Mon Sept 15

 NEW Composition 1 Assignment

• rule of thirds
• leading lines
• rule of odds
• framing
• symmetry
• simplicity/negative space
• pattern
• contrast
• colour
• balance
• focal point

Friday Sept 12

      Assignments to date

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

                                             Composition Continued

NEW Composition 1 Assignment

• rule of thirds
• leading lines
• rule of odds
• framing
• symmetry

Thurs Sept 11

LINK to CREATIVE PHOTOGRAPHY:

https://artwithnelson.weebly.com/photo-c-weekly-assignments.html

NEW ASSIGNMENT: Colour theme: This is your first artistic photo assignment. You are to take 6 photos up close of objects that have predominately the same colour. Ideally they should be different objects. For example if you chose red you might take a photo of red socks, a red pencil crayon, an apple, a red pair of scissors etc. PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU EDIT AND FIX LIGHTING FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT.

Wed Sept 10

 Conceptual Scavenger Hunt 2

1.Photo of someone or something you are grateful for

2. A reflection

3. Something calm

4. Something chaotic

5. Something worn by time x2

6. Suggestive of solitude x2

7. Something that makes you smile

10. Capture movement in a still photo

Tues Sept 9

 Composition Basics: Rule of thirds, rule of odds, focal point, leading lines.

WALKABOUT

You are going on a walkabout for the second half of the class. You are going to take 10 photos on your walk. You need to create a story with a beginning, middle and ending photo. Come back edit the photos and then upload to a folder called: STORY 1.

Mon Sept 8

Assignments so far:

1. Summer's over: 3 photos

2. Scavenger Hunt: 10 photos of things on the list

2. Best 5: From your phone: 5 landscape photos you have taken

Functions on the Digital SLR camera

                       

Friday Sept 5

 1. Two truths and a lie

2. Link to You Tube video on iphone controls : iPhone settings you need to turn off

3. Mini Scavenger Hunt

1. Something that moves in the wind

2. A texture that looks or feels soft

3. A circle that is in nature

4. A shadow and or fire hydrant

5.  Something round that is outside, shot top down

6. A selfie with a secretary or new VP

7. A photo of a motivational quote

8. Something that fills the frame of your camera

9. Something orange

10. An Isfeld logo or emblem

Aug 27

  Intro to Photo 11/12

Photography is not about the camera but how you use the camera. You can have an expensive camera and still take bad pictures. The focus of this course is not so much on the many technical aspects of how to use a camera but rather on how to compose great shots and extend your knowledge into creating using photography as a medium. 

We will be learning how to use and expand the use of Photoshop and other editing programs to create advertising, a magazine cover, videos, and conceptual photographic art. 

The visual world is becoming part of our everyday life. Most people on the internet are focused on photos and video to get across ideas. Logos and photos are an instant way for people to get an idea across. It is important for young people to be able to navigate the ever increasing world of visual literacy.

Requirements of this course:

• a decent digital slr or camera phone for taking photos, school cameras will be allowed to go home with permission.
• a usb drive and/or an extra phone cord for use at school for transferring photos 
• a card reader/phone cable at school for transferring photos to the school computer
• the ability to use some of your time to take photos outside of school 
• a desire to learn and grow through digital media
• ability to work with others and be a good model
• time management skills
• You may want to install the Flickr app on your phone for faster digital uploads, but this is not a requirement

Assessment:

This course is assessed based on student's ability to push boundaries, meet assignment deadlines and progress in their ability to become better photographers/videographers and visual artists. Students are expected to push themselves at the level they are at to improve and produce quality work. A high standard is expected, and poor quality work will not be accepted. You will be asked to Re-do an assignment if it does not meet expectations. 

To set your Apple devices to take photos in JPEG/JPG instead of HEIC: Go to Settings,Tap Camera,Tap Formats,Tap Most Compatible

Get to know you... 2 truths and a lie (we will continue this next class.)

Introduce Flickr app

Create a folder on the M drive

Drag Photoshop to the desktop

If you are taking photos on your phone, EDIT before you upload!

Assignment #1: Top 5 photos on your phone currently...upload to computer. Call this Summer 2025

 the letter F

a tree cone

a piece of garbage

a photo of a black car

a dandelion

a smiling face

Bonus: Mr. Miller

A day in the life of a Photographer

                                              

                                               

Mon June 16 Day in the Life

 A Day in the Life of a Sport Photographer

Watch Beauty Videos

Work on any incomplete work

                                        

Tues Jun 6

Assignment Deadlines

Thurs May 29 Most Wanted ad (10 marks) print out 

 Re-Creation (10 marks), put in group folder on M drive 

Thurs June 5 Overlay

Mon June 9 Light Photos or Portraits in your folder on M drive (20 marks) 

Thurs June 12 Beauty Video, presented in class (50 marks)

Friday June 20 Top 10 photos of the year (10 marks)  and 5 LEGO photos (10 marks) tentative

Tues May 27

 

Photographer Benjamin Von Wong: https://www.vonwong.com/

For award-winning artist and activist Benjamin Von Wong, it’s the people and the process that shape his work, with technology merely playing a supporting role.

“The process of living life and solving problems is often more interesting than a final product,” says Von Wong. “In a world where content is abundant, context is important because it creates a shared sense of humanity.”

Von Wong’s photography and activism focuses largely on environmental and sustainability issues such the impacts of ocean plastics, fast fashion, and electronic waste. “Art is a tool that can close the gap between the heart and the mind and make us better people,” he says. “I don’t create for myself. I create to accomplish something in service to others.”

Type up the answers to these questions after watching the video.

1. How did Von Wong get started in photography?

2. What was Von Wong's first paid photo gig?

3. What kind of "creative" things Von Wong do in his photography....list at least 4 things he tried.

4. What photo shoot was Von Wong's first viral hit?

5. What is the current focus of Von Wong's photo work?

Mon May 26

 This week we are working on:

• Overlay: 10 marks
• RE-Creation Photo: 10 marks
• WANTED poster: 10 marks (due this Thurs)
• Von Wong Questions:10 marks
• Portraits or Light photos: 20 marks due next week

Overlay Assignment in Photoshop. The purpose of this is to try to use Photoshop tools to create an artistic photo. The idea is to combine two or more photos together to do this. At least one photo needs to be one you have taken.

Tues May 13

 Assignment Deadlines

Thurs May 15 Day in the Life Video, presented in class (35 marks)

Fri May 23 Black and White Slideshow done in Canva (20 photos), presented in class (40 marks)

Thurs May 29 Most Wanted ad (10 marks) print out and Re-Creation (10 marks), put in group folder on M drive 

Thurs June 5 Overlay

Mon June 9 Light Photos or Portraits in your folder on M drive (20 marks) 

Thurs June 12 Beauty Video, presented in class (50 marks)

Friday June 20 Top 10 photos of the year (15 marks)  and 5 LEGO photos (10 marks)tentative

Mon May 12

 Term 4 Assignment Deadlines

Day in the Life Video: Thurs May 15: presented in class

Black and White video; Thurs May 22: presented in class

RE;Creation shot Tues May 20: put in group folder

Light or Portraits: 10 shots Mon June 9

Beauty Video: Thurs June 12

Wanted ad: Fri June 13

Top photos 10 ( end of term)

Alan Schaller video and questions

 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 May 5

 NEW ASSIGNMENT: 

Black and White Photography 20 photos in a slideshow set to music ( use Canva)

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

Friday May 2

Reminder Product Shoot and ads are due on Tues. Please make sure you save both ads as a jpeg file in the group folder with your name on them. Example: chase ad 1, chase ad 2. You should also have 10 shots in your individual product shoot folder along with your 2 ads.

Make sure your donut ad is in the group folder saved under your name as a jpeg

Strong suggestion: Start shooting your Day in the Life video this weekend. Maybe shoot your waking up routine or maybe film going for a walk with the dog, or hanging with friends. This assignment in due Thurs May 15. If you are not prepared to present on this day for any reason, or you do not show up at all, you will lose your 10 marks for presentation.

We will have a few lessons next week on Black and White photography, and you should begin working on this next week during class time.

Photo RE-CREATION: look for a little kid photo of yourself to recreate.

CONTINUE TAKING 5 SECOND BEAUTY VIDEOS AND COMPILING THEM AND EDITING THEM IN CAPCUT.

Wed Apr. 30

 1. Continue working on the ad assignment. Before you leave the room for any reason, have Ms Chase look over your work.

 2. Organize your folders into TERM 3 and TERM 4.

 3. Work on getting 3 HORIZONTAL videos for this class for your Day in the Life video.

Product Shoot

 Today we are going to be shooting your PRODUCTS.

STEPS

• Choose a product that you think you can work with
• Find backgrounds and objects to compose your shoot
• I suggest using lighting or shooting outside
• You should probably shoot 15-20 shots, you will need 10 good quality shots
• Try different angles, backgrounds and ways of shooting
• Upload your shots into a folder calle dproduct shots
• You will create 2 ads in Photoshop
• When creating the ads, you can use the text tool to create a slogan and/or use the product logo to place it on your photo
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Term 4 Assignments

• Continued work on Beauty in a Minute: You will need another 40 1-5 second horizontal shots Final video is worth 50 marks DUE TUES JUNE 10 to be presented in class.
• Day in the Life Video: brainstorm/storyboard and shooting at school shots. Brainstorm/Storyboard is worth 15 marks, video should be at least a minute in length and is worth 35 marks  DUE WED MAY 15 presented in class
• Product shoot: Choose your product, shoot it 10 different ways, create two ads by putting a logo or slogan onto the photos in Photoshop DUE TUES MAY 6

NEW SHOOTING ASSIGNMENT: 20 Black and White shots put into a slideshow. You cannot use any old photos...all photos must be shot new for this assignment. Lesson tomorrow.

Coming soon: Portraits 10 shots of one person not candid but portraits.

April 15 Day in the Life Video

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.

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. Do not walk with the camera and move it around in different directions, 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 35 marks for the final video. It will be due and presented in class on:

What is a storyboard?

A storyboard comprises numerous thumbnail images which outline the flow of your video. Each picture has some explanatory notes to help a reader make sense of the storyboard. 

While scripts are text-based, storyboards are visual representations of your video. Although it takes time to create one, the benefits are numerous.
They simplify the planning of your video.
You can find a clear vision of the video.
You'll have a more relaxed time editing the end product.
You reduce the chances of making mistakes.

Why do you need a storyboard?

If you’re new to creating videos and films, you might wonder why you need to know how to make a storyboard. If you have a script and a camera, why can’t you just jump into shooting the footage you need for your video? Almost all experienced video makers use storyboards. Let’s walk through just a few of the top reasons you should always create a storyboard before you start making a video.

Storyboards help you convey your vision

Whether you’re proposing your idea for a video to a group of investors or you just need to show your creative team what you want to do with your opening shot, a storyboard is a huge help! If you have a clear visual representation of your vision for your video, you can save a lot of time and frustration. 

Monday April 7 Donut shoot lesson

 Donut/Product Shoot Assignment

DETAILS: You  will shoot your donut 5 different ways. I would like you to use lighting, different backgrounds and different ideas for the shoot. 10 shots. You are then going to create one ad from your best shot. Find a Tim Hortons logo and/or create a slogan for your ad. Save as a Photoshop file and a jpeg. You can use Canva or Photoshop. 

10 shots experimenting with different ideas

1 ad with a Tim Horton's logo and/or slogan

 20 marks

      

End of Term is Wed April 16

 List of Assignments to Date: Due April 16

1. Top 5

2. Best (5) label the one you like best

3. Hunt #1 5 (label each photo)

4. Headshots 5

5. Circles Squared 5 

6. 5 School videos 5

7. Glacier shot(s) 1

8. Step up 3

9. Hunt #2 10 shots 20 marks 

10. Head Swap 10 marks

11. Magazine Cover 1 shot 

12. Candy shots edited

13. Freedom 5

14. Beauty: 20 shots

15. Angle shots : 16 shots

Week of March 11-14

 NEW Assignment: 8 Angle Shots in Photography

Medium shot, close-up shot, long shot, dutch angle, low angle, high angle, extreme close up, over the shoulder shot. 2 shots of each angle.

Assignment 3: 8 Angle Shots in Photography

You will be taking 2  still photographs of each of the angle shots. See descriptions below:

Medium Shot

The medium shot may be similar to many of your typical photographs. A subject is captured from around the knees or waist to the top of the head. We can’t see their entire body, but we are close enough to establish a primary connection with the person. We can view aspects of the background that have been permitted to appear in the frame. Medium shots are the baseline of where we will begin. Not always the most interesting, but medium shots are fundamental.

Close Up

More intimate and ‘in your face’, the closeup aims at creating a stronger connection to the subject. Suddenly we can clearly see a person’s emotions and can easily connect with their humanity. If our subject is older, we may be able to see wrinkles of time, which tell a story within themselves. Close-ups are great when you want an intimate documentary style shot where the world disappears, and your subject is the clear focus.

Long Shot

Excellent for telling stories, long shots allow us to see not only our subject but also their environment. Depending on how a long shot is setup, we may find a person surrounded by their workspace, and thus we learn a bit more about their lives. Other times, a subject can be surrounded by seemingly endless isolated. Long shots help us to take photographs that establish a person’s position within the world.

Dutch Angle

Becoming increasingly criticized for its modern overuse in still photography, Dutch angles can help to tell us something about the photograph or its subject is not entirely right. Typically used to depict the world on its side, Dutch angles can be artfully utilized to tell us that something is wrong. Maybe the subject is in danger, or their state of mind isn’t properly grounded.

Low Angle

Taking a photograph from a low angle, also know as a ‘worm’s-eye view’, makes subjects appear larger than normal. The lens sees the scene from a point of humility while the subject towers over the world. A photograph taken from a low angle to help establish dominance or power.

High Angle

Looking at the exact opposite situation, the high angle can be used to make a subject appear small or vulnerable. Commonly known as the ‘bird’s-eye view’, shots like these may be used to signal that a subject is in danger or has lost dominance in their environment. Add a dutch angle and something bad is almost certainly about to happen.

The Extreme Close-Up

The most intimate of all shots, the extreme close-up, goes beyond the standard close-up by focusing on a single feature. We may see a drop of sweat drip down a subject’s check or the fear in a pair of eyes. Close-ups may be shot with macro lenses due to how close they are to a subject. However they are shot, extreme close-ups allow us to get emotionally under the skin of our subjects.

The Over the Shoulder

An over the shoulder shot can be used to show a relationship between another persona and our subject. We take a position next to the main subject getting close-up in their space and viewing the world as if we were standing with them. We may connect our model with a physical item or another individual within their space. The over the shoulder position places us within the world of the documented subject.

The medium shot may be similar to many of your typical photographs. A subject

is captured from around the knees or waist to the top of the head. We can’t see

their entire body, but we are close enough to establish a primary connection with

the person. We can view aspects of the background that have been permitted to

appear in the frame. Medium shots are the baseline of where we will begin. Not

always the most interesting, but medium shots are fundamental.

Close Up

More intimate and ‘in your face’, the closeup aims at creating a stronger

connection to the subject. Suddenly we can clearly see a person’s emotions and

can easily connect with their humanity. If our subject is older, we may be able to

see wrinkles of time, which tell a story within themselves. Close-ups are great

The medium shot may be similar to many of your typical photographs. A subject

is captured from around the knees or waist to the top of the head. We can’t see

their entire body, but we are close enough to establish a primary connection with

the person. We can view aspects of the background that have been permitted to

appear in the frame. Medium shots are the baseline of where we will begin. Not

always the most interesting, but medium shots are fundamental.

Close Up

More intimate and ‘in your face’, the closeup aims at creating a stronger

connection to the subject. Suddenly we can clearly see a person’s emotions and

can easily connect with their humanity. If our subject is older, we may be able to

see wrinkles of time, which tell a story within themselves. Close-ups are g

List of Assignments to Date

1. Top 5

2. Best (5) label the one you like best

3. Hunt #1 5 (label each photo)

4. Headshots 5

5. Circles Squared 5 

6. 5 School videos 5

7. Glacier shot(s) 1

8. Step up 3

9. Hunt #2 10 shots 20 marks 

10. Head Swap 10 marks

11. Magazine Cover 1 shot 

12. Candy shots edited

13. Freedom 5

14. Beauty: 20 shots

15. Angle shots : 16 shots