Thursday Photo Contest

Assignment #6 : Editing Assignment: Head swap for beginners, and Duplicate/Opacity change for 11's (Print off and hand in.)

Assignment #5: The 3 photo themes are:

1. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
2. High school life
3. Blue

You will have one class to shoot these 3 photos, upload and edit. You must enter at least one photo into this contest for a grade. Please title your work by the number of photo, your last name, first name. These should not be old photos, they should be shot today. You will get a mark out of 5 for this assignment and prizes will be awarded on Tues of next week. If you are absent, the assignment must still be done. The assignment should be saved on the m: drive under photo contest. Example: 1chaselisa or 2chaselisa or 3chaselisa

Grade 12 students, your theme shoot is due in slideshow format on TUES. of next week ( I have extended this by one day). Remember if you do not have the slideshow done, you will lose 10 marks.

Composition assignments are due today. If you do not get it in, you will lose marks for it being late, but you should still hand it in.

Upcoming Assignments

Assignment # 4 ( Portraits): marks 30
Slideshow due: Tues Oct 17 in class

Portraits:Working with a model or models of your choice, you should plan to set up a portrait shoot. You can have 20 shots of one model, or 10 of one and 10 of the other. Plan to shoot a variety of different shots including but not limited to : a couple of head shots, several full body shots, creative shots using the lcd projector/costumes/props etc. Study other portrait photographer's work and learn how to effectively pose your model.

This assignment is worth 30 marks. 20 marks for your portraits posted to Flickr, and 10 marks for your portraits put into a slideshow for viewing. 

Tips:

• plan your shots/shoot
• be aware of where the light is ( best times to shoot dawn and dusk)
• choose a good background
• use a prop
• shoot people in their element
• create a rapport with your model and direct the shoot

So maybe you can research posing and plan your model and location. If you have done your shoot,you can edit. If you are doing your portraits at school, find someone to photograph and get busy. There are lots of places to shoot around the school. ( skate park, woods, garage door near the soccer clubhouse, metal storage containers on the soccer fields. ) See details for this assignment below.

Links to Portrait Info:

Portrait tips

Mistakes to avoid when taking portraits

male portrait poses

teen portrait poses

Composition Assignment

Read this link: 10 Questions to ask yourself before taking a photo

Assignment#3 Composition Assignment: ( Handed in) Students should find 5 photos on the internet that they think are an example of good photography, you should copy and paste into a word document and then comment on why you think the photos are exemplary. Try to consider all of the elements of composition when discussing your reasons. Please print out and hand into the teacher. This assignment will be marked out of 10.

Read this: Some interesting thoughts on Photography : disregard #35 always shoot in RAW, good if you are loading up to your computer at home, but our computers at school do not handle raw files. Remember to check your camera settings before heading out on a shoot.

Are you seeing red?

Assignment #2 : You are to take 5 photos focusing on the colour red. Only 2 photos can be edited red, the others should focus on red objects.  Make sure you incorporate the elements of composition.
( 10 marks) All 5 photos should be put onto Flickr in a folder called red. This assignment is due at the end of this week.

Welcome back Isfeld Photographers

This year in Photography we will be doing a number of different projects to further expand your skillset. If you have you own camera, it would be a great advantage to bring it to class when you can. if you need to borrow the school's cameras, then you must sign them out with me. The cameras must be returned the very next day since other students will need to use them during the day. The only requirement for the course is an sd card, but a card reader would also be very helpful.

Day #1 Introduction: Students set up a Flickr account and created a folder on the m drive to hold their photos for the year.

Day #2 A review of camera basics, elements of composition, and a good looking headshot for Flickr.

Assignment #1: After understanding the Elements of Composition, you are to shoot two photos for each of the following and upload to Flickr into an albulm entitled: Assignment #1. You should also complete a slideshow set to music for presentation.
Assignment value: 20 marks Slideshow: 10 marks
Criteria: assignment meets the outline, is well composed, crisp, and creative. The work should have basic editing only, cropping and lighting. You will have about a week to complete this assignment.

Assignment:

• 2 black and white
• 2 high angle shots
• 2 reflection shots
• 2 fill the frame
• 2 choice creatives