Fri Oct 3

 Assignments that need to be done

Check to make sure you have the following assignments done, organized, and put in the properly labeled folders.

• Landscape: 5 (found on your phone)
• Hunt 1: 10, please label the photos
• Hunt 2: Conceptual 10, label the photos
• Walkabout: 10 ( order and make sure it tells a story)
• Colour theme: 6 shots of the same color   
• Composition1: 10 shots ( see Sept 15 post)         
• ISFELD letters assignment: 6 shots photoshopped onto a background
• Bobblehead: 3-4 people's bodies mixed up and heads made bigger in Photoshop 
• ( Remember to use edit/transform/scale to resize heads and bodies)
• Magazine cover: one high quality vertical photo see criteria ( see Sept 22 post)
• Blk and White: see assignment below, in progress

NEW ASSIGNMENT:  50 marks This assignment is due in class on Thurs Oct 16. If you are not prepared to present you will lose your 10 marks for presentation, however your photos will still be marked.

Black and White Photography 20 photos in a slideshow set to music use Canva or another Photo Slideshow program.

Criteria

• all photos must be recently taken, no old photos
• at least 10 shots in this assignment need to use the digital SLR cameras 
• all photos must be edited in Photoshop especially paying attention to contrast
• photos should not just be "done", but should be artistic and show evidence of good compositional techniques
• some of this assignment should be shot on your own time at home

Wed Oct 1

Continue working on old assignments to finish up for Friday. You can begin working on shooting Black and Whites only when other work has been completed.

Watch video for inspiration

Mon Sept 29

TOP PRIORITY! Continue working on last week's assignments, they need to be done by Friday Oct 3 in your folders on M drive for Ms. Chase to mark. If they are not in the folder by Friday, you may be getting a call home or possibly receiving a zero.

NEW ASSIGNMENT:  50 marks This assignment is due in class on Thurs Oct 16. If you are not prepared to present you will lose your 10 marks for presentation, however your photos will still be marked.

Black and White Photography 20 photos in a slideshow set to music use Canva or another Photo Slideshow program.

Criteria

• all photos must be recently taken, no old photos
• at least 10 shots in this assignment need to use the digital SLR cameras 
• all photos must be edited in Photoshop especially paying attention to contrast
• photos should not just be "done", but should be artistic and show evidence of good compositional techniques
• some of this assignment should be shot on your own time at home

WATCH THIS 3 min video on Black and White photography

Black and White Photography Tips

•  Visualize in black and white, only pay attention to lines, shadows, and shapes. This trick is very helpful to aid photographers in pre-visualizing a black and white image even though we live in a color world.
• Look for contrast. In my experience, the best black and white photos usually have some portion of the photo that is near to pure white, and some portion of the photo that is near black.  This increased contrast adds interest to the scene.
• Find a wide range of grays. Having white and black in the image will help add interest to a picture, but if other areas do not have a wide range of varying tones of gray, the photo will most likely look dull.  You can achieve a a wider range of grays by using flash to throw highlights and shadows over certain areas of the photo.
• Watch for texture. As long as texture is not front-lit, it will show contrast in fine details, which makes it a compelling subject for black and white.  This is why black and white photos of old items such as barns or antiques are so compelling–they have a lot of weathered texture.
• Look for patterns. Patterns are interesting because of their ordered repetition.  Color merely distracts us from giving the pattern our attention.  By using black and white, images of patterns are far more compelling.  Once you start looking for patterns to shoot in black and white, you'll notice them everywhere: cars in a parking lot, the shoes of a wedding party standing in line, or a row of bushes.
• Editing is the secret sauce. The last black-and-white tip is probably the most important.  When post-processing a black and white, you absolutely MUST tweak the colors in the adjustments panel in Photoshop or Lightroom.  

Wed Sept 24

 Assignments that need to be done

Check to make sure you have the following assignments done, organized, and put in the properly labeled folders.

• Landscape 5
• Hunt 1 10
• Hunt 2 Conceptual 10
• Walkabout 10
• Colour theme 6    
• Composition1 10 shots          
• ISFELD letters assignment: 6 shots photoshopped onto a background
• Bobblehead: 3-4 people's bodies mixed up and heads made bigger in Photoshop ( Remember to use edit/transform/scale to resize heads and bodies)
• Magazine cover: one high quality vertical photo see criteria from earlier this week on the blog begin working on this

Yet another postponed quiz…. Sorry you will write it soon!

Tues Sept 23

     

TEST postponed until Thurs. Sept 25 15 marks

In honor of Truth and Reconcilation Day: A look at an Indigineous film

Complete the following questions:

1. What makes this film feel authentic?

2. What do you think is the purpose of the extreme closeups at the beginning of the film?

3. This is a recent film, what clues do we have that the story is supposed to take place in the past?

4. Why do you think the filmmaker chose a rainy day to film?

5. Do you think the sound track was effective why or why not?

Mon Sept 22

 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) 

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. 

Friday Sept 19

You are working in the class today on editing. Out of the room with teacher permission only.

Reminder test on Tues on Composition 15 marks

Homework this weekend: Think about finding or taking a vertical photo for your magazine cover. Needs to be at least 1 mb in size. We will be starting on this next Wed./Thurs

Check to make sure you have the following assignments done, organized, and put in the properly labeled folders.

• Landscape 5
• Hunt 1 10
• Hunt 2 Conceptual 10
• Walkabout 10
• Colour theme 6    
• Composition1 10 shots