique)
Size of box: 1/4" evenly spaced around text
Box: 2 pt
SPELL CHECK!!!
•Writing artist statements (Emotional Portrait) due Wednesday February 22You will explain what is happening in your photograph (tell the story).
List photo technique used at the end of your paragraph (space one line after paragraph, center the text)
Use Appleworks drawing:Format: Show rulers
Text tool: draw box 2" x 7"
Font: Arial
Size: 10 pt
Alignment: Justified
Name: centered under text (space one line after photo technique)
Size of box: 1/4" evenly spaced around text
Box: 2 pt
SPELL CHECK!!!
•Capturing Motion
•Freezing the action
•Frame within a Frame (framing the scene)
•Strong diagonal
•Intro to the photo plan and writing artist statements
Use Appleworks drawing:Font: Arial
Size: 10 pt
Alignment: Justified
Box: 2 pt
Name: centered under text
SPELL CHECK!!!
•First Photo Shoot-due Tuesday January 31
use photo plan and write an artist statement for each shot due January 31
1. Emotional portrait-reference: “Migrant Mother” by Dorothea Lange
•At least 3 people in shot
(no lanyards, no writing on shirts, no extra jewelry)
•Must show emotion, tells a “story”
•pay attention to background
•technique: at their level
