Friday Feb 21

Here are a few cool videos that show what you can do with Photography

Flickr Moments: World's Best Father

Flickr Moments: photographing Jimmy the Dog

Flickr Moments: Photographer Lands Job at Coca Cola

List of Assignments to Date

1. Top 5

2. Best (5) label the one you like best

3. Hunt #1 5 (label each photo)

4. Headshots 5

5. Circles Squared 5 

6. 5 School videos 5

7. Glacier shot(s) 1

8. Step up 3

Hunt #2 10 shots 20 marks ( due this Friday)

Head Swap 10 marks ( due this Friday)  THESE SHOULD ALL BE COMPLETED

Continue working on the following...not due yet:

Freedom 5

Beauty video 20 5 sec shots due prior to March break March 17. Slice of life content 60 1-2 sec total ONGOING, FINAL video due in early June

Magazine cover 20 marks

Magazine Cover Assignment

 Composition Review

Today's Assignment: practice Magazine Cover using a photo from the internet.

Complete research on what magazine you are going to use as a magazine cover, take a vertical photo for the magazine cover

Criteria:

• bar code ( bring in from google)
• coordinating colours for lead ins
• clear, well composed vertical  photo
• 3 sets of text with page numbers drawing the reader in
• text size is appropriate, Font is appropriate for magazine...NO written fonts
• looks visually pleasing and is sized properly 8.5 inches X 11 inches ( these covers will also be printed out)
• looks like a real magazine cover
• NOTE: Please get Ms Chase to approve your photo before you begin working on it

 

Magazine Cover Assignment: (Marks 20) 

Sample Magazine covers from years past are on the Mdrive under Chase2024/Group photo 11and12/ Magazine cover samples

The magazine cover requires you to take a vertical photo that is at a very high quality, and using photoshop you are to create the cover of a magazine. I should be able to look at the cover of your magazine and think it is a real magazine. 

Head Swap

 HEAD SWAP: 10 marks

1. Find a photo of a person on the internet. When using google to find the image, get the largest size photo possible. ( ie superman, famous model or celebrity) no animals or cartoons. Right click COPY, open Photoshop, File NEW, edit PASTE

2. Bring in the Headshot of Yourself or a friend. Go to file OPEN and open from your file on the MDRIVE. It should automatically open in Photoshop.

3. Bring in both photos to Photoshop. Go to IMAGE, IMAGE SIZE and change the photos to both be close to the same size.Height 11 INCHES. If one is way bigger than the other it will be difficult to do the assignment.

4. While under ADJUSTMENTS, you can also change both photos to BLACK and WHITE.

5. The photos should be open in different tabs.

If you get all of this done you can continue.

6. Next go to the SELECTION TOOL,(4th tool down on the left, right click) and using the tool, move the tool around the head of one of your photos, then click on EDIT CUT and go to your next photo.

Note: It is probably more interesting to put the student head on the celebrity body, but it does not matter which head goes where. Also if you do not have a head shot that works for the swap, simply go out and take a shot of someone in a similar pose and distance away from the camera.

7. When on the next photo, click on EDIT, PASTE. This will put the head on the page. Then to resize the head, click EDIT, TRANSFORM, SCALE. This will put a box around the photo and allow you to change the size of the head, you can also slightly rotate the head if you go to ROTATE under TRANSFORM tool.

8.. Then you want to tweak the image by moving into place with the pick/move tool, or use the eraser tool to clean up the edges.

Note: SAVING the file: If you need to continue working on the head swap, save as a COPY Photoshop file so you can come back and work on the image. It is always a good idea, to save your edited photos as Photoshop files as a backup in case you need to go back and make changes. However, if you think you are done you can save as a JPEG ( which is save as copy). 

Week of Feb 10-14

List of Assignments to Date

1. Top 5

2. Best (5) label the one you like best

3. Hunt #1 5 (label each photo)

4. Headshots 5

5. Circles Squared 5 

6. 5 School videos 5

7. Glacier shot(s) 1

8. Step up 3

9. freedom 5

10. working on Beauty video 20 5 sec shots of slice of life content 60 total

11. Hunt #2 10

  

Take the camera out and practice using, if you get any good shots you can upload them. If you did not get your Glacier shot, today would be a good day for that.

HUNT#2

• shoot through something
• reflection shot
• fill the frame
• photo bomb
• photo of a person taking a photo
• the eye close up
• umbrella shot
• up close of the tip of a pencil
• shooting top down of a person
• leading lines

Routine for taking the camera out and practice using. 

• put strap around neck, have a wide base when standing, bring arms in close to chest
• hold down shutter to allow lens to focus, then press down shutter button
• the squiggly arrow on the dial turns the flash off

 Using the Digital SLR cameras:

• Get camera from bin, turn on check battery
• check lens to make sure it is on auto, make sure camera settings are on auto, and stabilization is on
• Next get a card from the front of the room, put in camera
• Sign out the camera and card in the book
• check/clean lens, reformat the card, take a test photo
• head out to take your photos

Returning the camera

• Bring camera back, make sure it is turned off, return card after you have uploaded photos
• Get a card reader to upload your photos onto the computer
• Cross off your name in the book
• If the battery is less than half, switch it out for a fresh battery, and place the other battery in the charger.

Step Down 3 Different Ways

Take 3 Step Down Photos: you are to take 3 different photos using this technique. 5 marks. Put in folder called STEP DOWN

Photo by Meredith Holser

The best part about this picture-taking tip is you can execute it by yourself. For the best outfit pics, use the .5 wide angle option on the iPhone’s back camera. Place your phone down low (can touch the ground), making sure you’re in-frame with some test shots. You will need to put the timer on, try 3-5 sec. Once you've found the best perspective, pose by kicking a leg out towards the camera, reach your hand toward it, or lean down to look at the camera lens. Capturing with the wide angle setting adds a level of distortion to your pics for added personality. 

List of Assignments to Date

1. Top 5

2. Best (5) label the one you like best

3. Hunt #1 5 (label each photo)

4. Headshots 5

5. Circles Squared 5 

6. 5 School videos 5

7. Glacier shot(s) 1

8. Step up 3

Thurs Feb 6

 Assignment #7: Conceptual Photography 5 freedom photos and one Comox glacier shot

Spend time organizing photos, editing photos and videos, and having them reviewed by the teacher.

Wed Feb 5

 Assignment #1: Top 5 photos on your phone currently...upload to computer. Call this Top 5  (5 marks)

Assignment #2 : Find one object or person to shoot outside, shoot them 5 different ways, then choose your best photo and title it BEST (5 marks)

Assignment #3 : Mini scavenger hunt...take a photo of:  HUNT#1 

(10 marks)

1. something red

2. something round

3. something that has texture

4. shoot something while laying on the ground

5. something architectural

6. snow shot

Assignment #4: Headshots 5: you are to take 5 headshots and crop them all the same for head and shoulders. put in folder and label Headshots  (10 marks)

Assignment # 5: Circles Squared, 5 shots make sure the circle is shot directly top down or head on. 5 shots (10 marks)

Assignment # 6:  5 - 5 sec videos shot horizontally connected to school. HORIZONTALLY!!!!! Videos should include movement. 

School video (10marks)

Example: opening the door to the school, opening a locker, someone taking a photo, kicking a ball, someone walking down the hall, doing a math problem, typing on the computer,  etc. Upload to the mdrive in your folder and label School video 

MAKE SURE ALL PHOTOS ARE EDITED, FOLDERS ARE LABELED PROPERLY....HAVE THE TEACHER LOOK THEM OVER AND OFFER A CRITIQUE.