Week of Mon Feb 22

The wave of technology and how it will transform.
Cool new invention: Graphene

Fri Feb 19

Today you can work on your app assignment since we will be presenting them on Mon. The presentation will be short, see criteria below. When presenting, it would be a good idea to use visuals. The laptop will be available for you to use.

NEW ASSIGNMENT: magazine/album cover. To begin this assignment you must start with a concept first. You should look over magazine or album covers to get ideas. Next you should take a high quality photo (vertical for magazine), staged for the album cover. Then this photo gets imported into Photoshop and the fun begins. You should create a realistic magazine cover or album cover with appropriate text, banner, bar code, story prompts ect. This assignment is worth 15 marks.

VIDEO ASSIGNMENT: Day in the Life....or proposed alternate to Ms. Chase TBA

MACROS: You are to take 20 macro/close up shots, 10 should be in colour and 10  in black and white

Photo App Assignment: Due Friday

Sign up for a photo app and present what it is to the class on Mon. Feb. 22

Assignment Details and  Criteria: You are to present a photo app to the class. You will explain what the app is about, and how it works. You can show a short video, go live with an apple phone to show the app, or simply explain using whatever method you would like. Make sure you discuss the pros and cons, cost, and whether or not you would recommend it for users. Approximately 4-5 min is good for your presentation. (10 marks)

Photo app site 1

iphone apps

more photo apps

Before and After photo

You are to take 2 before and after photos. The first is a bad photo, and the second is of the same subject but has been improved. Please include in the description what you did to improve the photo.
Upload to Flickr (10 marks)

Link to more on composition

How to Crop

Intro to Photoshop

We will be going over the basics a review, using crop tool, text tool, adjustments, and magic wand/transform tool.

For those who are familiar with Photoshop, I would like you to check out the following link on tilt shift photography and read through how to create this type of photo in Photoshop.

Tilt shift Photography

New to class Photoshop assignment #1: Head swap (10 marks)
Experienced users Photoshop assignment #1: Tilt shift photo (10 marks)
Post to Flickr.

Teaching Assignment Everyone: We will be having a teach the class assignment during term #3. The criteria for this assignment is as follows:

• 5 min or less
• visuals necessary
• informative
• well thought through, steps blocked out
• active participation if possible (10 marks)

Link to the Basics

Review of composition and CAMERA BASICS

Week of Feb. 1

Introduction: In this class you will learn much about how to see from a different perspective, how to improve your ability to take photos and how to edit photos in Photoshop. As your teacher, I am not an expert in all technical aspects of Photography. There is much to know in this field and I am a learner as much as a teacher. In fact, I think we can all learn from one another.

Requirements for success in this course:

• a positive attitude and a willingness to learn and push beyond the level you are at
• your own 4-8gb sd card which you bring to class everyday
• a willingness to take a camera home of use your family's camera on the weekend
• to use your class time effectively
• be a good model for your peers

link to Basics of Photography

Experienced Photo Students Assignment #1: We are coming in strong with a 14 day photo challenge. If you have difficulty, feel free to swap out one theme for another, but please do not do this more than twice. The intent for this assignment is to do a new shoot, not to recycle old photos. I want you to challenge yourself. This assignment should be posted to Flickr, it should also be compiled into a slideshow set to music for presentation. The assignment is worth 25 marks and the slideshow is worth 10 marks.

DUE: THURS. FEB 19 in class slideshow

1. reflection portrait-1
2. blk and white -3
3. texture-2
4. high angle-1
5. low angle-1
6. silhouette-1
7. shadow-1
8. water -3
9. pattern -3
10. food/drink-2
11. graffiti -2
12. fill the frame -1
13. extreme close-up face -2
14. night -2

Criteria: I would like you to attempt manual focus, crisp shots, varying angles, thought put into backgrounds and framing.

Composition link

New to Photography Students Assignment #1:

1. Create a Flickr account, buddy icon, make Ms Chase a contact, join the Isfeld Photo group
2. Review the Basics of Photography lesson
3. Take 3 head shots of 3 different people
4. Elements of composition, choose 5 elements and shoot an example of each 
5. Shoot 2 high shots and 2 low shots, 3 choice shots
6. Complete a photo story set to music ( need to use you tube to mp3 conversion for music)

Criteria: Focus on in focus shots, maintaining an interesting focal point