Assignment: Partner Project

BOTH POSTS ARE DUE Friday, October 3rd 2014

"Spit Ball"                        Arnold Guiteirez  2011

 Partner Portrait

Working with one-two partners, you will use 1 class block to photograph one another. You will each be responsible for submitting your own photo for a blog POST, these should be two very separate ideas, you are only working as partners to get your photo taken. If you would like to shoot outside school, you of course can do so on your own time.

 

"Bully"                              Luiz 2011

1. Plan image. Photograph according to plan.

2. EDIT image in Photoshop.

3. SAVE AS Last_First_PartnerPortrait in Major Photo Assignments Folder

4. POST, title post as PARTNER PORTRAITURE

5. Include in this post, a few sentences about your process.

2nd Post:

Where I'd Rather Be

For this post, you will be manipulating multiple images to create a scene or place or situation where you’d rather be. You must use scanned or internet images (if they are good enough resolution) but the photo or yourself MUST BE RECENT AND TAKEN THIS SEMESTER BY YOU.

"I'd Rather Be in Boot Camp"                           Kuzma, 2011  

You may work with a partner during class to get the photographs taken.Remember! Using a solid background will make it easier to extract figures from the photo to insert into another. 

1. Plan image. Photograph according to plan, or use an image you have if it’s appropriate.

2. EDIT image in Photoshop.

3. SAVE AS Last_First_RatherBe in Photo Major Assignments Folder

4. POST, title post as I’d Rather Be

5. Include in this post, a few sentences about your process.

THIS video should help if you are having trouble in Photoshop!  

"I'd Rather Be with Aston"        Astrom, 2011

Photo Post Challenge: Reflective Photography

                                                                  ©Matt 2011            

Weekend Project:
Using what you have learned about composition, lighting and backgrounds when shooting portraits, create a portrait that is a reflection of  someone.
Portrait Photography:  Reflection.
Create a reflection portrait: DUE Monday 9.29.14

1. The photo that you use for this assignment MUST be an original of yours, one that you took with a digital camera this semester.

2. Your image must be a portrait of a person, reflected in something.

3. Do NOT take a picture of you in a mirror, we have seen way too many of these already. Try for the most amazing, creative, compositionally dynamic image I have ever seen.

4. Upload your image in your drive or personal photos folder and on Monday, and POST the image to your blog titled Self Reflection. We will VOTE on the most creative one! Prizes are involved.

Photowalk !

Photowalking is the act of walking with a camera for the main purpose of taking pictures of things that the photographer may find interesting.
It is often a communal activity organised by camera clubs, online forums or commercial organizations, sometimes in the form of a walking tour. Often the aim is to practice and improve one's own photography skills rather than a specific focus on documentary photography.

While related to street photography, photowalking is differentiated by its impetus to photograph things of interest rather than people specifically. As with any walking that may go a few miles or kilometers, photowalking can also promote physical fitness.

The objective for this walk, IS TO SHOOT SOMETHING IN NATURE OR NEIGHBORHOOD because we will go out again and photograph this spot later in the year, upon the seasons change. You have to POST your favorite photograph from the walk when we return to class. You may edit in Photoshop if needed.

 

 

Be creative! Be interesting! Be funny! Be leading lines! Be rule of thirds!

Major Assignment: Portrait Series

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Portrait Series:

Using what you have learned in about the elements of photography including- composition, lighting and backgrounds-take a series of portraits.  You will be turning in 4 portraits; they should be part of a series, which means they are thematically related to each other in subject matter and/or compositional style.  For example if your theme is self portraiture, make sure the photos you take for this project and the 4 you turn in are all self portraits.  If your theme is a composition style like lighting, make sure all of the portraits you take for this project have interesting/dramatic lighting.  Perhaps you want to dress up in some way or you want to take portraits of in action.  There are many ways to approach creating a theme for this project.  You cannot complete this assignment until you have taken at least 15-25 portraits on the digital camera– the more pictures you take, the better results you will get.  You will be turning in your 4 BEST portraits for this assignment on one composition.



"Nik Jung Shaved"                       © Nik Jung

Rubric

1.      Create a series of portraits (at LEAST 4)

2.      All photos that you use for this assignment MUST be originals of yours that you took with a digital camera or phone this semester. Background should be minimal and a solid color, hang a sheet or shoot against blank wall.

3.      Your 4 portraits must be part of a series and have a theme (either compositional style or subject matter or both.)

4.  Do NOT take a picture of you in a mirror, UNLESS, it is the most amazing, creative, compositionally dynamic image I have ever seen.

5.      Always save your images in your GoogleDrive or email. YOU CAN NOT USE A flash drive or the USB, you must upload at home and be able to access your files digitally in class through one of these web based options.

6.      You will have Wednesday and Thursday to edit images  in Photoshop. SAVE TWO VERSIONS OF YOUR FINAL BY FRIDAY. 1 flatten JPEG(150res) and 1 Tiff file (300res). Please approve your final with me before flatten so that I may suggest editing options. SAVE both in H; drive labeled as follows:  LASTNAME_FIRSTNAME_PORTRAITS in MAJOR Folder

AND

      POST the Jpeg version. Title: Potrait Series. Include an artist statement that is at least one paragraph (3-5 sentences)

 

 

PHOTOS FOR ASSIGNMENT WILL BE DUE Wednesday.

A COMPLETED COMPOSITION WILL BE DUE Friday.

Photoshop Tutorial: Changing Eye Color

Today, you'll be following a step by step guide to change eye color in Photoshop. This will not only introduce you to some of the common tools you'll want to use in Photoshop, but also teach you skills you can apply to your own images.

Assignment: Making Press Pass

 

As part of the digital photography class, you will often be out of the room using your camera. This pass will allow you access to do so (with some restrictions!) First, you need to create one!

What you'll need:
-A photograph of yourself
-Photoshop

Directions:

Open Photoshop
File>Open G: Drive> Press Pass

Open an image of yourself (a portrait, not a full length image)

Insert the image of yourself into the blank box on your press pass. You can use the crop tool, to get the size. Cut or Ctrl X will remove your photo and PASTE or Ctrl V to insert it where it needs to go.

 

Edit>Transform>Scale will allow you to resize your portrait (remember holding shift may hinder you if your pictures ratio does not match the box I've given you on template)

Add your FULL NAME and Grade in box below photograph. (USE TEXT TOOL T)

Add ROOM 104 to side of press pass (USE TEXT TOOL T)

Layer> Flatten Layers when you are happy with the Press Pass

INSTRUCTIONS TO SAVE:

File > Save As > LastName_FirstName_PP  in MINOR folder
AND BE SURE YOU HAVE JPEG AS A FILE TYPE

This window will pop up:

Be sure to save as MEDIUM quality.

Assignment: Composition Book

R. Friedman © 2009

READ ENTIRE ASSIGNMENT. For creating your Composition Book, you'll need a camera (or camera phone) to find at least one example of the following types of composition (see below). Be sure to include the whole photo images, do not cut out part of the photo or reshape it by cutting it.

 

SHOOT TO FRAME (We'll talk about what this means). Use only real photographs, no digitally altered or animated collages. No photographs that are really images of paintings or drawings. Craftsmanship is an important part of your grade, so be neat and do label each photo with its composition type. The final product will be a 18 page spread (1 image per page) and should be SAVED IN THE CORRECT FOLDER.  This is a two part assignment, the first, is to create the 18 page document in Microsoft Word, the second is to POST this assignment with the title: Photography Composition. Spelling and grammar will count.

 

**You may view today's PowerPoint presentation from the G: drive if you missed anything during the class's lecture, it is titled Photo Composition.**


1. The Pictures you need to take: You may shoot in class or in the hallway outside of class, as well as at home. Pictures should be shot by Wednesday & Thursday so you can upload and put together document and post by Friday.

Leading Line – a line that leads you visually to an object or that leads into the distance creating depth. (1)
Rhythm – Objects repeating in a picture creating a feeling of depth or emphasis. (1)
Framing – shooting through something to get the main subject behind it. The subject is “framed” by something in the foreground. (1)
Horizontal – picture is wider than it is tall. (1)
Vertical – picture is taller than it is wide. (1)
Informal Balance – different things catch your eye, not just one. (multiple objects – tends to be asymmetrical.) (1)
Formal Balance – both sides of the picture are similar (symmetrical.) (1)
High Key – bright, intense, active. (1)
Low key – dark, less intense, inactive. (1)
Silhouette – The lighting comes from behind the subject in your picture. (1)
Angle – up, down, straight. Find one of each. (3)
Distance – close, medium, far. Find one of each. (3)
Focus – soft and sharp. Find one of each. (2)

2. The Microsoft Word document you'll create:
1 image per page, centered (yes, you may edit in Photoshop quickly if needed)
1 definition, IN YOUR OWN WORDS, explaining what element the image represents
1 paragraph (3-5 sentences) explaining WHY this image works.

Example of a finished page:

SAVE AS: Lastname_Firstname_CompositionBook in MAJOR folder on your H: Drive by Friday September 12, 2014

3. Part II: The POST. You must post you top 5 examples of your imagery in one post by Friday September 12, 2014

1. Title Post: Photography Composition
2. Insert 5 of your choice of  images
3. Caption each image with a title, artist name (you) and year (2014)
4. Include your definition and explanation (just copy what you wrote in Word). Spell everything correctly, points will be deducted.
5.PREVIEW your post, make sure it looks good, it's legible, and is aesthetically pleasing.
6. Publish your post. Many of you are creating posts and not publishing them, which is not finishing the assignment because it does not show up on your blog.

Assignment: My Life

Images Due Monday September 8 2014
Post Due Tuesday September 9 2014

For your first assignment, you took images of yourself 'in your element'. The assignment was to find a place that describes your place, where you feel most comfortable. Create an image (a photograph) that is staged in such a way that the viewer can learn something about you just by looking at it. Much like the American Express Ad's we viewed in class.

To get full credit for assignment you must:

Save 2 Copies: SAVEAS LastName_MyLIfe.jpeg

For Blog: @ 73 RES

For Printing: @ 300 Res

1. POST image on your blog,
2. Answer questions!  You may do this in your own handwriting and scan it for a more personal feel or type right into your blog. Check your grammar and spelling!

3. Post by due date

4. Title correctly

Re-type questions and answer them according to YOU. See below for MY final Journal entry example, over the weekend you should have photographed your own!

When you POST your assignment to your blog title it: MY LIFE. 

If you would like to see examples of this assignment's final look, click on Kerry or Millena 

Assignment: Creating your own blog

Today you'll be creating your own blog using an email you make for class. You will be required to create and maintain your personal blog, while adhering to the internet rules and regulations you've signed off on in order to participate in this course. Think of your blog as your sketchbook, your very PUBLIC sketchbook. 

As always, see the 'Do Now' page first, and then we'll talk about Blogging. 

We'll start blogging together, but if you need the instructions, google has very detailed instructions which you can view at home this evening and continue this process at home.

ADD YOUR BLOG URL to white half sheet of paper, in your color-coordinated class folder

Email your blog address to Instructor rachael.friedman@woodbridge.k12.nj.us

Subject: Your Name, Block

Message: (example) www.JoesPhotography.blogspot.com

All emails must be received by Thursday evening, before 6pm for full credit, and must adhere to subject and message example above. 

Welcome to Digital Photography!

Hello and Welcome to Digital Photography! I love this class and I'm excited to have so many of you interested in the art and science of photography! We are all beginners here, so those of you that have experience, great, I look forward to learning from you too and for those of you that are new to the craft, not to worry! Fall is a wonderful time for photographs so we'll be busy! I hope you are ready to learn and better yet, ready to start shooting photographs today!

Your assignment today will be to learn to navigate this blog, and have your papers sign and reviewed by a parent or guardian and returned tomorrow! In addition your homework starts now! Begin your September photo-a-day today!