• Homecoming Photos – Due Monday before class is over

Blog post should be titled “Homecoming Photos” put photos in a gallery 2×4 (if you take the extra credit images put them in the same blog post and you will just have more rows), title each photo in the caption area.

• Grand Landscape –  Due Thursday before class is over

We will watch a video on how to think artistically while taking landscapes, then we will watch a video on grand landscape. We will take photographs of the Grand Landscape. Create Grand Landscape photographs that include the sky. Most, or all, of the scene should be in focus. Use the Rule of Thirds to compose the images, placing the horizon on the upper line in one variation and on the lower line in another. Depending on which line you use, this is a way to shift the emphasis from the land to the sky or vice versa. You will upload your best 6 photos to your blog on Thursday after you have edited the photos. Crop out any unwanted background information, change the colors (upload at least one photo in black and white), and use any other editing to help the emphasis and focus of the photo. Your blog post will be titled “Grand Landscape Photos.” Gallery, 3×2.

• Finding Hidden Faces Due Thursday before class is over

When taking photographs, and especially when you first start out, it’s all too easy just to grab interesting images without really thinking about what you’re seeing.

Focused looking is an exercise which encourages photographers to consider their subjects carefully by asking them to create a series of photographs around a single theme. It’s great for students, as it helps them to focus on a specific subject through the camera lens and think more about the composition of the image.

Humans have an uncanny ability to recognize faces, and face-like patterns, wherever we see them. Scientifically, the phenomenon of automatically recognizing faces is called ‘facial pareidolia’, but in simple terms it means that we see faces wherever we look, even when there aren’t any.

This makes a great focused looking exercise, because it perfectly encapsulates the idea of looking beyond what you see to find deeper meaning in your images.

For some great examples of hidden face pictures, take a look at this Behance gallery by Hilde Maassen.

For the project, you will find hidden faces in NATURE. You will upload your best 3 photos to your blog as “Hidden Faces” in a gallery 3×1, title the images in the caption area. Below is an example.

• • Comments 3 – Due Monday before class is over
  Comment on your favorite four photos from the zoo photos. Please go through different student’s work to view more than four. Your comments need to include the photography and art language that we have talked about so far. This is not a one word or one sentence comment. Take your time and think about the other person’s work, what spoke to you, what did you like, what could be included to make the photo more dynamic, etc. Make sure that your comments are thought provoking and helpful. Type out your comments on four of your favorite photos on the blog. Then in Microsoft Word, copy each of your comments and the photo that you commented on, include the photographers name, and upload your word document to your blog as Comments 3.
• • Phoetry – Due Wednesday before class is over

  Phoetry is the combination of poetry and photography. Poetry is sometimes hard to understand. Digital photography can help make abstract poems more concrete. You will illustrate a poem with pictures. Select a short poem, type up your poem and separate them into stanzas in Powerpoint; each stanza would be a separate slide. You will go out and take photos to illustrate the words for each stanza. Change the font for the poem to go along with the words or the photos that you choose. This will be due on Wednesday before class is over. Please name the blog post “Phoetry.”

• Homecoming Photos – Due Monday October 2nd

Take photos of homecoming activities all week. You need to include your best two of the following:

Lunchtime activities

Dress up days

Carnival

Assembly

For extra credit you can also include your best two of the following:

Parade

Sports events

Dummy Hunt

Bonfire

Powderpuff

Crowning

Dance

Monday October 2nd you will edit and upload these photos. Blog post should be titled “Homecoming Photos” put them in a gallery 2×4 (if you take the extra credit images put them in the same blog post and you will just have more rows), title each photo in the caption area.

• Zoo Photos – Due Tuesday before class is over While at the zoo think about different viewpoints, close up, angles, and more. These images can range from full body shots to head shots. You can choose to show the entire animal in relation to its zoo environment, which can resemble its natural environment, or you can closely frame the animal’s head, turning the image into an informal portrait. Take a lot of photographs so that you can decide which your best 6 photos are. Edit and upload the best 6 to your blog and name the post “Zoo Photos.” Put it in a gallery 3×2 and caption each image.
• Lighting: Due Thursday Before Class is Over

• Comments 2 – Due Monday before class is over

Comment on your favorite four photos from the photo 1 elements of art or principles of design photos or advanced commercial photos or sound photos. Please go through different student’s work to view more than four. Your comments need to include the photography and art language that we have talked about so far. This is not a one word or one sentence comment. Take your time and think about the other person’s work, what spoke to you, what did you like, what could be included to make the photo more dynamic, etc. Make sure that your comments are thought provoking and helpful. Type out your comments on four of your favorite photos on the blog. Then in Microsoft Word, copy each of your comments and the photo that you commented on, include the photographers name, and upload your word document to your blog as Comments 2.

• Lightroom Tutorial – Due Wednesday before class is over

Edit a photo in Lightroom, during the tutorial, using one of your photos that you have taken in class so far. Title the blog post “Lightroom.” Explain what you changed, and why you changed it/why it looks better. Include and title the original image and the edited image. 

Lightroom Overview

Lightroom Edit and Organize Photos

• Composition Photos – Due Thursday before class is over

We will go over more with the composition rules in class using the videos below. You will take four photos at 50mm to show the use of composition and how it will change the look of your photo and your thought process while taking photos. Upload your best four photos to your blog as a gallery 4×1, blog post title should be “Composition Photos.”

Composition Video 1

Composition Video 2

Composition Project

 

• Comments 1 – Due Monday before class is over

Comment on your favorite four photos from the advanced photos class for their shadow photos and/or photography 1 texture photos. Please go through different student’s work to view more than four. Your comments need to include the photography and art language that we have talked about so far. This is not a one word or one sentence comment. Take your time and think about the other person’s work, what spoke to you, what did you like, what could be included to make the photo more dynamic, etc. Make sure that your comments are thought provoking and helpful. Type out your comments on four of your favorite photos on the blog. Then in Microsoft Word, copy each of your comments and the photo that you commented on, include the photographers name, and upload your word document to your blog as Comments 1.

Elements of Art Photos – Due Thursday before class is over

Read the following about the The_Elements_of_Art and this article

Take photos to show the use of each of the elements of art. Make a gallery 3×2 of images in your blog. Post your gallery, write a title in the caption area saying which element of art each photo is. You should have a photo for line, shape, color, space, texture, and pattern (6 photos total), and title the post “Elements of Art Photos.” Edit your photos before uploading them to your blog. Below is how your post should look when submitting.

Principles of Design Photos – Due Thursday before class is over

Read the following about the The_Principles_of_Design and this article.

Due Thursday before class is over. Take photos to show the use of each of the principles of design. Make a gallery 3×2 of images in your blog. Post your gallery, write a title in the caption area saying which element of art for each photo. You should have a photo for balance, pattern, unity, movement, contrast and emphasis (6 photos total), and title the post “Principles of Design Photos.” Edit your photos before uploading them to your blog. Below is how your post should look when submitting.

This article explains both the elements and the principles.

 

• Complete assignments from last week 
• Composition – Due Monday before class is over

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 4×3 in Edublogs. Post your gallery and in the caption area write out the name of the composition rule. Do this for each image include the photographers name to give them credit for their work. Title your blog post “Composition.”

Composition Tips 1

Composition Tips 2

Composition Tips 3

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• Camera Functions Due Monday before class is over

Read this article about basic camera functions.  http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/camera-exposure.htm

Summarize in your own words what ISO, Shutter Speed, and Aperture are. Find an image to show each and explain why you chose the image and how you believe it shows the technique (not from the article). Use Microsoft Word. Title the assignment: “Camera Functions.” Use academic language and remember the rules of grammar.

• TEXTURE – Due Thursday Before Class is Over

Go outside in brighter light and photograph photos that show texture. 

Edit your photos in Photos and post your best 3 to your blog in a gallery, 3×1 and title the blog post as “Texture.” Title each photo in the caption area.

In the same blog post: Find one photo online which shows amazing texture. Write a one 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. In the caption area give the photographer credit.

• How to use blog Due Monday before class is over

Write an about me section as a TEXT WIDGET on your blog. Follow the link for help on adding a text widget http://help.edublogs.org/widgets/#Adding_Widgets

• First Post Due Monday before class is over

Make your very first post a photograph of something you enjoy, title the blog post “First Post” and title the photo in the caption area. You will also write a sentence below the photograph explaining why you chose that particular photo.

• Gallery – Due Monday before class is over

Create a gallery with 4 images, titles, 2×2, with a sentence explaining why you chose the images

• Nature Prints – Due Tuesday before class is over

“Develop” an image using the nature prints paper. Take a photo of your image and upload it to your blog. Title the blog post “Nature Prints” and in the caption give your image a title.

• Composition – Due Thursday before class is over

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 4×3 in Edublogs. Post your gallery and in the caption area write out the name of the composition rule. Do this for each image include the photographers name to give them credit for their work. Title your blog post “Composition.”

Composition Tips 1

Composition Tips 2

Composition Tips 3

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• Camera Functions Due Thursday before class is over

Read this article about basic camera functions.  http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/camera-exposure.htm

Summarize in your own words what ISO, Shutter Speed, and Aperture are. Find an image to show each and explain why you chose the image and how you believe it shows the technique (not from the article). Use Microsoft Word. Title the assignment: “Camera Functions.” Use academic language and remember the rules of grammar.

• History of Photography

We will watch this VIDEO in class. Students will fill out the video note taking paper during the video.

• Inspirational Slideshow – Due Wednesday before class is over

Create a slide show or video using iMovie titled PHOTOS THAT INSPIRE ME. Under each photo you selected explain why this photograph inspires you. Make sure to include the photographer’s name. Choose 15 photos using the links below (these website have no copywriter issues, are large images so they will be clear, and give you the name of the photographer. Submit your slideshow here.

Royalty Free Site 1

Royalty Free Site 2

Royalty Free Site 3

 

Example:

 

Photo by: Kübra Arslaner

This photo inspires me because I love to read and love organization.

The lighting that is hitting the books gives them an interesting look and shows off the books.

I also really like how the books are lined up, organized, and have color.

All of these inspire me.

• Create Blog – Due Monday before class is over

Make a blog for your photo work and critique writing. http://edublogs.org/

You must join the class blog: https://kacieanglin.edublogs.org… FIRST BEFORE YOU PICK A TEMPLATE.

Follow the link for help on adding the class blog http://help.edublogs.org/own-student-blog/ when it asks you to search for the teacher type in kacieanglin

Include your blog title and your first name on your blog.

• About Me Due Thursday before class is over

Write an about me section as a TEXT WIDGET on your blog. Follow the link for help on adding a text widget http://help.edublogs.org/widgets/#Adding_Widgets

Photography Business – Due Wednesday before class is over

Create your own Photography Business. You will do this in Adobe Express . Create a name for your business, an address, a phone number, and a slogan. Decide what your specialty is (portraits, landscapes, food, wedding, babies, etc). Then create three different advertisements for your business. Each advertisement needs to include: the name of your business, address, phone number, slogan, and a minimum of three images showing off your work. Make sure you think about the actual design (composition) of the advertisement, the fonts used, and the colors. Be creative. Submit all three advertisements to your blog titled “Photography Business” in a gallery 3×1. Below are some examples.

Alphabet Photography – Due Wednesday before class is over

Using photographs that look like letters, spell out a word. You need to take at least five photos, so make sure your word is at least five letters or you can use two words. Do not take a picture of a written letter, you can make the letters out of other things, but not written. Look on google for ideas. Upload to your blog by Wednesday before class is over as “Alphabet Photography.” Put the “letters” together using Adobe Express. Below are some examples. 

 

 

• Communication in Photography – Due Monday before class is over

Choose one of the following images to answer this question: What is this image trying to communicate? This should be a paragraph. Include the image in your post. Write in complete sentences.

Airport Museum – Due Wednesday before class is over

We will visit the airport museum to take photos of different artifacts. Edit and upload your best 6 photos by Wednesday in a gallery 3×2 with titles in the caption area. Title the post “Airport.”

Shadows – Due Thursday before class is over

Take photos of actual shadows that sow up as real subjects. Edit and upload your best 6 photos to your blog by Thursday in a gallery 3×2 with titles in the caption area. Title the post “Shadows.” Below are some examples.