• Still Life Writing – Due Monday before class is over

We will watch a video on Still_Life_Thinking_Artistically (1), Tips for taking Still Life and Still_Life_Objects

Find three different still life photos and explain how unity and variety play a part in the overall look of the photo. Also, explain the viewpoint and what you think about each photo. The writing portion will be posted to your blog below your gallery. Make sure to include the photos in a gallery 3×1 and in the caption include who the photographer is. Add your writing to your blog post as “Still Life Writing.”

• Still Life Object Photos – Due Tuesday before class is over

The Lab. We will take photos together like this in class. In a group you will each use the same camera to take a photo at the station you are assigned. Each photo needs to be different. One person in the group will upload the photos to their blog. Title each image with the photographers name. Title your blog post as “Still Life Object.”

• Still Life Photos – Due Thursday before class is over

You will choose objects that interest you. Don’t feel you have to assemble still lifes like others you’ve seen. Instead, look around for objects you feel comfortable with, or objects you dislike. Consider objects you barely even notice. How do they look with other objects? What happens when a bright light hits them? Look for the unexpected, and give it meaning through your photographs. You should bring items into class that you want to photograph. Make sure that you pay attention to the backgrounds when you are photographing. You will upload you best 6 photos to your blog by Thursday with titles, 3×2 gallery, title post “Still Life Photos.”

 

• Mysterious, Intriguing, or Beautiful – Due Tuesday before class is over

Look at these examples and more examples here for ideas.

Upload your best three photos Tuesday before class is over. You can use any of these topics or all three. Title the blog “Mysterious, Intriguing, or Beautiful Photos” as a gallery 3×1 with titles for each photo.

• Jumping Series – Due Wednesday before class is over

Look at the work of Phillipe  Halsman and his jumping series photos. http://philippehalsman.com/?image=jumps 

Also, check out this jumping series: http://yowayowacamera.com/

Photograph people jumping and create a series of 3 to post together. Title your blog post “Jumping Photo Series.” Gallery of 3×1, with titles for each photo.

• Silhouette – Due Thursday before class is over 

Take photos of people in silhouette. Use this site to get ideas and understand how to take silhouette photos. https://www.adorama.com/alc/silhouette-photography/These should be darker photos. Upload your best 3 photos to your blog as a gallery 3×1, title the blog post “Silhouette”, and title each photo.

 

• Portrait Writing – Due Thursday before class is overFind a studio portrait online and an outdoor portrait and explain the differences, similarities, compositions used, and viewpoints/angles. Include both photographs in a gallery, in the caption include the photographers name. Post to your blog as “Portrait Writing.”
• Studio Lighting Portraits – Due Thursday before class is over

For these photos we will use the lighting system set up on the stage. You can change the backdrop and the lighting to make the person or people stand out the best. Pay attention to the different composition rules, the lighting, and your perspective. You will upload your best 6 portraits to your blog and title the blog “Studio Portraits,” 3×2 gallery, and title each photo in the caption area. 

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• Outdoor Natural Light Portraits – Due Thursday before class is over

We will take these portraits outside, but set up as studio portraits. Photograph a person or several people outside in nice soft lighting. Try to avoid having the background brighter than the subject. You will need to do some editing to have the subject not be dark. Consider what you want your depth of field to be. Utilize camera angles and different perspectives. You will upload your best 6 portraits to your blog and title your blog, “Outdoor Portraits” 3×2 gallery and title each photo in the caption area.

• Photo a Day Challenge – Due each day this week continue from last week

Take a photo a day, in order, from the list below. Each day you will post your photo from that day. Call your blog post Photo Challenge, and then title your photos the words that are in bold below. This project will be for this week, Monday through Thursday.

Monday – Self portrait. Where are you in your life? How is the you of today different than the person you were a decade ago? A year ago? yesterday? We’re always changing, so take some time to show us this particular chapter of your life.

Tuesday – Create a different world. Be inspired by a book, a movie, a place, or a period in time. Choose a familiar narrative to use as a starting point, then re-interpret it to tell a story that is all your own.

Wednesday – A picture is worth 1,000 words. But can you describe just one word with a picture? Choose a word then create a photo that matches it.

Thursday – What are you thankful for? But don’t get too cozy. To be truly thankful, you require the proper perspective. For this photograph, play with different perspectives. As you capture those items for which you’re most grateful can you do so with unique angles? How high or low can you shoot? What sort of framing can you play with? Could you add reflections? Play around and get creative.

• Framing a subject due Thursday before class is over

-Take 3 different photographs using framing in the composition.  Title your blog post “Framing a Subject.” Put it in a gallery 3×1 with titles for each photo and then answer the questions below the gallery. Below are examples.

–Critique your own photographs you posted and answer these questions honestly and in complete sentences for each photo.

1. Do I have a strong composition?
2. How well did I edit my photograph?
3. What would I do differently if I shot this assignment again?
4. Do I think my photograph belongs on the blog home page and should be considered one of the best from all the photo classes?

 

• 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. Title your blog post “Communication in Photography.”

• Nature Scavenger Hunt – Due Tuesday before class is over

In groups of 2-3 take these photos and upload to your blog as “Nature Scavenger Hunt.” Only one person needs to upload, but write in member names. 5×5 gallery. Title each photo in the caption area with the names on the scavenger hunt paper, please put them in order from the sheet. There are 25 photos total. These need to be new photos that you take today during class. 

• Conceptual Self Portrait – Due Thursday before class is over

What is a Portrait

Different Perspectives of Portraits

Self Portrait Ideas

Take photographs, which represents something important about yourself, without showing your face in the photograph. In the caption section, when you post, include a title. You will upload your best 4 photos that show, conceptually, yourself. Please post as a gallery 2×2.

Add the following to the post: First define the word “conceptual” (in your own words) and then write a two to three paragraph reflection explaining how each of your photographs conceptually and visually shows something about you and what you are attempting to share about yourself with the viewer. Title your blog post “Conceptual Self Portraits.”

Examples:

 

• Photo a Day Challenge – Due each day this week 

Take a photo a day, in order, from the list below. Each day you will post your photo from that day before class is over. Title your blog post Photo Challenge, and then title your photos the words that are in bold below. This project will be for this week, Monday through Thursday.

Monday – Pick a song, and listen closely. Find a verse, an image, or a story in it that speaks to you, then portray that in a photograph.

Tuesday – Love of your art, what motivates you to take pictures? Why do you love this form in particular? Express your artist’s heart, feel the passion, and show what makes you tick.

Wednesday – Green, rolling hills of Ireland, the color of envy, the hue of a talented gardener’s thumb, or the sustainability movement. Green’s a great color, show what it means to you.

Thursday –  Create beauty and portray emotion without a model, concentrate instead on landscape, a still life, or a floral arrangement. Try shooting at different times of day, in different types of lighting.  

• Comments 5 – Due Monday before class is over

Comment on your favorite four photos from the up close landscape photos or advanced 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 5.”

• Impact of Photography – Due Thursday before class over

We will watch the movie Flags of Our Fathers, as we are watching the movie you will fill out the worksheet. Make sure that you answer all of the questions and put in the box before class is over on Thursday.

If you did not watch the movie Flags of Our Fathers with us, you need to find three different photos that have impacted the world, country, or nation, and explain the importance of the photograph and the importance of photography (include the photos in your post and name the photographer). You can use this website. You will be graded on ideas and content and conventions. This should be five paragraphs. Title the post “Impact of Photography.” This should be posted in your blog, not a Word document.

• Inspirational Poster – Due Tuesday 

Using Adobe Express -Find an inspirational quote or make one up yourself. – Take a photo that would be the “perfect photo” to go with the text.-Put the image in your new document and size to fit. Save as a jpeg to post to blog. Title your blog “Inspirational Poster.”

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34. Hands and Feet – Due Thursday before class is over

Your subject is hands and feet. Let’s see what you do with that. Edit and upload your best four photos to your blog by Thursday. 2×2 gallery, title the photos. Blog post title should be “Hands and Feet Photos.”

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35. Patterns in Nature – Due Thursday 

Find different patterns in nature using your macro mode, so taking photos up close show the patterns. Upload your best 3 photos to your blog on Thursday, gallery 3×1, title photos in the caption area, title blog post “Patterns in Nature.” Examples:

 

• Comments 4 – Due Monday before class is over

Comment on your favorite four photos from the grand landscape 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 4.

• Up Close and Detail Landscape Photos – Due Thursday before class is over

Watch the video about up close and details of landscapes. Photograph a small detail of the landscape, a tree, a waterfall, or even a leaf. Or, try a close-up view of a bigger subject like a hillside. Your photographs should have a large depth of field with most of the scene in focus. You will edit (crop out unwanted backgrounds, change colors, etc) and upload your best 6 photos to your blog, title the post “Up Close and Detail Landscape Photos.” 3×2 gallery, title the photos in the caption.

 

• Triangles in Nature – Due Thursday before class is over

Find and take photographs in nature that resemble triangles. You will upload your best four photos to your blog with titles in a gallery 2×2. Title the blog post “Triangles in Nature.” Examples are below.

 

 

• 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.

• Nature in Color – Due Thursday before class is over

Three sets of photos color coded; take different photos of landscapes that are all one color for three different sets of colors. You will turn in your best 3 photos for each color. Upload your best 9 photos to your blog by Thursday, title your blog post “Nature in Color.” 3×3 gallery and title each photo.

• Forced Perspective – Due Thursday before class is over

Take photos that show a forced perspective. Look through this website to learn how to take great forced perspective photos. Upload your best 4 photos to your blog with titles. Title your blog post “Forced Perspective.” Gallery 2×2.

Examples: