Week of Sept 30- Oct 4

Students should be finished their in class practical test.

• By Friday, Macros should be finished and ready to present to the class in slideshow format, set to music in Photo story.
• All car photos should be on Flickr in a set and best photos should be put onto the hard drive so we can give them to the car owners
• New assignment: Numbers: 1-12 Students should take photos of objects or people that correspond the number

Week of Sept. 22-26

Here is an update on all assignments due so far this year.

Make sure you are on Flickr, screen name is your name and you have (F2013), you have a buddy icon, and you have made me a contact. ( 5 marks)
1. Your first assignment is Head shots include one shot of you in the mix, post into a set onto Flickr.
 ( 5 marks)
2. Skatepark shoot: 10 shots focus on angles, 10 shots focus on product shot, edit and post your best into a set on Flickr (20 marks)
3. Car shoot: Consider rules of composition, vary your shots, be aware of backgrounds. 20 shots, edited...have some fun with filters and spot colour. Put onto a set on Flickr. (20 marks) Eventually I would like some of your best photos to send to the car owners as a thank-you.
4. Yearbook shots: 15 top quality shots, edited within your topic of choice. See link to class subjects chosen.
5. Macro shots:The macro shots are not traditional macros but rather close-ups. I want you to try to look at ordinary everyday objects in an extraordinary way. Play with camera angles, be very aware of your backgrounds. This might be a good time to try using manual focus on your camera slowing down the process of taking pictures just a little.

Tips on Macros

Week of Sept. 9 - 13

Required: All students must have a 2-4gb SD card. This is considered  their notebook for photography. These can be purchased at London Drugs, Walmart, Shoppers Drug Mart, or Superstore. You should not pay any more than $15 dollars for a card. If students do not have their SD card with them in class, they will not be able to take photos. A back up card might be a good idea.

Access to cameras: Students will have access to decent digital SLR cameras for in school use. Out of school borrowing of cameras will require parents and students to sign a waiver acknowledging parental/and or student responsibility to pay replacement costs for a camera if it is lost, stolen or severely damaged while in the care of the student. Students are expected to return the cameras the next school day following borrowing so that they are available in class for other students to use.

Assignment#1: Head shots 3 shots and one photo taken of you. Head shots should be up close, head and shoulders only or have fun with an extreme close up. Your photos should be clear not blurry  Pay particular attention to rule of thirds and basic compositional rules.
Marks: 5 marks

Assignment #2 A: Skatepark Shoot Angles 10 shots. Students are doing two different shoots. Shoot #1 should include 10 shots taken at the skatepark, the focus of this shoot is to take a variety of different shots putting particular attention on the angles of the shots.

Link to camera angles

Assignment #2 B: Skatepark Shoot Product shots 10 shots. Students are to bring an object or a number of objects or people wearing objects of clothing etc. to shoot at the skatepark...use of a variety of angles is suggested.

Example  of a product shoot

This is a shot for Geek sunglasses.

Basics of Photography

http://basicsofphotographychase.blogspot.ca/

Welcome to Advanced Photography

The focus of this course is on improving and building on basic photographic skills and techniques. We will use photography as a medium for artistic impression. Students will independently create, design and present images that reflect their own individuality and style. Students will create and manipulate personally meaningful images in order to elicit audience response. Some other topics of study include: developing skills in Photoshop CS3, creating art from photography, and learning about careers in this field.

Strong computer skills, access to a camera, and prior photographic skills will be an asset. Students MUST have their own 4GB sd card and a jump drive for transfering photos from home to school.
Preparing for Test #1

You should make notes/study the information for a Review of Basics test . The test will involve some written and practical components, and will be out of 25-30  marks.

Also open up Photoshop and be prepared to know how to use the following tools/complete the following tasks .

• change an image to black and white

• resize and image
• save image as a jpeg
• crop tool

Please help each other out. Those who know how to do the basics can do some teaching.Review the following links:

http://www.digital-photography-school.com/
(home site for advanced photographers to read up on more detailed articles)

http://www.digital-photography-school.com/10-questions

http://www.digital-photography-school.com/digital-camera-modes

http://www.digital-photography-school.com/rule-of-thirds

http://www.digital-photography-school.com/fill-your-frame

http://www.digital-photography-school.com/using-focal-points-in-photography