Happy New Year! welcome back.
We have only TWO working days before our passion project critiques begin. Beginning Friday, January 10th there is no more work time during class. You may come in during lunch or flex, but we are all participating in the critiques.
Click here for the PASSION PROJECT PRESENTATION ORDER
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Friday, December 13th
Click here for Naomi Brim's photo essay "nocturnal"
Click here for Ruby Hunter's photo essay "blue" - Note: scroll way down....
Click here for Ruby Hunter's photo essay "blue" - Note: scroll way down....
Weeks of December 2 and 9: working with our portraits
Here are the instructions, the interview guidelines, and grading criteria for the portrait project
Will show in class.
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Will show in class.
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I won't show this in class - it's a bit long - but he is very thorough with his explanations
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Working with the DSLR camera
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This half of the beginner's course will introduce you to the DSLR camera [digital single lens reflex]. We use a Nikon camera at CHS, but all DSLR cameras function in the same way. The three most important aspects to photography are:
*ISO gives this explanation of the name: "Because 'International Organization for Standardization' would have different acronyms in different languages (IOS in English, OIN in French), our founders decided to give it the short form ISO. ISO is derived from the Greek isos, meaning equal. Extra credit assignment: shooting in manual mode |
Week of November 4: Photography project #5: The Portrait Project
From Oregonian photojournalist Beth Nakamura, "The question in visual journalism is, now more than ever, how we distinguish ourselves amongst the sea of iPhones in our midst. If everyone everywhere is documenting virtually everything around them then what, if anything, do we bring to the table? How and why do we still matter? What is our value? Our success in photography rests on those two distinct ideas. The more intimate the photographs you make, the more compelling they will become. The deeper you get, the deeper the traction between you and your readers."
This project is about MAKING an image rather than TAKING an image. You have an opportunity to capture the essence of a person and convey that in a single image. Here are the instructions, the interview guidelines, and grading criteria |
Choosing your subject and conducting the interview
Click here for a LONG list of questions/ideas Click here for the form you will complete, print, and turn in the week of November 18th this is an example I created for an interview with my niece, Zoe |
Photo Project #4: Before and After
Using Lightroom for the Before and After project. Due October 30/31
Essential Questions: can there be authenticity in photography? Do we view photographs differently if we know they have been ‘doctored?’ Does the artist have a responsibility to declare when their images are altered? For this assignment, you will demonstrate your understanding and abilities with Lightroom.
Essential Questions: can there be authenticity in photography? Do we view photographs differently if we know they have been ‘doctored?’ Does the artist have a responsibility to declare when their images are altered? For this assignment, you will demonstrate your understanding and abilities with Lightroom.
Photo Project #3: The Still Life
The next project - due on October 17th and 18th - is the still life. A still life image takes objects and carefully arranges them within the frame. With a still life image the photographer completely controls what is there, what we look at, and how to pay attention to the objects.
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The Language of Photography and Visual Media
Starting the week of September 23rd, we will explore the vocabulary needed to read an image, to speak and write about an image. You will create a photo journal (kept in class) to take notes, find some images, and make your own images that illustrate the concepts of this vocabulary.
Introduction to Lightroom
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Photo project #2: One in Sixteen Hundred
Who are you? What makes you happy? What drives you? Motivates you? What are your passions? This project allows you to be fully creative and show us a little of who you are.
Click here for a slide show with examples
Click here for a full set of instructions
Click here for a slide show with examples
Click here for a full set of instructions
Photo project #1: basic shooting assignment
Weeks two and three: basic shooting assignment is due on Monday/Tuesday - September 16/17
Essential question/reasoning. What are the conventions of photography? Can you demonstrate the skills to take a “standard” image in the existing conventions of the medium?
Instructions:
Click here for a student example Click here for how you will be graded |
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Begin with what we know
Week one: what do you know?
In order for us to start at the beginning, we need to know where that beginning needs to be. Sounds a little like a Dr. Seuss phrase. I want to know what you already know, so the content of this class is relevant, meaningful, and not repetitive.
Follow this link to begin a survey/questionnaire about what you know about producing and consuming media.
In order for us to start at the beginning, we need to know where that beginning needs to be. Sounds a little like a Dr. Seuss phrase. I want to know what you already know, so the content of this class is relevant, meaningful, and not repetitive.
Follow this link to begin a survey/questionnaire about what you know about producing and consuming media.
Your Website = your portfolio
Building and managing your website has its own page. Go to the drop down menu above or click here for access.