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This is an introductory course in photography. We will be using digital cameras and Photoshop for capture, processing and printing.You will learn to use the basic functions and components of your particular digital camera. You will be introduced to the compositional skills and aesthetics of both shooting and printing photographs. We will be covering digital cameras and processing your digital files in Photoshop.You will participate in class critiques where your assignments will be discussed both technically and aesthetically.
At the end of this course you should be able to:
1.
Identify and implement sound design elements and principles
in your photography.
2. Recognize current trends in photography.
3. Successfully operate a digital camera.
4. Manipulate images in Photoshop (color correct, resize, retouch,
sharpen, etc.).
5. Make color and black and white digital prints.
6.
Be able to intelligently discuss photography using the correct vocabulary.
7.
Create a paper and digital portfolio of your work.
8. Identify and research a variety of photographic careers.
Evaluation
is based on the following requirements:
1. Attendance - This isn't an online class.- a lot happens in the classroom.
2. Project evaluation
3. Quizzes (normal weight grade)
4. Written and performance test(s) over book(s), readings, and lectures, etc.
(normal weight grade)
5. Written reflections (.5 weight)
6.Portfolio (2x normal
weight grade)
Late assignments will be reduced by 50%.
If you have an excused absence, the assignment is due the next class day. You need to show me your late assignment so I can put in in the grade book that day.
You can redo your projects to improve their grades (not tests and quizzes).
This is how your projects are graded:
1.You
will be given a proof/research grade on the
first day of the week after the assignment is given (you get the assignment
on
the first day of week
1, the proofs are due the first day of week 2). If you don't have proofs,
no proof points.
These
can't be made up. To get those points you need
to have me initial the proof section on your evaluation sheet the day
the proofs are due.
2. You
fill out the top portion of the evaluation sheet and turn it in
on the day of the critique (week 2 last day ).
3.
You show your image to the class using the projector (last day
week 2 ).
4. I
will give
it an "as is" grade based on my
evaluation .
5. If you make corrections I will re-grade it and you will receive
the new grade. The goal is to help you create great looking work.
6. You will make a print of your best image for your portfolio (also part of the grade).
What letter grades mean to me:
A
- Your assignment is great. Much better than average-above and beyond
the call of duty.
B
- Your assignment is above average. More than the minimum. Really
looks good.
C
- An average grade. Your assignment possesses the minimum requirements.
No errors or omissions.It is in focus, not blurry, and has good exposure.
D
- Below average grade. Your assignment does not possess the minimum
requirements (bad focus, bad exposure, inappropriate subject).There
are errors or omissions.
F
- You didn't do the assignment or it was really, really, bad.
I follow the school attendance and tardy policy.
Information for parents and students
About cameras: Any digital camera will be fine (except cell phone cameras). I have designed the assignments so the most basic point and shoot digital camera will work.
Camera problems: I see 5 or 6 cameras get broken or lost every semester.
Some common causes:
No camera case: Dirt seems to get in around the lens. The lens won't come out or go in anymore.
Solution: Use some kind of a case. When I take my point and shoot with me I put it in an old sock. Don't just the throw the camera in your book bag or purse unprotected. Don't use your camera on a windy beach. Keep it out of the rain.
Dropped camera: The camera gets dropped and broken.
Solution: Use the neck, wrist strap, or case. Also be careful not to leave your camera near the edge of a table or counter.
Lost or stolen camera: The camera disappears.
Solution: Don't let your camera out of your sight - ever, even for a minute. Have your name on your camera. Even on a piece of tape under the camera. There are some people who turn them in if they know where they go. Students leave cameras in class every week.
Helping your student be successful: The biggest challenge in class is having the students shoot the pictures and bring them to school on the due date. Anything you can do to help with that would be great.
Information for students:
You will be doing most of your photography at home with your digital camera. You will have a new assignment the first day of each week.The pictures need to be taken by the first day of the next week. That way you will have a week to shoot that includes a weekend.
You need to have your own digital camera.
No phones or ipods. The first offence is a reminder, the second time I'll have an administrator take it.
From the Student Manual:
CELL PHONES AND OTHER ELECTRONIC DEVICES - Cell phones and other electronic devises are allowed on campus but cell phone and other electronic devise usage during school hours is NOT ALLOWED and the expectation is that all cell phones and other electronic devises will be OFF during school hours (7:30-2:00pm). This includes cell phones with text messaging, music and video capabilities. Students ignoring this policy will lose their cell phone or other electronic devise privileges. Student phones are available in the counseling and main office for any student needing to use a phone before and afterschool, during their lunch, or with a teacher note.
No movies or games on the computer (except for the photography videos you will be watching.
File management/backing up - Make a folder in your student account named - Photo. In that folder make a folder for each assignment. Name the assignment folders the first 3 or 4 letters of the assignment name and your last name example: compwilson (for the composition assignment). In the assignment folder should be the finished high rez jpegs-nothing else. Name the finished files what the online assignment sheet indicates. You will need all of your assignment files at the end of the semester for your portfolio.
Back-up your Photo folder every week or two. Servers go down. You would lose all of your work for the semester. You can back up to:
1. Flash drive if you have one, then move the files to your home computer.
2. Burn them to a CD in class (don't lose the CD, I'll store it for you if you like).
3. Save them to your iPod or music player.
Unless your files are in 2 different places, they are not secure. It's not if you will lose them, it's when. As a teacher I have seen it happen dozens of times. If your files vanish you will need to redo them - not fun : ( It is not the computers fault, it is your fault for not backing them up). When you tell me you don't have your assignment done because the computer messed-up I will refer you to this paragraph.
Leaving the classroom
1.
If you need to go to the bathroom sign out and in on the sign out sheet
and bring the pass with you.
2. If
you want to go anywhere else, check with me first, then sign
in and out (bring the pass with you).
The photo classroom is never a study hall. All activities must be photo related.
It is not OK to go to vending machines during class time.
The computers are only to be used for photo class projects or research for photo class projects.
If you can't use the computer responsibly you will not be allowed to use the computer.That means no games, no online video or anything else that isn't related to the photo class. When in doubt, check with me first.
First offence: you will be locked out of the computer for the day (and given book assignments).
Second offense: locked out for the week (and given book assignments).
Third offence: locked out for the semester. You will work on assignments in the photo book and receive a "D" for the semester.
Please respect school and student materials.
All assignments need to be shot and processed by you after the assignment is given. Don't use your old photos for your assignments. Don't use pictures from old assignments for new assignments. You must shoot and process your own work.
Turning in another student or persons work as you own is plagiarism . It will be dealt with as outlined in the student manual.
As the semester progresses I will be changing things in the weekly schedule.
Learning
This
is how things work in the Photography Lab.
1.
Instructional Input-Class lecture, info to read etc. The theory for
what you are about to learn.
2. Modeling-Showing you how to do something, things I show you in the classroom.
3. Guided Practice-Helping you with projects,
assignments, etc.
4. Independent Practice-This is where the actual learning occurs. It is you
doing it by yourself. If someone is helping you it isn't independent practice.
No independent practice, no learning. YOU need to do the independent practice.
If you feel like you aren't learning it may be because you aren't doing enough
independent practice.
I want you to create exceptional photographs, not average photographs. Digital imaging has created a wonderful opportunity for fast and easy revision. Redoing things is part of the process. Don't expect to get it right the first time. Leave time for revising.
Read the links. They provide information to help you do your assignments.
Read the web site daily. I will be making updates weekly. The web site is an integral (important) part of the class. I use it instead of a text or handouts. Don't print out the web site at the beginning of the semester, it will be out of date by week 2.
First day of the week:
Hello, tour, syllabus, 20 questions, expectations (see above and...).
Mac 101 (desktop, hard drive, Mac and PC similarities and differences, managing your student account.
Get intermediate and advanced students registered for correct class.
Digital Photography overview (our process: imaging, editing, processing, storage, printing).
It is pretty hard to produce good photography if you don't know what good photography is. We will spend the next couple of weeks learning how to talk about and identify good photography.
Assignment strategy: read the assignment sheet, research, shoot (experiment with different ideas), evaluate the images, re shoot if necessary, process images. Leave yourself enough time to complete each step. You have approximately 2 weeks to perform all steps (from the first class day of week 1 to the last class day of week 2).
You will have an assignment check-off sheet for each assignment.You need to have me initial that your proofs and research are completed by the first class day of week 2, and that your assignment is complete on the last class day off week 2. You need to do the research before you shoot the pictures.
In Class Research Practice - Find examples of leading lines and rule of thirds. Find some samples of good cat pictures.
These are the Elements and principles of design we will use in this class - review them.
Elements and Principles of Design Examples - Due last day next week - Fill out the sheet provided in class that asks for examples of elements and principles of design (art stuff). Some things I found online here. Write the numbers of the files on the sheet.
If your finished pictures aren't good enough to hang in Mr. Strong's office you shouldn't be showing them to me. Look at the pictures hanging in the room and in the up and down stairs hallways. Most were done by beginning students with simple point and shoot cameras.
Photoshop basics: layers, color correcting, cropping, resizing, retouching, (patch tool, cloan stamp tool) etc. (we will go over this in class).
Photo of the week 1 Write a 50 word or more reflection paper that includes what do and don't like about the image. Use some of the terms from the elements and principles of design link. Include a 3 inch wide copy of the discussion photo in the Word document. Turn it in by the end of next week.
Intro to Photoshop notes
Leadership Activity: Goal Setting - Now that you have a little bit more information about how this class is structured, come up with a plan that will help you to be successful. We will go over some strategies in class.
First day of the week:
Bring your camera to school this week if you can.
Composition Assignment - Proof/research check first day week 3. The Finished digital files/critique last day week 3. This assignment needs to have photographic integrity.
Everything you wanted to know about image size (and then some : ).
What's Art: wake up, house, cars, clothes, entertainment.The world with and without artists.
Listen
to the "Is Art Important?" Podcast.
Write a short reflection
paper (at least 100 words). Print it and turnit in. Name it Is
Art Important?- Due last day week 3
Some things you might want to include: How would your world be different without art? What things would you miss most without artists? (clothes, music, movies, TV, games, etc.) What kinds of jobs do artists have?
Artists create the interface to your world.
Barnett Newman - Day one. A color field painting. Newman referred to these as "Zips".
132 x 50.25 inches ( 11 x 4.2 feet).
I don't know how much this specific painting is worth, but a similar painting of his was sold as Christies in 1997 for over 5 million dollars.
"The problem of a painting is physical and metaphysical, the same as I think life is physical and metaphysical." - Barnett Newman
Dr. Templeton story
Exercise 2 - Due last day this week.- Come up with a one or two sentence description of what you think art is. You will write it on the whiteboard the last time I see you this week. Write it on a piece of paper.
Exercise 3 - What's Art Poster Assignment - Due last day week 5. Create an 8 1/2 by 11 in. design that illustrates what art is to you. Do some research. You can use text and/or images. Media: pencil, pen, paint, crayon, photos from magazines, photographs, etc. You can not make any portion of the assignment on a computer except to print out scans from books or magazines. If there is text in your design, cut the words or letters from a magazine or draw them by hand. Check out Dan Eldon's web site for some collage ideas. This assignment needs to exhibit good craftsmanship. There is an example on the wall in class.
Snapshots vs.real photography (we will go over this in class).
These are the things you will be learning in Photoshop over the next couple of weeks. Remember you have Intro to Photoshop notes and tutorial videos to help you (the videos are or will be on your computer. See me for a CD.
Intro to Photoshop
Intro to Photoshop notes
Photoshop Competencies: tool pallet, cropping, layers, adjustment layers, color correcting, layer masks, sharpening, size, resolution, resizing, blurs, vignette, feathering selections, black and white conversions (B&W channel mixer), filters, file formats, retouching (patch tool, clone stamp tool, lighten layer blend technique,dust and scratches filter), hand coloring, history pallet, vignettes (dark and soft), selecting using quickmask, saving selections, duotones/tritones.
Last day of the week:
Bring your camera to class if you want some help with it.
Photo of the week 2 Write a 50 word or more reflection paper that includes what do and don't like about the image. Use some of the terms from the elements and principles of design link. Include a 3 inch wide copy of the discussion photo in the Word document. Turn it in by the end of next week.
Cool quote: It starts with an idea,... but never with just reality. My photography has always been fueled by what I see when I close my eyes. Each new morning I am thankful when I pause to realize that very few other earthly endeavors could be so continuously magical.
Mastrianni
What's Art sentence, Photo of the week 1 reflection due.
Elements and Principles of Design Examples due.
1. Hopefully you have your proofs and research (they are do today).
If you have your files get them to the desktop.
If you have a memory card there are four card readers in class. They are on the bookcase at the back of the room, or out by the computers. Plug the card reader into the left hand side of your keyboard.Put the card in the correct slot on the card reader .When it is in correctly a light will come on, on the card reader. In a few seconds an icon that looks like a disc drive will pop up on the desktop. Open it and find the folder that has the pictures in it and drag that folder to the desktop. You are now copying the files to the computer (it will take a minute or so). After they are done copying, drag the icon of the disc drive to the trash which will say EJECT.Wait a few seconds,unplug the card reader, take out your card and put the card reader back on the book case. This should take a minute or less. Your images are still on the card, you just made a copy of them on the desktop. Don't work off of the card reader, 29 other people need to use it.
If you have a flash drive: Plug the flash drive into the USB port on the left hand side of your keyboard. If that doesn't work plug it in to the back of the monitor. Drag the files from the drive to your desktop. After they copy,drag the drive to what used to be the trash to eject.Now remove your flash memory drive.
If your files are on a CD:Put your CD in the slot on the right side of the monitor WITH THE LABEL FACING YOU. After the icon of the CD pops up,open it and drag the files to the desktop.
After the files are on the desktop, go through them, find the ones you want to use for the assignment, do at least the basic file prep steps on them.
2. If you don't t have your proofs:
Practice what you have learned in Photoshop until you can do the procedures from memory or with your notes.
and/or
Read and and try to understand some of the links below.
and/or
Work on these assignments.
and/or
Work on the Photo of the week (see link below).
It is not OK to do anything other that what I just outlined. No games, no YouTube, no work for other classes.
First day of the week: Composition proofs and research due. I walk around the class. You show me your proofs and research. I initial your evaluation sheet.
Color Assignment - Proof/research check first day week 5. The Finished digital files/critique last day week 5. This assignment needs to have photographic integrity. Evaluation sheets.
Get out of jail free cards.
Journal reviews.
You can use hand made notes by you for tests. No photocopies, no word processed pages. Your notes written by you.
Exposure Discussion - Tip: throughout the semester I'll be putting PowerPoint presentations (actually Keynote - Apple's version of PowerPoint) on the web for review. After it opens in your browser, click on the slide to advance.
Exposure: It is controlled by two things: shutter speed (how long the light is contacting the imager), aperture (how wide the opening is in the lens the light is coming through). It is the amount of light coming into the camera -- usually measured by either an internal light meter, or a hand-held light meter.The film (or imaging sensor on a digital camera) needs a particular amount of light to be properly exposed. Too much light and it will be over exposed, too little light and it will be under exposed. If you go back to our ever expand water analogy it goes something like this: the aperture is like the size of the opening in a faucet. A larger faucet will release more water than a smaller faucet in a given amount of time. The shutter speed is like the amount of time you leave the faucet on--the longer it is on the more water will come out given the same size opening. The ISO is like a bucket under the faucet. The higher the ISO the smaller the bucket. The smaller the bucket the less water is needed to fill it up. Confusion arises when you are changing more than one variable at a time.
Aperture: One of the components of exposure.The aperture is an opening in the lens. The opening is controlled by a diaphragm that is made up of a variety of adjustable metal blades on modern lenses. The early apertures were a series of small holes that increased in size and ran around the outside of a circular piece of metal. The aperture controls the depth of field and how much light enters the camera.
For the purpose of this class we will consider the aperture options or settings as being: 2.8, 4, 5.6, 8, 11, 16, 22. In the real world there may be more numbers at each end as well as intermediate settings between the numbers listed.The numbers listed are considered full "stops".
Some depth of field examples: examples 1 examples 2
Depth of field video
Shutter Speed: One of the components of exposure. The shutter speed determines the length of time light enters the camera--the longer the time, the more light enters. It also controls how sharp or blurry your photograph is. It is controlled by either an electronic or mechanical shutter. It is usually in the camera directly behind the lens but is also sometimes housed in the lens itself. On early cameras the shutter was a lens cap that was placed over the lens.For our pinhole cameras the shutter will be a piece of electrical tape.
For the purpose of this class we will consider the shutter speed options or settings as being: 1/8, 1/15, 1/30, 1/60, 1/125, 1/250, 1/500, 1/1000, 1/2000, 1/4000, of a second. Like the aperture setting in the real world there are more numbers at each end of the scale as well as intermediate shutter speed settings. The numbers listed are considered full "stops".
Some shutter speed examples: examples 1
Read and understand the following five links
Read this about shutter speed and aperture
Read this about exposure controls
ISO: On a film camera it is also referred to as film speed. It indicates the speed or light sensitivity of the film or imager. Larger numbers indicate faster film or a more sensitive imager. The larger the number, the less light is needed for proper exposure. Faster film usually has larger grain (the little dots-film grain- that make up the photograph). On a digital camera higher ISO settings turn up the gain - like electrical volume-on the sensor creating more noise (also looks like small colored dots). Some common setting are: 50, 100, 125, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200. The larger the number, the more sensitive the imager is to light--meaning it needs less light to be properly exposed. The down side is the image has more noise.
Additional exposure info: short courses
If you think your camera isn't good enough, check out these samples made with shoe boxes and Quaker Oat boxes. Here are some samples.
Photo of the week 3 - Write a 50 word or more reflection paper that includes what do and don't like about the image. Use some of the terms from the elements and principles of design link. Include a 3 inch wide copy of the discussion photo in the Word document. Turn it in by the end of next week.
Last day of the week: Composition critique (finished files). Photo of the week 2 reflection due.
Leadership Activity: Oral and Electronic Communication Skills - Your critique is an opportunity to display and and talk about your work.
First day of the week: text goes here
Last day of the week: text goes here
Cool quote: "The camera doesn't make a bit of difference. All of them can record what you are seeing. But, you have to SEE." Ernst Haas, 1985
First day of the week:
Toy/Collectable Still Life Assignment- Proof/research check first day week 6. Finished digital files/critique last day week 6. This assignment needs to have photographic integrity.
Color research/proofs due
Exposure, Aperture, Shutter speed, and ISO presentation assignment - Due first class day week 8.
You will be divided into four groups. Each group will teach the class about their topic.Use some type of visual aid. Power Point or posters are some ideas.
Critique reflections:
THE GOOD: A big thumbs up to those of you who created some really nice photographs. I was really impressed with the quality of a lot of the work that was presented. Some things that seemed to work well: choosing an interesting center of interest, using light in a creative way (not the camera flash), searching for just the right shot and not settling for just something that fulfills the assignment requirements.
THE BAD: Don't ever use your camera flash for class assignments. It usually ruins the picture. If it is too dark inside for the shot you want, bring in an extra lamp, take off a lamp shade, place the object near a wind, or shoot outside. Learn to control the light in your pictures. Don't just shoot the first idea that comes to mind. Experiment with a variety of ideas. Everybody shoots out of focus or blurry pictures. Don't show them in class, throw them away. Read the link about photographic integrity in the assignment description.
THE UGLY:The pictures that looked like they were created in about 45 seconds and the plagiarized pictures.
Last day of the week: Color critique, What's Art Poster Assignment
Please name your Google Doc files like this: period,class, assignment, and name. All letters lower case and a space after the period/class and a space after the assignment name. Example for period 4 beginning: p4b pow1 smith
Photo of the week 5 - Write a 50 word or more reflection paper that includes what do and don't like about the image. You must include some art critique vocabulary from the elements and principles of design page. Include a 3 inch wide copy of the discussion photo in the Word document. Due before the next photo of the week.
First day of the week: Hand Coloring Assignment - Proof/research check first day week 7. Finished digital files/critique last day week 7. This is a photo illustration assignment.
The pictures were much improved : ) Keep an eye out for crooked or soft (blurry or out of focus) pictures though.
Intro to Photoshop notes
Photoshop Competencies: tool pallet, cropping, layers, adjustment layers, color correcting, layer masks, sharpening, size, resolution, resizing, blurs, vignette, feathering selections, black and white conversions (B&W adjustment layer), filters, file formats, retouching (patch tool, clone stamp tool, lighten layer blend technique,dust and scratches filter), hand coloring, history pallet, vignettes (dark and soft), selecting using quickmask, saving selections, duotones/tritones, dodging and burning, contrast adjustment using an S-curve etc., saturation adjustments.
Last day of the week: Toy/Collectable Assignment due.
Label Your Camera Exercise - Due last day of week 8. Create or find an illustration of the front, top and back of your camera. Label all of the parts.
You might be able to find an illustration on line with a little work. If not, draw your own.The drawings don't need to be perfect. Just do your best.You need to label the parts yourself. If you do iton the computer share the file with me with google docs.Name it "camera". Example p6b camera smith. If you do it by hand turn it in to me.
Photo of the week 6 - Write a 50 word or more reflection paper that includes what do and don't like about the image. You must include some art critique vocabulary from the elements and principles of design page.Include a 3 inch wide copy of the discussion photo in the Word/Google document. Due before the next photo of the week.
Please name your Google Doc files like this: period,class, assignment, and name. All letters lower case and a space after the period/class and a space after the assignment name. Example for period 4 beginning: p4b pow1 smith
Cool quote: "The camera doesn't make a bit of difference. All of them can record what you are seeing. But, you have to SEE." Ernst Haas, 1985
First day of the week: Abstract Assignment - Proof/research check first day week 9. Finished digital files/critique last day week 9. This assignment needs to have photographic integrity.
Intro to Photoshop notes
Photoshop Competencies: tool pallet, cropping, layers, adjustment layers, color correcting, layer masks, sharpening, size, resolution, resizing, blurs, vignette, feathering selections, black and white conversions (B&W adjustment layer), filters, file formats, retouching (patch tool, clone stamp tool, lighten layer blend technique,dust and scratches filter), hand coloring, history pallet, vignettes (dark and soft), selecting using quickmask, saving selections, duotones/tritones, dodging and burning, contrast adjustment using an S-curve etc., saturation adjustments.
Work on these assignments if you forget your proofs.
Last day of the week: Hand Coloring Assignment due.
Photo of the week 7 - Write a 50 word or more reflection paper that includes what do and don't like about the image. You must include some art critique vocabulary from the elements and principles of design page.Include a 3 inch wide copy of the discussion photo in the Word document. Due before the next photo of the week.
Please name your Google Doc files like this: period,class, assignment, and name. All letters lower case and a space after the period/class and a space after the assignment name. Example for period 4 beginning: p4b pow1 smith
Cool quote: “A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you the less you know.”
First day of the week:
POW REFLECTION - You need to use some art terms (art critique vocabulary) when writing about the POW. No art terms, no grade. Read the Elements and Principles of design link for info.
Abstract proofs due next week.
Group presentations due.
No new photo assignment this week. Get caught up on any old assignments. If everything is in and you have an "A" on everything, learn something new in Photoshop or bring some old pictures from home and create a DVD slide show with them. Bring a song file for background music.
Last day of the week: Labeled camera due.
Photo of the week 8 - Write a 50 word or more reflection paper that includes what do and don't like about the image. You must include some art critique vocabulary from the elements and principles of design page.Include a 3 inch wide copy of the discussion photo in the Word document. Due before the next photo of the week.
First day of the week: Abstract research and proofs due.S
Group presentations due.
2 (or more) into 1 Assignment - Due last day of week 11 - This is a photo illustration assignment.
Last day of the week: Abstract Assignment due.
Photo of the week 9 - Write a 50 word or more reflection paper that includes what do and don't like about the image. You must include some art critique vocabulary from the elements and principles of design page.
Include a 3 inch wide copy of the discussion photo in the document. Send to me with Google docs. Due before the next photo of the week.
Reflection Cheat Sheet - Include at least one term from three different columns, a description of how it is used, and if you can figure it out - why it was used (give it a try).
Another way to think about it:
In your reflection include what (photo/art term), how (how it was used) and why (why did the artist use it) from at least three columns. We will practice this in class.
| COMPOSITION | BALANCE | COLOR THEORY | DEPTH OF FIELD | SHUTTER SPEED |
Center of interest Rule of thirds Leading lines Framing Repetition Positive space Negative space |
Unbalanced Symmetrically balanced Asymmetrically balanced Radially balanced |
Warm colors Cool colors Complimentary colors Analogous colors Achromatic color Tints: duotones, sepia
|
Wide depth of field Narrow depth of field |
Fast shutter speed Slow shutter speed Panning |
Cool quote: "Genius is the ability to connect the unconnected".
First day of the week: no school
Last day of the week: no school
First day of the week: Warhol Silk Screen Assignment- Due last day of week 12. This is a photo illustration assignment.
Feel free to make a custom brush frame for this assignment.Be sure the frame goes with the picture (art concept:unity).If you do this, drag or copy and paste your finished colored file to a new 8 x 10 or 10 x 8 document that has the brushes on it.Be sure the original document and the frame document have the same resolution. I'll go over this in class.
Cool edges demo. Photoshop brushes demo.
Copyright Q&A - Due last day of week 13. Please print this out.
Get something ready for the gallery.
Last day of the week: 2 into 1 critique
First day of the week:
Blurry Assignment - Proof/research check first day week 14. Finished digital files/critique last day week 13. This assignment needs to have photographic integrity.
or
Light Drawing Assignment - Proof/research check first day week 14. Finished digital files/critique last day week 13. This assignment needs to have photographic integrity.
Last day of the week: Silk screen critique
First day of the week: All About You Assignment - Due last day of week 14. This is a photo illustration assignment.
or
Still Movie Assignment - Proof/research check first day week 14. Finished digital movie critique last day week 14.
Last day of the week: Blurry or Light Drawing critique next week when I get back.
First day of the week: Landscape/Seascape/Cityscape Assignment - Due last day of week 15.
or
Spring Flower(s) Assignment - Due last day week 15
Continue working on current assignments. If you finish, go through al of your files and find four that you would want to print. They should be your very best.Use your new found skills to make them look as good as you can (cropping, color correcting, dodging, burning, contrast adjustment, vignettes,etc.) We will start printing when I get back.
Last day of the week: All About You or Still Movie critique
First day of the week: Panorama Assignment - Due last day week 16
Start bringing your camera to class if you would like to photograph at school.
Last day of the week: Landscape or Spring Flower critique
First day of the week: Window Light Portrait Assignment - Due last day of week 18 - This assignment needs to have photographic integrity.
Kenmore Camera contest winners
Last day of the week: Panorama critique
First day of the week: Print and mount photo for the art show.
Work on Window Light portraits.
Start working on your portfolio.
Last day of the week: Work on art show print
First day of the week: Magazine Cover /Movie Poster Assignment - Due last day week 20 :: Last photo assignment for seniors.
Start working on your portfolio.
Graphic
Design Info.
The goal is to communicate a message. Everything in the design should help
to communicate the message. If something is distracting from the message, don’t
include it.
Refer back to the elements and principles of design. Use them in your design.
Things to know:
Leading, Kerning, Tracking
Designing with a grid
Boxes (opaque, transparent)
Lines
Picture size
Guides and alignment
Visual Weight
Leading, kerning, tracking info.
Leading: Space between lines of text.
Tracking: Spaces between a series of letters.
Kerning: Spaces between 2 letters.
Typography info: cool little interactive presentation about typography here.
Gestalt and typography - another interactive presentation here.
History of typography: This is a little long but if you are interested...check it out.
Designing with a grid: Order out of Chaos ,Consistency and Unity , Grids
Last day of the week: Window Light critique
First day of the week: Work on portfolio and old assignments.
Last day of the week: Everything due from seniors.
First day of the week: Finish old assignments and work on portfolios.
Last day of the week: Finish old assignments and work on portfolios.
First day of the week: Finish old assignments and work on portfolios.
Last day of the week: Finish old assignments and work on portfolios.
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