Month: November 2023

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Refraction Photography

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Fun with Refraction Photography!

Starting this week, each of you will photograph water refractions in class. We will use various glass vases and cups. You can select a pattern, person, or scene to refract. Vases and cups may be taken outside, or you can use the light set up in class.

Select your best 2 photos you captured, edit in Lightroom and post on your blog. Large size, change link to media file. Due by Dec. 12, 2023.

Check out these examples:

Water Refraction Examples/Inspo

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Double Exposure Portrait Project

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Double Exposure Self-Portrait Project

Objective: create a variety of double exposure composites on Photoshop using portraits of yourself superimposed with images that express something about you.

Step 1

Create a practice double exposure portrait using the video tutorial below:

Double Exposure Portrait Tutorial Video

The video is on the second slide (after title slide).  Use headsets to listen.

Find black & white portraits online to use. Then save some landscape type of photos (save them in your OneDrive). Practice the tutorial with these online photos.  When you create something that you are happy with, flatten the image, and save as a JPEG in your One Drive. (You will be turning this is as part of your project).

Step 2

Get your photo taken with a white background in class.  I recommend about 3-5 different poses, so you have options.

Step 3

Create the 2 double exposure self-portraits: *First, make your portrait black & white with high contrast!

  1. Portrait of yourself + online photo to blend over
  2. Different portrait of yourself + another photo you’ve taken (or another self-portrait!)

Use the video tutorial above or use this PPT that has the steps typed out.  This one also includes how to use a layer mask: Double Exposure Typed Steps + Layer Mask

Put some thought into the type of images you want to use to blend on your portrait. Also, don’t settle for the first thing you create, it’s really easy to experiment and come up with new creations!  Have some fun, won’t ya?

Step 4-Posting Instructions:

When you have your one practice double exposure portrait + your two double exposure self-portraits completed and saved as JPEG files, post them to your blog.

Title: “Double Exposure Self-Portraits”. 

Click Insert Media and “create gallery”.

The first gallery needs to include your practice double exposure PLUS the online photos you used for it. So, this gallery will have 3 photos total. Thumbnail size, 3 columns, and link to media file.

Add a second gallery with your two double exposure self-portraits, change the size of the images from thumbnail to large, 2 columns, link to media file. Caption the one that uses your own photo landscape/background. Turn in on Teams!

My Example Post:

 

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Storytelling Through Photography: Inspired by Jon Henry’s Stranger Fruit

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Storytelling Through Photography: Inspired by Jon Henry’s Stranger Fruit

This is project will count towards your “final” for this semester! Due Monday 12/11/23.

3. Worksheet_Guidelines – Storytelling Through Photography

Turn in your filled out worksheet by this Thursday 11/16/23

Take one photograph that tells a story by referencing an iconic image either from art history, photography, or contemporary culture. You can take a photograph of yourself (self portrait), someone else, or a group photograph. Your photograph must communicate an idea or tell a story. It doesn’t have to be about a social topic but it can if you’d like. It can be about your relationship with family, friends, things that interest you, or something you notice that’s going on in the world. Answer the questions in the worksheet when considering what story to tell. Answering these questions can help to develop your own photographic story and create meaning on a deeper level. Be prepared to present your photographs to the class.

Turn in your filled out worksheet by this Thursday 11/16/23

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Monday 11/13/23: ISO Video and Blog Post Assignment

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Today’s Agenda:

The ISO video is assigned in your class period Edpuzzle link in case you need to rewatch it for your blog post assignment.

ISO Blog Post Assignment

Create a blog post that answers the following questions:

  1. What is ISO?
  2. Why is s lower ISO value most desirable?
  3. What is noise?
  4. What are some situations in which you will need to increase your ISO?
  5. Google Image search: “Low ISO vs High ISO” and pick an image that shows a comparison between the two. Add to your post.

Turn in on Teams by the end of tomorrow.

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Wednesday 11/8/23: Padlet “Gallery Walk”

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Today’s Agenda:

  • Check your grades on Q!
  • Padlet “Gallery Walk”: Symbolic Portrait w Shallow DOF

Padlet Gallery Walk: Symbolic Portrait w/ Shallow DOF

Part 1- Due NOW

Go to the Links Shortcuts channel on our Teams and click on the Padlet link. Click on the circle with the + sign on the bottom right to contribute:

Subject: your name

Click the file icon to upload the photo of YOU holding your item.

Then copy and paste the link to your Symbolic Portrait blog post in the area where you type (not in the caption, under that).

Part 2- Due by Monday Nov. 13th

Take a look at all the symbolic portraits posted in Padlet. Give a like (heart) to the ones you think the best job in fulfilling the project criteria.

Now, select another student’s blog post link, it can’t be the person you worked with and choose the photo you like best on their Symbolic Portrait blog post.

The password to view it is: photo

Answer the following questions on a Word document, which you’ll turn in to me when you’re done:

  •  Describe: what do you see, literally. ONLY what you SEE. No opinions or judgements.
  • Analyze how they made the photo: What camera angle did they use? What rule of composition did they use? Or how did they use the space in the frame? What f-stop did they use (it should be in the caption)? What elements of art are demonstrated (color, contrast, texture, shape, form, etc.).
  • Interpret: what is the photo about? What are they trying to express with their item? Does the photo have a certain vibe or mood?
  • Evaluate: How did they do? Did they fulfill all the criteria for the project? Did they achieve a good shallow depth of field? Or do you think they could have improved the shallow DOF? If so, explain how. Is there anything else you really like about this photo? What could have made it even BETTER?
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Friday 11/3/23: Review “Quizzes”

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Today’s Agenda (for those in class):

  • Take the review quizzes posted on Teams. These are “open note” quizzes so I attached PowerPoints that you can reference while answering.  You can also do Google searches as well.  DUE TODAY!
  • Work on past assignments that you can work on from your seat.

Resources for the quizzes:

Rules of Composition_23-24

Copy of Depth of Field_ Aperture

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Thurs. 11/2/23: Symbolic Portrait w/ Shallow DOF

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Symbolic Portrait with Shallow Depth of Field Project

 

Settings: Use Aperture Priority (Av), Auto ISO (or ISO of your choice), and you will probably need to switch to MF (manual focus) to get the object as sharp as possible.

Everyone needs to pick an item that is meaningful or represents something about them.

You will work with a partner in order to capture a symbolic portrait of each other using shallow depth of field so only the object is in focus and the person is out of focus.

This will be a collaborative effort so that each party involved is happy with the portrait taken of them. You will be the director and subject of your own portrait, and the photographer for your partner.

Both EDITED portraits will need to be posted on your photo blog.  Title it: “Symbolic Portrait w/ Shallow Depth of Field”.  If you’re in a group of 3, you edit and post 3 portraits.

Insert the edited photos as separate images (not as a gallery). 

Put the camera settings in the captions and change link to Media File.

Below each photo, type a few sentences about the person and their chosen object.

Publish your post and turn in your link on Teams!

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P.4 Wed 11/1/23: Rules of Composition Photos

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Today’s Agenda:

  • Rules of Composition Photo Project

Rules of Composition Project

Due Wednesday November 8th

Objective: Review and practice using rules of composition to improve your photography! 🙂

  • First, review the Rules of Composition PowerPoint: Rules of Composition_23-24
  • Take at least 5 photos for each rule of composition in the PPT slides (6 rules=30 photos total)
  • Edit your best photo for each rule in Lightroom.
  • Create a post titled, “Rules of Composition Photo Project”.
  • Begin by defining what composition in photography means.
  • Hit enter and type out the first rule (Rule of Thirds, for example).
  • Hit enter then add media to insert your photo for that rule. Caption with the camera settings (mode, aperture f-stop, shutter speed, ISO, and focal length). Change link to media file.
  • Hit enter and repeat this for the rest of your photos.
  • Once you add the last photo, hit enter, go to Add Media, choose Create a Gallery, and upload your 30+ photos. No captions or editing needed for these.
  • Publish and turn in to Teams!