20 Prompts for Photo-Inspired Writing in Secondary ELA
Using photography is an excellent way to inspire writing. Photos can be used to prompt personal narratives, persuasive essays, creative pieces, op-eds, thematic analysis, and more! They also drive high-interest discussions about the world and our personal experiences. Consider using photos from current events in the news, famous historical events, or the most beautiful photos from the year.
Below, I have provided a list of 20 prompts that can be used with pictures, photos, and images in order to target Common Core skills. I have not included any actual photos in this blog post because I wanted to provide a list of prompts that could be used for any photo throughout the school year. Pair these prompts with quirky, humorous, moving, emotional, interesting, or controversial photos, and use them as prompts for quick writes or essays during writing workshop.
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1. What's the story behind this photo? Use your imagination.
2. What life experience does this photo remind you of?
3. What is this image trying to communicate?
4. What issue is depicted in this photo? What's your opinion on this issue?
5. Start a new story inspired by the photo. Begin with "That was the day the world changed..."
6. Find a captivating photo and let it inspire a new piece of writing. Share your photo and your writing with the class.
7. What is the most important element of this photo and why?
8. How would the message of this photo change if it was in black and white and not color?
9. Write a caption for this photo and explain how it goes with the photo.
10. Write a dialogue bubble for the person or people in this photo. How does this dialogue relate to the photo? Explain.
11. Someone in your class dropped this photo on the floor, and you found it. Write what happens next.
12. What is the dominant color in this photo? What would happen if the color was changed to something very different? Explain.
13. What is the tone of this photo? Is it happy, sad, anxious, hateful, loving, etc? How do you know? Explain.
14. You're walking through Times Square in New York City, and a fortune teller hands you this photo. Write what happens next.
15. How does this photo relate to a world issue? Explain.
16. How does this photo relate to your life? Explain.
17. How does this photo relate to another text (story, novel, painting, song, movie, etc.)? Explain.
18. How does this photo use contrast to help communicate the overall message of the photo?
19. How does this photo use repetition to help communicate the overall message of the photo?
20. Someone just hacked your Facebook account and posted this photo as your profile pic. Whoever did this seems to know you. Write what happens next.
What prompts would you add to this list? Leave a comment below. We'd love to hear from you!
Meredith is the founder and creator of TeachWriting.org and Bespoke ELA. She has taught high school English for 10+ years in Dallas, Chicago, and New York City and holds a M.A. in Literature from Northwestern University. She has always had a connection to the written word-- through songwriting, screenplay writing, and essay writing-- and she enjoys the process of teaching students how to express their ideas. Meredith enjoys life with her husband, daughter, and sweet pups.
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Photo 1 Assignments
WELCOME TO 2022-2023 PHOTOGRAPHY 1 CLASS
*3 Assignments Due Friday, March 10*
1. 100 most influential images of all time.
http://web.archive.org/web/20161208205759/http://100photos.time.com/
https://www.boredpanda.com/top-100-world-photos-influential-all-time/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=organic
Post 3 of the most compelling photographs on the list. Include each photo with the name of the photographer and the story behind each photograph. Why did you select it?
2. NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE COVER REVIEW
Go to the following site and pick your favorite 3 nat geo magazine covers., https://www.coverbrowser.com/covers/national-geographic/17, on a blog post, explain why each one is your favorite, and include the three covers you chose in your post., 3. take a vacation.
In this assignment you are going to go on a virtual vacation. Find a location online where you would like to go and digitally put yourself into that location. Make sure to match lighting and color balance to make it look realistic as possible. You must add 3 props into the scene (sunglasses, shopping bags, friends to go with you, etc…) Make your new document for all the elements in the image a 12×8 150 resolution. Under your work. include 1-3 sentences to explain why you would like to go on this vacation.
https://cauchonphotoclass.edublogs.org/?s=take+a+vacation
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*3 assignments due Friday, March 3*
1. fill flash outside, -read this link, (or find another link online), about using fill flash outside to fill in the shadows. write 1 paragraph explaining what fill flash outside is and why you would need to use it to get perfect exposure on the subject and background..
Fill Flash in Photography: Get Useful Tips and Tricks (colorexpertsbd.com)
-Go outside and photograph a subject which is BACKLIT. Set your camera on AV to meter the natural light. Use a small aperture like f11 or 16 and a low ISO like 200 or 400. Make sure your flash is on ETTL and fill the subject in shadow with fill lighting from the external flash. Post 2-3 photos showing your understanding and good usage of fill flash.
2. ILLUSTRATION OF AN ICONIC IMAGE
Make a new document 8×12 or 12×8, 200 resolution. Paste the illustration you want to trace and fit to the correct size. Make a new blank layer to trace on and lock it. Trace the illustration with a thin pencil and then color it in with brushes and the paint bucket. Make sure to add a background to your illustration.
https://cauchonphotoclass.edublogs.org/?s=illustrations
3. ALPHABET PHOTOGRAPHY
-Look for images which represent letters and create a word in photographs -Edit your photos in PS and then make a new document to put the word in. -Make your document 16×8 2oo resolution and fit your images in to make the word. If you need more space go to Image>Adjust>Canvas Size and resize bigger. -Save as a jpeg and post to your blog. -Critique: List 5 valuable things you learned in Photo class so far this year.
https://cauchonphotoclass.edublogs.org/?s=alphabet
3 Assignments due on Friday, February 10:
1. put yourself in history:.
Find a historic photograph online and include yourself in the scene. Adjust size, color and resolution to match the historic photo to look as realistic as possible. Under your photo write a short reflection as to why you chose to be this person in history.
2. PORTRAIT WITH MAKE UP
Take a beautiful portrait of someone, or use an existing portrait you took and apply make up to their face using photoshop paint and brush tools. (make sure the portrait is a head and shoulder shot.) put makeup on 2 different portraits and post them to your blog. read this link and watch the video about painting with brushes & make a blogpost explaining 5 important tips you learned from reading it., https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/painting-tools.html.
3. MY FAVORITE TEACHER
Photograph your favorite teacher with bounced external flash off camera with sync cord . Edit and post your best portrait and write a 3 paragraph reflection in academic language explaining why you like and admire this teacher. Give details, reasons and examples as to why you chose this teacher. Samples below:
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1. HDR PHOTOGRAPHY: Due Friday, Feb 3
-Go online and research the meaning of HDR. Create a blogpost explaining what the term HDR in photography means and ways to achieve successful results.
-Photograph 5 different exposures of a landscape (on Manual) for this assignment. One at the perfect exposure, plus one and two stops underexposed and one and two stops overexposed. USE A TRIPOD for this!
-Save images in a folder and open Photoshop>File>Automate>Merge to HDR Pro
-Select your five landscape images and press ok. Photoshop will compile your images into one HDR image.
-You will probably need to do more adjustments to make it more vibrant and saturated. You could bring in cool clouds from the Internet to blend into your sky.
-Post to blog and please TITLE YOUR WORK!!! Write a 10 sentence critique of your own work and post under your image.
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STUDIO PORTRAITS/ STILL LIFES WITH STROBES AND GELS : Due Friday February 3
Read and write: introduction to using strobes.
Read this entire article on beginning strobe use and then write a two/three paragraph reflection on your blog detailing what the article is about and the most important things you got out of reading it. https://photography.tutsplus.com/articles/a-fundamental-introduction-to-studio-lighting-equipment–photo-6067
STUDIO PORTRAITS WITH STROBES AND GELS
Photograph 25 portraits/still lifes in the studio using the strobes and colored gels in the background. Edit your portraits in Lightroom and make cosmetic retouches in Photoshop . Post 9-12 final portraits on your blog. Writing critique: Find a portrait online that was shot with studio strobe lighting and write 5 sentences to describe the subject and their personality based on the photographers version of them. Evaluate the lighting used in the photograph and how you think the lights were arranged to get the results. Samples below:
50 PHOTOS EDITED IN LIGHTROOM
Due thursday jan 26, take 50 different photos of the same subject. vary the lighting and composition of your photographs. edit your photographs in lightroom and post the best 12 to 24 photos to your blog as a gallery., as a critique for this assignment, list 3 differences and 3 similarities between adobe photoshop and adobe lightroom., _____________________________________________, scavenger hunt & lightroom exploration .
Shoot for the scavenger hunt in pairs, and edit your photographs in Lightroom CC .
Lightroom Tutorials
Share your edited photos with your partner via Lightroom or One drive.
Go to the Discover tab to browse, and also check out the Tutorials page.
Explore all the presets.
Post a gallery of all images, captioning each photo with the photographer’s name.
>PORTFOLIOS <
Create your photography portfolio using Adobe Express .
Make a folder in your Onedrive called Portfolio Images. Select your best 10-15 images you created either during this class or outside of class time.
Log into Adobe Express with your school credentials. Go to the Presentation tab
Add a title to your portfolio. Add an image to the header and then add introduction text about yourself, your hobbies, and your experiences in photography.
Keep adding your images with the Adobe Express layouts: single photos, photogrids, glideshows and split layouts.
Write a caption for each photograph, or series of photographs.
End your portfolio with a few sentences about what you are looking to accomplish during the second semester in digital photography. also, discuss your favorite assignments this semester and why you enjoyed creating the projects for those assignments. also mention how you think your progress in this class is going and how you have developed as a competent photographer and image editor..
Go to the share button and make sure to publish and update your portfolio often. Post the link to your Portfolio on the PHOTO 1 PORTFOLIO channel in Teams by FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9.
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3 assignments due Friday, December 2:
1. self portrait with text.
Take a tripod and DSLR camera on self-timer mode and photograph a few self portraits (photographs you take of yourself). Edit your favorite photo in Photoshop and include some text within the image to create a mixed media selfie. In the caption section when you post include the MASIL and for a critique make a list of 20 words or phrases to describe yourself. Student samples below:
2. CONCEPTUAL SELF PORTRAIT
Take a photograph which represents something important about yourself, without showing your face in the photograph. In the caption section when you post include the MASIL and for a critique first define the word “conceptual” and then write a two to three paragraph reflection explaining how this photograph conceptually and visually shows something about you and what you are attempting to share about yourself with the viewer. Also, research the work of photographer Cindy Sherman. Post your favorite photo of hers on your blog and write 5 sentences explaining your opinion of her work and style and her ability to become famous from her self portrait photography series work. Student samples below:
3. JUMP START YOUR PHOTOGRAPHY
Read this link and write a detailed list on your blog, of 20 ways to get inspired in your photography
http://www.diyphotography.net/25-ways-to-jump-start-photography-inspiration/
3 Assignments due Friday, Nov 18:
1. PAINTING WITH LIGHT
-Go to a dark place to shoot for this assignment (back studio). Put the camera securely on a tripod and put your shutter speed at 20 to 30 sec (not 20th of a sec…but 20 full seconds). You must put the camera on self timer to avoid camera shake. Shoot on manual and try your fstop at 16 or 22, ISO at 100 or 200. -Pre focus on Manual focus mode, because the camera will not in autofocus! -Wave finger lights or pixel stick in front of the frame during the exposure and check out the results! -Post 1-6 painting with light photos you took and edited on your blog. Critique: Find an amazing painting with light photo on the Internet and write a paragraph about how you think the photographer achieved the result and why you think it is so eye catching.
2. AM I TALKING TO MYSELF
Photograph several images of yourself or someone else in the same location, and put them all together in Photoshop to make it look as if you (or they) are relating to themselves in some way. Use one of the photos as the base image, and move the other subjects in the base image to create a unique photo for this Am I Talking To Myself assignment. Writing Critique: Make a blog post called My Inspiration and list 15-20 things, which inspire your creativity. Sample student work below:
3. RAW vs JPEG
Read this article and answer the following questions:
1. Explain the main differences between a raw and jpeg file.
2. Which file is bigger RAW or Jpeg?
3. Can you change a Raw file to a Jpeg, once your photos are the computer? How?
4. If you were shooting an important event would you shoot it RAW or Jpeg? Explain.
https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/file-types/image/comparison/jpeg-vs-raw.html#:~:text=Generally%2C%20a%20RAW%20file%20will,size%20that’s%20easier%20to%20share
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1. STUDIO PORTRAITS
Use the studio backdrop (white or black) to photograph PORTRAITS of classmates. Use the tungsten “hot lights” to light the portraits Make sure to put your white balance on TUNGSTEN and shoot at ISO 800. Open your aperture wide so your shutter speed does not fall below 1/60th. Go right up to the subject and meter them on MANUAL.
Take at least 12 photographs and edit them in Photoshop. Post anywhere between 6 and 12 portraits as either a gallery or individually. Include technical info: MASIL on one of the photographs.
Critique: Find a studio portrait online and write a list of 25 words you would hashtag the photo if you posted it on Instagram. Include the photographers name if possible. In a separate blog post, answer these questions: 1. What is the purpose of the main light? 2. What is the purpose of the fill light? 3. List the lighting patterns.
2. WHITE BALANCE READ AND WRITE
http://digital-photography-school.com/introduction-to-white-balance/
Read this link on white balance and on your blog write a one paragraph synopsis of what you learned from reading the article. Under that list all the white balance settings and at least one sentence about each.
3. SHOOT LIKE AARON SISKIND
Research the work of aaron siskind, an american photographer who shot abstract black and white images, which focus on nature, architecture and human form. take some photos on the monochrome setting, in the style of aaron siskind, edit them with good density and contrast, and post 2-3 black and white images on your blog with the technical information in the caption of each photo. under your photo, post a photo by aaron siskind and write three complete sentences describing his work and your opinion of his work..
PHOTOJOURNALISM: CANDID MOMENTS WITH CAPTIONS
(3-5 photos with captions for each).
Photograph candid moments and edit your images in Photoshop. In the caption section of each photo you post write a caption including who, what, where and why. For a critique look at the work of photographer Henri Cartier Bresson ,who captured the “decisive moment.” On your blog post 2-3 of his photographs and write 10 sentences about his work and your opinion of his timing, composition and ability to capture the perfect moment. https://www.magnumphotos.com/photographer/henri-cartier-bresson/ magnumphotos
Photographer Research Project: Due Thurs, October 20
You will research, produce and present a powerpoint slide show about a famous, professional or influential photographer of your choice. the project is to have 20 slides and include the information below, and at least 10 photographs. you can choose from the enclosed list or pick a significant photographer of your choice. questions to answer when doing photographer research project are below. you will be presenting your photographer to the class, so you can do the project by yourself, with a partner, or a team of three. share your photographer powerpoint by posting in the teams channel called photographer presentation by thursday, october 20..
- What is the photographer’s real name and year he or she was born? Is he/she still alive?
- What is their style of photography (ex: photojournalism, editorial, documentary, advertising, portraits, magazine, sports, war)?
- Are there any special photography techniques this photographer uses in his/her work? (Think about composition, depth of field, history…)
- Who does the photographer work for?
- What type of cameras and lens does this photographer work with, and why?
- What type of lighting does this photographer primarily use and why?
- Who are some of your photographer’s early influences?
- Are there any interesting stories about this photographer or his/her work?
- What do you like (or not like) about their work, and why did you select this photographer?
* Link to famous and hot new photographers in Teams Photographer Channel.
Robert Mapplethorpe – flowers, portraits, nudes * Annie Leibovitz – celebrity portraits * Danny Clinch – musicians * Edward Weston – black and white nudes,landscapes Ansel Adams – black and white landscape * Cindy Sherman – self portraits * Diane Arbus – strange and different portraits * David Lachappelle – unique celebrity portraits * Imogen Cunningham – black and white * Eliot Porter – color landscape Alfred Eisenstadt – candid photojournalism * Linda McCartney – musicians in the 60’s *Herb Ritts – celebrity portraits * Henry Cartier- Bresson -candid street, the decisive moment *Andy Warhol – bizarre pop art *Robert Frank -street *Mary *Paul Strand – black and white *Lewis Hind – child labor *James Nachtwey – war * Irving Penn – fashion, still lifes * Richard Avedon – portrait *Weegee – street photojournalism *Mark Seliger – celebrity portraits * Jerry Uelsmann – photo montage * Dorothea Lange – documentary *Anne Geddes – children *Kim Anderson – children *Nigel Barker- Fashion *William Wegman – dogs *Man Ray – rayograms, fashion, portraits in the 20 *Arnold Newman – environmental portraits * Steve McCurry – National Geographic portraits * Danny Lyon – street and documentary *Brad Mangin – sports *Neil Leifer – sports
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Capturing action and motion in photography, due friday october 14.
-Read these online articles about capturing action and motion photography and write two to three paragraphs stating what you learned about action and motion photography techniques
How to Capture the Perfect Action Shot in Sports Photography
http://digital-photography-school.com/how-to-capture-motion-blur-in-photography/
-Take photos outside that capture ACTION SHARP. Try to “capture the moment”. Shoot at the shutter priority mode and auto focus AI SERVO . Make sure your shutter speed is above 125th of a second. ISO 400
-Take several photos and post your favorite 2 action shots, edited in Photoshop.
-Take action photos inside trying to capture MOTION BLUR. Try to “capture the moment”. Shoot at the shutter priority mode and auto focus AI SERVO mode. Make sure your shutter speed is 60th or below for more blur. Use a tripod to make sure stationary objects are not blurred.
Take several photos and post your favorite 2 motion blur shots , edited in Photoshop.
-Include technical info on all photos: MASIL
-Find 2 photos online, one showing action sharp and another showing motion blur. Guess what shutter speeds, f stops, and lens were used. Post as critique. Samples below:
CANDID MOMENTS WITH CAPTIONS
Photograph candid moments and edit your images in Photoshop. In the caption section of each photo you post write a caption including who, what, where and why. For a critique look at the work of photographer Henri Cartier Bresson ,who captured the “decisive moment.” On your blog post 2-3 of his photographs and write 10 sentences about his work and your opinion of his timing, composition and ability to capture the perfect moment. Student Samples below:
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Assignments due Friday Oct 7, 2022
Camera modes.
Read through this link on camera modes. On your blog make a new post writing 1 sentences about each camera mode.
http://digital-photography-school.com/digital-camera-modes/1 paragraph about what each camera mode does.
DEPTH OF FIELD
-Read these two links and write two paragraphs explaining in your own words what depth of field is in photography and the ways to control depth of field when shooting. Call this blogpost: Depth of Field Explained. http://www.macworld.com/article/1150150/depthoffield.html http://www.digitalcameraworld.com/2013/07/17/what-is-depth-of-field-how-aperture-focal-length-and-focus-control-whats-sharp/
– Go outside and take two photographs of the same subject, trying to get two different depth of fields. Remember to first format the memory card, set WB to auto and ISO to 400, and be on Manual focusing. You will set the camera mode to AV (aperture priority). Make sure to focus on the same subject for both shots you take.
-In Photo #1 You will get a shallow depth of field. Zoom out to the longest focal length of the lens which is 55mm. Set the aperture on f5.6 (the widest aperture at 55mm) and take note of what the camera sets the shutter speed at. Make sure it is not below 60 th of a second. Get in good and close to your subject
-In Photo #2 You will get a good depth of field. Put your lens at 18mm ( which is the widest lens mm on your lens). Set your aperture at f16, and take note of what the camera sets the shutter speed at. Make sure it is not below 60 th of a second, or open up the aperture to f11. Stay a bit further back to get a better depth of field.
-Repeat the depth of field activity 2-3 times to make sure you get it right.
-In the lab, edit your photos for maximum impact and post each one (good and shallow depth of field) to your blog(large photo size). Include the technical info in the caption section of each MASIL (Mode, Aperture, Shutter Speed, ISO, Lens mm)
– For the critique for this assignment you are to find two photos online- one which shows a good depth of field and one which shows a shallow depth of field. In the caption section when you post them guess at what you think the aperture, shutter speed and lens mm was for each photo.
-Make a Photoshop document 4×6 or 6×4 (100 dpi)
-Find an interesting image on the Internet and use the move tool to move it into your document in Photoshop.
-Size it with Control T to fit in the document
-With the Text Tool, type a word or phrase in a thick black font
-Find a picture online to go inside of the word and size it over the text
-Put the picture layer on top of the word layer
-Press Control +Alt + G to put the image inside the word.
–Merge the picture and text layers together (make the background layer invisible to not include it in the merge)
-Add a stroke around the word to help it stand out.
-Save as a jpeg and post to blog.
1. DIGITAL COLLAGE: ALL ABOUT ME
-Gather imagery online that represents at least five things about yourself.
-In Photoshop, make an 8×10 or 10×8 @200 resolution document and title it All About Me Collage
-Select elements from the Internet images to move into your collage.
-Get good selections wirh the Object Select and Magic Wand tools. remember to Mask and refine your selection if necessary. If you want soft edges you will go to select>modify>feather.
-Think about rules of good composition when designing your layout of elements and background. Move layers around from the layer palette.
-To blend layers for a unique effect, you use the move tool and use Shift+ to scroll through blend modes.
-Save your work as a psd until you are completely done with it, and then save as a jpeg to post to your blog.
-Write a two paragraph reflection about what how your collage visually represents you. Post under your work to your blog.
2. FRAMING A SUBJECT
Take at least 3 different photographs using framing in the composition. Post 2-3 of your photographs, EDITED of course. Include the technical info: MASIL. SAMPLES BELOW -Critique your own photographs you posted and answer these questions.
- Do I have a strong composition?
- How well did I edit my photographs?
- What would I do differently if I shot this assignment again?
- Do you think your photographs belong on the blog home page and should be considered one of the best from all the photo classes?
3. DSLR CAMERAS AND LENSES POWERPOINT SYNOPSIS
Look through the Powerpoint and make a list of 25 importamt facts you learned about DSLR cameras and lenses.
1. MANDALAS (Due Wed, Sept 14)
Create 2 unique mandalas in Photoshop, using the shape tool and Internet imagery.
Make a new document 8×8 100 res and create each mandala, thinking about composition and symmetry.
Draw a circle with the elliptical marquee tool.
Press control and J to make the selection its own layer.
Stroke the layer to see the circle.
Use the shape tool to put in shapes.
Copy a shape by pressing alt with move tool.
To combine shapes into one layer, make any layer you do not want merged to be invisible, and then go to layer>merge visible.
To flip a layer, go to Edit>transform>transform either vertical or horizontal.
When you save each mandala, save as a .png, not .jpeg.
When you post it will only show the circle, not the white document.(If you are not done with your mandala be sure to save it as a .psd while you are still working on it.)
2. PORTRAIT READ AND WRITE (Due Wed, Sept 14)
Read this article about creating powerful portraits, and write a list of 15 important tips you learned from reading it.
https://digital-photography-school.com/using-composition-create-powerful-portraits/
3. ON LOCATION PORTRAITS WITH NATURAL LIGHT (Due Wednesday, Sept 14)
-Take at least 10 portraits of a classmate on location using natural light
-Think about exposure, lighting, composition, posing and expression. (Make sure your subject does not have on the yellow vest in the portrait photographs you are taking.)
-Set your ISO to 1600 or 3200 so your shutter speed does not go below 60th of a second. Open your aperture up as wide as it will go.
-Edit your photos in Photoshop and post between 3-10 EDITED photos of your subject (as a gallery or as individual photos)
-Critique: Find an on-location portrait online with natural lighting. Post that photo and make a list of 25 words or phrases you think of when you look at this photo. Include the photographers name if possible.
-****Include your technical info in the caption section of each photo. MASIL
***Include your technical info in the caption section of each photo. MASIL
ALTERNATIVE CAMERA ANGLES (Due Fri, Sept 2)
Go outside in brighter light and take 4 photographs of the same subject from 4 different camera angles- strait on, from above, from below, and then tilt the camera at any of the other 3 angles. Put your ISO at 400, and meter the scene on Manual to get the correct exposure. Keep your exposure the same on all 4 photos and make sure to keep the same subject in focus for all 4. -Put your photos in a folder on your h drive: DIGITAL PHOTO>ANGLES -Edit your photos in Photoshop with IMAGE ADJUSTMENTS and post all 4 of your photos to your blog (large). INCLUDE THE TECHNICAL INFORMATION: MASIL: Mode, Aperture, Shutter speed, ISO, and Focal Length of Lens -Find one photo online which shows an interesting camera angle. Post it to your blog and write a 20 sentence critique explaining why you think this is such a successful photograph- compositionally and technically, and why you chose it.
SURREALISM (Due Fri, Sept 2)
After practicing with Kim on the mountain, make your own surrealist piece by putting someone or something where they don’t belong. Make a 10×8 or 8×10 150 resolution document in Photoshop and bring in Internet images for this assignment. Practice selecting, masking and refining your selections. Look at the work of surrealist artists Salvador Dali, Rene Magritte, and Jerry Uelsman and explore other surrealist artists and photographers online. Post your surrealism work in a blog post and also include a work by a surrealist artist who inspires you. Write a 100 word reflection, critiquing their surrealism, and mention how you think you did on your surrealism work.
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First assignments:, 1. make a blogsite.
Create a blogsite with edublogs. https://edublogs.org/
Join the class blog cauchonphoto.edublogs.org
Go to Dashboard/Appearance/ Customize/ Site Identity and put your first and last name and period.
Select a template, and design your site layout and design.
Go to Dashboard/Settings/Writing and change to the Classic editor and save.
Widgets: Write an About Me section as a Text Widget. Tell a little about yourself, 3-5 sentences. Add of photograph of yourself or something you like as an Image Widget.
2. PHOTO FOUNDATION
Read the following link and write a post on your blog explaining your understanding of the concepts aperture, shutter speed, ISO and camera modes. Title the blog post “What I learned about camera exposure and camera modes.
http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/camera-exposure.htm
3. CAMERA SIMULATOR
Play around with the camera simulators and learn how to use the camera controls. Then practice with the camera in the classroom.
http://www.canonoutsideofauto.ca/play/
http://www.andersenimages.com/tutorials/exposure-simulator/
4. TEXTURE ASSIGNMENT
Go outside in brighter light and photograph 5 images that demonstrate texture.
Put your ISO at 400, and meter the scene to get the correct exposure.
Create a folder in your OneDrive called DIGITAL PHOTO 2022 . Put your photographs in a folder in your Digital Photo folder called TEXTURE.
Edit your photos in Adobe Photoshop with IMAGE ADJUSTMENTS and post 3 of your photos to your blog.
INCLUDE THE TECHNICAL INFORMATION (for each photo): aperture, shutter speed, ISO, and camera mode
Writing Critique; Find one photograph online which shows amazing texture. Write a two paragraph critique explaining why you think this is such a successful photograph and why you chose it. Be sure to use academic language, proper grammar and sentence structure.
SHADOWS AND LIGHT (Due Monday, Aug 29)
-Take and edit 2 photos which show strong SHADOWS and CONTRAST
-Include technical info with each photo (in the caption section): MASIL: f-stop, Shutter Speed, ISO, Mode, Lens
-Get a photo from the Internet showing shadows -Write a 10 sentence critique about the Internet photo
-Post all parts of assignment to blog, in one blog post.
COMPOSITION (Due Monday, Aug 29)
Read about what makes strong composition in a photograph and what catches the viewers eye. Composition Photos by Steve McCurry
Find 12 sample photos online which show good composition. Make a gallery of images in Edublogs. Post your gallery and write 12 complete sentences, (with capitals and periods), one sentence under each photo in the gallery before posting, to explain what element of composition each photo represents.
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Create a portfolio folder on your desktop and include you portfolio photographs and collages in that folder. Produce your portfolio using Lightroom Classic. Add a beginning slide with your name, captions with your images, transitions and music, and an end slide with a quote you love. It will export as an mp4.
LIGHTROOM CLASSIC PORTFOLIO SLIDESHOW:
Make a new catalog in Lightroom Classic. Save to desktop.
Make slideshow in YOUR catalog
Import your Portfolio Photo Folder from desktop
- With photos all selected create a collection
Organize and rearrange in Library
- Edit in Develop
- In Library module, go to metadata for each image and add a caption
- Go to Slideshow module and on each photo go to ABC and then caption to move caption where you want and choose color
In slideshow choose background and wash color, stroke, timing and import music.
Make sure to have an intro slide with your name on it, and an end slide with an inspirational quote.
Preview slideshow, then play and save by EXPORTING to your desktop.
3 Assignments due Monday, May 2
1. barbara kruger style.
Barbara Kruger is an artist who creates conceptual art and collages. Look at this link to learn a little bit more about her https://www.thebroad.org/art/barbara-kruger . Create a photograph similar to hers, with the same format, block text in red rectangles with an appropriate image to communicate a message. When done, reflect on your work and explain what you want the viewer to feel after seeing your Barbara Kruger style photograph.
2. TRAVEL POSTER
Use Photoshop t0 create a travel poster of where you want to go or where you have gone that you would like to go again. Look up pictures of the location. Create an 8×12 150 res canvas in Photoshop. Your travel poster must include a photo of the location, the name of the location, and a catch phrase. Be sure to add a layer style around all of the text. Explain why you would like to travel to that destination?
3 Assignments Due Monday, April 25, 2022
2. meticulous photography.
Meticulous means to show great attention to detail, very careful and precise. For this assignment you will meticulously arrange everyday objects that can be found around your home.
First, look at the photography work of Emily Blincoe. http://www.emilyblincoe.com/arrangements
Select your favorite work by her and put it on your blog with a short explanation why this image caught your eye.
Find a variety of objects and items that can be used to create your meticulous arrangement.
Find a simple suitable background for your shot. This could be a plain pillow case, large piece of paper, or anything large enough with no pattern. Set up your arrangement and be meticulous and pay attention to details. Make sure you are in adequate lighting, and please remember how important good lighting is in photography.
Take a few photographs from above, looking straight down at your arrangement. Go in as close as you can. Make sure your image is tack sharp! Never rely on just taking one shot.
Edit your favorite photograph with PS or LR and then post to your blog.
Meticulous arrangement of objects, which are then photographed have been used in advertising and commercial photography for years.
3. SURREALISTIC COLLAGE
Use Internet images to produce a surrealistic collage, 12×12 200 dpi. Think about the THEME and COMPOSITION to catch the viewer’s eye. Explain your concept and idea in the caption section when posting.
https://creativemarket.com/blog/design-it-yourself-surreal-collage
Collage is a technique of an art production where the artwork is made from an assemblage of different forms or images, creating a new whole.
A collage can include magazine or newspaper clippings, textiles, paint, bits of colored or handmade papers, portions of other artwork or texts, photographs and other found objects, glued to paper or canvas. The origins of collage can be traced back hundreds of years, but this technique made a dramatic reappearance in the early 20th century as an art form. The term collage was coined by both Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso in the beginning of the 20th century when collage became a distinctive part of modern art.
This is an opportunity to play with images, text and ideas to create artwork that creates connections between disparate images and ideas to create a surreal image or tell a story – whatever you want! Explore some examples of collage work done by masters of the technique to inspire you and then you will experiment and create using your own ideas. A range of images are available to you on the Internet, and you are encouraged to bring your own drawings, photographs or found imagery to use in your personal creations.
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Assignments due Friday, April 15
1. SHOOTING FOR GOOD COMPOSITION
Take 25 photographs which you think demonstrate strong composition. Edit your photos in LIGHTROOM and post 12 of them as a gallery. In the caption of each write a sentence explaining why the photo has good composition. See students samples:
https://cauchonphotoclass.edublogs.org/?s=good+composition
2. PORTRAITS WITH MAKE UP
Photograph a friend or relative or use some existing portraits you took, and edit them in Photoshop. Use brushes, colors and lower opacities to apply makeup to their face. Create two unique portraits to post to your blog. Go to this link to see some student samples.
https://cauchonphotoclass.edublogs.org/?s=makeup
3. MASTERS OF PHOTOGRAPHY REFLECTION
Go to this site and find a photographer to write a 300 word reflection on. Why did you pick this photographer and what intrigues you about them and the photography they have created.
https://masters-of-photography.com/
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New Assignments due Wednesday, April 6:
1. STUDIO PORTRAITS WITH STROBES AND GELS
Photograph 25 portraits in the studio using the strobes and colored gels in the background. Edit your portraits in Lightroom and make cosmetic retouches in Photoshop. Post 9-12 final portraits on your blog. Writing critique: Find a portrait online that was shot with studio strobe lighting and write 20 sentences to describe the subject and their personality based on the photographers version of them. Evaluate the lighting used in the photograph and how you think the lights were arranged to get the results. Samples below:
2. OTHER WORLDLY LANDSCAPES
Photograph some landscapes with the DSLR camera using a small aperture to get a good depth of field. Edit your photographs in Photoshop to enhance them and make them dreamlike and otherworldly, resembling that of a world other than the actual world. Post two landscapes to your blog and write a short reflection on what you did in Photoshop to enhance your landscape.
3. TOUCH SERIES
Take photos of people touching in some way, and put them together as a series. Edit them to perfection with LR or PS, and then include the photos in a series, within one document. (You can start with a 30×10 in @200 dpi document, and then get more canvas space if necessary.)
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Assignments due friday, march 18, 1. poetry and your photography:.
- Take a new photo for this assignment
- Make a new document 8×12 or 12×8 @200 res
- Move your photo into your new document and size to fit.
- Add a quote, poetry, song lyrics or your own words to your edited image
- Post to your blog
- In a writing critique answer these questions:
- Why did you choose these words to go with this image?
- How do you think an audience would interpret your work?
2. Put Yourself in History:
3 assignments due march 11, 1. alphabet photography, look for images which represent letters and create a word in photographs. edit your photos in photoshop and then make a new document to put the word in. make your document 30×8 inches with 2oo resolution and fit your images in to make the word. if you need more space go to image>canvas size and resize bigger. save as a jpeg and post to your blog..
2. FILL FLASH OUTSIDE
Http://www.digital-photo-secrets.com/tip/195/using-a-flash-when-outside/, 3. national geographic magazine cover review, —————————————————————————- 3 assignments due thursday, march 3, 1. silhouette story.
Think of a good concept for your silhouette photos and then take photos of backlit subjects to make high contrast silhouettes. You can edit them in Photoshop to give them more blacks and whites, and contrast. Use studio hot lights with two lights aimed at the background and turn the room light off to get more shadow on the subject(s). Meter for the background.
2. PAINTING WITH LIGHT
Go to a dark place to shoot for this assignment (back studio). put the camera securely on a tripod and put your shutter speed at 10-20 seconds (not 10th of a sec, but 10 full seconds). you must put the camera on self timer to avoid camera shake. shoot on manual and try your f stop at 8 or 11. iso at 200. pre focus on manual focus mode, because the camera will not in autofocus in the dark. wave finger lights in front of the frame during the exposure and check out the results try using the pixel stick to create even more cool light painting effects. post 1 painting with light photos you took and edited on your blog. critique: find an amazing painting with light photo on the internet and write a paragraph about how you think the photographer achieved the result and why you think it is so eye catching..
3. ARTICLE READ AND WRITE
Read this article about silhouette photography and write a brief synopsis and evaluation of it. what did you get out of reading it.
https://www.nytimes.com/1983/10/30/arts/camera-dramatic-effects-possible-with-silhouettes.html
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Assignment due tuesday, february 22 @3:30 pm, 1. what is your color , create a photoshop collage 12×9 or 9×12 300 resolution representing your favorite color. include a photo of yourself that you took with the camera on self timer mode, the color you select and some writing about why this is your color. perhaps add a tint of your color to the image with photo filter tool. post to blog..
2. CULTURAL IDENTITY PHOTOGRAPHS
Take 3 photos that represent your culture. for example, you can take a picture of clothing, food, traditions, family, music, or sports. make sure you have good composition and lighting in the photographs. after you have your three photographs shot and edited with ps or lr explain how each photo relates to your culture. you can use your cellphone camera and apps like snapseed and lightroom mobil for editing on this assignment. post to your blog assignment page and teams., 3. cultural photography: read and respond, read this article on cultural photography. respond by writing a 3-paragraph response (in academic language.) explain what the article is about and the most interesting facts that you found from reading it. you will need to review, analyze, and evaluate. post to your blog assignment page and teams..
https://amworkshops.com/tips-techniques/what-is-cultural-photography/
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2 assignments due friday, feb 11, 1. your favorite teacher (with bounced external off camera flash).
Use bounced external flash off camera with sync cord, to take some nice portraits of your favorite teacher. Edit with PS or LR and post your best portrait of your favorite teacher. Write a 3 paragraph reflection in academic language explaining why you like and admire this teacher. Give details, reasons and examples as to why you chose this teacher. Samples below:
2. HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY TIMELINE
Watch the Powerpoint about the History of Photography
history-of-photography 2022
Also go online and research the History of Photography. Use this timeline template to list the most important inventions and events in history in chronological order. Copy the template and open it in Photoshop. Fill in the boxes by using the text tool to make a text box in each rectangle. Write dates and important inventions /inventors in photography. Post the template to your blog in a post titled: History of Photography Timeline. Under the template list 1-2 events and/or inventions in photography which impresses you the most, and has the most impact on your life today.
Assignments Due Thursday February 3:
1. On Location Portraits or Still Life Photos using Bounced External Flash
-Use the Canon digital camera and an external bounced flash to photograph Portraits or Still Life’s on location. Practice shooting with the flash on the hot shoe of the camera, bounced with a softening diffuser. Set your camera on Manual, Auto White Balance, ISO 400, F8 @ 60 th of a second shutter speed. Photograph at least 10 portraits or still lives’ and post your top 3-5 edited images to your blog.
2. External Flash Worksheet
Answer the following questions on your blog in a separate post: -When would you use external flash? -Do you need to meter the light if you use flash? -What does flash synchronization mean? -What does ETTL mean? -What will happen when you shoot faster than the camera sync speed? -Why do photographers bounce the flash and use a diffuser? – What is a slave? -What should you do if your image comes out too dark or too light?
3. Flash Photo Compare
Find two portraits online- one where the photographer used flash inside, and one where flash was not used. Make 5 comparisons between the two photos. Post the photos and your comparisons in a separate blog post. This assignment is the critique portion of the flash assignment.
4. Take a Vacation
_____________________________________, 3 assignments due on wednesday, jan 26 @ 3:30, 1. advertising/commercial photography, for this assignment you will create a photograph that would be used for advertising purposes. first you will research advertising photography on the internet to generate ideas. post 3 ads that you really like and write a sentence about why they catch your eye. before you begin to create your advertisement, write a proposal by answering the following questions:.
- Who is the client, or company you are representing?
- What is the product?
- Who is the target audience?
- Where would you expect to see this advertisement?
- What kind of lighting are you going to use to make this look professional?
- What props do you need?
Shoot the product and use of variety of compositions. Think about: lighting, composition, depth of field, product placement. Use Photoshop to tweak and enhance your photograph. Add necessary text and captions. Post your best advertising shot, EDITED, to your blog with the proposal. Samples below:
2. READ AND WRITE: INTRODUCTION TO USING STROBES
Read this entire article on beginning strobe use and then write a three paragraph reflection on your blog detailing what the article is about and the most important things you got out of reading it. https://photography.tutsplus.com/articles/a-fundamental-introduction-to-studio-lighting-equipment–photo-6067
3. 50 PHOTOS EDITED IN LIGHTROOM
Take 50 different photos of the same subject. Vary the lighting and composition of your photographs. Edit your photographs in Lightroom and post the BEST 12 to 20 photos to your blog as a gallery.
Create your photography portfolio using Adobe Spark https://spark.adobe.com/sp
Log into adobe spark with your school credentials. go to the presentation tab, keep adding your images with the adobe spark layouts: single photos, photogrids, glideshows and split layouts., go to the share button and make sure to publish and update your portfolio often. email me ( [email protected] )the link to your portfolio by friday, december 10 ., 3 assignments due monday december 6:, 1. warhol/popart.
-For your Pop Art assignment you should photograph an object, which is POPULAR IN THE CULTURE TODAY.
-Make 4 copies of the photo you chose,4×4, 4×5 or 4×5 (200 res) each, labeling them Warhol 1, Warhol 2 and so on
-Work on each picture separately, experimenting with filters, gradient maps, colors, patterns, and more….make sure there is contrast between the subject and the background!
-When you complete the 4 individual photos, merge the layers in each.
-Open a new document in Photoshop, 8×8, 8×10 or 10×8 (200 res)
-Move the four individual photos into the new document.
-Save as a jpeg and post
Find a pop artist online & answer to the following questions. Include a work by the artist.
- What is Pop Art?
- Why is this artist’s work considered Pop Art?
- Describe some of this artists work.
- Why did you pick this artist and why do you like his/her work?
2. HDR PHOTOGRAPHY
-Go online and research the meaning of HDR. Create a blogpost explaining what the term HDR in photography means and ways to achieve successful results. Include an HDR landscape photo from the Internet with your post.
-Post to blog and write a 10 sentence critique of your own work and post under your image.
3. Read and Write: Why Photography is so important
Read this article about why photography is so important. Write a two paragraph reflection discussing some ways you feel photography is important to you. Post to blog
https://www.pixinfocus.com/why-photography-is-important/?classId=68b4ba2d-c704-477b-a489-a86e9d86e643&assignmentId=ce9b6bcb-35c5-4b81-8cec-8b86b06f1f2f
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3 assignments due friday, november 19, 1. am i talking to myself.
Photograph several images of yourself or someone else in the same location, and put them all together in Photoshop to make it look as if you (or they) are relating to themselves in some way. Use one of the photos as the base image, and move the other subjects in the base image to create a unique photo for this Am I Talking To Myself assignment.
Writing Critique: Make a blog post called My Inspiration and list 10 things which inspire your creativity. Sample student work below:
2. SHOOT LIKE AARON SISKIND
Research the work of aaron siskind, an american photographer who shot abstract black and white images, which focus on nature, architecture and human form. take some photos on the monochrome setting, in the style of aaron siskind, edit them with good density and contrast, and post 2-3 black and white images on your blog with the technical information in the caption of one of the photos., under your photographs, post a photo by aaron siskind and write three complete sentences describing his work and your opinion of his work., 3. lenses read and write, read this article about lenses and on your blog list 20 important facts you learned about camera lenses., http://digital-photography-school.com/choosing-lenses-when-to-use-which-lens-and-why/.
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Photographer Research Project
(Due Wednesday, November 3, 2021)
You will produce and present a PowerPoint Slide Show about a professional and influential photographer of your choice. The project is to be between 10 and 15 slides and include the information below and at least 10 photographs. You can choose from the enclosed list or pick a significant photographer of your choice. Questions to answer when doing photographer research project are below. Share your presentation with me via OneDrive by Friday, November 5)
* STUDIO PORTRAITS *
(Due Monday, November 8)
* MIRROR IMAGE *
Photograph an interesting image with lots of lines. Edit the photograph and then size it down to 4×4 inches with 300 dpi (with the crop tool). Make a new document, 8×8 inches with 300 dpi and move your original sized photograph into the new document. Make a copy and flip it horizontal. Make another copy and flip it vertical. Make a fourth copy and flip it horizontal to get the mirror image effect. Merge visible and post to blog.
3 PHOTO ASSIGNMENTS DUE WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27
1. Illustration of an Iconic Image
Make a new document 8×12 or 12×8 200 resolution. paste the illustration you want to trace and fit to the correct size. make a new blank layer to trace on and lock it. trace the illustration with a thin pencil and then color it in with brushes and the paint bucket. make sure to add a background to your illustration. samples below:.
2. Photojournalism: Candid Moments with Captions
(3-5 photos with captions for each).
Photograph candid moments and edit your images in Photoshop. In the caption section of each photo you post write a caption including who, what , where and why. For a critique look at the work of a famous photojournalist (example: photographer Henri Cartier Bresson ,who captured the “decisive moment”) On your blog post 2-3 of their photographs and write 10 sentences about their work and your opinion of their timing, composition and ability to capture the perfect moment. Student Samples below:
3. JPG vs RAW
Research on line what a jpg file is and also what a raw file is. On your blog make a post comparing and contrasting jpg vs raw file formats. (two paragraphs)
FAMOUS PHOTOJOURNALISTS
4 Assignments Due Wednesday, October 13
1. word art , 2. on location portraits with natural light.
-Think about exposure, lighting, composition, posing and expression.
-If photographing outside, set your ISO to 3200 so your shutter speed does not go below 60th of a second. Outside you can use a lower ISO, like 200 or 400.
-Open your aperture up as wide as it will go and use a longer lens to get a shallow depth of field.
-Critique: Find an on-location portrait online with natural lighting. Post that photo and make a list of 25 words you think of when you look at this photo.
-Include your technical info (MASIL) in the caption section of each photo.
3. PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY TIPS
Research on the Internet what makes a great portrait photograph and then make a list of 10 tips to create awesome portraits.
https://www.shutterstock.com/blog/best-natural-light-tips
Portrait Photography Tips
4. WHITE BALANCE READ AND WRITE
Read this link on white balance and on your blog write a 8-10 sentence synopsis of what you learned from reading the article. Under that list all the white balance settings and at least one sentence about each.
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2 assignments due monday, october 4:.
-In Photoshop, make an 8×10 or 10×8 @150 resolution document and title it All About Me Collage
-After you get a good selection with the magic wand or magnetic lasso, remember to go in Mask and refine your selection. If you want soft edges you will go to select>modify>feather.
-Write a three paragraph reflection about what how your collage visually represents you. Post under your work in your blog.
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2. FRAMING A SUBJECT
Take at least 3 different photographs using framing in the composition. If photographing inside, be sure to change your ISO to 3200. If shooting outside, have your ISO at 400. Use any camera mode you prefer, and manual or auto focus. Post 2-3 of your photographs, edited with Photoshop. Include the technical info: MASIL. Samples below. Critique your own photographs you posted and answer these questions.
- What camera metering mode did I use and why?
(Due Friday, Sept 24)
-Read these online articleS about capturing action and motion photography and write two to three paragraphs stating what you learned about action and motion photography techniques
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3 Assignments Due Friday, September 17:
1. DEPTH OF FIELD
-Read this link and write two paragraphs explaining in your own words what depth of field is in photography and the ways to control depth of field when shooting. Call this blogpost: Depth of Field Explained .
Depth of Field for Beginners: The Essential Guide
-In Photo #1, you will get a shallow depth of field . Zoom out to the longest focal length of the lens which is 55mm. Set the aperture on f5.6 (the widest aperture at 55mm) and take note of what the camera sets the shutter speed at. Make sure it is not below 60 th of a second. Get in good and close to your subject
-In Photo #2, you will get a good depth of field . Put your lens at 18mm ( which is the widest lens mm on your lens). Set your aperture at f16, and take note of what the camera sets the shutter speed at. Make sure it is not below 60 th of a second, or open up the aperture to f11. Stay a bit further back to get a better depth of field.
-In the lab, edit your photos for maximum impact and post each one (good and shallow depth of field) to your blog as individual photos or as a gallery. Include the technical info in the caption section of each (Mode, ISO, Shutter speed, Fstop, Focal length of lens.
– For the critique for this assignment you are to find two photos online- one which shows a good depth of field and one which shows a shallow depth of field. In the caption section when you post them guess at what you think the aperture, shutter speed and lens mm was for each photo.
Create 2 unique mandalas in Photoshop using the shape tool and Internet imagery.
Make a new document 8×8 100 res and create each mandala, thinking about composition and symmetry.
Draw a circle with the shape tool and put a stroke around it. It will appear on the layer pallet as its own layer. If you want to add a color, style or gradient to it, do that when you make the circle.
Make sure to fill each layer with a color, style or gradient.
To flip a layer, go to Edit>transform>transform either vertical or horizontal, or use a keyboard shortcut (control+T) with the move tool.
When you save each mandala, save as a .psd if you still are working on it and want to save the layers. Save as a .png and make the bottom layer invisible if you just want to post the circle. Save as a .jpeg if you want the 8×8 square around the circle.
Make 2 mandalas and post both to your blog.
3. FILE FORMATS
https://digital-photography-school.com/understanding-all-the-different-image-file-formats/
Read all about digital file formats. On your blog list each file format and one sentence about each which describes how it saves the file and what makes it different from the other file formats.
Image File Formats in Photography: The Ultimate Guide
Assignments Due Thursday, September 9 (completed)
1. ALTERNATIVE CAMERA ANGLES
-Go outside in brighter light and take 4 photographs of the same subject from 4 different camera angles- strait on, from above, from below, and then tilt the camera at any of the other 3 angles. Put your ISO at 400, and meter the scene on Manual to get the correct exposure. Keep your exposure the same on all 4 photos and make sure to keep the same subject in focus for all 4. -Put your photos in your Digital Photo folder on your Desktop: DIGITAL PHOTO>ANGLES -Edit your photos in Photoshop with IMAGE ADJUSTMENTS and post all 4 of your photos to your blog (large). INCLUDE THE TECHNICAL INFORMATION: MASIL: Mode, Aperture, Shutter speed, ISO, and Focal Length of Lens -Find one photo online which shows an interesting camera angle. Post it to your blog and write a 20 sentence critique explaining why you think this is such a successful photograph- compositionally and technically, and why you chose it.
2. SURREALISM
3. CAMERA MODES
http://digital-photography-school.com/digital-camera-modes
Read through this link on camera modes. On your blog make a new post writing 2 sentences about what each camera mode does.
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1. MAKE A BLOG
https://camerasim.com/camerasim-free-web-app/ http://www.canonoutsideofauto.ca/play/
4. TEXTURE (Due Friday Aug 20)
Put your photographs in a folder on your H drive: DIGITAL PHOTO>TEXTURE ASSIGNMENT
Find one photograph online which shows amazing texture. Write a two paragraph critique explaining why you think this is such a successful photograph and why you chose it. Be sure to use academic language, proper grammar and sentence structure.
COMPOSITION- Due Tuesday, Aug 31
Shadows and light assignment- due tue, aug 31.
-Photograph 3 photos which show strong shadow and light – Save your photos in your Digital Photo folder on your Desktop, in a new folder called Shadows. – Edit 2 of your shadow photos with Photoshop – Include the technical info with each photos: MASIL: Mode, Aperture, Shutter Speeed, ISO, Lens Focal Length – Pick a photo from the Internet showing shadows -and write 10 complete sentences describing the elements in the shadow photo you chose from the Internet and why you like it. – Post your 2 photos, technical info, internet image and writing critique to your blog.
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Photograph several images of yourself or someone else in the same location, and put them all together in Photopea to make it look as if you (or they) are relating to themselves in some way. Use one of the photos as the base image, and move the other subjects in the base image to create a unique photo for this Am I Talking To Myself assignment. Writing Critique: Make a blog post called My Inspiration and list 1o things which inspire your creativity. Sample student work below:
2. WORD ART
-Make a Photopea document 4×6 or 6×4 (100 dpi)
-Find an interesting image on the Internet and use the move tool to move it into your document in Photopea
-Size it with Control T + shift to fit in the document
3. PORTRAITS WITH CHARACTER
Read the following link and write a list of five tips you learned about making portraits with personality., https://photography.tutsplus.com/articles/identifying-and-capturing-personality-in-your-portraits–photo-9618, photograph someone who you spend a lot of time with these days, and try to capture their true personality. good portraiture requires a team effort between photographer and subject. this will probably require you to photograph at least 20 photos of them. think about getting good quality of lighting and composition. try different angles and backgrounds. edit your photos with your favorite apps, and make sure to touch up any imperfections with snapseed’s healing tool, or the app touch retouch, and post between 2-6 of them to a portrait page on your blog..
4. HDR LANDSCAPES:
Go online and research the meaning of HDR photography.
Create a blogpost explaining what the term HDR in photography means and ways to achieve successful results.
Photograph landscapes with GOOD COMPOSITION and LIGHTING, and edit with an HDR app, like Simply HDR, or Snapseed HDR tool. You could also enhance editing with Lightroom Mobil HDR features. Make sure to add lots of saturation and perhaps double expose with some clouds to get that perfect HDR image.
Post 1-3 awesome landscapes to a LANDSCAPE PAGE on your blog.
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NEXT ASSIGNMENTS DUE TUESDAY, DEC 8 @ 11:30pm
1. body, shape, form, photograph a part of the body, or something, which shows shape and form. think about getting great quality of light and make your composition a strong one. edit your photo(s) with your favorite editing app. create either a strong single image, or a diptych, triptych or series. use an app like piccollage or diptic to layout series work. in the caption section of your image, write the name of the app(s) you used to edit your work, and also write 10 words to describe your final image..
Research the work of Aaron Siskind, an American photographer who shot abstract black and white images, which focus on nature, architecture and human form.
Take some photos in the style of aaron siskind, and edit them with good density and contrast with your favorite editing app., in the caption section of your image, write the name of the app(s) you used to edit your work, post 2-3 black and white images on your blog, and under your photos, post a photo by aaron siskind and write three complete sentences describing his work and your opinion of his work., 3. candid moments/photojournalism, *research the meaning of photojournalism and think about telling a story with your photography. make a blog post detailing the job description and equipment needed to be a photojournalist., *photograph candid moments and edit your photos with your favorite app. (black and white is always a good choice for photojournalism.), *in the caption section of each photo you post, write a caption including who, what, where and why., for a critique, look at the work of photographer henri cartier bresson , who always captured the “decisive moment”. on your blog post 2-3 of his photographs and write 10 sentences about his work and your opinion of his timing, composition and ability to capture the perfect moment. student samples below:.
Make a blog post and list at least 10 different fields of photography and areas where photographers can make a living. Research the average pay for each. Then, reflect on which field you could see yourself working in someday. It is more than ok if you really do not want to work in the field, or if you would do photography work on a part time basis. If you are interested in pursuing another field, how could you incorporate photography into your potential career choice. What is your future career choice?
Photographer research project: due monday nov 23 , you will research, produce and present a powerpoint slide show about a famous, professional or influential photographer of your choice. the project is to have 20 slides and include the information below, and at least 10 photographs. you can choose from the enclosed list or pick a significant photographer of your choice. questions to answer when doing photographer research project are below. you will be presenting your photographer to the class, so you can do the project by yourself, with a partner, or a team of three. share your photographer powerpoint with me via onedrive, or email by monday, november 23., * link to famous and hot new photographers in the general channel post feed in teams, new assignments due wed, nov 18 @ 3:10:, 1. triptych: body parts.
Create a triptych image, putting three photos together using Photopea.
Take photos of different parts of a subject with the Lightroom Mobil camera, and then edit them individually with Lightroom Mobil editing feature.
Export to your camera roll and save on your Onedrive to use Photopea on your laptop computer to make the triptych image.
Make a 25 x 8 in with 200 resolution document and put your three images together in a layout of your choosing. Extend the canvas size if you need more room.
Decide if you want a border or stroke, or a simple white/black background for your triptych.
Post to your blog. Include a triptych from online which caught your attention and write three sentences explaining what you like about the composition.
2. COLLAGE: WHAT IS YOUR COLOR
Create a Photopea Collage 12×9 or 9×12, 200 resolution, representing the color of your personality.
Include a photo of yourself, the color you select and some writing about why this is YOUR color. Also add a tint of your color.
Post to blog.
3. HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY TIMELINE
Go through the Powerpoint on the history of photography, and then research online to find more information. Use this timeline template to list what you think are the 12 most important inventions and events in the history of photography, in chronological order. Copy the template to your digital photo folder and open it in Photopea. Use the text tool to fill in the boxes with important inventions in photography. Post the template to your blog in a post titled: History of Photography Timeline. Under the template list 3-5 events and/or inventions in photography which impressed you the most, and has the most impact on your life today. (2-3 paragraphs)
History of Photography
4 ASSIGNMENTS DUE TUESDAY NOVEMBER 10 @ 3:10
1. birds eye / bugs eye diptych.
Take two photos of the same object from two different camera angles, birds eye (from above) and bugs eye (from below). Edit your photos with Lightroom Mobil or Snapseed and then save them to your one drive to open in Photopea on your laptop. Create a new document 16×8 with 200 resolution. Transform your 2 images to fit within your new document, and create a diptych image. You could add a background and a stroke around each photograph. Save your finished work as a jpeg and post to your blog. As a writing critique for this assignment create a list of 25 words to describe yourself. Samples below:
Search you home for a variety of objects and items that can be used to create your meticulous arrangement.
Edit your favorite photograph with Lightroom Mobil and then post to your blog.
3. DOUBLE EXPOSURES
Double exposure photography is a technique that layers two different exposures on a single image, combining two photographs into one. Double exposure creates a surreal feeling for your photos and the two photographs can work together to convey deep meaning or symbolism.
A double exposure was an analogue technique, used to superimpose two or more images together in an enlarger in the darkroom. Thanks to today’s photo editing technology, you can create a double exposure in post processing. The blending of two worlds into a single image is almost magical.
For this assignment you will create at least 2 double exposed images using the Snapseed app on your phone.
Look at these two tutorials before you begin to create your double exposures.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wayf853hRgk
https://www.guidingtech.com/double-exposure-snapseed/
Post your double exposures to your blog, and list 10 words you would use to describe your images.
4. 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL PHOTOS OF ALL TIME
http://100photos.time.com/
Read this link and on your blog pick 3 of the most influential photos to write about. Include the story behind the photo and what intrigues you about it. Make sure to post the three photos with your writing.
ASSIGNMENTS DUE FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30 @ 3:10
1. capturing action and motion.
Read this online article about capturing action and motion photography and write two to three paragraphs stating what you learned about action and motion photography techniques.
http://digital-photography-school.com/how-to-capture-motion-blur-in-photography/
-Take photos outside that capture ACTION SHARP. Try to “capture the moment”. Shoot with your cellphone through the LIGHTROOM MOBIL app. Make sure your shutter speed is above 125th of a second. ISO 400. Take several photos and post your favorite 2 action shots, edited in Lightroom Mobil.
-Take photos inside trying to capture MOTION BLUR. Try to “capture the moment”. Shoot with your cellphone through the LIGHTROOM MOBIL app. Make sure your shutter speed is below a 60th of a second. ISO 400. Take several photos and post your favorite 2 motion blur shots, edited in Lightroom mobil. Use a tripod, or put your camera on something steady to make sure stationary objects are not blurred. Take several photos and post your favorite 2 shots, edited in Lightroom Mobil
-Include technical info on all photos: Aperture, Shutter Speed and ISO
2. DIGITAL COLLAGE: ALL ABOUT ME
-In Photopea, make an 8×10 or 10×8 @150 resolution document and title it All About Me Collage
-Think about rules of good composition when designing your layout of elements and background
-Move layers around from the layer palette, if you want to change what is on top of another element.
-Use blend modes to blend layers. Use the move tool and press shift and + on the keyboard to scroll through blend modes.
-Add a layer style to each of the elements you include in your collage. Get layer styles from the eff icon at the bottom of your layer palette.
ASSIGNMENTS DUE FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16 @ 3:10
1. surrealism.
After practicing with Kim on the mountain, make your own surrealist piece by putting someone or something where they don’t belong. Make a 10×8 or 8×10 150 resolution (dpi) document in Photopea and bring in Internet images for this assignment. Practice selecting, masking and refining your selections. Post to your blog, and make up a name for you work to include in the title of the post.
Look at the work of surrealist artists Salvador Dali, Rene Magritte, and Jerry Uelsman and explore other surrealist artists and photographers online. Include a work by a surrealist artist who inspires you in your blog post, and write a 100 word reflection, critiquing their work, and what you think they are trying to convey to the viewer.
-Take at least 3 different photographs using framing in the composition. Post 2-3 of your photographs, EDITED with Photopea.
-Critique your own photographs you posted and answer these questions
- Do you think your photographs belong on the blog home page and should be considered one of the best from all the photo classes?
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Assignments due thursday, oct 8 , 1. *mandalas*.
Create 2 unique mandalas using the online editor, Photopea https://www.photopea.com/ using the shape tool and Internet imagery.
Draw a circle with the shape tool and put a stroke around it. It will appear on the layer pallet as its own layer. If you want to add a color or gradient to it, do that when you make the circle.
Make sure to fill each layer with a color or gradient.
To flip a layer, go to Edit>transform>transform either vertical or horizontal, or use a keyboard shortcut (control+alt+T) with the move tool.
When you save each mandala, save as a .psd if you still are working on it and want to save the layers. (ONLY IF YOU HAVE PHOTOSHOP. IF NOT A .PSD WILL NOT OPEN) Save as a .png and make the bottom layer invisible if you just want to post the circle. Save as a .jpeg if you want the 8×8 square around the circle.
2. *OUTDOOR NATURAL LIGHT PORTRAITS*
Read these links and make a blog post list 5 tips you learned about how to photograph great portraits. https://digital-photography-school.com/13-tips-for-improving-outdoor-portraits/
https://posterjack.ca/blogs/inspiration/top-10-portrait-photography-composition-tips
Photograph a person outside in nice soft lighting. Try to avoid having the background brighter than the subject. This will throw the camera meter off, and the background will be better exposed than the subject. You will need to do some editing to have the subject not be dark.
Take 5 photos of this person and consider what you want your depth of field to be. Utilize camera angles and different perspectives.
Edit your photos using Photopea. https://www.photopea.com/
Include the technical info under the caption section of each photo. You can find that in Photopea. Go to File>File Info to get the aperture, shutter speed, ISO and Lens Focal Length.
Post 2-3 portrait photos to your blog with the technical info in the caption section of each photo, and title the post with the name of the person you photographed.
3. *CAMERA MODES*
Read through this link on camera modes. On your blog make a new post titled “Camera Modes”. List each camera mode and write 2 sentences about what each camera mode does.
ASSIGNMENTS DUE WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 @2:10
1. read and write : lenses.
Read this article about lenses and on your blog list 20 important facts you learned about camera lenses. http://digital-photography-school.com/choosing-lenses-when-to-use-which-lens-and-why/
2. ALTERNATIVE CAMERA ANGLES
-Go outside in brighter light and take 4 photographs of the same subject from 4 different camera angles- strait on, from above, from below, and then tilt the camera at any of the other 3 angles.
-Edit your photos with Snapseed’s tune image feature, and add any filtration you desire to achieve the results that satisfy your own visual aesthetic. Import one of the four photos into ProCam to access the technical information aperture, shutter speed, and ISO, and add to the caption section of the last of the 4 photos you post. Post all 4 photos (as a gallery or individually) in one blog post and title the post “Alternative Camera Angles”.
-Find one photo online which shows an interesting camera angle. Post it to your blog and write a critique explaining why you think this is such a successful photograph- compositionally and technically, and why you chose it. Include the photographers name in the caption section of this photo, or the link to where you got the image from.
3. CONCEPTUAL SELF PORTRAIT
Take a photograph which represents something important about yourself, without showing your face in the photograph. Edit your photos with Snapseed’s tune image feature, and add any filtration you desire to achieve the results that satisfy your own visual aesthetic. In the caption section when you post include the technical info aperture, shutter speed and ISO for your photo (import your photo to ProCam for the info)
Write a reflection (300-500 words), defining the word “conceptual” and then explain how this photograph conceptually and visually represents something about you and what you are attempting to share about yourself with the viewer.
Also, research the work of photographer Cindy Sherman. Post your favorite photo of hers on your blog and write 5 sentences explaining your opinion of her work and style and her ability to become famous from her self portrait photography series work. Student samples below:
DEPTH OF FIELD / Due Wednesday, September 23 @ 2:10
-Read these two links and write two paragraphs explaining in your own words what depth of field is in photography and the ways to control depth of field when shooting. Call this blogpost: “Depth of Field Explained”.
http://www.macworld.com/article/1150150/depthoffield.html
http://www.digitalcameraworld.com/2013/07/17/what-is-depth-of-field-how-aperture-focal-length-and-focus-control-whats-sharp/
– Then go outside and take two photographs of the same subject, trying to get two different depth of fields, shallow and good.
– Remember the three things which control depth of field are the length of the lens, how wide the aperture is and how close or far you are to the subject.
– Using your cellphone, and photographing using the ProCam app on auto mode you can control depth of field by contolling how far you are from the subject (close for shallow, farther away for good D of F. Unfortunately we cannot control the length of the lens and the aperture with the cell phone.
– Use the Lens Blur feature in Snapseed to enhance the depth of field in each photo. (background blurry for shallow d of f, background sharp for good d of f.)
– Edit your photos in Snapseed for your own visual aesthetic.
– Post your two photo to your blog and title the post “Depth of Field”
– Include the technical info in the caption section of each ( ISO, Shutter speed, Aperture)
– For the critique for this assignment you are to find two photos online- one which shows a good depth of field and one which shows a shallow depth of field. In the caption section when you post them guess at what you think the aperture, shutter speed and lens mm was for each photo.
*ASSIGNMENTS DUE WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16*
1. first photo shoot: texture.
Take five photos which you think shows good texture.
Take the photos with your cell phone through the ProCam app (free on either Android or Apple).
Try adjusting your ISO and see how your shutter speed changes.
After you take the photo, you will have access to the technical information, aperture, shutter speed, and ISO. When you post the photos include the technical information in the caption section of the photo.
Think about getting good composition and lighting.
Edit your photos with Snapseed’s Tune Image features. Adjust highlights, shadows, contrast, saturation, brightness, warmth and exposure as necessary.
Post 3 of your photos to your blog. INCLUDE THE TECHNICAL INFORMATION (for each photo): aperture, shutter speed, and ISO. Put that info in the caption section of each photo.
Find one photo online which shows amazing texture. Write a two paragraph critique explaining why you think this is such a successful photograph and why you chose it. Be sure to use academic language, proper grammar and sentence structure.
2. SHADOWS AND LIGHT
-Photograph 3 photos which show strong shadow and light using the procam app. Think about contrast in the composition.
-Edit your shadow photos with Snapseed for excellent contrast.
-Include a border by going into the snapseed frame options.
-Include the technical info with each photo: F-stop, Shutter Speed, ISO
-Pick a photo from the Internet showing shadows and include in blog post.
-Write 10 complete sentences describing the elements in the shadow photo you chose from the Internet and why you like it.
-Post your 3 photos, technical info, internet image and writing critique to your blog as a blog post. Please name your blogpost “Shadows and Light”
3. READ AND WRITE: WHAT EVERY BEGINNER NEEDS TO KNOW.
Read this link: h ttps://www.photographytalk.com/photography-articles/5082-13-camera-settings-every-beginner-needs-to-know On your blog list the 13 setting every beginner should know and 1-2 sentences explaining what each one is.
4. FLIPGRID RESPONSE: TRAVEL DREAMS
Answer the question “Where would you like to go traveling to and why?” with a video response on Flipgrid. You will find the link to the flipgrid question in teams on the Flipgrid channel. Please respond to the question with a video response. Make sure to say your name in your video.
ASSIGNMENTS DUE FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 (COMPLETED)
Create a blogsite with edublogs. https://edublogs.org/ Join the class blog, (cauchonphoto.edublogs.org), select a template, and design your site layout and design. Write an about me section as a Text Widget . Tell a little about yourself, 3-5 sentences. Add of photo of yourself with an Image Widget.
Read the following link and write a 25 sentence synopsis on what you learned about aperture, shutter speed, ISO, and camera modes. As your first blogpost, copy and paste your sentences into a blogpost. DUE FRIDAY, SEPT 4
Play around with the camera simulators and learn how to use the camera controls. http://www.canonoutsideofauto.ca/play/ On your blog make a blog post with 5 sentences telling me what you learned about camera controls. DUE, FRIDAY, SEPT 4
4. FLIPGRID RESPONSE:
Make a video to response to the question, What do you want to do for a career. https://flipgrid.com/cd4e47c2 DUE FRIDAY, SEPT 4
5. COMPOSITION
Find 12 sample photos online which show good composition. Make a gallery of images in Edublogs. Post your gallery and write 12 complete sentences, (with capitals and periods), one sentence under each photo in the gallery before posting, to explain what element of composition each photo represents. DUE FRIDAY SEPT 4
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2019-2020: The year Covid hit us
ASSIGNMENTS DUE THURSDAY MARCH 19:
Photograph your favorite teacher with bounced external flash off camera with sync cord. Edit and post your best portrait and write a 3 paragraph reflection in academic language explaining why you like and admire this teacher. Give details, reasons and examples as to why you chose this teacher. Samples below:
Assignments Due Tuesday, March 10
1. advertising photography.
2. READ AND WRITE: FLASH BASICS
Read these online articles and on your blog write three paragraphs explaining the main points in the articles and at least five things you learned from reading it..
https://fstoppers.com/education/flash-photography-beginners-how-take-amazing-portraits-camera-flash-172946
https://www.popphoto.com/gallery/21-tips-better-flash-photography
3. 3-5 ON LOCATION PORTRAITS OR STILL LIFES WITH BOUNCED FLASH
Use the canon digital camera and an external bounced flash to photograph portraits/still lifes on location. set your camera on manual, auto white balance, iso 400, f8 @ 60 th of a second shutter speed. photograph at least 10 portraits/still lifes and post your top 3-5 edited bounced flash images to your blog. also include in the post 2 images of the same subject comparing direct vs. bounced flash., as a writing critique answer the following questions on your blog in a separate post. samples below:, 1.when would you use external flash, 2.what does flash synchronization mean, 3.what does ettl mean, 4.what will happen when you shoot faster than the camera sync speed, 5.why do photographers bounce the flash and use a diffuser, 6.what is a slave, 7.what should you do if your image comes out too dark or too light.
Assignments Due Feb 19:
1. read and write: introduction to using strobes, 2. studio portraits with strobes and gels, 3. warhol/popart.
-Make 4 copies of the photo you chose, 4×6 or 6×4 (200 res) each, labeling them Warhol 1, Warhol 2 and so on
-Open a new document in Photoshop, 8×12 or 12×8 (200 res)
Next assignments:
1. candid moments with captions (3-5 photos with captions for each).
Photograph candid moments and edit your images in Photoshop. In the caption section of each photo you post write a caption including who, what , where and why. include your technical info for each photo (MASIL) For a critique, look at the work of photographer Henri Cartier Bresson ,who captured the “decisive moment”. On your blog post 2-3 of his photographs and write 10 sentences about his work and your opinion of his timing, composition and ability to capture the perfect moment. Student Samples below:
2. 50 Photos edited in Lightroom
Take 50 different photos of the same subject. vary the lighting and composition of your photographs. edit your photographs in lightroom and post the best 12 to 15 photos to your blog as a gallery., 3. emotion diptych.
Use hot lights or natural lighting to create a mood that matches an emotion you would like to convey. Do the same with an opposite or matching emotion to create a diptych. It can be as a set of portraits or any subject that you believe conveys the emotion that you have chosen. Create a 20×10- 300 res blank document. Size your 2 photos to fit within the space. Put a stroke around each of the photos in th diptych.
ASSIGNMENTS DUE WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22
1. photographer research project, you will research, produce and present a powerpoint slide show about a professional and influential photographer of your choice. the project is to have 15-20 slides and include the information below, and at least 10 photographs. you can choose from the enclosed list or pick a significant photographer of your choice. questions to answer when doing photographer research project are below. email your presentation to [email protected] or put in my flashdrive..
Robert Mapplethorpe – flowers, portraits, nudes * Annie Leibovitz – celebrity portraits * Danny Clinch – musicians * Edward Weston – black and white nudes,landscapes Ansel Adams – black and white landscape * Cindy Sherman – self portraits * Diane Arbus – strange and different portraits * David Lachappelle – unique celebrity portraits * Imogen Cunningham – black and white * Eliot Porter – color landscape Alfred Eisenstadt – candid photojournalism * Linda McCartney – musicians in the 60’s *Herb Ritts – celebrity portraits * Henry Cartier- Bresson -candid street, the decisive moment *Andy Warhol – bizarre pop art *Robert Frank -street *Mary *Paul Strand – black and white *Lewis Hind – child labor *James Nachtwey – war * Irving Penn – fashion, still lifes * Richard Avedon – portrait *Weegee – street photojournalism *Mark Seliger – celebrity portraits * Jerry Uelsmann – photo montage * Dorothea Lange – documentary *Anne Geddes – children *Kim Anderson – children *Nigel Barker- Fashion *William Wegman – dogs *Man Ray – rayograms, fashion, portraits in the 20 *Arnold Newman – environmental portraits * Steve McCurry – National Geographic portraits * Danny Lyon – street and documentary *Brad Mangin – sports *Neil Leifer – sports
For more photographer choices check out Contemporary Photographers
2. BODY, SHAPE, FORM
photograph a part of the body, or something, which shows shape and form. think about getting great quality of light and make your composition a strong one. post between 1-3 photos. critique: list 10 hashtags for your photo(s).
3. WHAT IS YOUR COLOR
Create a photoshop collage 12×9 or 9×12 300 resolution representing your favorite color. include a photo of yourself, the color you select and some writing about why this is your color. perhaps add a tint of your color. post to blog..
Assignments due Dec 18
1. your portfolio, make your photography portfolio in powerpoint or prezi., have one photograph per slide., make sure your portfolio has between 10 and 12 images that you shot, edited and created., you can include your digital art work, as well as traditional artwork, and also video., include a beginning slide with your name and an end slide with an inspirational quote., you will present your portfolio to the class as part of your midterm., assignments due friday november 22, 1. studio portraits, use the studio backdrop (white or black) to photograph portraits of classmates. use the tungsten “hot lights” to light the portraits make sure to put your white balance on tungsten and shoot at iso 400 or 800. go right up to the subject and meter them on manual. take at least 12 photographs and edit them in ps. post anywhere between 6 and 12 portraits as either a gallery or individually.. include technical info: masil critique: find a studio portrait online and write a list of 25 words you would hashtag the photo if you posted it on instagram. include the photographers name if possible. in a separate blog post, answer these questions: 1. what is the purpose of the main light 2. what is the purpose of the fill light 3. list the lighting patterns..
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ASSIGNMENTS DUE TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14
1. am i talking to myself.
History Of Photography
3. WORD ART
-Make a Photoshop document 4×6 or 6×4 (100 ppi)
-Find an interesting image on the Internet and use the move tool to move it into your document in Photoshop
-Make another document the same size as the first
-Find a picture online to go inside of the word and copy and paste it into the document with the text
-Merge the picture and text layers together (make the background layer invisible to not include it in the merge)
-Move the word with the picture in it in the other document with the Internet image, and save as a .jpeg. Post to blog.
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Assignments due Monday, November 4:
1. illustration of an iconic image.
2. ALPHABET PHOTOGRAPHY
look for images which represent letters and create a word in photographs -edit your photos in ps and then make a new document to put the word in. -make your document 30×8-2oo resolution and fit your images in to make the word. if you need more space go to image>adjust>canvas size and resize bigger. -save as a jpeg and post to your blog. -critique: list 5 valuable things you learned in photo class so far this year..
3. TED TALK: HOW PHOTOGRAPHY CONNECTS US
Watch this ted talk on how photography connects us and on your blog make a post summarizing, critiquing, judging and evaluating what you got out of watching the video. have at least 3 paragraphs..
https://www.ted.com/talks/david_griffin_on_how_photography_connects
Assignments Due Tuesday, October 22
1. hdr photography.
-Post to blog and please TITLE YOUR WORK!!! Write a 10 sentence critique of your own work and post under your image.
3. PHOTO WORDS DEFINED
Define these words in a word document and then copy and paste your definitions in a blog post titled photography definitions:.
pixel, image resolution, megabyte, megapixel, gigabyte, jpeg, raw, tiff, png, white balance, histogram, aperture, shutter speed, depth of field, aperture priority, shutter priority, bitmap, exposure, watermarking, optical zoom, digital zoom, bracketing, light meter, image stabilization, noise, lag time, hot shoe, fisheye, macro, telephoto, wide angle, DSLR, dynamic range, exposure compensation
ASSIGNMENTS DUE FRIDAY OCT 11
1. DIGITAL COLLAGE: ALL ABOUT ME
2. self portrait with text.
Take a tripod and DSLR camera on self-timer mode and photograph a few self portraits (photographs you take of yourself). Edit your favorite photo in Photoshop and include some text within the image to create a mixed media selfie. In the caption section when you post include the MASIL and for a critique make a list of 25 words or phrases to describe yourself. Student samples below:
3. COMMENTS ON THE BLOG
Look through some classmates blogs and make three comments. each comment must have at least three sentences. remember grammar and punctuation., 4. what every beginner needs to know read and write, assignments due wednesday, october 2.
1. CAPTURING ACTION AND MOTION IN PHOTOGRAPHY
Read these online article about capturing action and motion photography and write two to three paragraphs stating what you learned about action and motion photography techniques.
http://www.digital-photo-secrets.com/tip/50/freezing-the-action/
Take photos outside that capture ACTION SHARP. Try to “capture the moment”. Shoot at the shutter priority mode and auto focus AI SERVO . Make sure your shutter speed is above 125th of a second. ISO 400. Take several photos and post your favorite 2 action shots, edited in Photoshop.
Take action photos inside trying to capture MOTION BLUR. Try to “capture the moment”. Shoot at the shutter priority mode and auto focus AI SERVO mode. Make sure your shutter speed is 60th or below for more blur. Use a tripod to make sure stationary objects are not blurred. Take several photos and post your favorite 2 shots , edited in Photoshop. -Include technical info on all photos: MASIL
Find 2 photos online, one showing action sharp and another showing motion blur. Guess what shutter speeds, f stops, and lens were used. Post as critique. Samples below:
2. TAKE A VACATION
In this assignment you are going to go on a virtual vacation. Find a location online where you would like to go and digitally put yourself into that location. Make sure to match lighting and color balance to make it look realistic as possible. You must add 3 props into the scene (sunglasses, shopping bags, friends to go with you, etc…) Make your new document for all the elements in the image a 12×8 150 resolution. include 1-3 sentences under your photo when you post it to explain why you would like to go on this vacation.
3. 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL PHOTOS OF ALL TIME
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ASSIGNMENTS DUE FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20
-Read these two links and write two paragraphs explaining in your own words what depth of field is in photography and the ways to control depth of field when shooting. Call this blogpost: Depth of Field Explained . http://www.macworld.com/article/1150150/depthoffield.html http://www.digitalcameraworld.com/2013/07/17/what-is-depth-of-field-how-aperture-focal-length-and-focus-control-whats-sharp/
-In Photo #1, you will get a shallow depth of field . Zoom out to the longest focal length of the lens which is 55mm. Set the aperture on f5.6 (the widest aperture at 55mm) and take note of what the camera sets the shutter speed at. Make sure it is not below 60 th of a second. Get in good and close to your subject
-In Photo #2, you will get a good depth of field . Put your lens at 18mm ( which is the widest lens mm on your lens). Set your aperture at f16, and take note of what the camera sets the shutter speed at. Make sure it is not below 60 th of a second, or open up the aperture to f11. Stay a bit further back to get a better depth of field.
-In the lab, edit your photos for maximum impact and post each one (good and shallow depth of field) to your blog as the large photo. Include the technical info in the caption section of each (Mode, ISO, Shutter speed, Fstop, Focal length of lens.
2. CAMERA MODES
Read through this link on camera modes. On your blog make a new post writing 2 sentences about each camera mode.
3. SURREALISM
ASSIGNMENTS DUE TUESDAY, SEPT 10
1. mandalas, 2. portrait read and write, 3. on location portraits with natural light, assignments due friday august 30, 1. shadows and light assignment.
-Photograph 3 photos which show strong shadow and light -Edit 2 of your shadow photos -Include the technical info with each photo: F-stop, Shutter Speed, ISO, Mode and Lens mm -Pick a photo from the Internet showing shadows -Write 10 complete sentences describing the elements in the shadow photo you chose from the Internet and why you like it. -Post your 2 photos, technical info, internet image and writing critique to your blog.
2. READ AND WRITE : LENSES
3. alternative camera angles.
-Go outside in brighter light and take 4 photographs of the same subject from 4 different camera angles- strait on, from above, from below, and then tilt the camera at any of the other 3 angles. Put your ISO at 400, and meter the scene on Manual to get the correct exposure. Keep your exposure the same on all 4 photos and make sure to keep the same subject in focus for all 4. -Put your photos in a folder on your h drive: DIGITAL PHOTO>ANGLES -Edit your photos in Photoshop with IMAGE ADJUSTMENTS and post all 4 of your photos to your blog (large). INCLUDE THE TECHNICAL INFORMATION: MASIL: Mode, Aperture, Shutter speed, ISO, and Focal Length of Lens -Find one photo online which shows an interesting camera angle. Post it to your blog and write a 20 sentence critique explaining why you think this is such a successful photograph- compositionally and technically, and why you chose it.
ASSIGNMENTS DUE FRIDAY AUGUST 23
1. TEXTURE
Go outside in brighter light and photograph 5 photos that show texture.
Put your photos in a folder on your h drive: DIGITAL PHOTO>TEXTURE ASSIGNMENT
Edit your photos in Photoshop with IMAGE ADJUSTMENTS and post 3 of your photos to your blog.
INCLUDE THE TECHNICAL INFORMATION( for each photo): aperture, shutter speed, ISO, and camera mode. Post the technical info in the caption section of each photo.
Find one photo online which shows amazing texture. Write a two paragraph critique explaining why you think this is such a successful photograph and why you chose it. Be sure to use academic language, proper grammar and sentence structure.
2. PHOTO COMPOSITION
Read about what makes strong composition in a photograph and what catches the viewers eye. Find 12 sample photos online which show good composition. Make a gallery of images in Edublogs. Post your gallery and write 12 complete sentences, (with capitals and periods), one sentence under each photo in the caption section of the gallery, to explain what element of composition each photo represents.
First assignments for 2019-2020 school year:
Read the following links and write 25 complete sentences reviewing what you learned about aperture, shutter speed, ISO, and camera modes. As your first blogpost, copy and paste in your sentences from a word document. http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/camera-exposure.htm
LAST ASSIGNMENTS OF THE YEAR:
1. re-create a photo.
Look for a photograph online which you would like to re-create. Analyze the original photo for composition and lighting and re-create the photo as closely as you can. Include original photo in your post. Samples below.
2. MIRROR IMAGE
Photograph an interesting photo with lots of lines. Put the edited photo in a new document and make a copy of the image to flip to make mirror imagery. Either 2 or 4 images would work for the mirror image. Post to blog.
3. LETTER TO NEXT YEARS PHOTO STUDENTS
Write a three paragraph letter to next year’s photo students. Talk about what you liked and did not like about the class, projects and workload, and any other pieces of advice you give to future Digital Photo students here at Jurupa.
4. POETRY AND YOUR PHOTOGRAPHY
- Take a new photo for this assignment or use one of your existing edited photos.
- Make a new document 11×14 or 14×11 @ 300 res
5. LIGHTROOM SLIDESHOW PORTFOLIO
Make sure to make slideshow in YOUR catalog
Import Portfolio Photo Folder from Desktop
With photos all selected create a collection
Organize and reorder in Library
In Library module, go to metadata for each image and add a caption
Go to Slideshow module and on each photo go to ABC and then caption to move caption where you want and choose color
In slideshow choose background and wash color, stroke, timing and import music
Preview slideshow, then play
Export out to Desktop
Give to Cauchon in her flashdrive
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Assignments due Friday, April 19
1. masters of photography essay, look at this website: http://www.masters-of-photography.com/ and find one photographer whose work you admire. write a 300 word essay about that photographer, his background, style of work, lighting and compositions. also include what it is that you like about their work and how it inspires you. include at least two of their photographs in your blog post., 2. graduation cover design, create a design for the cover of the jurupa hills high school 2019 graduation booklet. the size should be 5.5×8.5 with 300 resolution. make sure to include a graphic and the following information:.
Jurupa Hills High School Graduation (or Commencement)
Citizens Business Bank Arena
Wednesday, May 22, 2019 7:00 pm
3. Advertising Photography
4. MULTIPLE EXPOSURE WITH FLASH AND SLOW SHUTTER SPEED
In the dark studio, set your camera to 30 seconds at F 8 or 11 (adjust as necessary to get the perfect exposure)and 200 ISO. Make sure to be on Manual metering and MF for manual focus. Focus before the lights go off. During the long exposure, have your subject move slightly and manually set off the external flash (at M mode, not ETTL) each time they move and you will capture them several times during the long exposure. You should post your best 1-3 images from the multiple exposure shoot. Read these online article and write 20 sentences about what you learned. http://www.photomatters.org/multiple-exposure http://www.tpub.com/photography1/ph20994.htm
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Assignments due monday, april 8, 1. your favorite teacher , use bounced external flash off camera and sync cord, to take some nice portraits of your favorite teacher. edit and post your best portrait and write a 3 paragraph reflection in academic language explaining why you like and admire this teacher. give details, reasons and examples as to why you chose this teacher. samples below:.
3. BODY, SHAPE, FORM
photograph a part of the body, or something, which shows shape and form. think about getting great quality of light and make your composition a strong one. in the caption section of your image write 10 words to describe your image..
1. ALBUM COVER FOR A MUSICAL ARTIST
Work with a musical artist in mr. fresquez’s class (or photograph a class member and pretend they are a musical artist) to produce an album cover design. make sure the cover has a strong photograph and text to include the artist’s name and the name of the record. make sure you make the album cover 12×12 with 300 resolution., your photography business powerpoint, business card and presentation (worth 3 assignment grades).
PRESENTATIONS BEGIN FRIDAY, MARCH 8
You will start a (pretend) photography business either by yourself or in partnership with one of your peer students. Create a Powerpoint to present to the class and include the items on the list below:
* Business Name
* Your name as sole owner or names of people in the partnership, and the job responsibilities of each.
* The type of photography you specialize in, and the types of jobs you intend to get.
* Samples of work you would like to produce for your clients. (get from online, not your own work)
* What type of equipment will you be using and how much will you be spending on equipment? (Go to B&H.com to look for equipment)
* How much will you charge? Will you offer packages?
* Your (pretend) web site address *
* Who are your inspirations?
* Where will you conduct your business? (which state will you live, will you work out of your home or rent office space in which location)
* Branding: Your business card (Make your business card a 3.5 x 2.5 document in Photoshop. If you make a double sided card, make two documents, front and back.)
* Marketing: Include a slide about how are you going to advertise and get jobs in your field?
* Market Research: How much money you would like to make in your first year of business, and how much you foresee making in 5 years, and also in 10 years.
Assignments due Friday, March 2
-Go to a dark place to shoot for this assignment (back studio). Put the camera securely on a tripod and put your shutter speed at 20 to 30 sec (not 20th of a sec…but 20 full seconds). You must put the camera on self timer to avoid camera shake. Shoot on manual and try your fstop at 8 or 11. ISO at 200. -Pre focus on Manual focus mode, because the camera will not in autofocus! -Wave finger lights in front of the frame during the exposure and check out the results! -Post 1 to 3 Painting with Light photos you took and edited on your blog.
Critique: Find an amazing painting with light photo on the Internet and write a paragraph about how you think the photographer achieved the result and why you think it is so eye catching.
NEW ASSIGNMENTS MARCH 2019
1. fill flash outside, -read this link, (or find another link online), about using fill flash outside to fill in the shadows. write 1 paragraph explaining what fill flash outside is and why you would need to use it to get perfect exposure on the subject and background. http://www.digital-photo-secrets.com/tip/195/using-a-flash-when-outside/.
Read this entire article on beginning strobe use and then write a three paragraph reflection on your blog detailing what the article is about and the most important things you got out of reading it. https://photography.tutsplus.com/articles/a-fundamental-introduction-to-studio-lighting-equipment–photo-6067
3. studio portraits with strobes and gels, 4. comments on the blog, make three comments on the blog homepage. each comment must have at least three sentences. remember grammar and punctuation., __________________________________________, assignments due friday, february 15, 1. painting with light.
– Go to a dark place to shoot for this assignment. Put the camera securely on a tripod and put your shutter speed at 20 to 30 sec (not 20th of a sec…but 20 full seconds). You must put the camera on self-timer to avoid camera shake. Shoot on manual and try your f-stop at 11 or 13. ISO at 200 ISO. -Pre focus on Manual focus mode, because the camera will not in autofocus! -Wave finger lights in front of the frame during the exposure and check out the results! -You might need to make adjustments in exposure and try again. Post 2-5 images to your blog. Read this link and make a list of 10 tips you learned about painting with light from reading it. https://microsites.lomography.com/light-painting/
3. READ AND WRITE: FLASH BASICS
4. 3-5 on location portraits with bounced flash, use the canon digital camera and an external bounced flash to photograph portraits on location. set your camera on manual, auto white balance, iso 400, f8 @ 60 th of a second shutter speed. photograph at least 10 portraits and post your top 3-5 edited bounced flash portraits to your blog., assignments due monday, february 4.
-Go online and research the meaning of HDR photography. Create a blogpost explaining what the term HDR in photography means and ways to achieve successful results. Choose an HDR image from online to post and give your opinion about the image you chose and what impresses you about it and why? Include the image in your post. Photograph 5 different exposures of a landscape (on Manual) for this assignment. One at the perfect exposure, plus one and two stops underexposed and one and two stops overexposed. USE A TRIPOD for this! -Save images in a folder and open Photoshop>File>Automate>Merge to HDR Pro -Select your five landscape images and press ok. Photoshop will compile your images into one HDR image. -You will probably need to do more adjustments to make it more vibrant and saturated. You should bring in cool clouds from the Internet to blend into your sky. Post to blog with a list of the 5 exposures you used to create the image. (MASIL) Samples below:
2. Shoot like Aaron Siskind
3. photographer research project, you will research, produce and present a powerpoint slide show about a professional and influential photographer of your choice. the project is to have 15-20 slides and include the information below, and at least 10 photographs. you can choose from the enclosed list or pick a significant photographer of your choice. questions to answer when doing photographer research project are below. email your presentation to [email protected] or put in my flashdrive by wednesday january 30th., assignments after break, 1. 50 photos edited in lightroom , take 50 different photos of the same subject. vary the lighting and composition of your photographs. edit your photographs in lightroom and post the best 12 to 20 photos to your blog as a gallery..
3. JPEG VS. RAW READ AND WRITE
Research what jpeg and raw file formats are, and the differences between them. write a two paragraph reflection comparing and contrasting them both on your blog., ___________________________________, assignments due monday december 3, put your best work together in a folder on your desktop called portfolio . use powerpoint to present your portfolio to the class. your portfolio should consist of (at least) 12 slides. 1 intro slide with your name on it and 10 slides of your best work to date (1 image per slide). the last slide should contain a quote that is meaningful to you. put your presentation in my flashdrive or email your presentation to me at [email protected] by friday, november 30. also put your portfolio images on your blog as a gallery., 2. what is your color .
Look at some of the blogs of your peers, and make five comments on five different images that were posted, (from five different students). Make sure your comments are in sentence form and in academic language. Send an email to me ([email protected]) and tell me whose blogs you commented on and the comments you left.
Assignments due friday november 16, 1. silhouette series.
2. Candid Moments with Captions (3-5 Photos with captions for each)
Photograph candid moments and edit your images in Photoshop. In the caption section of each photo you post write a caption including who, what , where and why. include your technical info for each photo (MASIL) For a critique look at the work of photographer Henri Cartier Bresson ,who captured the “decisive moment”. On your blog post 2-3 of his photographs and write 10 sentences about his work and your opinion of his timing, composition and ability to capture the perfect moment. Student Samples below:
ASSIGNMENTS DUE TUESDAY NOVEMBER 6
1. am i talking to myself, 2. white balance read and write, 3. studio portraits.
Use the studio backdrop (white or black) to photograph PORTRAITS of classmates. Use the tungsten “hot lights” to light the portraits Make sure to put your white balance on TUNGSTEN and shoot at ISO 400 or 800. Go right up to the subject and meter them on MANUAL. Take at least 12 photographs and edit them in PS. Post anywhere between 6 and 12 portraits as either a gallery or individually.. Include technical info: MASIL Critique: Find a studio portrait online and write a list of 25 words you would hashtag the photo if you posted it on Instagram. Include the photographers name if possible. In a separate blog post, answer these questions: 1. What is the purpose of the main light? 2. What is the purpose of the fill light? 3. List the lighting patterns.
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assignments due tuesday october 30, 1. put yourself in history.
Find a historic photo online and include yourself in the scene. Adjust size, color and resolution to match the historic photo to look as realistic as possible. Under your photo write a 2-3 sentence explanation as to why you chose to put yourself in this historic photo. Samples below:
3. READ AND WRITE
Factors to Consider When Buying a New Digital Camera: Read this article on factors to consider when buying a new digital camera. On your blog summarize the article and make a list of ten of the most important factors you would consider when you are buying a new digital camera and WHY. Factors to Consider When Choosing a Digital Camera
4. CONCEPTUAL SELF PORTRAIT
Assignments due friday, october 19, 1. photo words defined , define these 35 words in a word document and then copy and paste your definitions in a blog post titled photography definitions:.
pixels, image resolution, megabyte, megapixel, gigabyte, jpeg, raw, tiff, png, white balance, histogram, aperture, shutter speed, depth of field, aperture priority, shutter priority, bitmap, exposure, watermarking, optical zoom, digital zoom, bracketing, light meter, image stabilization, noise, lag time, hot shoe, fisheye, macro, telephoto, wide angle, DSLR, dynamic range, exposure compensation
2. TEDTALK: HOW PHOTOGRAPHY CONNECTS US
Watch this Tedtalk on how photography connects us and on your blog make a post summarizing, critiquing, judging and evaluating what you got out of watching the video. Have at least 3 paragraphs.
3. ALPHABET PHOTOGRAPHY
Look for images which represent letters and create a word in photographs -Edit your photos in PS and then make a new document to put the word in. -Make your document 16×8 3oo resolution and fit your images in to make the word. DO NOT DISTORT THE WORDS TO MAKE THEM FIT. -If you need more space go to Image>Adjust>Canvas Size and resize bigger. -Save as a jpeg and post to your blog. -Critique: List 5 valuable things you learned in Photo class so far this year.
ASSIGNMENTS DUE THURSDAY OCTOBER 11:
1. FRAMING A SUBJECT
2. MANDALAS
Research the meaning of “mandala” and include the definition on your blog post.
Make a new document 8×8 100 res and create each mandala, thinking about composition and symmetry.
3. HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY
ASSIGNMENTS DUE TUESDAY OCT 2
1. ON LOCATION PORTRAITS WITH NATURAL LIGHT
2. 100 most influential photos of all time.
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ASSIGNMENTS DUE FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21
-Read these online article about capturing action and motion photography and write one or two paragraphs stating what you learned about action and motion photography techniques..
-Take photos outside that capture ACTION SHARP. Try to “capture the moment”. Shoot at the shutter priority mode and auto focus AI SERVO . Make sure your shutter speed is above 125th of a second. ISO 400 Take several photos and post your favorite 2 action shots, edited in Photoshop.
-Take action photos inside trying to capture MOTION BLUR. Try to “capture the moment”. Shoot at the shutter priority mode and auto focus AI SERVO mode. Make sure your shutter speed is 60th or below for more blur. Use a tripod to make sure stationary objects are not blurred. Take several photos and post your favorite 2 shots , edited in Photoshop.
-Find 2 photos online, one showing action sharp and another showing motion blur. Guess what shutter speeds, f stops, and lenses were used. Post as critique.
2. COMMENTS ON THE BLOG Make 3 comments on the homepage of the blog. Be more specific with your comments and tell what it is you like or do not like about the work. Be constructive with your criticism. Put your name on all comments.
3. WARHOL / POP ART
-Make 4 copies of the photo you chose, 4×6 or 6×4 (200 res) each, labeling them Warhol 1, Warhol 2 and so on… (you can change the size in PS in IMAGE>IMAGE SIZE (6×4.5 or 4.5×6 is ok too. Just make your big document 12×9 or 9×12 if you do that)
-Open a new document in Photoshop, 8×12 or 12×8 (200res)…or 9×12 or 12×9 if your individual shots are 4.5×6 or 6×4.5 -Move the four individual photos into the new document.
-Save as a jpeg and post with critique.
-Critique: Research and answer these questions about an interesting pop artist. Post one of his or her works with your answers to the following questions.
ASSIGNMENTs DUE TUESDAY SEPT 11
3. DIGITAL COLLAGE: ALL ABOUT ME
ASSIGNMENTS DUE WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29:
2. SURREALISM -Research online for the meaning of SURREALISM and post the definition of surrealism and one example of a surrealistic work of art or photograph. In 2 paragraphs, explain what surrealism is, and why you chose this image and what makes it surreal. Make sure to credit the artist. (Salvador Dali, Rene Magritte, and Jerry Uelsman are a few surrealistic artists) -After practicing with Kim on the mountain, make your own surrealist piece by putting someone or something where they don’t belong. Make a 10×8 or 8×10 200 resolution document in Photoshop and bring in Internet images for this assignment. Practice selecting, masking and refining your selections. Save as a jpeg and post to your blog.
3. LENSES READ AND WRITE Read this article and write three paragraphs explaining what you now know and understand about camera lenses. ALL ABOUT LENSES
4. SHADOWS AND LIGHT -Take and edit 2 photos which show strong SHADOWS and CONTRAST -Include technical info with each photo: MASIL: f-stop, Shutter Speed, ISO, Mode, Lens -Get a photo from the Internet showing shadows -Write a 20 sentence critique about the Internet photo -Post to blog
First assignments for 2018-2019 school year:
1. Make a blogsite with edublogs. https://edublogs.org/ Join the class blog, (cauchonphoto.edublogs.org), select a template, and design your site layout and design. Due Fri, Aug 10
2 . Read the following link and write 25 complete sentences reviewing what you learned about aperture, shutter speed, ISO, and camera modes. As your first blogpost, copy and paste in your sentences from a word document. Due Friday, Aug 10 http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/camera-exposure.htm
3. Play around with the camera simulators and learn how to use the camera controls. Then practice with the camera in the classroom. https://camerasim.com/camerasim-free-web-app/ http://www.canonoutsideofauto.ca/play/
4. First Shooting Assignment: TEXTURE Go outside in brighter light and photograph 5 photos that show texture. Put your ISO at 400, and meter the scene to get the correct exposure. Put your photos in a folder on your h drive: DIGITAL PHOTO>TEXTURE ASSIGNMENT Edit your photos in Photoshop with IMAGE ADJUSTMENTS and post 3 of your photos to your blog. INCLUDE THE TECHNICAL INFORMATION(for each photo): aperture, shutter speed, ISO, and camera mode Find one photo online which shows amazing texture. Write a two paragraph critique explaining why you think this is such a successful photograph and why you chose it. Be sure to use academic language, proper grammar and sentence structure.
LIGHTROOM SLIDESHOW PORTFOLIO
- Make sure to make slideshow in YOUR catalog
- Import Portfolio Photo Folder from Desktop
- Organize and reorder in Library
- In slideshow choose background and wash color, stroke, timing and import music
- Preview slideshow, then play
- Export out to Desktop
- Give to Cauchon in her flashdrive
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assignments due friday, may 4.
Research the work of Aaron Siskind, an American photographer who shot abstract black and white images, which focus on nature, architecture and human form. Take some photos on the MONOCHROME setting, in the style of Aaron Siskind, edit them with good density and contrast, and post 2-3 black and white images on your blog with the technical information in the caption of each photo. Under your photo, post a photo by Aaron Siskind and write three complete sentences describing his work and your opinion of his work.
3. Food Photography
-Go online and look at good samples of food photography. Post 2-3 amazing photos of food that you really enjoy looking at and write a 2 paragraph reflection about why you think the lighting and composition is so strong that the photo makes you crave the food. Explain how you think the lighting was achieved. -Read this online article on how to photograph food (and research some other tips online) and write 10 complete sentences on your blog on what you learned. http://digital-photography-school.com/top-5-tips-on-how-to-photograph-food/ -Then, pretend you are a studio food photographer and photograph food using the studio and the strobes. Take a few photos with varying compositions and post your favorite one or two edited photos to your blog with the writing assignments.
4. Letter to next years photo students
5. masters of photography essay.
Look at this website: http://www.masters-of-photography.com/ and find one photographer whose work you admire. Write a 300 word essay about that photographer, his background, style of work, lighting and compositions. Also include what it is that you like about their work and how it inspires you. Include at least two of their photographs in your blog post _____________________________________________
NEW ASSIGNMENTS
1. ALBUM COVER DESIGN You will design an album cover (10×10 300 res) for an artist in Mr. Fresquez’s digital audio production class. You will work together with the artist to conceptualize and execute their ideas for their album cover. You will photograph the imagery for them and design the cover based on their ideas and desires. Post the cover design on your blog and also write a paragraph reflecting on how it was to work with an artist and share ideas for the final product.
2. GRADUATION COVER DESIGN Create a design for the cover of the Jurupa Hills 2018 Graduation booklet. The size should be 5.5 x 8.5 300 resolution. Make sure to include the following info: Jurupa Hills High School Graduation, Citizens Business Bank Arena, Thursday, May 24, 2018 from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm. Post to your blog.
3. FILL FLASH OUTSIDE -Read these link about using FILL FLASH outside to fill in the shadows. Write 3 paragraphs explaining what fill flash outside is and why you would need to use it to get perfect exposure on the subject and background. http://www.digital-photo-secrets.com/tip/195/using-a-flash-when-outside/ -Go outside and photograph a subject which is BACKLIT. Set your camera on AV to meter the natural light. Use a small aperture like f11 or 16 and a low ISO like 200 or 400. Make sure your flash is on ETTL and fill the subject in shadow with fill lighting from the external flash. Post 2-3 photos showing your understanding and good usage of fill flash.
ASSIGNMENTS DUE WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4:
1. MULTIPLE EXPOSURE WITH FLASH AND SLOW SHUTTER SPEED In the dark studio, set your camera to 30 seconds at F 8 or 11 (adjust as necessary to get the perfect exposure)and 200 ISO. Make sure to be on Manual metering and MF for manual focus. Focus before the lights go off. During the long exposure, have your subject move slightly and manually set off the external flash (at M mode, not ETTL) each time they move and you will capture them several times during the long exposure. You should post your best 1-3 images from the multiple exposure shoot. READ AND WRITE: MULTIPLE EXPOSURES WITH FLASH Read these online article and write 20 sentences about what you learned. http://www.photomatters.org/multiple-exposure http://www.tpub.com/photography1/ph20994.htm
2. PORTRAIT WITH MAKE UP Take a beautiful portrait of someone and apply make up to their face using Photoshop paint and brush tools. (Make sure the portrait is a head and shoulder shot.) Put makeup on 2 different portraits and post them to your blog. Read this link and watch the video about painting with brushes & make a blogpost explaining 5 important tips you learned from reading it. https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/painting-tools.html
3. PUT YOURSELF IN HISTORY Find a historic photo online and include yourself in the scene. Adjust size, color and resolution to match the historic photo to look as realistic as possible. Under your photo write a 2-3 sentence explanation as to why you chose to put yourself in this historic photo. Samples below:
______________________________________________________________ YOUR PHOTOGRAPHY BUSINESS POWERPOINT AND BUSINESS CARD (worth 3 assignment grades) You will start a (pretend) photography business either by yourself or in partnership with one of your peer students. Create a Powerpoint Presentation to present to the class and include the items on the list below: * Business Name * Your name as sole owner or names of people in the partnership * The type of photography you specialize in, and the types of jobs you intend to get. * Samples of work you would like to produce for your clients. * What type of equipment will you be using and how much will you be spending on equipment? (Go to B&H.com to look for equipment) * How much will you charge? Will you offer packages? * Your (pretend) web site address * Who are your inspirations? * Where will you conduct your business? (which state will you live, will you work out of your home or rent office space in which location) * Branding: Your business card (Make your business card a 3.5 x 2.5 document in Photoshop) * Marketing: Include a slide about how are you going to advertise and get jobs in your field? * Market Research: How much money you would like to make in your first year of business, and how much you foresee making in 5 years, and also in 10 years. *ASSIGNMENT PRESENTATIONS BEGIN THURSDAY, MARCH 8 _________________________________________
1. PAINTING WITH LIGHT -Go to a dark place to shoot for this assignment (back studio). Put the camera securely on a tripod and put your shutter speed at 20 to 30 sec (not 20th of a sec…but 20 full seconds). You must put the camera on self timer to avoid camera shake. Shoot on manual and try your fstop at 8 or 11. ISO at 200. -Pre focus on Manual focus mode, because the camera will not in autofocus! -Wave finger lights in front of the frame during the exposure and check out the results! -Post 1 to 3 Painting with Light photos you took and edited on your blog. Critique: Find an amazing painting with light photo on the Internet and write a paragraph about how you think the photographer achieved the result and why you think it is so eye catching.
2. YOUR FAVORITE TEACHER Use bounced external flash off camera and sync cord, to take some nice portraits of your favorite teacher. Edit and post your best portrait and write a 3 paragraph reflection in academic language explaining why you like and admire this teacher. Give details, reasons and examples as to why you chose this teacher. Samples below:
3. BODY, SHAPE, FORM Photograph a part of the body, or something, which shows shape and form. Think about getting great QUALITY OF LIGHT and make your composition a strong one. In the caption section of your image write 10 words to describe your final image.
4. SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY FROM THE OLYMPICS CRITIQUE Look online for photographs from this years winter Olympics. Find a few photos (3-5), which you think are absolutely amazing. Post them to your blog and explain under each photo how you think the photographer shot the image technically. Also talk about the composition and why the image is so successful. ___________________________________________
NEW ASSIGNMENTS DUE TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20:
1. MAGAZINE COVER Look at magazine covers online and post 3-5 covers you like and explain why these covers attracted your eye. Then create a magazine cover (9×12 @ 300 res)using your own photographic image. Include the name of the magazine and a list of articles, which would be within the magazine. Make it look as authentic as possible.
2. READ AND WRITE: FLASH BASICS Read this online article and on your blog write three paragraphs explaining the main points in the article and at least five things you learned from reading it. http://www.popphoto.com/gallery/21-tips-better-flash-photography
3. 3-5 ON LOCATION PORTRAITS WITH BOUNCED FLASH Use the Canon digital camera and an external bounced flash to photograph portraits on location. Set your camera on Manual, Auto White Balance, ISO 400, F8 @ 60 th of a second shutter speed. Photograph at least 10 portraits and post your top 3-5 edited bounced flash portraits to your blog. As a writing critique answer the following questions on your blog in a separate post. Samples below: -When would you use external flash? -What does flash synchronization mean? -What does ETTL mean? -What will happen when you shoot faster than the camera sync speed? -Why do photographers bounce the flash and use a diffuser? – What is a slave? -What should you do if your image comes out too dark or too light?
4. TAKE A VACATION In this assignment you are going to go on a virtual vacation. Find a location online where you would like to go and digitally put yourself into that location. Make sure to match lighting and color balance to make it look realistic as possible. You must add 3 props into the scene (sunglasses, shopping bags, friends to go with you, etc…) Make your new document for all the elements in the image a 12×8 150 resolution. include 1-3 sentences under your photo when you post it to explain why you would like to go on this vacation.
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NEW ASSIGNMENTS DUE MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5
1. READ AND WRITE: INTRODUCTION TO USING STROBES Read this entire article on beginning strobe use and then write a three paragraph reflection on your blog detailing what the article is about and the most important things you got out of reading it. https://photography.tutsplus.com/articles/a-fundamental-introduction-to-studio-lighting-equipment–photo-6067
2. STUDIO PORTRAITS WITH STROBES AND GELS Photograph 25 portraits in the studio using the strobes and colored gels in the background. Edit your portraits in Lightroom and make cosmetic retouches in Photoshop. Post 9-12 final portraits on your blog. Writing critique: Find a portrait online that was shot with studio strobe lighting and write 20 sentences to describe the subject and their personality based on the photographers version of them. Evaluate the lighting used in the photograph and how you think the lights were arranged to get the results. Samples below:
3. HDR PHOTOGRAPHY -Go online and research the meaning of HDR photography. Create a blogpost explaining what the term HDR in photography means and ways to achieve successful results. –Look online for an HDR image and then make a blog post about one image that impresses you and why? Include the image in your post. -Photograph 5 different exposures of a landscape (on Manual) for this assignment. One at the perfect exposure, plus one and two stops underexposed and one and two stops overexposed. USE A TRIPOD for this! -Save images in a folder and open Photoshop>File>Automate>Merge to HDR Pro -Select your five landscape images and press ok. Photoshop will compile your images into one HDR image. -You will probably need to do more adjustments to make it more vibrant and saturated. You should bring in cool clouds from the Internet to blend into your sky. Post to blog with a list of the 5 exposures you used to create the image. (MASIL) Samples below:
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ NEW ASSIGNMENTS AFTER BREAK: DUE FRIDAY, JAN 20, 2018
1. 50 PHOTOS EDITED IN LIGHTROOM Take 50 different photos of the same subject. Vary the lighting and composition of your photographs. Edit your photographs in Lightroom and post the BEST 20-30 photos to your blog as a gallery.
2. 5 COMMENTS ON THE BLOG HIGHLIGHTS OF SEMESTER 1 POST> -3 COMPLETE SENTENCES PER COMMENT
3. TEDTALK: HOW PHOTOGRAPHY CONNECTS US
3. AM I TALKING TO MYSELF
ASSIGNMENTS DUE TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5
1. Your Portfolio
Put your best work together in a Portfolio. Use Powerpoint to present your portfolio to the class. Your portfolio should consist of (at least) 12 slides. 1 Intro slide with your name on it and 10 slides of your best work to date (1 image per slide). The last slide should contain a quote that is meaningful to you.Put in my flash drive or email me at [email protected], by Tuesday December 5. Also put your portfolio images on your blog as a gallery.
2. Self Portrait with Text
Photographer Research Project (due Tuesday, November 28)
You will produce and present a PowerPoint Slide Show about a professional and influential photographer of your choice. The project is to have 15-20 slides and include the information below, and at least 10 photographs. You can choose from the enclosed list or pick a significant photographer of your choice. Questions to answer when doing photographer research project are below. Email your presentation to [email protected] or put in my flashdrive by Thursday, November 16.
Robert Mapplethorpe – flowers, portraits, nudes * Annie Leibovitz – celebrity portraits * Danny Clinch – musicians * Edward Weston – black and white nudes,landscapes Ansel Adams – black and white landscape Cindy Sherman – self portraits * Diane Arbus – strange and different portraits * David Lachappelle – unique portraits * Imogen Cunningham – black and white Eliot Porter – color landscape Alfred Eisenstadt – candid photojournalism Linda McCartney – musicians in the 60’s Herb Ritts – celebrity portraits * Henry Cartier- Bresson -candid street, the decisive moment Andy Warhol – bizarre Robert Frank -street Mary Ellen Mark – portraits * Eddie Adams – war, photojournalism Robert Capa – war Paul Strand – black and white Lewis Hind – child labor James Nachtwey – war * Irving Penn – fashion, still lifes * Richard Avedon – portraits Margaret Bourke White – early photojournalism Lee Friedlander – black and white candid Harold Edgerton – motion Sebastiao Salgado – photojournalism Weegee – street photojournalism Mark Seliger – celebrity portraits * Jerry Uelsmann – photo montage * Dorothea Lange – documentary Anne Geddes – children Kim Anderson – children Nigel Barker- Fashion William Wegman – dogs Man Ray – rayograms, fashion, portraits in the 20 Arnold Newman – environmental portraits * Steve McCurry – National Geographic portraits * Danny Lyon – street and documentary Brad Mangin – sports Neil Leifer – sports _________________________________________________________
New Assignments due Thursday November 9
2. D efine these 35 words in a word document and then copy and paste your definitions in a blog post titled Photography Definitions:
3. mirror imagery.
Photograph an interesting photo with lots of lines. Put the edited photo in a new document and make a copy of the image to flip to make mirror imagery. Either 2 or 4 images would work for the mirror image. Post to blog. List 10 words to describe your photograph.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ NEW ASSIGNMENTS DUE MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6
1. PORTRAIT LIGHTING READ AND WRITE Read this link about Portrait Lighting and on your blog write a synopsis of the key facts you learned when you read the article in 2-3 paragraphs. http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/portrait-lighting.htm
2. WHITE BALANCE READ AND WRITE http://digital-photography-school.com/introduction-to-white-balance/ Read this link on white balance and on your blog write a one paragraph synopsis of what you learned from reading the article. Under that list all the white balance settings and at least one sentence about each.
3. STUDIO PORTRAITS Use the studio backdrop (white or black) to photograph PORTRAITS of classmates. Use the tungsten “hot lights” to light the portraits Make sure to put your white balance on TUNGSTEN and shoot at ISO 400 or 800. Go right up to the subject and meter them on MANUAL. Take at least 12 photographs and edit them in PS. Post anywhere between 6 and 12 portraits as either a gallery or individually.. Include technical info: MASIL Critique: Find a studio portrait online and write a list of 25 words you would hashtag the photo if you posted it on Instagram. Include the photographers name if possible. In a separate blog post, answer these questions: 1. What is the purpose of the main light? 2. What is the purpose of the fill light? 3. List the lighting patterns.
4. ALPHABET PHOTOGRAPHY -Look for images which represent letters and create a word in photographs -Edit your photos in PS and then make a new document to put the word in. -Make your document 16×8 2oo resolution and fit your images in to make the word. If you need more space go to Image>Adjust>Canvas Size and resize bigger. -Save as a jpeg and post to your blog. -Critique: List 5 valuable things you learned in Photo class so far this year.
_______________________________________________________ ASSIGNMENTS DUE FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20
1. COMMENTS ON THE BLOG Make 5 comments on the homepage of the blog. Be more specific with your comments and tell what it is you like or do not like about the work. Be constructive with your criticism.
2. WARHOL / POP ART -For your Pop Art assignment you should photograph an object, which is POPULAR IN THE CULTURE TODAY. -Make 4 copies of the photo you chose, 4×6 or 6×4 (200 res) each, labeling them Warhol 1, Warhol 2 and so on… (you can change the size in PS in IMAGE>IMAGE SIZE (6×4.5 or 4.5×6 is ok too. Just make your big document 12×9 or 9×12 if you do that) -Work on each picture separately, experimenting with filters, gradient maps, colors, patterns, and more….make sure there is contrast between the subject and the background! -When you complete the 4 individual photos, merge the layers in each. -Open a new document in Photoshop, 8×12 or 12×8 (200res)…or 9×12 or 12×9 if your individual shots are 4.5×6 or 6×4.5 -Move the four individual photos into the new document. -Save as a jpeg and post with critique. -Critique: Research and answer these questions about an interesting pop artist. Post one of his or her works with your answers to the following questions.
3. WHAT IS YOUR COLOR Create a Photoshop Collage 12×9 or 9×12 300 resolution representing your favorite color. Include a photo of yourself, the color you select and some writing about why this is YOUR color. Perhaps add a tint of your color. Post to blog.
4. JPEG VS. RAW READ AND WRITE Research what jpeg and raw file formats are, and the differences between them. Write a three paragraph reflection comparing and contrasting them both on your blog. ______________________________________________________________ ASSIGNMENTS DUE TUESDAY OCT 10
1. CAPTURING ACTION AND MOTION IN PHOTOGRAPHY -Read these online article about capturing action and motion photography and write one or two paragraphs stating what you learned about action and motion photography techniques.. http://www.digital-photo-secrets.com/tip/50/freezing-the-action/ http://digital-photography-school.com/how-to-capture-motion-blur-in-photography/ -Take photos outside that capture ACTION SHARP. Try to “capture the moment”. Shoot at the shutter priority mode and auto focus AI SERVO . Make sure your shutter speed is above 125th of a second. ISO 400 Take several photos and post your favorite 2 action shots, edited in Photoshop. -Take action photos inside trying to capture MOTION BLUR. Try to “capture the moment”. Shoot at the shutter priority mode and auto focus AI SERVO mode. Make sure your shutter speed is 60th or below for more blur. Use a tripod to make sure stationary objects are not blurred. Take several photos and post your favorite 2 shots , edited in Photoshop. -Include technical info on all photos: MASIL -Find 2 photos online, one showing action sharp and another showing motion blur. Guess what shutter speeds, f stops, and lens were used. Post as critique. Samples below:
2. POETRY AND YOUR PHOTOGRAPHY 1. Take a new photo for this assignment or use one of your existing edited photos. 2. Make a new document 11×14 or 14×11 @ 300 res 3. Move your photo into your new document and size to fit. 4. Add a quote, poetry, song lyrics or your own words to your edited image. Make sure to put a layer style with your text. 5. Post to your blog
______________________________________________________________ ASSIGNMENTS DUE MONDAY, OCTOBER 2
1. DEPTH OF FIELD -Read these two links and write two paragraphs explaining in your own words what depth of field is in photography and the ways to control depth of field when shooting. Call this blogpost: Depth of Field Explained . http://www.macworld.com/article/1150150/depthoffield.html http://www.digitalcameraworld.com/2013/07/17/what-is-depth-of-field-how-aperture-focal-length-and-focus-control-whats-sharp/
-In Photo #1 You will get a shallow depth of field . Zoom out to the longest focal length of the lens which is 55mm. Set the aperture on f5.6 (the widest aperture at 55mm) and take note of what the camera sets the shutter speed at. Make sure it is not below 60 th of a second. Get in good and close to your subject
-In Photo #2 You will get a good depth of field . Put your lens at 18mm ( which is the widest lens mm on your lens). Set your aperture at f16, and take note of what the camera sets the shutter speed at. Make sure it is not below 60 th of a second, or open up the aperture to f11. Stay a bit further back to get a better depth of field. -Repeat the depth of field activity 2-3 times to make sure you get it right. -In the lab, edit your photos for maximum impact and post each one (good and shallow depth of field) to your blog(large photo size). Include the technical info in the caption section of each MASIL (Mode, Aperture, Shutter Speed, ISO, Lens mm)
– For the critique for this assignment you are to find two photos online- one which shows a good depth of field and one which shows a shallow depth of field. In the caption section when you post them guess at what you think the aperture, shutter speed and lens mm was for each photo.
2. 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL PHOTOS OF ALL TIME http://100photos.time.com/ Read this link and on your blog pick 3 of the most influential photos to write about. Include the story behind the photo and what intrigues you about it. Make sure to post the three photos with your writing.
3. ILLUSTRATION OF AN ICONIC IMAGE Make a new document 8×12 or 12×8 150 resolution. Paste the illustration you want to trace and fit to the correct size. Make a new blank layer to trace on and lock it. Trace the illustration with a thin pencil and then color it in with brushes and the paint bucket. Make sure to add a background to your illustration. Samples below:
ASSIGNMENTS DUE FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 1. FRAMING A SUBJECT -Take at least 3 different photographs using framing in the composition. Post 2-3 of your photographs, EDITED of course. Include the technical info: MASIL. SAMPLES BELOW -Critique your own photographs you posted and answer these questions.
2. WORD ART -Make a Photoshop document 4×6 or 6×4 (100 ppi) -Find an interesting image on the Internet and use the move tool to move it into your document in Photoshop -Size it with Control T + shift to fit in the document -Make another document the same size as the first -With the Text Tool, type a word or phrase in a thick black font -Find a picture online to go inside of the word and copy and paste it into the document with the text -Put the picture layer on top of the word layer -Press Control +Alt + G to put the image inside the word. -Merge the picture and text layers together (make the background layer invisible to not include it in the merge) -Move the word with the picture in it in the other document with the Internet image, and save as a .jpeg. Post to blog.
2. DIGITAL COLLAGE: ALL ABOUT ME -Gather imagery online that represents at least five things about yourself. -In Photoshop, make an 8×10 or 10×8 @150 resolution document and title it All About Me Collage -Select elements from the Internet images to move into your collage. -After you get a good selection with the magic wand or magnetic lasso, remember to go in Mask and refine your selection. If you want soft edges you will go to select>modify>feather. -Think about rules of good composition when designing your layout of elements and background. Move layers around from the layer palette. -To blend layers for a unique effect, you use the move tool and use Shift+ to scroll through blend modes. -Save your work as a psd until you are completely done with it, and then save as a jpeg to post to your blog. -Write a three paragraph reflection about what how your collage visually represents you. Post under your work in your blog.
3. COMMENTS ON STUDENT WORK Look at the photos on the blog homepage and make at least 3 comments on three photos created by your peers. Use complete sentences and have at least two sentences per comment. Include your name at the end of the comment. ______________________________________________________________ ASSIGNMENTS DUE WEDNESDAY, SEPT 6
1. ON LOCATION PORTRAITS WITH NATURAL LIGHT -Take at least 10 portraits of a classmate on location using natural light -Think about exposure, lighting, composition, posing and expression. (Make sure your subject does not have on the yellow vest in the portrait photographs you are taking.) -Set your ISO to 1600 or 3200 so your shutter speed does not go below 60th of a second. Open your aperture up as wide as it will go. -Edit your photos in Photoshop and post between 3-10 EDITED photos of your subject (as a gallery or as individual photos) -Critique: Find an on-location portrait online with natural lighting. Post that photo and make a list of 25 words you think of when you look at this photo. Include the photographers name if possible. -****Include your technical info in the caption section of each photo. MASIL
3. CAMERA MODES http://digital-photography-school.com/digital-camera-modes Read through this link on camera modes. On your blog make a new post writing 2 sentences about what each camera mode does. *******************************************************************************
ASSIGNMENTS DUE FRIDAY, AUGUST 25
2. MANDALAS Create 2 unique mandalas in Photoshop, using the shape tool and Internet imagery. Make a new document 8×8 100 res and create each mandala, thinking about composition and symmetry. Draw a circle with the elliptical marquee tool. Press control and J to make the selection its own layer. Stroke the layer to see the circle. Use the shape tool to put in shapes. Copy a shape by pressing alt with move tool. To combine shapes into one layer, make any layer you do not want combined invisible, and then go to layer>merge visible. To flip a layer, go to Edit>transform>transform either vertical or horizontal. When you save each mandala, save as a .png, not .jpeg. When you post it will only show the circle, not the white document. (If you are not done with your mandala be sure to save it as a .psd while you are still working on it.)
3. LENSES READ AND WRITE Read this article and write three paragraphs explaining what you now know and understand about camera lenses. lenses-1kaubut ____________________________________ First assignments for 2017-2018 school year: 1. Make a blogsite with edublogs. https://edublogs.org/ Join the class blog, select a template, and design your site layout and design. 2. Read the following link and write 25 complete sentences reviewing what you learned about aperture, shutter speed, ISO, and camera modes. As your first blogpost, copy and paste in your sentences from a word document. http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/camera-exposure.htm 3. Play around with the camera simulators and learn how to use the camera controls. Then practice with the camera in the classroom. http://camerasim.com/apps/camera-simulator/ http://www.canonoutsideofauto.ca/play/ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ASSIGNMENTS DUE FRIDAY, AUGUST 18
1. First Shooting Assignment: TEXTURE Go outside in brighter light and photograph 5 photos that show texture. Put your ISO at 400, and meter the scene to get the correct exposure. Put your photos in a folder on your h drive: DIGITAL PHOTO>TEXTURE ASSIGNMENT Edit your photos in Photoshop with IMAGE ADJUSTMENTS and post 3 of your photos to your blog. INCLUDE THE TECHNICAL INFORMATION(for each photo): aperture, shutter speed, ISO, and camera mode Find one photo online which shows amazing texture. Write a two paragraph critique explaining why you think this is such a successful photograph and why you chose it. Be sure to use academic language, proper grammar and sentence structure.
1. MAGAZINE COVER Create a magazine cover (9×12 @ 300 res)using your own photographic image. Include the name of the magazine and a list of articles, which would be within the magazine. Make it look as authentic as possible.
2. PHOTOMONTAGE: WHERE YOU SEE YOURSELF IN 10 YEARS Make a well blended digital photomontage (12×8 or 8×12 -150 res) to show where you see yourself in 10 years. Under your photomontage write a 3 paragraph reflection explaining the elements you put in your work.
3. COMMENTS ON STUDENT WORK Look at the photos on the blog homepage and make at least 3 comments on the three photos created by your peers. Use complete sentences and have at least two sentences per comment. Include your name at the end of the comment. ___________________________________________________________ ASSIGNMENTS DUE TUESDAY APRIL 25
1. Graduation Cover Design: Create a design for the cover of the Jurupa Hills 2016 Graduation booklet. The size should be 5.5 x 8.5 300 resolution. Make sure to include the following info: Jurupa Hills High School Graduation, Citizens Business Bank Arena, Wednesday, May 24, 2017, 3:00 pm.
2. Advertising Photography For this assignment you will create a photograph that would be used for advertising purposes. First you will research advertising photography on the Internet to generate ideas. You will write a proposal before you begin to shoot. Answer the following questions:
Shoot the product and use of variety of compositions. Think about: lighting, composition, depth of field, product placement. Use Photoshop to tweak and enhance your photograph. Add necessary text and captions. Post your best advertising shot, EDITED, to your blog with the proposal and 3 ads from the Internet which inspire you.. Samples below:
Photograph your Favorite Teacher with Writing Reflection Use bounced external flash off camera and sync cord, to take some nice portraits of your favorite teacher. Edit and post your best portrait and write a 3 paragraph reflection in academic language explaining why you like and admire this teacher. Give details, reasons and examples as to why you chose this teacher. Samples below:
4. Letter to Next Year’s Photo Students Write a three paragraph letter to next year’s photo students. Talk about what you liked and did not like about the class, projects and workload, and any other pieces of advice you give to future Digital Photo students here at Jurupa. _________________________________________________________ ASSIGNMENTS DUE TUESDAY APRIL 18
1. CANDID MOMENTS WITH CAPTIONS (3-5 Photos with captions for each) Photograph candid moments here at school, and edit your images in Lightroom and Photoshop. In the caption section of each photo you post write a caption including who, what, where and why. For a critique look at the work of photographer Henri Cartier Bresson, who captured the “decisive moment”. On your blog post 2-3 of his photographs and write 10 sentences about his work and your opinion of his timing, composition and ability to capture the perfect moment. Student Samples below:
2. MULTIPLE EXPOSURE WITH FLASH AND SLOW SHUTTER SPEED In the dark studio, set your camera to 30 seconds at F 8 or 11 (adjust as necessary to get the perfect exposure)and 200 ISO. Make sure to be on Manual metering and MF for manual focus. Focus before the lights go off. During the long exposure, have your subject move slightly and manually set off the external flash (at M mode, not ETTL) each time they move and you will capture them several times during the long exposure. You should post your best 1-3 images from the multiple exposure shoot. READ AND WRITE: MULTIPLE EXPOSURES WITH FLASH Read these online article and write 20 sentences about what you learned. http://www.photomatters.org/multiple-exposure http://www.tpub.com/photography1/ph20994.htm
3. SPARTY SHOWCASE AND AWARD NIGHT POSTER Design an 11×14 (300 resolution) poster to advertise our Sparty Showcase and Awards Night on Tuesday, May 9,2017 from 6-8 pm. Include the following information in your poster and also a graphic or image. Sparty Showcase and Awards Night Jurupa Hills High School Palace of Fine Arts Tuesday, May 9, 2017 from 6-8 See the work of students in our CTE classes: Digital Photography Digital Audio Recording Television and Film Digital Graphic Design 3D Animation
4. WHAT IS YOUR COLOR Create a Photoshop Collage 12×9 or 9×12 300 resolution representing your favorite color. Include your self portrait, the color you select and some writing about why this is YOUR color. Post to blog.
_____________________________________________________________________ Assignments Due After Break YOUR PHOTOGRAPHY BUSINESS POWERPOINT : (worth 2 assign grades) You will start a (pretend) photography business either by yourself or in partnership with one or two of your peer students. Create a Powerpoint Presentation to present to the class and include the items on the list below: * Business Name * Your name as sole owner or names of people in the partnership * The type of photography you specialize in, and the types of jobs you intend to get. * Samples of work you would like to produce for your clients. * What type of equipment will you be using and how much will you be spending on equipment? * Your (pretend) web site address * Who are your inspirations? * Where will you conduct your business? (which state will you live, will you work out of your home or rent office space in which location) * Branding: Your business card (Make your business card a 3.5 x 2.5 document in Photoshop) * Marketing: Include a slide about how are you going to advertise and get jobs in your field? * Market Research: How much money you would like to make in your first year of business, and how much you foresee making in 5 years, and also in 10 years. ____________________________________________________________ ASSIGNMENTS DUE FRIDAY, MARCH 10
PORTRAIT WITH MAKE UP Take a beautiful portrait of someone and apply make up to their face using Photoshop paint and brush tools. (Make sure the portrait is a head and shoulder shot.) Put makeup on 2 different portraits and post your favorite one to your blog. Read this link and watch the video about painting with brushes & make a blogpost explaining 5 important tips you learned from reading it. https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/painting-tools.html Samples below:
SELF PORTRAIT ILLUSTRATION Take a self-portrait or use an existing one for this project. Make a new document 8×12 300 resolution. Put your self-portrait within the new document. Put a blank layer on top of your photograph, and lock the photo layer. Use the pencil to trace yourself and then use brushes and colors to color in your illustration. Add a background to your illustration layer and post to your blog as a .jpeg, with a list of 10 words to describe yourself.
MASTERS OF PHOTOGRAPHY ESSAY Look at this website: http://www.masters-of-photography.com/ and find one photographer whose work you admire. Write a 300 word essay about that photographer, his background, style of work, lighting and compositions. Also include what it is that you like about their work and how it inspires you. Include at least two of their photographs in your blog post _____________________________________________________________ ASSIGNMENTS DUE FRIDAY, MARCH 3
1. HDR PHOTOGRAPHY -Go online and research the meaning of HDR photography. Create a blogpost explaining what the term HDR in photography means and ways to achieve successful results. –Read this article and then make a blog post about one image that impresses you and why? Include the image in your post. http://hdrguide.com/best-hdr-photographers -Photograph 5 different exposures of a landscape (on Manual) for this assignment. One at the perfect exposure, plus one and two stops underexposed and one and two stops overexposed. USE A TRIPOD for this! -Save images in a folder and open Photoshop>File>Automate>Merge to HDR Pro -Select your five landscape images and press ok. Photoshop will compile your images into one HDR image. -You will probably need to do more adjustments to make it more vibrant and saturated. You should bring in cool clouds from the Internet to blend into your sky. Post to blog with a list of the 5 exposures you used to create the image. (MASIL) Samples below:
2. FILL FLASH OUTSIDE -Read these links about using FILL FLASH outside to fill in the shadows. Write 10 sentences explaining what fill flash outside is and why you would need to use it to get perfect exposure on the subject and background. http://www.digitalcameraworld.com/2012/05/20/master-fill-flash-in-4-easy-steps/ http://www.digital-photo-secrets.com/tip/195/using-a-flash-when-outside/ -Go outside and photograph a subject which is BACKLIT. Set your camera on AV to meter the natural light. Use a small aperture like f11 or 16 and a low ISO like 200 or 400. Make sure your flash is on ETTL and fill the subject in shadow with fill lighting from the external flash. Post 2-3 photos showing your understanding and good usage of fill flash.
3. PAINTING WITH LIGHT -Go to a dark place to shoot for this assignment. Put the camera securely on a tripod and put your shutter speed at 20 to 30 sec (not 20th of a sec…but 20 full seconds). You must put the camera on self-timer to avoid camera shake. Shoot on manual and try your f-stop at 8 or 11. ISO at 200 ISO. -Pre focus on Manual focus mode, because the camera will not in autofocus! -Wave finger lights in front of the frame during the exposure and check out the results! -You might need to make adjustments in exposure and try again. Post your image (s) to your blog. Write a 10 sentence critique of your own work and post under your image. Read this link and make a list of 10 tips you learned about painting with light from reading it. https://microsites.lomography.com/light-painting/
4. READ AND WRITE: FLASH BASICS Read this online article and on your blog write three paragraphs explaining the main points in the article and at least five things you learned from reading it. http://www.popphoto.com/gallery/21-tips-better-flash-photography ______________________________________________________________ Assignments Due Tuesday, February 21
3-5 On location portraits with bounced external flash Use the Canon digital camera and an external bounced flash to photograph portraits on location. Set your camera on Manual, Auto White Balance, ISO 400, F8 @ 60 th of a second shutter speed. Photograph at least 10 portraits and post your top 3-5 edited bounced flash portraits to your blog. As a writing critique answer the following questions on your blog in a separate post. Samples below: -When would you use external flash? -What does flash synchronization mean? -What does ETTL mean? -What will happen when you shoot faster than the camera sync speed? -Why do photographers bounce the flash and use a diffuser? – What is a slave? -What should you do if your image comes out too dark or too light?
Take a Vacation In this assignment you are going to go on a virtual vacation. Find a location online where you would like to go and digitally put yourself into that location. Make sure to match lighting and color balance to make it look realistic as possible. You must add 3 props into the scene (sunglasses, shopping bags, friends to go with you, etc…) Make your new document for all the elements in the image a 12×8 150 resolution. include 1-3 sentences under your photo when you post it to explain why you would like to go on this vacation.
Read and Write : An Introduction to using strobes Read this entire article on beginning strobe use and then write a three paragraph reflection on your blog detailing what the article is about and the most important things you got out of reading it. http://photography.tutsplus.com/tutorials/an-introduction-to-using-strobes-in-your-photography–photo-692 ___________________________________________________________ NEXT ASSIGNMENTS DUE MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6
1. Am I Talking to Myself Photograph several images of yourself or someone else in the same location, and put them all together in Photoshop to make it look as if you (or they) are relating to themselves in some way. Use one of the photos as the base image, and move the other subjects in the base image to create a unique photo for this Am I Talking To Myself assignment. Writing Critique: Make a blog post called My Inspiration and list 15-20 things, which inspire your creativity. Sample student work below:
2. Studio Portraits with strobes and colored gels Photograph portraits in the studio using the strobes and colored gels in the background. Edit your portraits in Lightroom and make cosmetic retouches in Photoshop. Post 8-12 final portraits on your blog. Writing critique: Find a portrait online that was shot with studio strobe lighting and make a list of 20 sentences to describe that photo and your opinion of it. Samples below:
3. Put Yourself in History Find a historic photo online and include yourself in the scene. Adjust size, color and resolution to match the historic photo to look as realistic as possible. Under your photo write a 2-3 sentence explanation as to why you chose to put yourself in this historic photo. Samples below:
4. Factors to Consider When Buying a New Digital Camera Read and Write Read this article on factors to consider when buying a new digital camera. On your blog summarize the article and make a list of ten of the most important factors you would consider when you are buying a new digital camera and WHY. Factors to Consider When Choosing a Digital Camera ____________________________________________________________ HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! WELCOME 2017 ASSIGNMENTS DUE FRIDAY JANUARY 20:
1. DIGITAL PORTFOLIO Make a portfolio (in Powerpoint) of your best photography work. Include a title slide with your name, at least 10 slides of your portfolio work (1 image per slide), and an end slide with an inspirational quote on it.
2. 50 PHOTOS EDITED IN LIGHTROOM Take 50 different photos of the same subject. Vary the lighting and composition of your photographs. Edit your photographs in Lightroom and post the BEST 21 photos to your blog as a gallery.
3. WATCH THIS TEDTALK; HOW PHOTOGRAPHY CONNECTS US AND SUMMARIZE http://www.ted.com/talks/david_griffin_on_how_photography_connects On your blog make a post summarizing, critiquing, judging the video. Have at least 3 paragraphs.
4. COMPARE/CONTRAST LIGHTROOM AND PHOTOSHOP On your blog list 5 comparisons between Lightroom and Photoshop editing software ___________________________________________________________ ASSIGNMENTS DUE MONDAY, DECEMBER 12 1. Self Portrait with Text Take a tripod and DSLR camera on self-timer mode and photograph a few self portraits (photographs you take of yourself). Edit your favorite photo in Photoshop and include some text within the image to create a mixed media selfie. In the caption section when you post include the MASIL and for a critique make a list of 25 words or phrases to describe yourself. Student samples below:
2. Conceptual Self Portrait Take a photograph which represents something important about yourself, without showing your face in the photograph. In the caption section when you post include the MASIL and for a critique first define the word “conceptual” and then write a two to three paragraph reflection explaining how this photograph conceptually and visually shows something about you and what you are attempting to share about yourself with the viewer. Also, research the work of photographer Cindy Sherman. Post your favorite photo of hers on your blog and write 5 sentences explaining your opinion of her work and style and her ability to become famous from her self portrait photography series work. Student samples below:
______________________________________________________________ ASSIGNMENTS DUE TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29
- Shoot like Aaron Siskind
Research the work of photographer Aaron Siskind, who shot for shapes, form and contrast. Set the camera to Monochrome and go shooting in black and white in the style of Aaron Siskind. Post three photos you shot and edited with MASIL. Critique: Post three photos you like by Aaron Siskind and in one paragraph explain what you like about the photos and describe Aaron Siskind’s style of photography.
2. Photographer Research Project You will produce and present a PowerPoint Slide Show about a professional and influential photographer of your choice. The project is to be between 10 and 15 slides and include the information below and at least 10 photographs. You can choose from the enclosed list or pick a significant photographer of your choice. Questions to answer when doing photographer research project are below. Email your presentation to [email protected] or put in my flashdrive by Friday, November 18.
Robert Mapplethorpe – flowers, portraits, nudes * Annie Leibovitz – celebrity portraits * Danny Clinch – musicians * Edward Weston – black and white nudes,landscapes Ansel Adams – black and white landscape Cindy Sherman – self portraits * Diane Arbus – strange and different portraits * David Lachappelle – unique portraits * Imogen Cunningham – black and white Eliot Porter – color landscape Alfred Eisenstadt – candid photojournalism Linda McCartney – musicians in the 60’s Herb Ritts – celebrity portraits * Henry Cartier- Bresson -candid street, the decisive moment Andy Warhol – bizarre Robert Frank -street Mary Ellen Mark – portraits * Eddie Adams – war, photojournalism Robert Capa – war Paul Strand – black and white Lewis Hind – child labor James Nachtwey – war * Irving Penn – fashion, still lifes * Richard Avedon – portraits Margaret Bourke White – early photojournalism Lee Friedlander – black and white candid Harold Edgerton – motion Sebastiao Salgado – photojournalism Weegee – street photojournalism Mark Seliger – celebrity portraits * Jerry Uelsmann – photo montage * Dorothea Lange – documentary Anne Geddes – children Kim Anderson – children Nigel Barker- Fashion William Wegman – dogs Man Ray – rayograms, fashion, portraits in the 20 Arnold Newman – environmental portraits * Steve McCurry – National Geographic portraits * Danny Lyon – street and documentary Brad Mangin – sports Neil Leifer – sports ASSIGNMENTS DUE THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10 1) Silhouette Story or Series Think of a good concept for your silhouette photos and then take photos of backlit subjects to make high contrast silhouettes. You can edit them in Photoshop to give them more blacks and whites, and contrast. Use studio hot lights with two lights aimed at the background and turn the room light off to get more shadow on the subject(s). Meter for the background. Include a few images within one document to make a shadow story or series.
2) Illustration of an Iconic Image Make a new document 8×12 or 12×8 150 resolution. Paste the illustration you want to trace and fit to the correct size. Make a new blank layer to trace on and lock it. Trace the illustration with a thin pencil and then color it in with brushes and the paint bucket. Make sure to add a background to your illustration. Samples below:
3) Small Group Critique Writing In groups of 2 or 3, evaluate and critique 5 of the photographs on the homepage of the blog, which were shot, edited and posted by your peers.). Analyze, Evaluate, and Judge the photos and write 2 paragraphs about each of the 5 photos you chose to critique. Post your writing on one person’s blog and put all the names of each member of the group. _____________________________________________________________ ASSIGNMENTS DUE TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1 1. Alphabet Photography -Look for images which represent letters and create a word in photographs -Edit your photos in PS and then make a new document to put the word in. -Make your document 16×8 2oo resolution and fit your images in to make the word. If you need more space go to Image>Adjust>Canvas Size and resize bigger. -Save as a jpeg and post to your blog. -Critique: List 5 valuable things you learned in Photo class so far this year.
2. Body, Shape Form Photograph a part of the body, or something, which shows shape and form. Think about getting great QUALITY OF LIGHT and make your composition a strong Post 1 to 3 original photos you shot and edited. In the caption section of your image(s) write 10 words to describe them.
3. 30 Photos That Changed The World Read this link about the 30 Photos that changed the world and write a 500 word reflection about 3 of the photographs. Include the 3 photographs you selected, the story behind each photograph, how it impacted the world and your opinion of each photograph. http://www.photographyschoolsonline.net/blog/2010/30-photos-that-changed-the-world/ _______________________________________________________ ASSIGNMENTS DUE TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25 1. MIRROR IMAGE Photograph an interesting photo with lots of lines. Put the edited photo in a new document and make a copy of the image to flip to make mirror imagery. Either 2 or 4 images would work for the mirror image. Post to blog.
2. STUDIO PORTRAITS Use the studio backdrop (white or black) to photograph PORTRAITS of classmates. Use the tungsten “hot lights” to light the portraits Make sure to put your white balance on TUNGSTEN and shoot at ISO 400 or 800. Go right up to the subject and meter them on MANUAL. Take at least 12 photographs and edit them in PS. Post anywhere between 6 and 12 portraits as either a gallery or individually.. Include technical info: MASIL Critique: Find a studio portrait online and write a list of 25 words you would hashtag the photo if you posted it on Instagram. Include the photographers name if possible. In a separate blog post, answer these questions: 1. What is the purpose of the main light? 2. What is the purpose of the fill light? 3. List the lighting patterns.
3. PORTRAIT LIGHTING READ AND WRITE Read this link about Portrait Lighting and on your blog write a list of 20 facts you learned from reading this online article. http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/portrait-lighting.htm 4. WHITE BALANCE READ AND WRITE http://digital-photography-school.com/introduction-to-white-balance/ Read this link on white balance and on your blog write a 8-10 sentence synopsis of what you learned from reading the article. Under that list all the white balance settings and at least one sentence about each. ____________________________________ ASSIGNMENTS DUE FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14 1. On-Location Portraits with Natural Light -Take at least 12 portraits of a classmate on location using natural light -Think about exposure, lighting, composition, posing and expression. (Make sure your subject does not have on the yellow vest in the portrait photographs you are taking.) -Edit your photos in Photoshop and post between 5-12 EDITED photos of your subject (as a gallery or as individual photos)-Critique: Find an on-location portrait online with natural lighting. Post that photo and make a list of 25 words you think of when you look at this photo. Include the photographers name if possible.-****Include your technical info in the caption section of each photo. MASIL
2. Warhol/Pop Art -For your Pop Art assignment you should photograph an object, which is POPULAR IN THE CULTURE TODAY. -Make 4 copies of the photo you chose, 4×6 or 6×4 (200 res) each, labeling them Warhol 1, Warhol 2 and so on… (you can change the size in PS in IMAGE>IMAGE SIZE (6×4.5 or 4.5×6 is ok too. Just make your big document 12×9 or 9×12 if you do that) -Work on each picture separately, experimenting with filters, gradient maps, colors, patterns, and more….make sure there is contrast between the subject and the background! -When you complete the 4 individual photos, merge the layers in each. -Open a new document in Photoshop, 8×12 or 12×8 (200res)…or 9×12 or 12×9 if your individual shots are 4.5×6 or 6×4.5 -Move the four individual photos into the new document. -Save as a jpeg and post with critique. -Critique: Research and answer these questions about an interesting pop artist. Post one of his or her works with your answers to the following questions.
3. Word Art -Make a Photoshop document 4×6 or 6×4 (100 ppi) -Find an interesting image on the Internet and use the move tool to move it into your document in Photoshop -Size it with Control T + shift to fit in the document -Make another document the same size as the first -With the Text Tool, type a word or phrase in a thick black font -Find a picture online to go inside of the word and copy and paste it into the document with the text -Put the picture layer on top of the word layer -Press Control +Alt + G to put the image inside the word. -Merge the picture and text layers together (make the background layer invisible to not include it in the merge) -Move the word with the picture in it in the other document with the Internet image, and save as a .jpeg. Post to blog.
4. Understanding Histograms Read this link on histograms and on your blog explain what a histogram is and why it is important in digital photography (2 paragraphs) http://digital-photography-school.com/understanding-histograms/ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ASSIGNMENTS DUE FRIDAY, SEPT 30
1. Define these 35 words in a word document and then copy and paste your definitions in a blog post titled Photography Definitions: pixels, image resolution, megabyte, megapixel, gigabyte, jpeg, raw, tiff, png, white balance, histogram, aperture, shutter speed, depth of field, aperture priority, shutter priority, bitmap, exposure, watermarking, optical zoom, digital zoom, bracketing, light meter, image stabilization, noise, lag time, hot shoe, fisheye, macro, telephoto, wide angle, DSLR, dynamic range, digital negative, exposure compensation
4. MANDALAS Create 2 unique mandalas in Photoshop, using the shape tool and Internet imagery. Make a new document 8×8 100 res and create each mandala, thinking about composition and symmetry. Draw a circle with the elliptical marquee tool. Press control and J to make the selection its own layer. Stroke the layer to see the circle. Use the shape tool to put in shapes. Copy a shape by pressing alt with move tool. To combine shapes into one layer, make any layer you do not want combined invisible, and then go to layer>merge visible. To flip a layer, go to Edit>transform>transform either vertical or horizontal. When you save each mandala, save as a .png, not .jpeg. When you post it will only show the circle, not the white document. (If you are not done with your mandala be sure to save it as a .psd while you are still working on it.)
______________________________________________________________ ASSIGNMENTS DUE TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 1. DIGITAL COLLAGE: ALL ABOUT ME -Gather imagery online that represents at least five things about yourself. -In Photoshop, make an 8×10 or 10×8 @150 resolution document and title it All About Me Collage -Select elements from the Internet images to move into your collage. -After you get a good selection with the magic wand or magnetic lasso, remember to go in Mask and refine your selection. If you want soft edges you will go to select>modify>feather. -Think about rules of good composition when designing your layout of elements and background. Move layers around from the layer palette. -To blend layers for a unique effect, you use the move tool and use Shift+ to scroll through blend modes. -Save your work as a psd until you are completely done with it, and then save as a jpeg to post to your blog. -Write a three paragraph reflection about what how your collage visually represents you. Post under your work in your blog. 2. DEPTH OF FIELD -Read these two links and write two paragraphs explaining in your own words what depth of field is in photography and the ways to control depth of field when shooting. Call this blogpost: Depth of Field Explained. http://www.macworld.com/article/1150150/depthoffield.html http://www.digitalcameraworld.com/2013/07/17/what-is-depth-of-field-how-aperture-focal-length-and-focus-control-whats-sharp/ – Go outside and take two photographs of the same subject, trying to get two different depth of fields. Remember to first format the memory card, set WB to auto and ISO to 400, and be on Manual focusing. You will set the camera mode to AV (aperture priority). Make sure to focus on the same subject for both shots you take. -In Photo #1 You will get a shallow depth of field. Zoom out to the longest focal length of the lens which is 55mm. Set the aperture on f5.6 (the widest aperture at 55mm) and take note of what the camera sets the shutter speed at. Make sure it is not below 60 th of a second. Get in good and close to your subject -In Photo #2 You will get a good depth of field. Put your lens at 18mm ( which is the widest lens mm on your lens). Set your aperture at f16, and take note of what the camera sets the shutter speed at. Make sure it is not below 60 th of a second, or open up the aperture to f11. Stay a bit further back to get a better depth of field. -Repeat the depth of field activity 2-3 times to make sure you get it right. -In the lab, edit your photos for maximum impact and post each one (good and shallow depth of field) to your blog as the large photo. Include the technical info in the caption section of each (Mode, ISO, Shutter speed, Fstop, Focal length of lens. – For the critique for this assignment you are to find two photos online- one which shows a good depth of field and one which shows a shallow depth of field. In the caption section when you post them guess at what you think the aperture, shutter speed and lens mm was for each photo. ____________________________________________________________ ASSIGNMENTS DUE FRIDAY SEPT 2 1. CAMERA MODES http://digital-photography-school.com/digital-camera-modes/1 paragraph about what each camera mode does. Read through this link on camera modes. On your blog make a new post writing 2 sentences about what each camera mode does. 2. SURREALISM -Research online for the meaning of SURREALISM and post the definition of surrealism and one example of a surrealistic work of art or photograph. In 2 paragraphs, explain what surrealism is, and why you chose this image and what makes it surreal. Make sure to credit the artist. (Salvador Dali, Rene Magritte, and Jerry Uelsman are a few surrealistic artists) After practicing with Kim on the mountain, make your own surrealist piece by putting someone or something where they don’t belong. Make a 10×8 or 8×10 150 resolution document in Photoshop and bring in Internet images for this assignment. Practice selecting, masking and refining your selections. Save as a jpeg and post to your blog.
______________________________________________________________ ASSIGNMENTS DUE FRIDAY AUGUST 26
- SHADOWS AND LIGHT ASSIGNMENT
-Photograph 3 photos which show strong shadow and light -Edit 2 of your shadow photos -Include the technical info with each photo: f-stop, Shutter Speed, ISO, Mode -Pick a photo from the Internet showing shadows -Write 10 complete sentences describing the elements in the shadow photo you chose from the Internet and why you like it. -Post your 2 photos, technical info, internet image and writing critique to your blog.
2. READ AND WRITE : LENSES Read this article about lenses and on your blog list 20 important facts you learned about camera lenses. http://digital-photography-school.com/choosing-lenses-when-to-use-which-lens-and-why/ 3. ALTERNATIVE CAMERA ANGLES -Take 4 shots of the same subject from 4 different camera angles (from above, below, strait on and tilted) -Post 4 edited photos showing different camera angles of the same subject (from above, below, strait on and tilted) -Include technical Info with each photo: f-stop, Shutter Speed, ISO, Mode -Find a photo from the Internet showing an alternative camera angle -Write a 20 sentence writing critique about the Internet photo.
____________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ First assignments for 2016-2017 school year: 1. Make a blogsite with edublogs. https://edublogs.org/ Join the class blog, select a template, and design your site layout and design. 2. Read the following link and write 25 sentences reviewing what you learned about aperture, shutter speed, ISO, and camera modes. As your first blogpost, copy and paste in your sentences from a word document. http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/camera-exposure.htm 3. Play around with the camera simulator and learn how to use the camera controls. Then practice with the camera in the classroom. http://camerasim.com/apps/camera-simulator/ ______________________________________________________________ ASSIGNMENTS DUE FRIDAY, AUGUST 19
- First Shooting Assignment : TEXTURE
___________________________________________________________ Assignments Due Wed/Thur, May 4/5 1. PHOTOMONTAGE: WHERE YOU SEE YOURSELF IN 10 YEARS Make a well blended digital photomontage (12×8 or 8×12 -150 res) to show where you see yourself in 10 years. Under your photomontage write a 3 paragraph reflection explaining the elements you put in your work.
2. POETRY AND YOUR PHOTOGRAPHY
3. MAGAZINE COVER Create a magazine cover (9×12 @ 300 res)using your own photographic image. Include the name of the magazine and a list of articles, which would be within the magazine. Make it look as authentic as possible.
______________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ Assignments Due Monday, April 25 :
- Graduation Cover Design:
Create a design for the cover of the Jurupa Hills 2016 Graduation booklet. The size should be 5.5 x 8.5 300 resolution. Make sure to include the following info: Jurupa Hills High School Graduation, Citizens Bank Arena, Wednesday, May 25, 2016, 7:00 pm
- Movie Poster about the Story of Your Life
-Look at movie posters online and put 3 that you like on your blog with an explanation what is it that captures your eye and that you like about these movie posters. -Then make your poster in Photoshop 16×20 @ 300 resolution. Make sure to include the title, at least one original photograph, the actors who will be in the movie, a catch phrase, and a rating. -Post to your blog, and in a 200-300 word reflection give a synopsis on what your movie is about.
3. Food Photography -Go online and look at good samples of food photography. Post 3 to 5 photos of food that you really enjoy looking at and write a 3 paragraph reflection about why you think the lighting and composition is so strong that the photo makes you crave the food. Explain how you think the lighting was achieved. -Read these online articles on how to photograph food and write 10 complete sentences on your blog on what you learned. http://www.foodportfolio.com/blog/food_photography/food_photgraphy.html http://digital-photography-school.com/top-5-tips-on-how-to-photograph-food/ -Then, pretend you are a studio food photographer and photograph food using the studio and the strobes. Take a few photos with varying compositions and post your favorite one or two edited photos to your blog with the writing assignments.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ New assignments Due Friday, April 15:
- Close Up Portraits: Take close up portraits of some of your classmates. You can use any type of lighting you choose, but make sure to compose as a close up composition. Post 3 portraits of different individuals to your blog and include a list of 10 words in the caption section of each photograph to describe that person.
3. How to make skin clear: Read and Write Read this online article about How to Use the Clone Stamp tool in Photoshop to make clear skin. Write a 3-5 sentence reflection explaining what you learned from reading it. Then apply what you learned to your close up portraits http://digital-photography-school.com/how-to-use-the-clone-stamp-tool-in-photoshop-to-make-clear-skin/ 4. Wacky Landscape: Take a landscape photo and use Photoshop adjustments to make it wacky and surreal. Use liquify, hue saturation, gradient maps, and other techniques you have learned to create an eye catching and wacky landscape.
______________________________________________________________ Digital Photo Assignment for Photo 1 and 2: DUE THURSDAY APRIL 4 500 word reflection in MLA format, titled: “My Experience in Photography Class” Give details on these topics:
- What you learned this year in class (equipment, technical camera controls, lenses, software PS and LR, lighting, techniques? Details!!!
- What were your favorite and least favorite assignments? Give details and reasons why!
- What changes would you make in the course curriculum? What changes and why.
- Do you feel you bonded with the other students and teacher? How so?
- Would you take more photography courses in the future? Why?
- What is your favorite thing to photograph? Why?
- Would you consider becoming a professional photographer and What field of photography would you be interested in. Why?
- Do you think photography is a good form of visual communication? Why and how so? Write your reflection word and post to your blog by Thursday, April 7
______________________________________________________________ ASSIGNMENTS DUE MONDAY, APRIL 4
1. Re-create a Photograph
Look for a photograph online which you would like to re-create. Analyze the original photo for composition and lighting and re-create the photo as closely as you can. Post your photo on your blog with the original photograph. Samples below:
Make a diptych image (2 images together), and the theme is OPPOSITES. In Photoshop make a new document 20×8 300 resolution, and fit your two photographs within the one document. Samples below:
3. Jump Start Your Photography
Read this article about ways to jump start your photography. On your blog list 10 ways to get inspired in your photography with details and examples of how you can achieve this: http://www.diyphotography.net/25-ways-to-jump-start-photography-inspiration/ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________
COMPLETED ASSIGNMENTS:
Read this article about histograms (due thursday, march 17).
On your blog make a list of 25 new digital photography tips you learned about histograms.
http://digital-photography-school.com/histograms-for-beginners/
3. Shoot like Aaron Siskind Research the work of Aaron Siskind, an American photographer who shot abstract black and white images, which focus on nature, architecture and human form. Take some photos on the MONOCHROME setting, in the style of Aaron Siskind, edit them with good density and contrast, and post 2-3 black and white images on your blog with the technical information i n the caption of each photo. Under your photo, post a photo by Aaron Siskind and write three complete sentences describing his work and your opinion of his work.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ASSIGNMENTS DUE FRIDAY, FEB 26 1. Put Yourself in History Find a historic photo online and include yourself in the scene. Adjust size, color and resolution to match the historic photo to look as realistic as possible. Under your photo write a three sentence explanation as to why you chose to put yourself in this historic photo.
2. Fill Flash Outside Read these links about using FILL FLASH outside to fill in the shadows. Write 10 sentences explaining what fill flash outside is and why you would need to use it to get perfect exposure on the subject and background. http://www.digitalcameraworld.com/2012/05/20/master-fill-flash-in-4-easy-steps/ http://www.digital-photo-secrets.com/tip/195/using-a-flash-when-outside/ Go outside and photograph a subject which is BACKLIT. Set your camera on AV to meter the natural light. Use a small aperture like f11 or 16 and a low ISO like 200 or 400. Make sure your flash is on ETTL and fill the subject in shadow with fill lighting from the external flash. Post 2-3 photos showing your understanding and good usage of fill flash.
For this assignment you will create a photograph that would be used for advertising purposes. First you will research advertising photography on the Internet to generate ideas. You will write a proposal before you begin to shoot. Answer the following questions:
4. Advertising Research and Writing Research advertising photography online and then on your blog post 5 ads that you saw and thought were very effective in getting the consumer to want to buy the product. Write a 2-3 paragraph reflection about what type of lighting the photographer used to create the ad, and why you think they are so effective. Alos, mention if you could invision yourself as a commercial advertising photographer and what skills you think you would need to be successful. ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ASSIGNMENTS DUE THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18 1. Critique of student work on blog Look at the blog home page and check out the best student work. On your blog, write a 3 paragraph critique about 3 of your favorite images by your peers. Include the photos you chose in your blog post and who the artist was who produced the image. 2 . Studio Portraits with strobes and colored gels Photograph portraits in the studio using the strobes and colored gel in the background. Edit your portraits in Lightroom or Photoshop and post 8-10 final portraits on your blog. Writing critique: Find a portrait online that was shot with studio strobe lighting and make a list of 20 sentences to describe that photo and your opinion of it.
3. Read and Write : An Introduction to using strobes Read this entire article on beginning strobe use and then write a three paragraph reflection on your blog detailing what the article is about and the most important things you got out of reading it. You will put your new knowledge to work this week when producing your studio portraits. http://photography.tutsplus.com/tutorials/an-introduction-to-using-strobes-in-your-photography–photo-692 4. Take a Vacation In this assignment you are going to go on a virtual vacation. Find a location online where you would like to go and digitally put yourself into that location. Make sure to match lighting and color balance to make it look realistic as possible. You must add 3 props into the scene (sunglasses, shopping bags, friends to go with you, etc…) Make your new document for all the elements in the image a 12×8 150 resolution. include 1-3 sentences under your photo when you post it to explain why you would like to go on this vacation.
__________________________________________________________________________ ASSIGNMENTS DUE FRIDAY FEBRUARY 5 1. READ AND WRITE: MULTIPLE EXPOSURES WITH FLASH Read these online article and write 20 sentences about what you learned. http://www.photomatters.org/multiple-exposure http://www.tpub.com/photography1/ph20994.htm 2. MULTIPLE EXPOSURE WITH FLASH AND SLOW SHUTTER SPEED In the dark studio, set your camera to 20 seconds at F 11 or 16 (adjust as necessary to get the perfect exposure)and 200 ISO. Make sure to be on Manual metering and MF for manual focus. Focus before the lights go off. During the long exposure, have your subject move slightly and manually set off the external flash (at M mode, not ETTL) each time they move and you will capture them several times during the long exposure. You should post your best 1-3 images from the multiple exposure shoot. Also post 1 multiple exposure with flash image from online and write 5 sentences about it. Samples below:
3. HDR PHOTOGRAPHY -Go online and research the meaning of HDR. Create a blogpost explaining what the term HDR in photography means and ways to achieve successful results. -Photograph 5 different exposures of a landscape (on Manual) for this assignment. One at the perfect exposure, plus one and two stops underexposed and one and two stops overexposed. USE A TRIPOD for this! -Save images in a folder and open Photoshop>File>Automate>Merge to HDR Pro -Select your five landscape images and press ok. Photoshop will compile your images into one HDR image. -You will probably need to do more adjustments to make it more vibrant and saturated. You could bring in cool clouds from the Internet to blend into your sky. -Post to blog and please TITLE YOUR WORK!!! Write a 10 sentence critique of your own work and post under your image. Samples below:
________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ 4 ASSIGNMENTS DUE TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2 1. 50 Photos Edited in Lightroom Take 50 different photos of the same subject. Vary the lighting and composition of your photographs. Edit your photographs in Lightroom and post the 30 photos to your blog as a gallery. 2. Watch this Tedtalk: How Photography Connect Us. http://www.ted.com/talks/david_griffin_on_how_photography_connects On your blog make a post summarizing, critiquing, judging the video. Have at least 3 paragraphs. 3. Compare Lightroom and Photoshop On your blog list 5 comparisons between Lightroom and Photoshop editing software 4. Painting with Light -Go to a dark place to shoot for this assignment (back studio). Put the camera securely on a tripod and put your shutter speed at 20 to 30 sec (not 20th of a sec…but 20 full seconds). You must put the camera on self timer to avoid camera shake. Shoot on manual and try your fstop at 8 or 11. ISO at 200. -Pre focus on Manual focus mode, because the camera will not in autofocus! -Wave finger lights in front of the frame during the exposure and check out the results! -Post 1 painting with Light photos you took and edited on your blog.\Critique: Find an amazing painting with light photo on the Internet and write a paragraph about how you think the photographer achieved the result and why you think it is so eye catching.
______________________________________________________________ First assignments in Semester 2: DUE FRIDAY, JAN 22
(1) Silhouette Series
(2) Read and Write: Raw vs. Jpeg Image Capture
Research the difference between shooting in RAW vs JPEG. On your blog write 2 paragraphs with complete sentences comparing and contrasting raw vs. jpeg image capture. Here is a good link to read: http://www.digitalcameraworld.com/2015/06/08/what-is-a-raw-file-we-explain-the-pros-and-cons/
(3) External Flash Worksheet
(4) flash photo compare.
Find two portraits online- one where the photographer used flash inside, and one where flash was not used. Make 5 comparisons between the two photos. Post the photos and your comparisons in a separate blog post. This assignment is the critique portion of the next assignment:
(5) 3-5 On Location Portraits with Bounced External Flash
-Use the Canon digital camera and an external bounced flash to photograph portraits on location. Practice shooting with on the hot shoe and also off camera flash with a sync cord. Set your camera on Manual, Auto White Balance, ISO 400, F8 @ 60 th of a second shutter speed. Photograph at least 10 portraits and post your top 3-5 edited portraits to your blog.
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1. Photographer Powerpoint and Presentation
This week you will give your Powerpoint presentation about the photographer you chose to research.
2. Your Portfolio
Put your best work together in a Portfolio. Use Powerpoint or Prezi to present your portfolio to the class. Your portfolio should consist of (at least) 12 slides. 1 Intro slide with your name on it and 10 slides of your best work to date (1 image per slide). The last slide should contain a quote that is meaningful to you.
3. Read and Write
4. review of a student blog.
Look through the student blogs (to the right), and on your blog make a new post titled: My review of __________’s blog. Write a review of one of the student blogs which you like and explain why you like their work and describe some of your favorite posts. Describe their photographic style and also, what they can do next semester to improve and build on their photography work.
5. Am I Talking To Myself
Photograph several images of yourself or someone else in the same location, and put them all together in Photoshop to make it look as if you (or they) are relating to themselves in some way. Use one of the photos as the base image, and move the other subjects in the base image to create a unique photo for this Am I Talking To Myself assignment.Writing Critique: Make a blog post called My Inspiration and list 15-20 things which inspire your creativity. Sample student work below:
Assignments Due Nov 20
1. mandalas.
Create 2 unique mandalas using the shape tool in Photoshop. Make a new document 10×10 200 res and create each mandalas, thinking about composition and symmetry. You can use imagery from the internet also. When you save each mandala, save as a .png, not .jpeg. When you post it will only show the circle, not the white document. Write 1 sentence in the caption section describing each mandala.
2. Body, Shape Form
Photograph a part of the body, or something, which shows shape and form. Think about getting great QUALITY OF LIGHT and make your composition a strong one. In the caption section of your image write 10 words to describe your final image.
3. Portrait with Make Up
Use one of your existing portraits, or take a new portrait and apply make up to your subject using Photoshop.
4. Photographer Research Project
You will produce and present a PowerPoint Slide Show about a Professional Photographer of your choice. The project is to be between 10 and 15 slides and include the information below and at least 10 photographs. You can choose from the enclosed list or pick a significant photographer of your choice. Questions to answer when doing photographer research project are below. Email your presentation to [email protected] or put in my flashdrive by Tuesday, Nov 16
5. Comments on the Home Page of the Blog
Make 3 comments on the home page of the blog on the BEST photos from the last 3 assignments. Make sure to put your name on the comments. ________________________________________________________ 4 Assignments due Tuesday November 10 : 1. MIRROR IMAGE Photograph an interesting photo with lots of lines. Put the edited photo in a new document and make a copy of the image to flip to make mirror imagery. Either 2 or 4 images would work for the mirror image. Post to blog.
2. STUDIO PORTRAITS Use the studio backdrop (white or black) to photograph PORTRAITS of classmates. Use the tungsten “hot lights” to light the portraits Make sure to put your white balance on TUNGSTEN and shoot at ISO 400 or 800. Go right up to the subject and meter them on MANUAL. Take at least 12 photographs and edit them in PS. Post anywhere between 6 and 12 portraits as either a gallery or individually.. Include technical info: MASIL Critique: Find a studio portrait online and write a list of 25 words you think of when you look at the portrait. Include the photographers name if possible. In a separate blog post, answer these questions: 1. What is the purpose of the main light? 2. What is the purpose of the fill light? 3. List the lighting patterns
3 WHAT IS YOUR COLOR Create a Photoshop Collage 12×9 or 9×12 300 resolution representing your favorite color. Include your self portrait, the color you select and some writing about why this is YOUR color. Post to blog.
4. PORTRAIT LIGHTING READ AND WRITE Read this link about Portrait Lighting and on your blog write a list of ten facts you learned from reading this online article. http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/portrait-lighting.htm _____________________________________________________________________ Assignments Due Wednesday, October 28 1. Self Portrait with Text Take a tripod and DSLR camera on self-timer mode and photograph a few self portraits (photographs you take of yourself). Edit your favorite photo in Photoshop and include some text within the image to create a mixed media selfie. In the caption section when you post include the MASIL and for a critique make a list of 25 words or phrases to describe yourself. Student samples below:
3. Buy a Digital Camera Essay Research different cameras online and decide which camera you would purchase if you were to buy a new digital camera tomorrow. List the features you like in this camera and why you have decided to purchase this particular one. Think about things like: price, size, ISO settings, manual and auto capabilities, flash settings, wireless communication, battery life, lenses, brands, specialty features, etc. Write a 500 word essay on your blog explaining which digital camera you would buy and why. Sites to check out: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/ https://www.imaging-resource.com/cameras/compare/ 4. White Balance Read and Write Research the meaning of white balance online. On your blog define white balance and list the white balance settings. ALso tell why you need to change your white balance under different lighting conditions. _____________________________________________________________ Assignments Due Friday October 16 1. Illustration of an Iconic Image Make a new document 8×12 or 12×8 150 resolution. Paste the illustration you want to trace and fit to the correct size. Make a new blank layer to trace on and lock it. Trace the illustration with a thin pencil and then color it in with brushes and the paint bucket. Make sure to add a background to your illustration. Samples below:
2. Candid Moments with Captions (3-5 Photos with captions for each) Photograph candid moments and edit your images in Photoshop. In the caption section of each photo you post write a caption including who, what , where and why. include your technical info for each photo (MASIL) For a critique look at the work of photographer Henri Cartier Bresson ,who captured the “decisive moment”. On your blog post 2-3 of his photographs and write 10 sentences about his work and your opinion of his timing, composition and ability to capture the perfect moment. Student Samples below:
___________________________________________________________________ Assignments Due Monday October 5: 1. On Location Portraits with Natural Light -Take at least 10 portraits of a classmate on location using natural light -Think about exposure, lighting, composition, posing and expression. (Make sure your subject does not have on the yellow vest in the portrait photographs you are taking.) -Edit your photos in Photoshop and post between 3-10 EDITED photos of your subject (as a gallery or as individual photos) -Critique: Find an on-location portrait online with natural lighting. Post that photo and make a list of 25 words you think of when you look at this photo. Include the photographers name if possible. -****Include your technical info in the caption section of each photo. MASIL 2. Framing a subject -Take at least 3 different photographs using framing in the composition. Post 2-3 of your photographs, EDITED of course. Include the technical info: MASIL -Critique your own photographs you posted and answer these questions.
3. Define these 35 words in a word document and then copy and paste your definitions in a blog post titled Photography Definitions: pixels, image resolution, megabyte, megapixel, gigabyte, jpeg, raw, tiff, png, white balance, histogram, aperture, shutter speed, depth of field, aperture priority, shutter priority, bitmap, exposure, watermarking, optical zoom, digital zoom, bracketing, light meter, image stabilization, noise, lag time, hot shoe, fisheye, macro, telephoto, wide angle, DSLR, dynamic range, digital negative, exposure compensation SAMPLES OF SHOOTING ASSIGNMENTS BELOW: On Location Portraits
Frame within a Frame Composition
_____________________________________________________________ ASSIGNMENTS DUE MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 1. Look at the new “Best” photos on the homepage of our blog and make a comment on 3 photographs by your peers. 2. 30 Photos That Changed The World Read this link about the 30 Photos that changed the world and write a 500 word reflection about 3 of the photographs. Include the story behind each photograph, how it impacted the world and your opinion of it. photo is about and your opinion of it. http://www.photographyschoolsonline.net/blog/2010/30-photos-that-changed-the-world/ 3. Warhol/Pop Art -For your Pop Art assignment you should photograph an object, which is POPULAR IN THE CULTURE TODAY. -Make 4 copies of the photo you chose, 4×6 or 6×4 (200 res) each, labeling them Warhol 1, Warhol 2 and so on… -Work on each picture separately, experimenting with filters, gradient maps, colors, patterns, and more….make sure there is contrast between the subject and the background! -When you complete the 4 individual photos, merge the layers in each. -Open a new document in Photoshop, 8×12 or 12×8 (200res) -Move the four individual photos into the new document. -Save as a jpeg and post
-Critique: Research and answer these questions about an interesting pop artist.
4. Alphabet Photography -Look for images which represent letters and create a word in photographs -Edit your photos in PS and then make a new document to put the word in. -Make your document 16×8 2oo resolution and fit your images in to make the word. If you need more space go to Image>Adjust>Canvas Size and resize bigger. -Save as a jpeg and post to your blog. -Critique: List 5 valuable things you learned in Photo class so far this year.
ASSIGNMENTS DUE FRIDAY, SEPT 18
1. DIGITAL COLLAGE: ALL ABOUT ME -Gather imagery online that represents at least five things about yourself. -In Photoshop, make an 8×10 or 10×8 @150 resolution document and title it All About Me Collage -Select elements from the Internet images to move into your collage. -After you get a good selection with the magic wand or magnetic lasso, remember to go in Mask and refine your selection. If you want soft edges you will go to select>modify>feather. -Think about rules of good composition when designing your layout of elements and background. Move layers around from the layer palette. -To blend layers for a unique effect, you use the move tool and use Shift+ to scroll through blend modes. -Save your work as a psd until you are completely done with it, and then save as a jpeg to post to your blog. -Write a three paragraph reflection about what how your collage visually represents you. Post under your work in your blog. Samples below:
2. CAPTURING ACTION AND MOTION IN PHOTOGRAPHY -Take photos outside that capture ACTION SHARP. Try to “capture the moment”. Shoot at the shutter priority mode and auto focus AI SERVO . Make sure your shutter speed is above 125th of a second. ISO 400 Take several photos and post your favorite 2 action shots, edited in Photoshop. -Take action photos inside trying to capture MOTION BLUR. Try to “capture the moment”. Shoot at the shutter priority mode and auto focus AI SERVO mode. Make sure your shutter speed is 60th or below for more blur. Use a tripod to make sure stationary objects are not blurred. Take several photos and post your favorite 2 shots , edited in Photoshop. -Include technical info on all photos: MASIF -Find 2 photos online, one showing action sharp and another showing motion blur. Guess what shutter speeds, f stops, and lens were used. Post as critique. -Read this online article about capturing action and motion photography and write one or two paragraphs stating what you learned about action and motion photography techniques.. http://digiphotomag.com/articles/how-to-capturing-action-motion/ Samples below:
ASSIGNMENTS DUE TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8
1. SHADOWS AND LIGHT – 2 Edited Photos showing strong SHADOWS and CONTRAST -Technical Info with each photo: f-stop, Shutter Speed, ISO, Mode -A photo from the Internet showing shadows -10 sentence writing critique about the Internet photo 2. CAMERA MODES http://digital-photography-school.com/digital-camera-modes/1 paragraph about what each camera mode does. Read through this link on camera modes. On your blog make a new post writing 2 sentences about each camera mode. 3. SURREALISM After practicing with Kim on the mountain, make your own surrealist piece by putting someone or something where they don’t belong. Make a 10×8 or 8×10 200 resolution document in Photoshop and bring in Internet images for this assignment. Practice selecting, masking and refining your selections. Look at the work of surrealist artists Salvador Dali, Rene Magritte, and Jerry Uelsman and explore other surrealist artists and photographers online. Post your surrealism work in a blog post and also include a work by a surrealist artist who inspires you. Write a 100 word reflection, critiquing their surrealism, and mention how you think you did on your surrealism work. 4. DEPTH OF FIELD -Read these two links and write two paragraphs explaining in your own words what depth of field is in photography and the ways to control depth of field when shooting. Call this blogpost: Depth of Field Explained. http://www.macworld.com/article/1150150/depthoffield.html http://www.digitalcameraworld.com/2013/07/17/what-is-depth-of-field-how-aperture-focal-length-and-focus-control-whats-sharp/ – Go outside and take two photographs of the same subject, trying to get two different depth of fields. Remember to first format the memory card, set WB to auto and ISO to 400, and be on Manual focusing. You will set the camera mode to AV (aperture priority). Make sure to focus on the same subject for both shots you take. -In Photo #1 You will get a shallow depth of field. Zoom out to the longest focal length of the lens which is 55mm. Set the aperture on f5.6 (the widest aperture at 55mm) and take note of what the camera sets the shutter speed at. Make sure it is not below 60 th of a second. Get in good and close to your subject -In Photo #2 You will get a good depth of field. Put your lens at 18mm ( which is the widest lens mm on your lens). Set your aperture at f16, and take note of what the camera sets the shutter speed at. Make sure it is not below 60 th of a second, or open up the aperture to f11. Stay a bit further back to get a better depth of field. -Repeat the depth of field activity 2-3 times to make sure you get it right. -In the lab, edit your photos for maximum impact and post each one (good and shallow depth of field) to your blog as the large photo. Include the technical info in the caption section of each (Mode, ISO, Shutter speed, Fstop, Focal length of lens. – For the critique for this assignment you are to find two photos online- one which shows a good depth of field and one which shows a shallow depth of field. In the caption section when you post them guess at what you think the aperture, shutter speed and lens mm was for each photo. ________________________________________________________________ Assignment Due Wed/Thur, August 26/27: 2. TEXTURE Go outside in brighter light and photograph 5 photos that show texture. Put your ISO at 400, and meter the scene to get the correct exposure. Put your photos in a folder on your h drive: DIGITAL PHOTO>TEXTURE ASSIGNMENT Edit your photos in Photoshop with IMAGE ADJUSTMENTS and post 3 of your photos to your blog. INCLUDE THE TECHNICAL INFORMATION: aperture, shutter speed, ISO, and camera mode Find one photo online which shows amazing texture. Write a two paragraph critique explaining why you think this is such a successful photograph- compositionally and technically, and why you chose it. 3. COMPOSITION Read below about what makes strong composition in a photograph and what catches the viewers eye. Find 12 sample photos online which show good composition. Put them in a folder in your Digital Photography folder (which is in your H drive) and upload them to your blog as a gallery of images. Post your gallery and write 10 complete sentences, (with capitals and periods), one sentence under each photo in the gallery before posting, to explain what element of composition each photo represents.
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____________________________________________________________ First assignments: 1. Make a blogsite with edublogs. https://edublogs.org/ Join the class blog, select a template, and design your site layout and design, 2. Read the following link and write 25 sentences reviewing what you learned about aperture, shutter speed, ISO, and camera modes. As your first blogpost, copy and paste in your sentences from Word. http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/camera-exposure.htm 3. Play around with the camera simulator and learn how to use the camera controls. Then practice with the camera in the classroom. http://camerasim.com/apps/camera-simulator/ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________
2014-2015 school year
1. ME AND MYSELF PHOTO Scan or rephotograph a photo of yourself as a child and add your current self to the image. Check out this link to get ideas: http://www.demilked.com/double-self-portraits-chino-otsuka/ 2. AMAZING COMPOSITION Photograph with composition in mind and post 3 new photos on your blog which show very strong composition!! Label each photo with the compositional tip you used to make an eye catching image. 3. PHOTOMONTAGE: WHERE YOU SEE YOURSELF IN 10 YEARS Make a well blended digital photomontage (12×8 or 8×12 -150 res) to show where you see yourself in 10 years. 4. LIGHTROOM PRACTICE Photograph 100 photos of the same subject (portrait, landscape, advertising, still life etc…) Open your Lightroom catalog and make a new collection for your new images. Edit your photos in Lightroom and post 20-30 of your best ones as a gallery. _____________________________________________________________ NEW ASSIGNMENTS DUE MONDAY MAY 4 1. LETTER TO NEXT YEARS PHOTO STUDENT Write a letter to next years new photo students. Include at least 500 words and describe some of your favorite assignments and experiences in photo class. 2. COMPOSE a 12×24 (300 res) SOCIAL ISSUE POSTER Include appropriate graphics and text to support your cause. Make sure the graphics are not too small and lower resolution. Write a 3 paragraph reflection describing why you chose this social issue and your views on it. 3. CUBISM Create a cubistic photo image after looking at the work of Pablo Picasso and David Hockney. Take one of your photographs and cut it into pieces and reassemble on a new document. Post to blog. In the post include an image by Picasso or Hockney and describe why you like it. 4. CRITIQUE OF STUDENT WORK ON BLOG Look at the blog home page and check out the best student work. On your blog, write a 3 paragraph critique about 1 or 2 of your favorite images by your peers. Include the photo (s) you chose in your blog post and who the artist was who produced the image. ASSIGNMENTS DUE FRIDAY APRIL 24: 1. Design our Commencement Program Cover Make a 5×7 300 res document and design a program cover for this year’s graduation. The best design will be chosen to be the actual program cover. Info to include: Jurupa Hills Commencement Ceremony, Citizens Business Bank Arena, Thursday, May 28 from 3-5 2. Read and Write Read this online article and write a three paragraph reflection on your blog commenting on what you learned from reading it. http://petapixel.com/2015/03/11/10-beliefs-that-suck-the-life-out-of-photographers/ 3. Re-create a Photo Look for a photograph online which you would like to re-create. Analyze the original photo for composition and lighting and re-create the photo as closely as you can. Samples below. 4. Diptych Make a diptych image (2 images together), and the theme is OPPOSITES. Samples below Re creations
ASSIGNMENTS DUE FRIDAY, APRIL 17 Put Yourself in History Find a historic photo online and include yourself in the scene. Adjust size, color and resolution to match the historic photo to look as realistic as possible. Animal Morphing Morph together two or three different animals to create a new species. Blend the images together seamlessly to look as if they are one animal. Add a background or habitat. Name your new animal species. The Touch Series Create a series of photos where people are touching in some way. Samples of all three assignments below.
Your Photography Business Powerpoint: (d ue Fri, April 10)
You will start a (pretend) photography business either by yourself or in partnership with one or two of your peer students. Create a Powerpoint Presentation to present to the class and include the items on the list below: * Business Name * Your name as sole owner or names of people in the partnership * The type of photography you specialize in, and the types of jobs you intend to get. * Samples of work you would like to produce for your clients. * Your (pretend) web site address * Who are your inspirations? * Where will you conduct your business? (which state will you live, will you work out of your home or rent office space in which location) * Branding: Your business card (Make your business card a 3.5 x 2.5 document in Photoshop) * Marketing: Include a slide about how are you going to advertise and get jobs in your field? * Market Research: How much money you would like to make in your first year of business, and how much you foresee making in 5 years, and also in 10 years.
NEW ASSIGNMENTS AFTER SPRING BREAK
1. Portrait with Make Up (due Monday, April 6)
Take a beautiful portrait of someone you admire and apply make up to their face using Photoshop paint and brush tools. Post to blog.
2. Advertising Photography (due Monday, April 6)
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- Fill Flash Outside
Read these links about using FILL FLASH outside to fill in the shadows. Write 10 sentences explaining what fill flash outside is and why you would need to use it to get perfect exposure on the subject and background. http://www.digitalcameraworld.com/2012/05/20/master-fill-flash-in-4-easy-steps/ http://www.digital-photo-secrets.com/tip/195/using-a-flash-when-outside/ Go outside and photograph a subject which is BACKLIT. Set your camera on AV or TV to meter the natural light. Make sure your flash is on ETTL and fill the subject in shadow with fill lighting from the flash. Post 2-3 photos showing your understanding and good usage of fill flash.
- Buying a new digital camera writing reflection
Pretend you are going to buy a new digital camera. Go online to research. Try going to http://www.bhphotovideo.com/ Brands, Camera modes, Types of digital camera (dslr, point and shoot, mirrorless), Cost and Size, and Specifications of different cameras (megapixels, ISO settings, camera modes, flash settings, interchangeable lenses, battery life, shutter lag) Write a 500 word synopsis in academic language, on which camera you would choose to purchase based on their research, and why you would choose that particular camera. Post your synopsis to your blog.
Close up Portraits
Photograph a portrait of someone getting very close up. Try to get a good expression which communicates something about your subjects personality. Post 2-5 amazing close up portraits to your blog and make a list of 20 words to describe the person in your photographs. 4. Photograph your Favorite Teacher with Writing Reflection Use bounced external flash to take some nice portraits of your favorite teacher. Edit and post your best portrait and write a 3 paragraph reflection in academic language explaining why you like and admire this teacher. Fill Flash Samples
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Photo 1 Assignments due Tuesday March 10
1. 3-5 On location portraits with bounced external flash
Use the Canon digital camera and an external bounced flash to photograph portraits on location. Practice shooting with on the hot shoe and also off camera flash with a sync cord. Set your camera on Manual, Auto White Balance, ISO 400, F8 @ 60 th of a second shutter speed. Photograph at least 10 portraits and post your top 3-5 edited portraits to your blog. As a writing critique answer the following questions on your blog in a separate post. It will count as a separate grade.:
-When would you use external flash? -What does flash synchronization mean? -What does ETTL mean? -What will happen when you shoot faster than the camera sync speed? -Why do photographers bounce the flash and use a diffuser? – What is a slave? -What should you do if your image comes out too dark or too light?
2. Illustrate an Iconic Image
Find an iconic photographic image online and trace and color the image you selected. Post the finished illustration to your blog and write a reflection about what iconic means and why the image you chose to illustrate is considered “iconic”. Samples of bounced on and off camera external flash below:
Some Iconic Images:
______________________________________________________________ Photo 1 Assignments Due Tuesday, March 3 1. Poetry and Your Photography
- Make a new document 11×[email protected] 200 res
- In a writing critique answer this question in 2-3 sentences: Why did you choose these words to go with this image
2. Magazine Cover Create a magazine cover using your own photographic image. Include a cover title and a list of articles, which would be within the magazine. 3. Wacky Landscape Take a landscape photo and use Photoshop to enhance and dramatize the image to make it look wacky and otherworldly. Post to your blog, and come up for a name for your new landscape location. 4. Read and Write: Flash Photography Read this article about external flash use and write 20 sentences describing some useful information you learned from reading it. http://photoextremist.com/book/2-Introduction_to_External_Flash.pdf Poetry and Your Photography Samples:
Magazine Cover Samples:
Wacky Landscape Photos
_________________________________________________________ Photo 1 Assignments Due Tuesday, February 16 1. Studio Portraits with strobes and colored gels Photograph portraits in the studio using the strobes and colored gel in the background. Edit your portraits in Lightroom or Photoshop and post 8-10 final portraits on your blog. Writing critique: Find a portrait online that was shot with studio strobe lighting and make a list of 20 sentences to describe that photo and your opinion of it. 2. Self – Illustration Take a new photograph of yourself and edit it in Photoshop. Make a new blank layer above the photo. Make the photo layer a regular layer not a background layer, and then make a new layer under the photo and fill it with white. Use the pencil tool to outline your self- portrait. Fill the illustration in with color and ADD A BACKGROUND. 3. Read and Write : An Introduction to using strobes Read this entire article on beginning strobe use and then write a three paragraph reflection on your blog detailing what the article is about and the most important things you got out of reading it. You will put your new knowledge to work this week when producing studio portraits. http://photography.tutsplus.com/tutorials/an-introduction-to-using-strobes-in-your-photography–photo-692
3 Assignments Due Tuesday, February 10
1. TRIPTYCH: BODY PARTS Take 3 photos which go together visually to make a triptych. Edit your photos in Photoshop. Make a new document and size it to be a 9×16 or 16×9 at 200 resolution
- Go back to your edited three photos and crop each to 3×5 or 5×3 at 200 resolution.
- Move each image into your triptych and resize if necessary.
- Layout your images any way your like to make an interesting triptych
- Add a subtle low key background under the three photos
- Merge layers and save as a jpg.
- Post your triptych photo to your blog and come up with a creative name for your work.
- Writing Critique: Make a new blog post: What I learned in Photo class and list 20 important and valuable things you learned in Photography class. Student samples below:
2. Silhouette Series
Photograph subjects against the white background lit with two hot lights. Meter for the background so the subject becomes a silhouette. Shoot a series or story to be communicated visually through your imagery. Edit your photos to get maximum contrast and a silhouetted subject. Make a large blank document in Photoshop and put your series silhouette images within it to create a silhouette story or series. Writing Critique: Write a short reflection (5-10 sentences) describing what your silhouette story is representing and what you would like people to know about it. Student samples below:
3. Am I Talking to Myself
Take numerous photos of yourself or someone else relating to themselves in some creative way. Merge them all together in Photoshop to make a fun and humorous montage titled Am I Talking To Myself. Writing Critique: Make a blog post called My Inspiration and list 10-20 things which inspire your creativity. Student samples below:
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Assignments Due Thur, Jan 29
1. HDR Photography -Go online and research the meaning of HDR. Create a blogpost explaining what the term HDR in photography means and ways to achieve successful results. -Photograph 5 different exposures of a landscape (on Manual) for this assignment. One at the perfect exposure, plus one and two stops underexposed and one and two stops overexposed. USE A TRIPOD for this! -Save images in a folder and open Photoshop>File>Automate>Merge to HDR Pro -Select your five landscape images and press ok. Photoshop will compile your images into one HDR image. -You will probably need to do more adjustments to make it more vibrant and saturated. You could bring in cool clouds from the Internet to blend into your sky. -Post to blog and please TITLE YOUR WORK!!! Write a 10 sentence critique of your own work and post under your image. 2. Painting with Light -Go to a dark place to shoot for this assignment. Put the camera securely on a tripod and put your shutter speed at 20 to 30 sec (not 20th of a sec…but 20 full seconds). You must put the camera on self timer to avoid camera shake. Shoot on manual and try your fstop at 8 or 11. ISO at 200 or 400. -Pre focus on Manual focus mode, because the camera will not in autofocus! -Wave finger lights in front of the frame during the exposure and check out the results! -You might need to make adjustments in exposure and try again. Post your image (s) to your blog. Write a 10 sentence critique of your own work and post under your image.
HDR SAMPLE STUDENT WORK
PAINTING WITH LIGHT STUDENT WORK
Assignments for the week of Jan 12-16
1. shooting for composition.
Shoot 10 new photographs which show STRONG COMPOSITION. Edit your photos and post 5-10 new photos on your blog. Caption each of your photos with the compositional tip you used to catch the viewers eye.
Also, look online for photos you think have strong composition and catch your eye. Post 5 photos you find with a short paragraph stating what you really really like about those photos. Any similarities in your picture choices? DUE FRIDAY, JAN 16
2. Photographer Research Project
You will produce and present a PowerPoint Slide Show about a Professional Photographer of your choice. The project is to be between 10 and 15 slides and include the information below and at least 10 photographs. You can choose from the enclosed list or pick a significant photographer of your choice. Questions to answer when doing photographer research project are below. Email your presentation to [email protected] or put in my flashdrive by TUESDAY, JAN 20.
Robert Mapplethorpe – flowers, portraits, nudes * Annie Leibovitz – celebrity portraits * Danny Clinch – musicians * Edward Weston – black and white nudes,landscapes Ansel Adams – black and white landscape Cindy Sherman – self portraits * Diane Arbus – strange and different portraits * David Lachappelle – unique portraits * Imogen Cunningham – black and white Eliot Porter – color landscape Alfred Eisenstadt – candid photojournalism Linda McCartney – musicians in the 60’s Herb Ritts – celebrity portraits * Henry Cartier- Bresson -candid street, the decisive moment Andy Warhol – bizarre Robert Frank -street Mary Ellen Mark – portraits * Eddie Adams – war, photojournalism Robert Capa – war Paul Strand – black and white Lewis Hind – child labor Duane Michals -fine art James Nachtwey – war * Irving Penn – fashion, still lifes * Richard Avedon – portraits Margaret Bourke White – early photojournalism Lee Friedlander – black and white candid Harold Edgerton – motion Sebastiao Salgado – photojournalism Weegee – street photojournalism Mark Seliger – celebrity portraits * Jerry Uelsmann – photo montage * Dorothea Lange – documentary Anne Geddes – children Kim Anderson – children Nigel Barker- Fashion William Wegman – dogs Man Ray – rayograms, fashion, portraits in the 20 Arnold Newman – environmental portraits * Steve McCurry – National Geographic portraits * Danny Lyon – street and documentary Brad Mangin – sports Neil Leifer – sports Nick Saglimbeni – LA fashion __________________________________________________________ New Assignments: Due Monday December 8 Take a Vacation You need a vacation! Find an image online of a place you would like to go for your vacation. Include yourself in the scene and add at least 3 props to take along with you. (ie: sunglasses, camera, friends, suitcases, shopping bags, etc…) Make a 12×8 100 resolution document for your Take a Vacation image and add all the necessary ingredients. Post your image to your blog with 5 sentences explaining your vacation destination choice and your digital additions to the scene. Candid Moments with Captions Use a longer lens to photograph candid moments around the school. Edit your shots and post 3 candids with captions under them explaining who, what, where, and why?? Include your technical information: f stop, shutter speed, iso, lens, mode) Critique: Look at the work of Henri Cartier Bresson online. In a blog post choose 2 of your favorite photos of his to post and write 5 sentences describing the work of Cartier Bresson and what you think of it. YOUR PORTFOLIO (Due in my flashdrive or emailed to me by Mon, Dec 8) Look through your body of photography work for PORTFOLIO material. Make a new folder in your digital photo folder called portfolio and select 10-20 of your images and collages for your portfolio. Make a Powerpoint or Prezi show with your portfolio work. Include a title slide with your name and some information about yourself, and then put each of your photography pieces on a single slide. Begin with your strongest piece and end with a piece we will remember! Try to organize your slides so one image leads to the next visually. Portfolio Presentation is due the week we return from Nov break. You will give it to Ms. C in her flashdrive and then present your portfolio to the class. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4 Assignments Due November 19 1. Self Portrait with Meaningful Text Use the digital slr camera with the self timer on and a tripod to take photos of yourself. Edit your photo in Photoshop and add meaningful text which works with the photo to convey something about yourself. Critique: Write 5 sentences describing the work of Cindy Sherman and your opinion of her self portrait series work. Post your work and critique to blog.
2. Conceptual Self Portrait Photograph something which conceptually represents you in some way. Take at least 10 photos with different composition and lighting. Edit your photos in Photoshop and post to blog. Critique: Define “conceptual” and discuss in a 2 paragraph reflection how your photograph represents you.
3. What is Your Color Create a Photoshop Collage 12×9 or 9×12 300 resolution representing your favorite color. Include your self portrait, the color you select and some writing about why this is YOUR color. Post to blog.
4. Jpeg vs. Raw- Read and Write Research what the terms jpeg and raw are, and the differences between these file formats. Include a two paragraph reflection comparing and contrasting them on your blog. ______________________________________________________________ Assignments Week of October 27-31 1. Body, Shape, Form Post one STRONG image you shot and edited showing body, shape, form Use the macro lens if you want to focus very close.
2. Shoot like Aaron Siskind Research the work of photographer Aaron Siskind, who shot for shapes, form and contrast. Set the camera to Monochrome and go shooting in black and white in the style of Aaron Siskind. Post three photos you shot and edited with FSIML. Critique: Post three photos you like by Aaron Siskind and in one paragraph explain what you like about the photos and describe Aaron Siskind’s style of photography.
3. Mirror Imagery Photograph an interesting photo with lots of lines. Put the edited photo in a new document and make a copy of the image to flip to make mirror imagery. Either 2 or 4 images would work for the mirror image. Post to blog.
______________________________________________________________ Week of Oct 20-24 (all 4 assignments due Friday Oct 24) 1. 30 Photos that changed the world Read this link about the 30 Photos that changed the world and write a two paragraph reflection about 3 of the photos. Include what the photo is about and your opinion of it.: http://www.photographyschoolsonline.net/blog/2010/30-photos-that-changed-the-world/ 2. History Invention Worksheet Research an important photography invention and fill out the worksheet (get from Cauchon and give back to her when complete) 3. Alphabet Photography -Look for images which represent letters and create a word in photographs -Edit your photos in PS and then make a new document to put the word in. Make your document 16×8 2oo resolution and fit your images in to make the word. If you need more space go to Image>Adjust>Canvas Size and resize bigger. Samples below:
4. Studio Portraits Use the studio backdrop (white or black) to photograph PORTRAITS of classmates. Use the tungsten “hot lights” to light the portraits Make sure to put your white balance on TUNGSTEN and shoot at ISO 400 or 800. Go right up to the subject and meter them on MANUAL. Take at least 10 photographs and edit them in PS. Post anywhere between 3 and 10 portraits. Include technical info: FSIML Critique: Find a studio portrait online and write a list of 25 words you think of when you look at the portrait. Include the photographers name if possible.
October 10-20 1. Small Group Critique Writing (Due Friday, October 10) In groups of 2 or 3, evaluate and critique 2 of the action motion photographs shot, edited and posted by your peers. (look on home page of blog for the 21 photos selected to be on display on the blog). Analyze, Evaluate,and Judge the photos and write 2 paragraphs about each of the 2 photos you chose to critique. Post your writing on one persons blog and put all the names of each member of the group. 2. Warhol/Pop Art (Due Friday, October 10) -For your Pop Art assignment you should photograph an object, which is POPULAR IN THE CULTURE TODAY. -Make 4 copies of the photo you chose, 4×6 or 6×4 (200 res) each, labeling them Warhol 1, Warhol 2 and so on… -Work on each picture separately, experimenting with filters, gradient maps, colors, patterns, and more….make sure there is contrast between the subject and the background! -When you complete the 4 individual photos, merge the layers in each. -Open a new document in Photoshop, 8×12 or 1
2. 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL PHOTOS OF ALL TIME http://100photos.time.com/ Read this link and on your blog pick 3 of the most influential photos to write about. Include the story behind the photo and what intrigues you about it. Make sure to post the three photos with your writing.
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Photo essay assignments
Assignment considerations
- Photo essays use minimal text to tell a story. The curation of photographs, the sequence, and juxtaposition are all important aspects of the project. Expect students to collect many more images than they will actually use.
- Photo essays might more traditionally be an exercise in photography courses, but as an exercise in telling a story as briefly as possible can be used in a wide range of courses or during overseas study experiences.
- It is important that the topic of the essay be absolutely clear for the ‘reader’. The subjects depicted in the photographs may be diverse, but the sequence of images should have a clear message. Each image has a purpose in conveying that message.
- Make sure to set aside time in the project to have students submit proposals and for review.
- A photo essay usually does not need any more than approximately 10 images.
- Images can include captions if those captions enhance the visual narrative or add important information. The absence of a caption however can also have an impact on the reader.
The only part of this type of assignment that might require some training would be in the presenting of the final projects. A course blogging platform, such as the McGraw Commons platform, or a website generation tool such as Microsoft Sway could be used to showcase and archive student work. The McGraw Center has documentation for these tools and very minimal training would be necessary.
- Microsoft Sway
- McGraw Commons
- Photojournalism course blog, Week Five – The Photo Essay . CUNY Graduate School of Journalism
- Photo Essays , Excelsior Online Writing Lab, Excelsior College
- Prompt and rubric for a specific photo essay assignment: events of 3/11 in Japan — University of Colorado, Boulder
- Photo Essay Grading Rubric . CGS Rhetoric: Teaching Digital Multimedia Expression. Boston University
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Photo Essay Assignment
Professor Byttebier
RH104 London
Unit 5 Assignment: The photo essay
Due date: Monday July 22nd, 11:59 pm
Length: 10-12 pictures, each with a caption/cutline
Grade: 25 % (20 % for finished product, 5 % for storyboard)
Assignment:
- Choose a topic/”idea” from the list below to give purpose and direction to (preparations for) the photo essay.
- On our field trips in the first half of the semester as well as on your own planned and spontaneous wanderings through London, take a wide variety of pictures, keeping the range of different possible shots in mind while also training yourself to become more aware of the compositional and technical choices a photographer might make (angle, focus, lighting, framing, lenses). Try not to take pictures just for the sake of taking pictures (because you have to, either as a tourist, or a student in this class). Rather, keep in mind that the camera is your opportunity to see things in a new, and revelatory, way. Edward Weston, one of the 20th century’s most influential photographers, famously wrote that “ Good composition is only the strongest way of seeing the subject . It cannot be taught because, like all creative effort, it is a matter of personal growth.” Susan Sontag wrote that the camera “dismembers reality,” “see[ing] the whole by means of the part–an arresting detail, a striking way of cropping.” Therefore, take pictures to discover and find meaning in the things you see (big or small). Remember that what I am looking for is a personal vision that allows me a glimpse into your own unique perspective on the locations we visited. What reality do you want to show?
- The photo as resonating with the overarching idea/topic of the essay
- The photo as likely resonating with an audience because it represents something familiar
- The photo as creating cohesion in the set, by way of content and style
- The photo as achieving variety in the set, by choosing different kinds of shots
- Start creating a self-drawn storyboard of the layout of your essay, by using the provided template. That is, in squares indicating each picture frame, make a basic drawing illustrating the objects/people/things shown in your picture, and experiment with two or three possible captions for the picture next to it, as well as describing the things you want your viewer to notice in terms of composition. Mention also the principle of attraction between this picture and the next: why does this picture belong next to the one following it?
- When writing captions and cutlines, consult the handout on captions: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qEPxe3pd8lEn8e4Xp4Da91m9naavywKallXF5RQlw3U/edit?usp=sharing
- Use the software of your choice (Google Slides, Powerpoint, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Spark, etc.) to create your photo essay. I will provide tutorial videos composed by RH professor Kathleen Vandenberg for InDesign, but you do not have to use this software.
- Write a brief introduction (250-400 words) communicating your topic and angle to the reader. Do not make an explicit argument, but make clear how you approached the topic and what your angle of approach is/was. These intros serve to orient the reader and to establish a motivation/purpose for the essay. Use some of the models to get a feel for such an introduction. (See also separate handout for the intro: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iiY7lPXZ-0sDXXQZL66j10tfZhn_OXtl2SCXci5z84k/edit?usp=sharing )
Choose one below, or, if you really want to work on a different topic of your own choice, then talk to me. Any alternative topic needs to be approved by me.
- An American in London : Your essay should reflect on and tell the story of your experience as an American visitor/tourist in London. (For inspiration, you might take a look at Gordon Parks’s “American Teenagers in Paris” photo essay for LIFE in 1952.) What does it mean to live in London for six weeks as an American student in this program? (Note: you’ll only be able to include pics from your first three weeks, but you can always edit the photo essay later to include different photos.) What pictures capture the essence of your experience here (which undoubtedly includes emotions like shock, displacement, alienation, wonder, awe, camaraderie, etc.)? How does your American-ness influence your perspective on the city? How do you see it? How might it see you ?
- London Goes Public . London boasts an incredibly impressive array of attractive public spaces–spaces (as we will investigate in much more detail in the next unit) that were designed to appeal to the public’s social and aesthetic, and even one might say, spiritual needs. This topic invites you to explore some of London’s most attractive public parks to narrate what makes them, in your eyes, so unique. Note: I’m *not* asking you to just explore just Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens, St. James’s Park. Here are some others you should check out: Holland Park, Regent’s Park, Battersea Park, Hampstead Heath, Richmond Park.
- High London, Low London . London is a city of opposites: it boasts some of the largest wealth in the world but is kept running, daily, by England’s working and middle classes. On our field trips as well, you’ll see that history is composed of interactions (peaceful and less so) between the high and low. Think, for example, of Highgate’s “democratic” principle of inclusion, meaning you’ll find graves of rich people and poor people alongside each other (or are they more separated than that?). Think also of the Grave of the Unknown Soldier located prominently in the middle of Westminster Cathedral. Then there’s the Royal Pavilion in Brighton, built for King George’s pleasure but reused during WWI as a hospital for some of the war’s most broken soldiers. London is full of such juxtapositions and contradictions, both from the past and in the present. Compose an essay that tells this story through your eyes.
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Writing Assignment #1 Documentary Photography Today
“The photograph gives mixed signals. Stop this, it urges. But it also exclaims, What a spectacle!” — Susan Sontag
Download PDF of Writing Assignment 1 here
Papers are due in class: Tuesday, Oct 8th
You must submit your papers via SafeAssign on Blackboard.
This assignment gives you the opportunity to explore the function of documentary photography today.
Your paper should be 3 double-spaced pages, 1” margins, 12-point type (Please use Arial, Helvetica or Times).
Before you begin writing your paper, you must first do some research.
You must read and analyze the following (pdf copies are online on the OpenLab class website):
1. Look up the term “documentary photography” and define for yourself
2. Read Chapter 7 (pp. 124-139), “The Social Photograph” in Fred Ritchin’s After Photography (2009)
3. Read an excerpt from Susan Sontag’s Regarding the Pain of Others (2007). Sontag is a renowned philosophical thinker who has published many seminal essays on photography, including the essays collected in On Photography (1977).
4. Look up and explore one of the photo series mentioned in Ritchin’s chapter (ie, Robert Knoth’s “Nuclear Nightmares”) or choose a virtual exhibition at www.pixelpress.org
Paper Instructions:
Give yourself ample time to do the readings. Both raise difficult issues that require time to contemplate and analyze.
Consider the significance of documentary photography in Ritchin’s and Sontag’s articles. Do you consider documentary photography effective in today’s society? Summarize each author’s opinion of photography (you must discuss both readings). What do the authors think are the positive aspects of photography? What are the negative ones? Discuss some examples from each reading.
Then consider whether you think documentary photography remains effective in contemporary society. Compare Ritchin’s and Sontag’s views to your own ideas about the effectiveness of documentary photography in contemporary society. In addition, discuss your thoughts on a photo series that you have chosen to explore from Ritchin’s chapter or www.pixelpress.org.
Lastly, avoid long quotes in short papers (both papers for this course are short). Lengthy quotes will weaken your paper and diminish your grade. Please look over the grading rubric for written assignments on the class website, and be sure to run spell check before submitting your final paper.
Please note that if you fail to discuss both the Ritchin and Sontag readings, it is impossible to receive an A on the paper.
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PLAGIARISM WILL NOT BE TOLERATED IN ANY FORM AND WILL RESULT UNCONDITIONALLY IN A FAILING GRADE FOR THE COURSE.
To “plagiarize” is defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as:
Take and use as one’s own (the thoughts, writings, inventions, etc., of another person); copy (literary works, ideas, etc.) improperly or without acknowledgment; pass off the thoughts, work, etc., of (another person) as one’s own. [Lesley Brown, ed., The New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 2 vols. (Oxford: 1993), 2:2231]
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40 Practical Photography Assignments to Reinspire You
Here are a list of photographic assignments that I hope help you. You can skip around and choose the assignments that appeal to you:
#1. 5 yes, 5 no
If you’re interested in street photography, often the fear of rejection is worse than the rejection itself.
If you want a simple assignment to build your confidence, try the “5 yes, 5 no” challenge.
The concept is simple: approach a bunch of strangers and ask for permission to make their portrait. You have to keep asking until you get 5 people to say “yes” and 5 people to say “no.”
You will discover it is harder to get a “no” than a “yes”.
If you’ve got all 5 “yes’s” but not 5 “no’s”, you need to purposefully go out and look for the scariest people you think will say “no.”
The purpose of this assignment is to help you face rejection. In life, photography, and everything else, we are slaves of fear. This will help you face your fear head-on.
#2. “10 no”
If you’re really, really afraid of getting rejected, try out this assignment (a variation of the 5 yes/5 no assignment).
Go out and try to get 10 people to reject having their photos as quickly as possible.
If you go out and try to find people to say “yes” to getting their portrait shot, you might become paralyzed. Instead, only approach people who you think look unfriendly and will say “no.”
Funny story: you will find that often the scariest/meanest looking people are the nicest (and vice-versa).
#3. Exposure compensation
I am a big proponent of shooting in “P” (program mode). Essentially the camera chooses the aperture/shutter speed for you, as well as the exposure.
If you want to get better exposures in your photos (in P mode), try experimenting with exposure-compensation.
Ask a person to stand in the bright sun, and take a series of different photos (with different exposure compensations):
0, +1, +2, +3, -1, -2, -3
Then look at your LCD screen, and look at the exposure of each photo. Then look at the real world — how does your exposure-compensations change how your photos end up looking?
Don’t get too nerdy with this. Figure out what exposure-compensations work well for your camera, in different settings. Each camera thinks differently and has different exposure compensation modes. So treat this assignment as a way for you to better understand the light, and how your camera thinks.
If it is really bright outside, I generally photograph at -1 exposure-compensation, to make the skin tones of my subject look more natural, and also to darken the shadows. I love the dramatic look this gives my images.
Furthermore, if you’re shooting in the shade, you will often need to shoot +1 exposure-compensation to light your scene better.
But once again, experiment with different exposure-compensations, and figure out what works best for you.
#4. 1,000 photos in a day
If you’re a photographer who only takes 1-2 photos of a scene and tends to run away, try this assignment.
The assignment: take 1,000 photos in a single day.
The purpose of this assignment is for you to learn how to “work the scene”. If you see a good scene, try to take at least 10 photos of each scene. This will allow you to capture better perspectives, angles, and moments.
I don’t want you to always take 1,000 photos everyday. But this might help you break through “photographer’s block.”
#5. Eye contact/no eye contact
When I’m shooting street photography, I’m not sure whether a photograph with eye contact or without eye contact will be better.
Solution? Try to get both.
If I’m shooting candidly, I will get close to my subject, and take multiple photos, until they notice my presence. Then I wait for them to notice me, and then I take a photograph when they make contact.
Then when I go home, I have the decision of choosing between two version of a photo: one with eye contact, and one without. Sometimes eye contact works better, sometimes it doesn’t.
There is a saying that “eyes are the windows to the soul.” I generally find photos with eye-contact to be more compelling, soulful, and intense for the viewer.
However at the same time, sometimes having photos with the subject looking away from the camera gives you a more moody feel.
I often like to study famous (painted) portraits of people in the past for inspiration. Look at the paintings with eye contact, and without.
#6. Ask your subject to look up, down, left, right
If you approach a stranger, and ask permission to make their portrait (or if you’re photographing a model), it is hard to direct your subject.
One tip I learned: ask them to look in different directions.
For example, ask your model to look into the camera, and don’t smile. Then ask them to look up, down, left, and right.
Often people have a “better side.” Not only that, but by having your subject look up and down, you change the mood of the photo.
When your subject is looking up, they look more confident, encouraged, and powerful.
When your subject is looking down, they look more downtrodden, depressed, and negative.
Another tip: ask your subject to look at your hand while you’re photographing them. Then move your hand, and see how their eyes track your hand.
Changing the eye and head position of your subject will change the emotion of the photo. Experiment with different head positions with your subject, and you will have more photos to choose from.
#7. Only photograph things on the ground
When it comes to photography, we often just photograph what is in front of us, at eye-level.
Yet we never look down, and we never loop up.
As a simple assignment, do a photo project of just photographing stuff on the ground. You will find lots of interesting subject-matter if you look closely enough.
The world is a rich and beautiful place to take photos. Sometimes we complain that there is “nothing to photograph.” Yet in reality, we’re just not looking hard enough.
Change your perspective and view. Don’t just look ahead. Look down. Look up. Look into cracks in-between walls. Be curious, and change your perspective.
#8. Take at least 10 photos of each scene
I mentioned this tip a bit earlier, but the mistake we make as photographers is that we’re easily satisfied with 1-2 photos, and we move on.
The problem with only taking 1-2 photos (and then checking our LCD screen) is that we don’t push ourselves. When in doubt, try to photograph 25% more than you think you need to photograph.
This will force you to be more creative. You will try to photograph your scene from different distances (close, far) and from different angles (left, middle, right). You can also switch up your positioning (crouching, standing, or tippy-toe).
It is rare to see a good photo-moment. Don’t settle with just 1-2 photos. “Work the scene” and try to take at least 10 photos of each scene. Then you will push your creative boundaries, and be more likely to make a good photo.
#9. Limit yourself to only 36 photos in a day
For this assignment, you’re only allowed to take 36 photos in a day (same amount of photos in a roll of film).
This exercise will help you learn restraint. It will balance out some of the other assignments which encourage you to take more.
If you only had 36 photos you could take in a day, how much more selective would you be with your shooting? What superfluous photos would you not shoot?
I also find that by taking fewer photos, I appreciate each scene more.
You can do this assignment on a digital camera, or on a film camera.
#10. Shoot 1 street corner for an hour
In street photography, we’re impatient. Rather than sticking in one good area and waiting for our subjects to come to us, we run around (often wasting our energy) to just find a few good photos.
The solution: find an interesting street corner, don’t move, and photograph it for an hour.
The purpose of this assignment is to realize that it can be more effective to find a good scene, background, or area, and wait for your subjects to come to you.
Not only that, but if you stay put in one area, you will get to know the area better. You will observe the flow of subjects, and get a feel of a place better. Not only that, but you will be more “invisible” in the scene — people will ignore you.
#11. Delete all the photos from your social media account
An occasional purge is good for our physical, mental, and spiritual health.
Try to do this every once in a while: delete all the photos from your social media, and start from scratch.
Don’t delete the original photos. Keep them on your hard drive, print them out, or archive them.
However if you have a lot of photos cluttering your social media account, make a practice of doing a 100% purge. Delete all the photos (or mark them private), and then re-start from scratch.
Often we let our past work prevent ourselves from innovating and creating new future work.
Purge your past. And start refreshed.
#12. Go a month without using social media
Often as photographers we fall victim to the “social media” treadmill of always uploading a photo everyday, just to feel relevant. We want it for the likes, the comments, the new followers. Yet we get addicted to social media like heroin. Without our daily “hit” of external affirmation, we feel our photography is pointless.
Yet photography should be a personal pursuit. Why care about what others think about your photos? How do you feel about your own photos?
Uninstall all the social media apps from your phone (don’t worry you can re-install them after a month). Don’t upload any photos, look at anyone else’s photos, and try your best not to cheat.
By “fasting” from social media from a month, you will get a better sense of why you make photos. And I can guarantee you, you will feel less stressed and anxious to keep up with the “social media rat race.”
#13. Only shoot black and white for a year
We don’t see the world in monochrome. Black and white is an abstraction in the world. That is why it looks more “artistic” to the average person. It is novel, unique, and different.
However it takes a while for you to train your eye to see the world in monochrome.
Many photographers shoot black and white their entire life, and still never master it. I’ve also found that if I switch between black and white and color too often, I can never learn how to really see the world in one.
The assignment is to shoot only black and white for an entire year. You can shoot RAW+JPEG with a black and white preview. And perhaps you can just use the black and white JPEG’s. If not, apply a simple black and white preset to all of your RAW photos (upon importing them).
How would you visualize the world in monochrome? I’ve found myself looking more for emotions, mood, smoke, shadows, lines, graphical elements, and minimalism.
This will be different for you, but learn how to see in monochrome.
#14. Only shoot color for a year
The opposite assignment to the prior one; shoot only color for a year.
To see the world in color is different than seeing the world in black and white.
Personally, I’ve found shooting color to be more difficult than shooting black and white. Why? Because color leads to more complexity. You need to compose and frame a scene well, but also think about the color-combinations of a scene.
Not only that, but different colors evoke different moods and emotions.
Monochrome is easy to use because it reduces and removes distractions. Color introduces more complexity and distractions.
I would personally recommend most photographers to first try to master monochrome before taking on color photography .
Color photography also requires your exposures to be better, and for you to shoot in better lighting conditions. For color photography, try to shoot sunrise and sunset ( golden hour ), or use a flash.
Train your eyes to become sensitive to different colors and play and have fun with it. See how you can mix different colors in a scene, whether they be complementary colors or contrasting colors.
#15. Only shoot JPEG for a month
RAW and post-processing is a blessing and a curse. The problem is that many of us modern photographers over-rely on fancy post-processing techniques to improve our (mediocre) photos.
I’m guilty of it — I’ve added HDR to my photos, added selective color, intense vignettes, and “overly-processed” many of my photos (thinking that they would make the photos better).
But no matter how much you polish a turd, it will still be a turd.
Shoot only JPEG for a month.
If you’re really anxious, shoot JPEG+RAW (but only use the JPEG’s) for a month.
This way you can’t rely on fancy post-processing techniques to “salvage” your photos. A great photo shouldn’t require any excessive post-processing.
#16. Only shoot with your smartphone for a month
We often make the excuse that we don’t always have our cameras with us. I know personally when I owned a DSLR, it would be a pain in the ass to carry with me everywhere I went.
But today we’re blessed by modern technology, especially with the smartphone. The smartphone is the ultimate camera: it is always with us, fits in our front pocket, and can also be used to edit/post-process/publish our photos.
If you have a big bulky camera and never take photos, take this challenge upon yourself: only shoot with your smartphone for a month. Lock up your “real” camera in a drawer, and see how you can be the most creative with just your smartphone.
The purpose of this assignment is to realize that photography is less about the gear and more about your personal vision, and how you see the world. The tool isn’t as important as your eye.
This assignment might also teach you the importance of just always having your camera with you, ready, and prepared to click.
#17. Stick to one camera, one lens for a year
We’re rich. We live in a culture of abundance. Most photographers I know aren’t starving. Most photographers have an over-abundance of cameras, lenses, and gear.
If you’re a photographer who has too much “choice anxiety” from owning too much gear, only stick to one camera, one lens for a year. Lock up your other gear in a drawer, better yet, sell it or give it away to friends.
If you really want to hone in your photographic vision; you don’t want to be distracted by gear. Also it takes a long time to get to know one camera and one lens/focal length quite well.
By sticking with consistent gear, you will have fewer gear distractions, which will give you more creative focus.
#18. Only shoot horizontal, vertical, or square for a month
I believe in “creative constraints”: by having fewer options, you are forced to be more creative.
For example, take framing. Try to only shoot horizontal (landscape), vertical (portrait), or square-format for a month.
Framing and composition is all about knowing what to leave out of the frame.
Restrict yourself to one orientation for a month and you will find more visual consistency with your work. And you will be forced to compose more creatively.
#19. Only shoot one square block for a month
With unlimited options, we become paralyzed. We don’t know what direction to take our creative work.
Restrict yourself geographically. For a month, only shoot one square block (both sides). This way, you will really have to dig deep, and find something very interesting in that one square block.
The benefit of this project is that you know exactly where to shoot. Just one specific area. And I think it is better to get to know one area very well, rather than knowing a lot of different areas superficially.
Being a great photographer isn’t about traveling the world, to exotic places, and making interesting photos overseas.
Being a great photographer is making the best out of what you have. For not complaining where you live; and being the best photographer in your own home town.
#20. Shoot everyday for a month
The only way to become a better photographer is to shoot more. The more you shoot, the more feedback you will get, and the more connected you will feel with the world.
For a month, take at least 1 photo everyday. It can be with your smartphone, DSLR, or whatever camera you have.
Just make sure it is something personally meaningful to you. Don’t just take the photo for the sake of it. Take a photo everyday of something that stirs your heart. That makes your soul sing.
The Zen masters recommended having a “daily practice.” By repetition, we reach a deeper understanding of “truth.”
In photography, we can read a hundred photo theory books, and still not learn anything. We only learn through taking photos, repetition, feedback, critique, and constantly seeking to improve ourselves.
Don’t put pressure on yourself that everyday the photo has to be great. But just build the habit.
#21. Don’t shoot for a month
To balance out the prior experiment; try to go a month without taking any photos.
You’re not allowed to take photos for a month.
Ironically enough, this assignment might be the best way to re-invigorate your passion for photography. Why? We take photography for granted. But when something is taken away from us we appreciate it more.
#22. Shoot “selfies” for a week
Many of us complain that we don’t have interesting subjects to photograph.
Not true; your best subject is yourself. Because you’re always available, and you won’t say “no” to yourself.
There are different ways you can shoot ‘artistic selfies’ of yourself. Photograph your shadow, reflection, or put your camera on a tripod and setup a scene and shoot yourself.
To photograph yourself is an incredibly intimate experience. It is an experience that allows you to be comfortable on the other side of the camera. Not only that, but it makes you realize that no matter what, you can always photograph something — who better than yourself?
#23. Have your portrait (professionally) shot
I learned this lesson from Sara Lando: if you don’t like being photographed, have another photographer (professionally) shoot your headshot. You will learn what is comfortable (and what isn’t comfortable) being a subject.
If you are a photographer, yet you don’t like having your own photo taken, you debilitate yourself. You assume everyone else doesn’t like having their photo taken (not true).
The secret is how can you make a photo of others (and of yourself) that makes the subject comfortable, at ease, and happy to be photographed?
#24. Shoot with a focal length (you’re uncomfortable with) for a week
We all have our preferences for a certain lens or focal length. If you want to push your creative boundaries, shoot with a focal length that you are very unfamiliar or uncomfortable with for a week.
If you’re a 28mm guy, try shooting only with a 200mm lens for a week. If you’re usually a 200mm telephoto type of person, try a 35mm lens. If you usually shoot with a 50mm lens, try a 28mm lens.
By shifting our focal length, we shift our perspective, how we see the world, and how we approach our subjects.
By pushing ourselves outside of our comfort zone for a week, you will gain a new perspective and also perhaps find more gratitude for the focal length you’re already comfortable with.
Or better yet, you might find a new focal length you prefer that can help you be more creative and innovative with your work.
#25. “.7 meter challenge” (1-arm length challenge)
I learned this assignment from my buddy Satoki Nagata. If you’re uncomfortable getting close to your subjects, pre-focus your lens to .7 meters (about 1-arm length distance), and only shoot that distance for a month.
This assignment will force you to get physically and emotionally closer to your subjects.
You don’t need to shoot all your photos candidly. Ask for permission.
The more comfortable you’re shooting at a close distance, the easier it will be for you to take a step back.
#26. Decapitate heads for a week
I often find photos of hands, feet, or body gestures more interesting than faces. So the assignment is to take photos of your subjects without including their faces/heads in the photo.
Try it out: for a week “decapitate” your subjects (don’t photograph their faces). This will force you to see the other characteristics and attributes of your subject on a deeper level.
#27. Buy a mannequin (and use it as a test subject)
I learned this assignment from my friend Charlie Kirk: if you want to learn how to make better portraits, how to better use studio/flash, or how to frame, buy a mannequin as a test subject.
The great thing about having a mannequin is that you will always have a willing subject.
Try using different focal lengths, different settings, different apertures, shutter-speeds, different lighting setups, and anything else you want to experiment with.
This will allow you to better understand how to use your camera technically, how light (especially artificial light) works. Not only that, but you will have a forever patient subject at your disposal (whenever).
#28. Only shoot with a flash for a week
There is a bias in photography against shooting with a flash. People say it looks “harsh” and unnatural” when compared to using natural light.
Yet the flash helps us overcome difficult lighting situations. It gives us more freedom to shoot at different points in the day, when the light might not be so nice.
For a week, experiment taking photos only with a flash. You will discover how the flash works during the day, in the shade, indoors, and other effects it might have on your images.
Having a flash is a good tool in photography. It can help you open up creative doors and opportunities. It will give you more freedom to shoot at all points during a day.
You don’t always need to shoot with a flash, but try to learn it to the best of your ability, and you can use it in special situations (or in all situations).
#29. Put together a photo album
Today’s world is (mostly) digital. In photography, we spend 99% of our efforts sharing our photos online. Very rarely do we print our work, arrange and edit our work, and create physical objects with our photography.
Buy a cheap photo album at the store or online. Print a bunch of your photos as small 4×6’s. Then put together a photo album.
Do it with your partner, children, or friends. Make a theme, concept, or a story. Have fun. Spread the 4×6 prints on the floor, and figure out what kind of pairing, sequencing, and flow you want to add to your album.
Handling physical prints is a different experience than just looking at them on your computer or phone. The physicality of photography adds another dimension for us to be more creative, to find more by-chance connections, and for us to be more engaged with others.
Making a photo album is a nice communal activity, something that families did a lot in the past. Making photo albums can help us re-connect ourselves with the past, but also create physical documents that will be well-preserved into the future.
#30. Print your portfolio
Most of us have our portfolios online. Few of us have printed portfolios.
Look at your entire library of images, and ask yourself: Which of these 10 photos represent who I am as a photographer?
Then print out those photos at any size you like. Figure out how you would like the photos to be sequenced. Then carry them around with you, and share them with your friends. Ask them to sequence your photos according to their emotion and feeling.
Learn to show your photos as prints, rather than just a phone or computer. See how people react differently to your photos, and see how it feels different for you as a photographer.
Photos don’t exist until they’re printed. When photos exist in atoms, we have a deeper connection with them as humans. When we can hold a photo, or a memory in our hands, it feels more real. We appreciate it more, and we feel more connected with them.
I find a nagging sense of incompletion if I don’t print my photos. I appreciate my photos on my computer, but I love them when they’re printed.
This assignment will also give you a good opportunity to re-evaluate your entire body of work and ask yourself: What photos really show who I am?
#31. Give away a photo everyday (for a week)
I feel the best gift you can give others as a photographer is prints. Why? Because prints are meaningful, easy to transport, and relatively inexpensive to print.
As an assignment, print out a bunch of your photos, and for a week, give out at least 1 print a day (to a stranger, friend, your barista, family member, etc). See how it affects their mood, and your own mood.
Photos are about sharing moments, art, and history. Share a little bit of your own soul by giving away your photos. You might discover that giving away your photos for free is more meaningful than selling them.
#32. Start your own photography blog, and blog consistently for 30 days straight
I’m not a big fan of traditional “social media” – because you have no control. You’re a slave to the platform, and you don’t have as much ownership and creative opportunities.
When you create your own blog, you have more flexibility. You can publish your photos, text, and ideas in different format. If you own the blogging platform (I recommend wordpress.org) you then really own your content.
Blogs are great because they are historical documents of our past. Blogging is more difficult than sharing photos on social media, but it is also more personally meaningful.
Furthermore, if you have a blog, it is easier indexed by Google. And anyone with a web browser can access your work rather than only people on a certain social media platform.
The assignment is to start your own blog, and blog consistently for 30 days straight. It can be about anything. You can just upload a photo everyday, upload photos that inspire you, or share some personal stories behind your favorite images. Don’t take it too seriously, but try it for a consistent month.
By making a blog, you gain more ownership of your own photography, creativity, and work on the internet. If you’re a slave to a social media platform, your influence is very limited and you don’t have as many different ways to express yourself creatively.
I see blogs as the future of photography — don’t be left behind.
#33. Write down a list of photographic subjects you don’t like to photograph
How do you know what your “style” is in photography? For me, it is knowing what you don’t like to photograph.
For this assignment, figure out what genres of photography you dislike. Write them down, and simply avoid taking those photos.
Then, by process-of-elimination, figure out what kind of photographer you are (based on what you don’t like to photograph).
Most people I know who are interested in street photography don’t like to take photos of sunsets and landscapes. People I know who like to shoot flowers don’t like to take photos of people. Photographers who like to shoot monochrome generally dislike shooting color (and vice-versa).
Find out who you are via subtraction and process-of elimination. Treat your photographic style the same.
What do you not like photographing? Then just don’t photograph it — photograph the opposite.
#34. Intentionally try to take bad photos for a week
One of the biggest barriers in our photography is that we always try to take really good photos. But it is rare that we make good photos.
So flip the concept upside down: try to intentionally shoot “sh**ty photos” for a week. Get rid of your concepts of good composition, framing, and light. Just take bad photos of whatever you find interesting.
Follow your gut, soul, and instincts. Just click. Don’t think too much.
Then after a week, see if you feel more loose in your photography, less “blocked” creatively. Do you take yourself less seriously? Are you having more fun?
Perfectionism ruins us. Seek to make “good” photos. And in order to do so give yourself permission to make bad photos.
#35. Create your own photography portfolio website
If you want to be more serious with your photography (and taken more seriously), make a photography portfolio website. It can just be your firstnamelastnamephoto.com (or better yet, firstnamelastname.com).
Make your own photography website, and put on your 3 best projects (restrict each project to your 10 best photos). This way, you will be able to think more about long-term projects, rather than getting swept away in the social media madness of just uploading a single (random) photo a day.
When you pass away, what kind of body of work do you want to leave behind? Do you really think that your social media profile will exist after you pass away? Will anyone even look at it?
Having a website (instead of just having social media) is better, but not the best.
Aim on creating a body of work, and several bodies of work, then publish them as books.
#36. Buy one photo book a month (for a year)
I’m a big proponent of photography books and education. For a simple motto, remember the phrase: “Buy books, not gear.”
Gear quickly gets outdated. A great photo book will increase in value over time, both monetarily and its value to you as a photographer.
I recommend trying to invest in at least one photo book a month (for a year). You don’t need to buy an expensive photo book — invest in a book that you plan on re-reading over and over again.
I also recommend buying photo books whenever you have the urge to buy a new piece of gear. Why? Photo books will actually help improve your photography, and the novelty of a new photo book will inspire you.
Every photographer needs inspiration from somewhere. Most of us get our inspiration online, on social media.
There are great photographers online, but if you really want to learn the work of the masters, invest in photo books. Photographers spend many years, thousands of dollars, to create their own book. Therefore you’re more likely to get better images in a photo book, than just when looking online.
A good photo book will last for your entire life and will always be a great source of inspiration for you.
#37. Look at all the portfolios of all the Magnum photographers
You are what you eat. If you look at the work of great photographers, you will aspire to make great photographs.
I also go this assignment from my buddy Charlie Kirk: go to the Magnum Photos website and study all the portfolios of the Magnum photographers.
Write a list of which photographers you admire. Analyze their work, and ask yourself, “Why” you like their work.
Furthermore, when you find a photographer whose work really speaks to you, buy all their photo books, watch all their YouTube interviews, and learn as much about them as you can from them.
The more great images we look at, the more inspired we will be to make great photos. By analyzing great compositions and images, we will subconsciously take better photos when we’re shooting.
Also you will find there are a lot of Magnum photographers whose work you don’t “get” or “like.” That is fine — just think to yourself, “What about their work do I not like? And why would other people like their work?”
#38. Attend a photography workshop
I think photography workshops are great because you get a “shortcut” in your learning and education.
For a workshop, you get a distilled source of information from your teacher, often in a few days or a week.
I personally think that photography workshops are a much better “bang for the buck” than photography schools. And they’re much shorter, focused, practical, and hands-on.
Find a photography workshop on a topic that interests you. And know that you’re investing your money into your education, which is always one of the best investments for your money.
If you want practical instruction in photography, to learn, have any questions addressed, attend a workshop or two.
#39. Learn how to process black and white film
I don’t think digital is better than film, nor is film better than digital. They’re different. But more similar than dissimilar.
I feel the process of shooting film, and learning how to develop it, makes you appreciate the art and process of photography much more.
When I started off in digital photography, I took for granted that you could take a photo and instantly see it on the back of your LCD screen.
Shooting film has taught me patience, appreciation for the process, and the tactile hands-on approach.
If you’ve never processed your own black and white film, give it a try. There are tons of YouTube tutorials on how to do it. By processing your own black and white photos, you will feel a lot more connected with your images. You might fall in love with the process and the magic.
After shooting film for several years, I came back to digital photography with new enthusiasm. I appreciated digital photography so much more in terms of the convenience, the flexibility, and the modern technology.
If you’ve never processed your film before, give it a go. And not only that, but try to print your photos in a darkroom at least once — the experience might totally change how you view photography.
#40. Photograph only hand gestures for a day
I think that great photos tend to have two things: 1) Great composition and 2) Great emotion.
We all know how to make better compositions. Few of us know how to capture emotions.
A practical way to capture better emotions: capture hand-gestures and body language of your subjects.
So for a whole day, do nothing but photograph people doing interesting hand-gestures. Not only that, but afterwards, look at your photos (with hand-gestures in them), and mimic the hand-gesture. This will help you connect emotionally, and empathize with your subjects.
Photos of people just walking (and doing nothing with their hands) tends to be boring. Hand-gestures are much more dynamic, interesting, and emotional.
Much of communication is body-language and hand-gesture based. Photos are silent and don’t say words. But hand-gestures do.
I hope this list of 40 photography assignments will help inspire and uplift you. It is hard to stay motivated in your photography, but know that photography isn’t a race. Photography is a personal journey for yourself. You want to take your time, enjoy the process, and gain personal meaning through your photography.
Never compete with any other photographer. Don’t compare yourself to other photographers by how many followers/likes you have on social media.
Only gauge your progress in photography by your own standards of yourself, and by your own gut.
Know that dips in motivation in photography are natural and part of the game. What matters the most is how are you going to overcome these mental blocks and barriers in your photography. Are you going to let them encourage you to try harder? Or are you going to give up photography all-together.
Tenacity and staying in the game of photography is the goal. Never give up friend. Let’s stick in photography together for the long-haul.
About the author : Eric Kim is an international street photographer. You can find more of his photography and writing on his website and blog . This article was also published here .
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This article provides you with 10 photography self-assignments that you can use to get your own creative juices flowing. They’re designed to help you grow in skill as a well-rounded photographer while helping you build your portfolio at the same time. Many of these projects are best executed over a period of time, rather than in a single session.
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1. The Park Bench
Take your camera and a tripod to a park, and find a busy park bench. Set yourself up some distance away with a long lens aimed at the bench and pre-focused. Settle in, and for the next few hours take images at fixed time intervals, say every ten minutes. This is really an exercise in timelapse photography. I think the resulting images would make a fun photo essay. The setting stays the same, but the subjects change at random.
2. Evolution of Construction
Find a nearby construction site, and take a picture every day. If you choose the same vantage point each time, you’ll end up with a series of images that show the building in progressive stages of completion.
3. Through the Seasons
This exercise is similar to number two, but it’s best done in a less urban environment and over a longer period of time. Find a landscape that you can shoot in spring, summer, autumn, and winter. This works especially well if you live in a place that receives snow in winter and where the leaves on the trees turn color in the autumn.
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4. Self Portrait
The concept of this is simple: take a picture of yourself every day. It helps to use a tripod and shutter release, rather than limiting yourself by trying to shoot with the camera at arm’s length. You are the most patient subject you could ever work with, so use this to your advantage. Get creative, overact, dress up, and use props. You decide how you want to show yourself to the world! If you do an internet search on this topic, you’ll find related Flickr and Twitter groups, where you can share your images.
5. A Day in the Life of…
This is a great project to document a particular occupation. For example, you could take photographs of a nurse at work to show all the various aspects of his or her job. It may take you more than one day of shooting to capture a representative set of images.
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6. Get to Know Your Neighborhood
So often, we don’t take a good look at our own neighborhood. Make it a point to walk around, and shoot ten images of the area where you live. Do this once a month, or even once a week if you really get inspired.
7. Color Challenge
This is a fun challenge for an urban environment. Take you camera downtown, and give yourself a few hours to take pictures. Choose a color (or for added challenge, have a friend pick the color for you), and shoot only objects of that color. By the end of the session, you’ll be surprised how that color jumps out at you! When you’re finished, take your best images and assemble them into a collage or mosaic in Photoshop.
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8. A Collection of “Somethings”
Whenever you’re out, carry your camera, and be on the lookout for whatever “something” you choose. It could be feet, garbage cans, vegetables that look like faces, bicycles—you name it! Get creative, and pick a theme that you don’t usually see in pictures.
9. Pet’s Eye View
Pretend that you are your pet. How would you see the world if you were a dog? A hamster? Shoot a series of images from the perspective of your pet’s eye level.
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10. After Dark
We don’t always think to take our cameras out at night. Try shooting after dark. If you’re in the country, you can shoot moonlight or star trails. In the city, you can shoot vehicles’ tail-light trails or downtown buildings. Wherever you are, you can try light-painting by using a long exposure and moving a flashlight over parts of the scene.
Hope these ideas inspire you to get out there and start shooting!
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