This blog focuses on the advanced assignments and work of the grade 11/12 Photography class at Mark Isfeld Secondary school.
Thursday, December 10, 2015
Thursday, December 3, 2015
Thursday, November 19, 2015
Assignments Term #2
TERM #2 ASSIGNMENTS
Day in the Life Video: You are to video and edit a day in your life and set it to music. Keep your shots short, 3-5 sec. and make sure they are sequenced properly. The video should be 3-5 min in length.Editing suites are available in Mr. Reilly's lab.We will work on this in class and it will be presented the week before winter break. Due date for presenting Wed December 16 ( 20 marks quality of product, 10 presentation marks)
Assignment #1: Gel Transfer Assignment (due NOW)
A: Double Exposure: You are to use Photoshop to create a double exposure utilizing your own photos. This assignment is to be sized and put onto wood, canvas, or tile as a gel transfer. I am marking the photo and the final product. (10 marks)
B: 3 Layer Photo Art Piece : You are to use Photoshop to create a minimum 3 layer piece of photo art which you will then transform into a gel transfer on wood, canvas, or tile. Two of the photos should be your own. Show Ms. Chase your work to be graded and post to Flickr.( 10 marks)
Assignment #2: Magazine/Album cover: You are to shoot your own photo and use that photo to create a magazine ad. Make sure your cover looks like the magazine you are trying to replicate. Alternate to this assignment is to find an album cover you like and try to replicate it using specific models and Photoshop techniques. Due: End of term. Print out to post on the wall and post to Flickr. ( 20 marks)
Portraits: You are to choose one model who you will work with to create a spectacular collection of shots. You can choose your location,special clothing or costumes or even try to theme your shoot. A combination of close up, and full body shots is expected. The photos should be flattering and professional looking. All photos should include basic editing ( cropping and lighting) This assignment will also be due for presentation. Date due: put into a slideshow set to music: To be presented on Mon. Jan 11. Post to Flickr (20 marks, 10 marks for presentation)
Your Choice Video Assignment: The parameters for this video are wide open. The main criteria is it should be 1 min in length. It could be a poem made into a video, a psa, a commercial, music video, promo etc. I am looking for solid photography in your video, thought put into the execution of the video,and evidence of careful editing. (20 marks, 10 presentation marks) Due 3 days before the end of term 2. It will be presented in class.
Conceptual Photos: A collection of three (3) photos that speak to a deeper theme or more conceptual idea, or require some elaborate and/or experimental Photoshop work.
( 30 marks, due the end of term)
Big Me, Little Me/Photo Re-do: You are to find an old photo of yourself and recreate the pose as the big you of today. Post to Flickr ( 10 marks due: end of term)
Teacher for a day/share your knowledge: You are to learn something cool and interesting related to photography or editing/Photoshop. You will present your new knowledge/technique to the class.
(10 marks) We will begin the first day back after the holidays.
Day in the Life Video: You are to video and edit a day in your life and set it to music. Keep your shots short, 3-5 sec. and make sure they are sequenced properly. The video should be 3-5 min in length.Editing suites are available in Mr. Reilly's lab.We will work on this in class and it will be presented the week before winter break. Due date for presenting Wed December 16 ( 20 marks quality of product, 10 presentation marks)
Assignment #1: Gel Transfer Assignment (due NOW)
A: Double Exposure: You are to use Photoshop to create a double exposure utilizing your own photos. This assignment is to be sized and put onto wood, canvas, or tile as a gel transfer. I am marking the photo and the final product. (10 marks)
B: 3 Layer Photo Art Piece : You are to use Photoshop to create a minimum 3 layer piece of photo art which you will then transform into a gel transfer on wood, canvas, or tile. Two of the photos should be your own. Show Ms. Chase your work to be graded and post to Flickr.( 10 marks)
Assignment #2: Magazine/Album cover: You are to shoot your own photo and use that photo to create a magazine ad. Make sure your cover looks like the magazine you are trying to replicate. Alternate to this assignment is to find an album cover you like and try to replicate it using specific models and Photoshop techniques. Due: End of term. Print out to post on the wall and post to Flickr. ( 20 marks)
Portraits: You are to choose one model who you will work with to create a spectacular collection of shots. You can choose your location,special clothing or costumes or even try to theme your shoot. A combination of close up, and full body shots is expected. The photos should be flattering and professional looking. All photos should include basic editing ( cropping and lighting) This assignment will also be due for presentation. Date due: put into a slideshow set to music: To be presented on Mon. Jan 11. Post to Flickr (20 marks, 10 marks for presentation)
Your Choice Video Assignment: The parameters for this video are wide open. The main criteria is it should be 1 min in length. It could be a poem made into a video, a psa, a commercial, music video, promo etc. I am looking for solid photography in your video, thought put into the execution of the video,and evidence of careful editing. (20 marks, 10 presentation marks) Due 3 days before the end of term 2. It will be presented in class.
Conceptual Photos: A collection of three (3) photos that speak to a deeper theme or more conceptual idea, or require some elaborate and/or experimental Photoshop work.
( 30 marks, due the end of term)
Big Me, Little Me/Photo Re-do: You are to find an old photo of yourself and recreate the pose as the big you of today. Post to Flickr ( 10 marks due: end of term)
Teacher for a day/share your knowledge: You are to learn something cool and interesting related to photography or editing/Photoshop. You will present your new knowledge/technique to the class.
(10 marks) We will begin the first day back after the holidays.
Tuesday, November 3, 2015
Upcoming things to begin on for term #2
We went over conceptual photos briefly yesterday...if you are embarking on this assignment, come talk to me, so we can discuss further. Other upcoming assignments include:
- magazine/cd cover
- portraits (20)
- conceptual shots
- choice
- another short video piece
Thursday, October 29, 2015
Ms Chase is away today
Students you should have your macro assignment in presentation format for tomorrow. There are no excuses! Your macro assignment presentation will not be graded if you do not present it on Friday.
( Note: I have added an extra day for you to work on it) It should be saved on the Hard drive with the blue duct tape on it under the folder 2016 Macros. ( There have already been two people who have completed this) It should be on this drive prior to class starting for full marks. Please make sure the drive makes its way back up to my desk at the end of class.
If for some reason, it is not fully finished, my advice is to do the slideshow with what photos you have, so you can get part marks for the presentation. A reminder this assignment should also be posted to Flickr in an album for detailed marking as well. The due date for this part of the assignment is Friday Nov. 8.
MACRO assignment presentation: Please have your name on the first slide and rename your movie file to include your name. Make sure you have a song. You should have 10 colour and 10 black and white photos. Timing should be around 4 seconds. If you are having trouble getting a song onto your Photostory please ask someone in the class for help, most people know how to do this. Music files need to be in mp3 format if they are going into a Photostory program. Do not use VEVO when you are finding your song to convert on You Tube. Older songs work best since musical artists today can block you from using their songs on You Tube.
Using imovie at home: If you produce an iMovie at home you need to create the movie then move it to your desktop. Then you should move it to a small jump drive. Then move it from the jump drive to your L:drive and then to my hard drive with the blue tape on it. The movie will be played in Quicktime.
A REMINDER THAT THE TERM ENDS ON TUES NOV 10 THIS IS A WEEK AND A HALF AWAY. I will begin marking this weekend so please make sure I can access your photos. And make sure all assignments are organized into sets. VIDEOS ARE NOT DUE FOR TERM #1.
For a detailed listing of all assignments and criteria see posting on Oct. 2.
Grade 12's see update of assignments here: GRADE 12 ASSIGNMENT UPDATE
( Note: I have added an extra day for you to work on it) It should be saved on the Hard drive with the blue duct tape on it under the folder 2016 Macros. ( There have already been two people who have completed this) It should be on this drive prior to class starting for full marks. Please make sure the drive makes its way back up to my desk at the end of class.
If for some reason, it is not fully finished, my advice is to do the slideshow with what photos you have, so you can get part marks for the presentation. A reminder this assignment should also be posted to Flickr in an album for detailed marking as well. The due date for this part of the assignment is Friday Nov. 8.
MACRO assignment presentation: Please have your name on the first slide and rename your movie file to include your name. Make sure you have a song. You should have 10 colour and 10 black and white photos. Timing should be around 4 seconds. If you are having trouble getting a song onto your Photostory please ask someone in the class for help, most people know how to do this. Music files need to be in mp3 format if they are going into a Photostory program. Do not use VEVO when you are finding your song to convert on You Tube. Older songs work best since musical artists today can block you from using their songs on You Tube.
Using imovie at home: If you produce an iMovie at home you need to create the movie then move it to your desktop. Then you should move it to a small jump drive. Then move it from the jump drive to your L:drive and then to my hard drive with the blue tape on it. The movie will be played in Quicktime.
A REMINDER THAT THE TERM ENDS ON TUES NOV 10 THIS IS A WEEK AND A HALF AWAY. I will begin marking this weekend so please make sure I can access your photos. And make sure all assignments are organized into sets. VIDEOS ARE NOT DUE FOR TERM #1.
For a detailed listing of all assignments and criteria see posting on Oct. 2.
Grade 12's see update of assignments here: GRADE 12 ASSIGNMENT UPDATE
Tuesday, October 13, 2015
Tues Oct 13
New Assignments......
Macros 20, 10 black and white, 10 colour
Day in the Life video
5 Fall shots
Macros 20, 10 black and white, 10 colour
Day in the Life video
5 Fall shots
Sunday, October 4, 2015
Helpful info for shooting macros
The following are a few links you might find interesting to help give you some background information on your macro and your video assignment.
fyi lens choices This link briefly looks at a shoot using 4 different lenses.
A few photography tricks
manual focus settings
A good introduction to manual modes
a great explanation of manual modes
Intro to Video basics VIDEO
fyi lens choices This link briefly looks at a shoot using 4 different lenses.
A few photography tricks
manual focus settings
A good introduction to manual modes
a great explanation of manual modes
Intro to Video basics VIDEO
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