Wed Oct 30 Photo/Film Contests

 LINK TO BC Student Film Festival Website: https://www.bcsff.com/

Student Photo Contests:

Independent Photo Contest

Photo Contests

Youth Photo Contests 2

Video Wrap -up

Self Evaluation:

• tells a story
• clean, steady shots
• nicely sequenced shots
• detail in editing
• Extras: pull focus, slow mo, time lapse, stop motion, titles ect.
• AREAS YOU COULD HAVE IMPROVED UPON
• WHAT YOU DID WELL
• grade you would give yoursef based on this criteria 

Tues Oct 29

 Term #2 First Assignment Product Shoot 30 marks

NEW VIDEO ASSIGNMENT term #2 : How to Video

Product Shoot Assignment Outline

Ad photos: Adam Meyer

PART A: Product shots:10 shots. You are to choose a product to shoot and you are to take 10 different shots of your product. Try to mix it up a little…take shots of people using your product, take inside shots on clean backgrounds, take you product outside to shoot…lots of experimentation. Upload all 10 shots under the album, PRODUCT SHOOT.

Ad PART B: After you have completed the 10 shots , you are to choose the best  2 shots and create 2 magazine ads which will be saved  under the Product Shoot folder. Your 2 good ads should be titled FINAL ad #1 and FINAL ad #2. please make sure you have your name on it. Example: chase ad1, chase ad2

Criteria for this assignment PART A: Photos should show experimentation, varied background and evidence of trying to showcase the product at its best. Not all shots have to be perfect or editied since I am marking your process in this assignment.  MARKS 10 

PART B: Product should be the focus of the ad, shot is clear, lighting effects work, logo or slogan is included in the ad, and most importantly looks professional…like an ad I would see in a magazine. MARKS 20

Sample Product Ads:

Adam Meyer product shoot

Cassie Fisher product shoot

Ethan Woodland Product shoot

Peter McKinnon Product Shoot Video

Mon Oct 28

 This week will be an opportunity to complete all work for term 1.

The following is being marked for term 1, all work must be completed by Fri Nov 8:

• Headshots 10 mks
• Top 5 on phone 5 mks
• 5 Photos pick BEST 5 mks
• Scan. Hunt #1 10 mks
• Composition shots 10 mks
• Video #1 ( shots in school) 10 mks
• Headswap in Photoshop 10 mks
• Video #2 Focus pull 10 mks
• mag cover 20 mks
• Conceptual shots...Ready set go/Blue 20 mks
• Brainstorming: Day in the life 5 mks
• Storyboard : Day in the Life 10 mks
• Day in the Life Video 10 mks presentation 25 mks for video = 35 mks
• Black and White  Slideshow 10 mks presentation 20 marks photos = 30 mks
• Fall shots 10 shots 10 mks
• Schaller Questions 10 mks

TOTAL: 210 marks

Tues/Wed Oct 21and 22

 Watch and answer the following questions about street photographer Alan Schaller.

Questions: Hand in for 10 marks

1. How did Alan Schaller get in to photography?

2. What does he think separates good photographers from mediocre photographers?

3. In this video, Schaller focuses a lot on _______________ and _______________ in his photography.

4. In his photography on many occasions Schaller allows the _______________ to convey a mood.

5. What makes street photography different from other forms of photography?

6. Schaller says in the video, "photography is about being in the _________________ moment.

7. What does Schaller say is the Magic in photography?

8. What do you think is effective in Schaller's work?

MON OCT 21

 This week in Photo 11/12 you should be working on:

1. Day in the Life videos have been extended until next Mon. Oct 28 when Ms. Chase returns. We will view them in class on Monday, please have them saved in the group folder on the Mdrive with your name as the file name. Make sure they play properly on the computer. Also please hand in your brainstorming sheet for the video 5 marks and your storyboard sheet for 10 marks.

2. Continue with Black and White photos, make sure they are edited. Any photos that seem really dark should be lightened up in Photoshop. If editing on your phone try using the app Snapseed and experiment with the HDR features.

Watch video with class ( 5 min) and try shooting some of the following in your Black and White photos:

• TRY SHOOTING IN MANUAL MODE
• try shooting steam
• try shooting in extreme light or dark
• try shooting crows
• try shooting through a car window when it's raining
• direct light onto your subject
• try shooting in the fog
• try to work with shadow and architecture
• keep shots simple
• try shooting close up face shots

Reminder Black and White shots need to be edited...consult with the teacher to get feedback, and they need to go into a slideshow set to music. Choose whatever video program you like. Canva is very user friendly. A reminder, I have audio files you can use on the Mdrive in the group folder.

3. FALL PHOTOS: Continue to work on Fall photos: NOTE: I have changed this assignment from 5 photos to 10 since I have been seeing a lot of great work.

Black and white Photography

Shooting Black and White

• CONTRAST
• SHADOWS
• FOCUS ON COMPOSITION
• KEEP IT SIMPLE 
• One of the ways to guide the viewer's gaze to the center of interest is to have a dramatic difference between dark and light tones. Therein lies your contrast. Seeing in black and white implies choosing simple subjects, clear negative spaces.

What is the best aperature for Black and White?

The aperature will vary. Try using a small f-number. When shooting in manual try using f/4 to f/5.6. That means you'll need to be pretty close to wide-open and pretty close to your subject to get a shallow depth of field (sharp subject, blurry background).

ISO:  Usually ISO 800, 1600  Remember, the higher the ISO the stronger the noise and grain.

Week of Oct 15-19

 This week you should be working on:

• Any unfinished  work
• Day in the Life video
• 10 fall shots
• Black and White Photography

 Black and White Photography 20 photos in a slideshow set to music

Focus of Black and White Photography is on CONTRAST 

( Below are links for you to check out)

Black and White Photography

Black & White Images

Tips to improve black and white photography

Take a look at the work of Ansel Adams

Week of Oct7-11

 When working on your Day in the Life videos, do not go any longer than 10 sec per shot unless you are doing a time lapse or a sped up shot. Keep your transitions simple, probably a fade in or out. Do not walk with the camera, it usually does not look good. If you are panning with the camera, do it very slow. You will get 5 marks for  brainstorming, 10 marks for rough story board and 25 marks for the final video. It will be due: TUES OCT 22 and presented in class.

REVIEW CRITERIA

Day in the Life Video: You are to video and edit a day in your life and set it to music. Likely you will need to shoot on more than one day and make it look like it was all in one day.

Keep your shots short, 3-5 sec.( maximum 10 sec) and make sure they are sequenced properly. The video should be no less than 1min in length and no more than 2 min in length. Make sure your shots are in focus, shot from various angles, and well composed. You should be choosing a song to put with your day in the life video. Do not forget you are trying to tell a story of your day.

Storyboarding

 We will star with Brainstorming ideas for Your Day in the Life Video