Two Assignments:

1. Music inspired photo series- choose a song or an entire album to interpret in 10 final images.  
Due May 10th- be prepared to share your images and music inspiration.
2. Photographer Research ------------------>
Choose a photographer of your choice.  The photographer needs to have a website.  Instagram photographers are welcome, make sure there is a website beyond the IG account. 
Due May 10th
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Your presentation needs to include:

10 photographs taken by the photographer
Who? Who is the photographer?  Where are they from?  
What? What type of work do they do?  Do they edit a lot or is there little editing?  
Why? Why do you enjoy their work? What is it about the imagery that pulls you in?  Be descriptive.  
When? When was your photographer creating work? Are they still alive? 
Create- You will recreate three of the images that this photographer has created.  A sense of humor is always welcome., but please consider lighting, exposure, composition. 

​https://www.thespruce.com/how-to-photograph-food-coloring-or-dye-dropped-in-water-4125228

March 27th
Students are participating in a photo challenge.  Take as many photos of the Alphabet, as you can.  Edit and turn into Google Drive.

​Photos should not be manipulated
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March 5-9th
Due Dates
*Group Challenge = 5 photos using ink
*New Objectivity Photos due Friday March 2nd (10)
*Breadth= 12 photos total, due March 15th

February 26th-March 2nd
Photo Challenge Tuesday
Students will be placed in one of three groups. Students will be asked to work cooperatively to create an intriguing group series (5 images) using overhead projectors.
Each group should brainstorm concepts, construct a makeshift studio, use an overhead projector in some way. 
5 edited photos due at the end of the period Friday (along with your series of New Objectification 10 photos).

Albert Renger-Patzsch
Students will respond to Renger-Patzsch's images (and those by similar artists) by creating a sequence of their own images. By photographing their own reality in the style of Renger-Patzsch, students will create their own version of "The World is Beautiful.'

Due Friday March 2nd, 2018 
10 images
​The World is Beautiful

https://www.juxtapoz.com/news/photography/the-photography-of-albert-renger-patzsch/

February 5-9th
Tuesday:
Take a look at the latest Chroma Magazine and find a series that you really enjoy.  Write a note to the photographer, on paper, and tell the photographer what it is that intrigues you about their series.  Do you have any questions for the photographer?  Example:
How did you come up with this idea, what was your inspiration, what lens did you use, how much editing did you do, what was difficult about this series?

https://issuu.com/chromamagazine/docs/chroma-_origin

Please read the intro to this article as well as Myth #3 and #4: 
https://petapixel.com/2016/01/30/10-myths-about-the-rule-of-thirds/ 
Respond with your own perspective in your photo journal. What is the writer telling us about the rule of thirds?

Have you turned in your light photo?  I have LIGHT photos for the following students:
Jacob, Grace, Siera, Sam, Sophia, Nadia, Alexandra, Abby, Amelia, Alex W, Anabel, Mams, Bella, Sebastian

Need your light photo:
Emma, Asher, Maddox, Ben, Quinn, Maeve, Lily (!), Isabelle, Grayson, Madisen

Photo Focus will view these photos and pick a winner Wednesday.







January 22-26th
Students will review their portfolios in Google Drive and decide where they need to focus their attention as they aim to create a BREADTH of work.  


January 8-12th
Students will begin to collect photographs for a Portfolio due on Thursday January 18th.  The Portfolio will be a folder in Google Drive.  Students are gathering and/or taking photos to add to this portfolio.  

Portfolio/Breadth 12 photos in total
1-Landscape
2-Portrait (studio and natural lighting)
1-Still life
1-Action
1-Architecture
1-Black and White study with perfect contrast
1-Close up
​1- Heavily edited
1- Your choice
As always, your photos should have a thoughtful composition, focus, contrast, as well as a strong understanding of the principles and elements of design.


Tuesday January 2nd
Photo 3,

I miss you guys! I really truly do.  So many amazing creative bright souls in one class period.  You will be memorable to me, as the years continue to add up for me. 
 
I have a sub today because my dad, who you recall was fiercely suffering for months, died the last day of the year.  Pretty cool day to die, if you ask me.  l am thankful that his suffering is over, and I of course dream that he is with my mother playing music.

YOUR ASSINMENT:
I wanted to have you create something today that both pushes you and honors your level of creative skill.  Today you will create a self portrait.  The only requirements are:

YOU must take the photo.

Turn into Self Portrait in Google Drive.  I will give you credit for turning it in by the end of the period.

Use photoshop, art skills, lighting, duplication, and anything else your magnificent developing minds come up with.  I can't wait to see what you create.
Here's a link to a Google Slide for the assignment:
​https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1K6iXrZyYHnr4k75xrA1SVAXDxD5mLLtWigxfc2gth0U/edit#slide=id.p

See "Breadth" page for upcoming assignments due after Winter Break. 

UPCOMING DUE DATES:
Still Life for Breadth- 3 prestine photos of a still life of your choice due November
     Photo series of a family member due Tuesday December 12th.
     Journal should include:
                                        1. Pre production:
                                            brainstormed ideas for still life and light considerations. 
                                        2. Post production:
                                            How did it go? What went well, what didn't, what did you learn?
                                         3. Include the questions you asked and the way in which you                                                    used the questions to guide your subject.

Photo series (10 images) of a family member due December 14th with photo journal.
Please read
​http://erickimphotography.com/blog/2014/09/26/5-lessons-richard-avedon-taught-street-photography/

November 14th

In your photo journal, take 10 minutes to describe the person you will be photographing for your interview series. 
Why are you choosing this person to focus your series on? 
What makes them interesting to you?
What is your relationship with this person?

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Read the following article and write notes in your photo journal covering the 6 ways to ask better questions in interviews:
1. Ask about the person's ACTIONS
2. Ask "forward" questions
3. Ask open ended questions
4. Ask dumb questions
5. Ask pointed questions and light-hearted questions
6. Ask short questions and then follow up
http://thewritepractice.com/six-ways-to-ask-better-questions-in-interviews/

November 6-10
Students are working on editing techniques. 

October 31st
Photo Challenge!  Fall.  Fall colors, fall leaves, Halloween, costumes, pretending, change of season.

 October 30-November 2nd
November 2nd
"Abstract- The Art of Design"- Photography Episode 7 with Platon.

Please write the following quotes in your photo journal:
On photography: “Before I shoot, I’m not thinking, ‘How can I get a good picture?’ but "What can I learn from this person?"

On design: “I don’t believe you should ever allow your tools to dominate the message. Great design is when all those things take a back seat and you get the message.”

On preparation: “If I get it wrong, I can do great harm. It’s really important that my homework is done.”

After viewing the episode, write your response to the episode by sharing any insight you may have had.

Upcoming due dates:
Still Life for Breadth- 3 prestine photos of a still life of your choice due November
Photo series of a family member due December 10th.
     Journal should include:
                                        1. Pre production:
                                            brainstormed ideas for still life and light considerations. 
                                        2. Post production:
                                            How did it go? What went well, what didn't, what did you learn?

Photo series (10 images) of a family member due December 30th with photo journal.
Please read
​http://erickimphotography.com/blog/2014/09/26/5-lessons-richard-avedon-taught-street-photography/
    Journal should include:
                                        1. Pre production- brainstormed ideas of WHO you may                                                                photograph, what questions you will ask them while you                                                          photography them, and the prompts you will give the subject                                                to  help ease their feeling of discomfort.
                                         2. Post production:
                                            How did it go? What went well, what didn't, what did you                                                        learn?                           

October 24th, turn in photo journal

Photo journals should be ready to turn in on Thursday with:

Pre production: brainstormed ideas before creating the series, artists and photographers inspiring the series, lighting plans and considerations, materials needed, thought process
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Production Refection: how did it go, what were the problems, what worked well, what do you wish you could have done, if you could do it again what would you do differently?

With any extra time students are encouraged to research and investigate future series inspiaration. A good resource is #photography on Issuu.com:
https://issuu.com/hashtagphotography/docs/issue-2
and more

​Due Tuesday October 17th
Create a series of at least 10 portraits that are not your typical portrait. Look at examples of manipulating the face. 

September 25-29th
This week the focus is on beginning a strong Breadth (a variety of photographic works) portfolio. 
(October 2nd-6th)Students will start the week by tying up their "3 Boring Photos", submitting them to google drive, and viewing one another's work.

A new assignment for Breadth will begin with the exploration of:
Manipulating the Face
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Create a series of at least 10 portraits that are not your typical portrait. Look at examples of manipulating the face. 
​Due Tuesday October 17th


Check these photographers out:
​https://sleeklens.com/top-photo-manipulation-photographers/

September 21st
Boring
Each student will be assigned a boring item to photograph.  The student will work with a partner, assisting one another with their lighting and set up of the boring item.

Things to consider:
What makes something insignificant suddenly catch our eye? How do everyday items adopt new significance or gain visual interest? How can a mundane object develop in poignancy.

Your mundane object may be:
cotton balls, clear tape,  a white box, or still life props painted white.

Lighting can include:
Natural light
Light boxes
Reflective light
Direct studio light
Indirect studio light
Lighting – how the play of light across an object may draw attention, be it the deliberate shining of a spotlight, or the timely passing of a sunbeam.
Placement – how the isolating of an object e.g. cordoning off, restricting access, framing, placing on a shelf, plinth etc. might give it greater significance.
Contrast - how an object might be in visual contrast with its environment (via color, scale, tone etc.), or be encountered out of context - experienced as an unexpected or surreal juxtaposition, in contrast with our usual expectations

September 11-15th
Respond to the following prompts in your journal:

1. Does the camera see more than the photographer?
2. Does a photographer have a responsibility for the image beyond the act of taking it?
3. Should there be a moral or an aesthetic limit to images of atrocity?

Watch the video in class and share your thoughts with a person next to you.

​This week:
Students should have their sd card ready to go.  We will begin the week by sharing out the Principles of Design and Elements of Art photographs taken during class on Thursday of last week.

Students will go through a series of review activities meant to remind students of the exposure triangle, white balance, and composition elements.

September 5-8th
Tuesday:Students are completing their Creativity DNA in their photo journals.  When students are finished with this they are given time to decorate their photography journal cover.
What is the first creative moment you remember?
Was anyone there to witness or appreciate it?
What is the best idea you’ve ever had?
What made it great in your mind? What is the dumbest idea? What made it stupid?
Can you connect the dots that led you to this idea?
What is your creative ambition?
What are the obstacles to this ambition? What are the vital steps to achieving this ambition?
How do you begin your day?
What are your habits?
What patterns do you repeat?
Describe your first successful creative act.
Describe your second successful creative act. Compare them.
What are your attitudes toward: money, power, praise, rivals, work, play?
Which artists do you admire the most?
Why are they your role models?
What do you and your role models have in common?
Does anyone in your life regularly inspire you?
Who is your muse? Define muse.
When confronted with superior intelligence or talent, how do you respond?
When faced with stupidity, hostility, intransigence, laziness, or indifference in others, how do you respond?
When faced with impending success or the threat of failure, how do you respond?
When at work, do you love the process or the result?
At what moments do you feel your reach exceeds your grasp?
What is your ideal creative activity? What is your greatest fear?
hat is the likelihood of either of the answers to the previous questions happening?
Which of your answers would you most like to change?
What is your idea of mastery?
What is your greatest dream?
Thursday: Students will be put in groups.  Each group will be responsible for presenting a dynamic and creative presentation on one of the following composition elements:

Rule of Thirds
Symmetry and Pattern
Viewpoint
Balancing Elements
Depth
Background
Leading Lines
Framing
Cropping

Please have an SD card by Tuesday September 12th.  Students will be given their first in school photography challenge on Tuesday September 12th.