Friday Dec 2

MAKE SURE YOUR BEAUTY IN A MINUTE VIDEOS ARE SHOT HORIZONTALLY not VERTICALLY

Your Priorities should be:
• Portraits/Slideshow: this can be emailed too me through WE transfer
• https://wetransfer.com/
  
• 9 shots outline/storyboard and shooting of 9 shots
• Overlay: get creative, if you have done this assignment before push yourself to create something better
• Beauty in a Minute Video ( 50 1-3 sec shots) 
• Light Photos ( 10 photos edited) USE A TRIPOD and do not forget to focus manually before you shut the lights off. Lights are in my bottom drawern

LIGHT PHOTOS ASSIGNMENT: You are to take 10 light photos experimenting with manual settings (slow shutter speed). I would like you to try to use photoshop to edit and maybe combine a few photos together. This assignment focuses on creativity in creating and editing. Marks 20 

 Here are some helpful bits of information to help you with Light Photography. 

SETTINGS: Make sure camera and lens are on manual. Move settings to the following:

SHUTTER SPEED:10 sec- 30 sec

ISO:100

FSTOP: F8.0

USE A TRIPOD AND MANUALLY FOCUS BEFORE YOU TURN THE LIGHTS OFF

Light sources: flashlights, phone lights, finger lights, sparklers, sparkle/fairy lights.

Space: anywhere where you can get as full darkness as possible. IF USING THE DRAMA ROOM, YOU ARE ONLY IN THE CHANGE ROOM WITH PERMISSION. NO ONE SHOULD BE ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE DRAMA ROOM.

Light Painting Video 

LINK: How to light paint article

I love this guy's tutorials on You Tube he is very knowledgeable and easy to understand. He has a number of creative tutorials, you should check him out.

light painting sample

video on how to do ball of light ( will show in class on Friday)
This guy provides really great/easy to follow videos on trick photography

Learning about Manual Modes

 Manual modes for beginners 

Play with the Exposure Triangle: http://www.canonoutsideofauto.ca/play/

Manual Mode free camera apps for iPhone: free i phone apps for manual functions

Photo Assignment

Watch short video as a class on big screen.

Photo Assignment to be handed in for marking. (5 MARKS)

PART 1

What Makes Kristina Makeeva's photos inspiring? As a photographer what does she do well? Give an examples to back up your ideas.

PART 2:

What piece of work this year are you most proud of or think you did your best work on? Explain what you thought was done well in this assignment..

In the real world..., list 3 ways your photographic skills might be become part of your life. 

Working on portraits, beauty video, and story assignment...From the past...Ansel Adams.

 A well known photographer from the past who you should know about.

The largest task begins with the smallest step

How to pose guys.

New Assignment: 10 marks

 Written Portrait Photographer Assignment

In preparation for doing portraits, I would like you to do some research on Portrait photographers. See  sample links below or find your own photographer.. Copy 4 portraits from your chosen photographer into a word document and explain what you like about the photographer's style.

Sample photographers to check out or choose your own

Von Wong Vancouver photographer

Michael Lee Photography

annie leibovitz

Famous fashion photographers

Amy Shaw Comox Valley photographer

Abstract portraits : Might be fun to throw in a couple of crazy portraits like these.

Wed Nov 10

 Just for fun, an epic TV commercial an ex student  is in. 

1. Short video on Story in 9 shots assignment. How to storyboard.

Assignments to be working on in Term 2

• Story in 9 shots (30 marks)
• Beauty in a Minute ( 50 1 sec shots worth 50 marks)
• Tentative Due date for having 35 shots done ( first week of Dec. 10 marks)  
• Portraits ( 20 shots one model, in various environments/different days. To be put into a slideshow for viewing marks 30 )
• Overlay or Double Exposure ( 20 marks)

Mon Nov 8

 NEW Assignment: "9 Shots Which tell a Story" 30 marks

Criteria: 

• Shots are well thought through,
• The photos have a beginning, middle  and end if the story is plot based
• shots are taken from different perspectives and vary ( close up, med shot, distance shot)
• all shots are clearly focused, and well taken
• students produce a rough storyboard of the sequencing of shots

Link to How to tell a story in Photos: Storytelling through Photos

         

Elephant story through photos

Wrapping up the term

• Lego shots
• Candy shots
• Pull focus
• Video Questions on street photography 

New Assignment

• Portraits: 20 shots
• Telling a Story in 9 shots
• Overlay/Double Exposure