*STUDENT PHOTO BLOGS [links here]
You will be required to upkeep a PHOTO-BLOG for this course. The purpose of the blog is to showcase and exhibit your strongest work. It allows you to take your work out of the classroom and allow others to share in your photography.
"Good photography has the power to change perspectives, surprise and inspire people, and make people care. (small or big change)" Your photo-blog is worth 20% of your final grade. You will have 5 (monthly) check ups. The checks will look at the consistency of your entries, the amount of the work (outside and in class), and thoughtful captions or writing. How engaging is your blog? Is it interesting? Does it have a good design and aesthetic layout?
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30 AMAZING PHOTOBLOGS
LINK: Use the examples for inspiration. Your photo blogs need to create a "story", bring people into your world, or the world that exists around you. Powerful and effective imagery only works if your audience is drawn into your composition and ideas.
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SEPT 4 | PHOTOGRAPHY MODULES + APPLICATIONS
Download the Modules on the right hand side. Follow along and fill out the worksheets. We will go over the answers on SEPT 9 + 10. You will be completing a series of "Hands On Modules" as your photography test. Students will need to demonstrate an understanding of photography through the following tasks below.
To begin the hands on Modules you will have to have the worksheets completed. The completed photographs will be put together into a digital portfolio to showcase what you've learned. Hand in your InDesign file as a PDF. FILE>EXPORT choose PDF PRINT format. modules_yourname.pdf |
CAMERA SIM
PHOTO SIMULATOR
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RULE OF THIRDS: COMPOSITION MODULE
APERTURE: DEPTH OF FIELD MODULE
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SHUTTER SPEED: MOTION/FREEZE MODULE
UNDER AND OVER: EXPOSURE MODULE
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TED TALKS: DAVID GRIFFIN
Former National Geographic Director of Photography, current Visual Editor of the Washington Post.
As director of photography for National Geographic, David Griffin works with some of the most powerful photographs the world has ever seen.
David Griffin has one of the world's true dream jobs: He's the director of photography for National Geographic magazine. He works with photo editors and photographers to set the visual direction of the magazine -- which in turn raises the bar for photographers around the world. Griffin offers an intriguing look into the magazine's creative process on his blog, Editor's Pick, where he talks about how the magazine uses its extraordinary photos to tell compelling stories.
As director of photography for National Geographic, David Griffin works with some of the most powerful photographs the world has ever seen.
David Griffin has one of the world's true dream jobs: He's the director of photography for National Geographic magazine. He works with photo editors and photographers to set the visual direction of the magazine -- which in turn raises the bar for photographers around the world. Griffin offers an intriguing look into the magazine's creative process on his blog, Editor's Pick, where he talks about how the magazine uses its extraordinary photos to tell compelling stories.
SEPT 4 | BACK TO THE FUTURE
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SEPT 5 | PHOTOSHOP ACTIONS
SMASHING MAGAZINE
PHOTO TUTS DESIGN MAG VISUAL BLAST CREATIVE NERDS You can also do a GOOGLE search for "PHOTOSHOP ACTIONS" to find more on the web. |
SEPT 13 | FRAME WITHIN A FRAME
Using a frame within a frame is a great way to lead the viewers eyes into a photo, adding depth and context, and drawing their attention to a certain point. A photo of a scene with a foreground feature makes for much more interesting build up to the main part of a photo and can, in some cases, carry equal weight to the rest of the photo.
Frames can be anything from doorways, part of nature (ie.-trees, branches, rocks), arches, windows, buildings & architecture, color, positive/negative spacing, bars, etc... READ MORE... For your photography assignment, you will be finding a variety of different subjects. You will use the technique of Frame within a Frame to compose your images. Hand in your 3 strongest photos for assessment, exhibiting different methods of framing. Save files as JPEGS. Hand them in labeled as FWF_yourname01.jpg, FWF_yourname02.jpg, and FWF_yourname03.jpg |
SEPT 15 | JAN VON HOLLEBEN- artist
ARTIST WEBSITE VIDEO #1 VIDEO #2 VIDEO #3
In groups of 3-4 you will create 2-3 photographs in the style of Jan Von Holleben. An excellent submission that shows strong planning will have a visual that tells an interesting story, show effort in the construction of the scenery, and be technically sound (photography). You will need a ladder, a camera, and the props/costumes for your photo scene. Do your best to shoot over top of the scenery, as oppose to at an angle. Spend some time in the placement and arrangement of your scene elements. Faces of models should be seen (you want to see facial expressions). You can frame your photo outside the canvas of the scene and crop later. Hand in your 2-3 strongest photos. Submit as storyphoto_yournames.jpg. |
PHOTO CHALLENGE #1: "IDIOMS + PHRASES"
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PHOTO CHALLENGE #2: PANNING
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PHOTO CHALLENGE #3: FACES
VIDEO LINK
Faces are all around us. And I'm talking about the human kind. Photography is a lens that looks into the world that we live in. Sometimes part of photography is making the audience look at the world in a different way, an alternate perspective, or a new lens. Training your eyes and creativity to do this doesn't come easily, you have to practice. That is why many of the projects you are given in class involve some degree of creative thinking. For this challenge you will find "FACES" around you. Whether it's in objects, nature, architecture, or shapes/lines/colors. Part of the trick is in your framing and cropping. Hand in 2 of your strongest findings. Save as- faces_yourname01.jpg and faces_yourname02.jpg. |
NOV 4 | PHOTOGRAPHERS IN OUR MIDST
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NOV 29 | PANORAMAS
A Panorama photograph is a picture presenting a view of objects in every direction, as from a central point. Panoramic photography is a technique of photography, using specialized equipment or software, that captures images with elongated fields of view. It is sometimes known as wide format photography. For this project you will be creating a panorama of your choice.
Panoramas are unbroken views of an entire area. A picture or series of pictures representing continuous scene. LINKS: - TO CREATE THE PANORAMA CLICK HERE FOR INSTRUCTIONS - SUPPLEMENTARY TUTORIAL - VIDEO TUTORIAL - 40 Inspiring Panoramic Photographs Save projects as panorama_yourname.jpg. |
DEC 17 | THEMED PHOTOGRAPHY
*Your objective is to interpret the “theme” words into visual images.
Be artistic with your composition and lighting. You should take more than 1 of each word of course. Be creative and don’t just always go with the first definition of that word that comes to your head. You will be assessed on the variety of photos you submit. They should exhibit a range of different types of photography (i.e.- street photography/urban, macro, scenic/landscape, journalism, people/portraits, action, extreme angle, photo shoots, architectural, black and white, etc…) Children, remember to holds hands, look both ways before crossing the street. Hand in your files as JPEGS. Name the files as Escape_yourname.jpg, Energy_yourname.jpg, Conformity_yourname.jpg, etc... |
WORD LIST:
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JAN 6 | LOW KEY LIGHTING (Black Backdrop)
You've seen the in-class demo, now it's your turn to be the creative brains behind your own LOW KEY LIGHTING photo shoot. We've over what kind of equipment you’ll need, how to set it up, as well as what camera settings you can expect to give you good results.
Low-key lighting is a style of lighting for photography, film or television. Traditional photographic lighting, three-point lighting uses a key light, a fill light, and a back light for illumination. Low-key lighting often uses only one key light, optionally controlled with a fill light or a simple reflector. THE PROJECT:
You will be creating a PHOTO ESSAY using the High Key Lighting technique. A photo-essay (or photographic essay) is a set or series of photographs that are intended to tell a story or evoke a series of emotions in the viewer. In partners you will play various roles such as: photographer, setup, lighting, makeup/costume, director, post-editing, and modeling. Your group will decide on a theme for your photo series, brainstorming and ideas need to be put on paper and submitted for approval by Mr. Choy. Begin to gather the materials, props, and models you need for your PHOTO ESSAY. Schedule a date that you want to shoot your photos, as the backdrop studio will be used by many students. You will hand in a minimum of 5 photos for your PHOTO ESSAY. Submit your work as JPEGS. Label the files as LowK_yournames01,JPG, LowK_younames02.JPG, etc... |
Photo Walk Field Trip
Field Trip Itinerary and Information
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