Category: Advanced Photo Assignments

P.4 Thursday 4/25: Practice Test #2: Exposure, Aperture, & Depth of Field

I’ll be back in the classroom tomorrow. If you plan/hope to check out a camera over the weekend, please read my post in the Miscellaneous channel on Teams today!!

Today’s Instructions:

-Do this first: Take “Practice Test #2: Exposure, Aperture, & Depth of Field” located in Teams. There is a PowerPoint attached that you should open separately before you begin because this test is timed at 45 minutes once you click it open!

Providing the PowerPoint here as well, just in case:

PowerPoint: Aperture and Depth of Field

-After today’s practice test: you can continue working on any missing assignments that don’t involve taking photos outside of the classroom.

Get your Chaffey College Credits for this Class!

Step 1.

If you’ve never applied to Chaffey Community College before, click this link to get started:

Application for Admission to College (opencccapply.net)

Open this PDF document with step-by-step instructions, starting on page 4:

College App – Chaffey PowerPoint pdf

 

Step 2.

If you already have a Chaffey College ID (or once you get one via email after applying) follow the instructions here to get on my CATEMA roster:

CATEMA Directions-PDF

Professional Photographer Website Analysis

Professional Photographer Website Analysis-Blog Post Assignment

Jeff Thatcher Photography

Due: Thursday 4/11/24 before end of the period! Late turn-ins not allowed!

Click this link with questions you’ll need to answer on your blog:

Professional Photographer Analysis

This photographer will present in class this Friday. He is a photographer for an aerospace company during the week and he has a wedding photography business that he does on the side. For this assignment we will analyze his photography business. 🙂

Once you publish your post answering the questions in the document, turn in the link on Teams.

COPY THE QUESTIONS BELOW AND TYPE YOUR ANSWERS ON YOUR BLOG:

  1. What is the first thing you notice on the home page? Describe what you see.
  2. Read the intro on the home page then click on the “About Me” tab to get to know the photographer a little better. What can you tell about the photographer so far?
  3. Click on the “Photographs & Wedding Films” tab. Browse through all the photo galleries: Wedding, Engagement, and Family. How would you describe his style of photography? What are some words/adjectives/aesthetics that come to mind?
  4. Before the next step, I want you to make some guesses first. Don’t peek! How much do you think the photographer charges to photograph a 60-minute couple’s engagement shoot? How much for a 6-8 hour wedding shoot?
  5. Click on the “Brass Tacks” tab. Scroll down to see the estimated prices, what are they? How close were your guesses? Did the prices surprise you in any way?
  6. Besides the photo shoot itself, what other work/skills do you think goes into running a photography business? Make a list.
  7. What questions do you have for the photographer? List as many as you can think of!
  8. Select a photo that you think is really great. If you want, you can also check out his IG for more photos (@photography). Take a screenshot to save as a JPEG and upload along with your answers to the following questions:
    1. Describe: What do you see in this photo? List absolutely everything you see!
    2. Analyze: How do you think the photographer captured this shot? What rules of composition/ camera angles/lighting/camera settings/framing are being used? How would you describe the editing style?
    3. Interpret: What can the photo communicate? What was the photographer trying to show us? Do any emotions come to mind? Is there a story being told? Does it remind you of anything?
    4. Evaluate: What do you think makes this photo great? Why did you choose this photo?

 

P.4 Lifestyle Senior Portraits Tips

Advanced Photography Project List and Deadlines

Lifestyle/Senior Portrait Photography

Blog Post Assignment

Create a new blog post that contains at least 5 lifestyle/senior portrait tips. You can use the resources below or Google your own.

Then search the Internet for inspiration! Save senior portraits or lifestyle portraits that you personally love. Add a gallery to your post containing at least 6 inspo portraits.  It can include photos from the sources I provided below.

Resources:

https://www.flytographer.com/blog/senior-photos-best-tips/

https://digital-photography-school.com/senior-portraits-kids-parents-love/

https://lauramares.com/5-tips-to-plan-your-senior-photo-session/

https://shotkit.com/senior-picture-ideas/

https://digital-photography-school.com/11-tips-for-photographing-senior-portraits/

 

 

 

 

 

P.4 3/1/24- Portrait of a Place: Architecture Photography

Portrait of a Place: Architecture Photography

To prepare for the architecture project you’ll need to collect some tips and advice!

-Create a blog post with what you consider to be the best 3 tips in architecture/real estate photography using the sources below. Explain the tips in detail but in your own words (do not cut and paste!) and be prepared to present the tips to the class on Monday. 😉

-In this same post, make a list of 3 places you would consider photographing for this project (I recommend one of those places to be your home). Your photos would mostly demonstrate the exterior of the place you choose.

Use these sources:

https://digital-photography-school.com/real-estate-photography-a-guide-to-getting-started/

https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/photography/discover/architecture-photography.html

https://digital-photography-school.com/creative-architecture-photography-techniques/