If you are currently enrolled in Digital Photography this is where you will find details on class assignments. Remember that assignment deadlines are always posted to the Google Calendar Tab.
Assignments Sheets are posted here along with the description for each unit.
Assignments Sheets are posted here along with the description for each unit.
Camera Check Out Reminders
Cameras can be checked out at the end of each school day at 2:45. You may only check a camera out directly from me (Mrs. Bjork). Don't just take one off the shelf even if you're in that class room at the end of the day with another teacher. You have to get the camera from me, have me check it over to be sure all the parts are in the bag. You can then sign it out on the sheet. Cameras are due back during resource the next morning. If it is a Wednesday and I am in a meeting you need to stop by at the start of first hour to drop it off. I will give you a pass if needed to first hour. When returning the camera have it ready for me to inspect and then sign in the date you returned it. If you are absent it is your responsibility to get the camera returned to school by your parent. They can drop it office to the attendance secretary in the office. If you don't follow these rules you may jeopardize your ability to be allowed to check out a camera in the future.
Week of May 31 - June 3Learning Targets: Create a unique portrait of a place using knowledge of lighting and composition to evoke a specific mood. Utilize an alternative printing process to create a final unique art print for your portrait.
Wednesday/Friday: Work days to complete Portrait of A Place prints. Plan to put in some extra time during resource or after school to complete this unit. Final Portrait of A Place images are due the day of the Exam on June 8th for final critique with an artist statement. See rubric below. You will also need to have a Share Drive Folder with your name on it with all of the images from the semester in it. See rubric for list. Week of May 23 - 27Learning Targets: Create a unique portrait of a place using knowledge of lighting and composition to evoke a specific mood. Utilize an alternative printing process to create a final unique art print for your portrait.
Monday- Finish wiki research for Portrait of A Place assignment. Begin editing images chosing one final image that meets the criteria of the assignment. Show presentation on place imagery and discuss technique. Wednesday: Bridge and Wiki check for Portrait of A Place. Continue editing images. For this project you will have the opportunity to print on alternative substrates, including fabric, image transfers or making your own collaged substrate. Begin to decide what you will print upon. Friday: Demonstration of printing surfaces and varied techniques you can use to print, image transfer etc. Continue editing and start planning prints. Final Portrait of A Place images are due the day of the Exam on June 8th. You will also need to have a Share Drive Folder with your name on it with all of the images from the semester in it. See rubric for list. Week of May 16 - 20Learning Target: Present and Respond to student art work through verbal and written critique process.
Tuesday: Finish matting and printing your images. Make sure you have the following ready for Thursday's critique:
Learning Targets: Research and Connect to historical alternative printing techniques. Explore the varied ways one can complete a print that go beyond a piece of photo paper. Research the concept of places and photographers who have illustrated place through mood and lighting. Introduction to Portrait of A Place Unit. Use the Portrait of A Place wiki to develop your ideas for this project. Once you've read wiki, watched all the embedded videos and clicked all the links go to this wiki page to do your own research and develop your idea. Photoshoot: Shoot 24-36 images for your Portrait of A Place. Wiki and Bridge Check will be Monday May 23rd Thursday: Critique of Visual Metaphor Week of May 9 - 13Learning Targets: Create a single unified image that illustrates your interpretation of visual metaphor (visual symbolism)as inspired by a song, poem or passage from literature. Use Adobe Photoshop to enhance the metaphor you’ve chosen. Go beyond trite and overused images and associations like love is a red heart...overdone, or the eyes are the window to the soul....been there done that!!! Connect the metaphor to your own life in some way.
Monday/Wednesday: Continue editing metaphor images. Make sure your idea is complex and really pushes the concept of the piece. No literal interpretations. Print and mat your final print for critique on Tuesday May 17th Friday: Finish matting and printing your images. Make sure you havethe following ready for critique:
Learning Targets: Research and Connect to historical alternative printing techniques. Explore the varied ways one can complete a print that go beyond a piece of photo paper. Research the concept of places and photographers who have illustrated place through mood and lighting. Introduction to Portrait of A Place Unit. Use the Portrait of A Place wiki to develop your ideas for this project. Once you've read wiki, watched all the embedded videos and clicked all the links go to this wiki page to do your own research and develop your idea. Photoshoot: Shoot 24-36 images for your Portrait of A Place. Wiki and Bridge Check will be Thursday May 19th Week May 2 - 6Learning Targets: Create a single unified image that illustrates your interpretation of visual metaphor (visual symbolism)as inspired by a song, poem or passage from literature. Use Adobe Photoshop to enhance the metaphor you’ve chosen. Go beyond trite and overused images and associations like love is a red heart...overdone, or the eyes are the window to the soul....been there done that!!! Connect the metaphor to your own life in some way.
Tuesday: Continue editing metaphor images. If you didn't turn in Bridge and wiki rubric do so and meet with me today. Thursday: Continue editing visual metaphor image. Week of April 25 - 29Learning Targets: Create a single unified image that illustrates your interpretation of visual metaphor (visual symbolism)as inspired by a song, poem or passage from literature. Use Adobe Photoshop to enhance the metaphor you’ve chosen. Go beyond trite and overused images and associations like love is a red heart...overdone, or the eyes are the window to the soul....been there done that!!! Connect the metaphor to your own life in some way.
Monday: Continue wiki research and development of written proposal for your project. Post your finished research and proposal on this wiki page. Wednesday: Shoot photos for Visual Metaphor. Start editing and developing your idea. Bridge and Wiki check next class. Have at least 24 images shot. Friday: Bridge and wiki check. Have image organized in a folder called Visual Metaphor. Make sure wiki is linked and completed. Fill out grade rubric with name and Visual Metaphor at the top. Begin shooting photos for your concept. Bridge check next week Friday April 29th. Week of April 18 - 22Learning Targets: Create a single unified image that illustrates your interpretation of visual metaphor (visual symbolism)as inspired by a song, poem or passage from literature. Use Adobe Photoshop to enhance the metaphor you’ve chosen. Go beyond trite and overused images and associations like love is a red heart...overdone, or the eyes are the window to the soul....been there done that!!! Connect the metaphor to your own life in some way.
Monday: Introduction to new Unit on Visual Metaphor Begin wiki research on this. In this unit you will create one 8 x 10 print. Wednesday: Continue wiki research and development of written proposal for your project. Post your finished research and proposal on this wiki page. Begin shooting photos for your concept. Bridge check next week Wednesday April 27th. Week of April 11 - 15
Learning Targets: Create unique portraits through natural and artificial light sources learning to set cameras up properly on tripods. Create a strong concept that reflects a mood through lighting and a unique point of view. Explore the difference between selfies and portraits. Present and Respond to student art work through verbal and written critique process.
Tuesday: Work day to complete printed portraits. Make sure 2 portraits are printed and matted. Thursday: Critique of Portrait Unit Make sure the following is ready for the critique.
Week of April 4 - 8Learning Targets: Create unique portraits through natural and artificial light sources learning to set cameras up properly on tripods. Create a strong concept that reflects a mood through lighting and a unique point of view. Explore the difference between selfies and portraits.
Monday: Bridge and Wiki check. Make sure research is complete and that you have 36 portraits shot illustrating all six lighting types and a variety of compositional techniques, strong focus and the concepts discussed. Continue editing images. You will choose 3 to edit and two to print. Make sure you are answering the following questions through your images: o What are you trying to say about the subject? oWhat mood does your image evoke? o Who is this person? o What is their personality? o Why did you photograph them the way you did? o How can you enhance the mood and interpretation of your work so people see what you want them to see? o Where will you photograph your subject? o Why is this important? Wednesday: Continue editing 3 portraits. Choose two that you will print and matt for critique. Friday: Printing and Matting demonstration. Continue editing and start printing and matting works for critique. Critique will be Thursday, April 14th 2 matted prints Due Week of March 21 - 24Learning Targets: Create unique portraits through natural and artificial light sources learning to set cameras up properly on tripods. Create a strong concept that reflects a mood through lighting and a unique point of view. Explore the difference between selfies and portraits.
Monday: Finish your wiki research. More portrait photoshoot in class using the tripods and getting all types of lighting in collection. Make sure you are answering the following questions through your images: o What are you trying to say about the subject? oWhat mood does your image evoke? o Who is this person? o What is their personality? o Why did you photograph them the way you did? o How can you enhance the mood and interpretation of your work so people see what you want them to see? o Where will you photograph your subject? o Why is this important? Wednesday: Bridge and Wiki check. Make sure research is complete and that you have 36 portraits shot illustrating all six lighting types and a variety of compositional techniques, strong focus and the concepts discussed. Continue editing images. You will choose 3 to edit and two to print. Week of March 14 - 18Learning Targets: Research and Connect to historical photographic portraits and lighting techniques. Explore the difference between selfies and portraits. Create unique portraits through natural and artificial light sources learning to set cameras up properly on tripods. Create a strong concept that reflects a mood through lighting and a unique point of view. Explore the difference between selfies and portraits.
Portrait Unit. What makes a good portrait, a true work of art, vs a selfie? Look at examples and discuss portraiture.
Tuesday: View Portrait powerpoint discussing how to shoot a successful portrait with artificial and natural lighitng sources. Class photo-shoot in studio. Upload images to computer. Thursday: Finish wiki research started last week. Begin editing your portraits shot during class on Tuesday. No camera check outs while I'm gone. Please check out next week when I return. Bridge and Wiki check will be Wednesday, March 23rd. Have 36 portraits shot showing 6 different lighting techniques and varied compositional techniques. Have wiki research completed and rubric completed. Week of March 7 - 11Learning Targets: Create a unique, complex composition that illustrates a concept, combining 3 or more original photographs using Adobe Photoshop to create convincing light, shadows and selections. Present and Respond to student art work through verbal and written critique process.
Monday: Final work day to complete Texture Combine 3 Wednesday: Critique on Texture Combine 3 You will need to do the following:
Friday: Introduction to Portraiture Unit. What makes a good portrait, a true work of art, vs a selfie? Look at examples and discuss portraiture.
Week of February 29 - March 4Learning Targets: Create a unique, complex composition that illustrates a concept, combining 3 or more original photographs using Adobe Photoshop to create convincing light, shadows and selections.
Thursday: Work time to edit and complete your Texture Combine 3 project. Discussion of Texture Combine 3 Details of project and expectations for completion. See wiki for details. Work time to edit photos. If you've finished editing image you can begin to design your wiki page for the critique. Critique will be next week either Wednesday or Friday. Week of February 22-24Learning Targets: Create a unique, complex composition that illustrates a concept, combining 3 or more original photographs using Adobe Photoshop to create convincing light, shadows and selections. Present and Respond to student art work through verbal and written critique process.
Monday: Work days to edit and complete your Texture Combine 3 project. Discussion of Texture Combine 3 Details of project and expectations for completion. See wiki for details. Work time to edit photos. Wednesday: Critique- You will digitally present your work from the class wiki. You will need to do the following:
Week of February 15 - 19Learning Targets: Create a unique, complex composition that illustrates a concept, combining 3 or more original photographs using Adobe Photoshop to create convincing light, shadows and selections. Present and Respond to student art work through verbal and written critique process.
Tuesday: Photoshoot in the Prairie- Continue shooting images that illustrate texture, strong compositions, lighting and focus. Thursday: Photoshoot in the Graveyard- Continue shooting images that illustrate texture, strong compositions, lighting and focus. Week of February 8 - 12Learning Targets:
PS 1, 2: Create images that illustrate Texture and utilize compositional techniques, proper lighting and focus. Monday 2/8: Presentation of your Wiki Research with partner Introduction to first Photo Assignment- Texture Combine 3. Keynote on Texture and Compositional Techniques review camera how to's, photo shoot in the classroom with still life objects and lights. Wednesday 2/10: Outdoor photo shoot in the prairie. Dress for the weather. How to upload images to Bridge Friday 2/12: Outdoor photo shoot in the graveyard. I will begin to show how to edit images using Photoshop. Texture Combine 3 Critique will February 24th. Week of February 1 - 5Learning Targets: Research compositional techniques, lighting and focus techniques while learning the technical side of using Digital SLR cameras.
Tuesday 2/2 : Research and analyze the technical vocabulary related to Digital Photography: Composition, Focus and Lighting, while using online tools for text coding and analysis. Continue your wiki research using Diigo to text code. Once you've finished reading and text coding you will be working with a partner to answer questions about your research. Use the Wiki Page here to continue your assignment. Create a WIKI page that shows your understanding of the research. Make sure to answer the questions thoroughly and specifically. See the UNIT 1 Wiki Research Rubric below for details on how you will be graded. Presentation on Composition in Photography HOMEWORK: GET YOUR PERMISSION SLIP SIGNED SO YOU CAN USE THE CAMERAS! WAS DUE LAST CLASS!! Thursday 2/4: Finish wiki research making sure your page is linked with yours and your partner's name. Introduction to the DSLR in small groups. Getting Started:Day 1- Wednesday 1/27Learning Targets: Create and Explore our digital work environment setting up digital accounts.
Research compositional techniques, lighting and focus techniques while learning the technical side of using Digital SLR cameras. Today we'll be getting to know the mac computer and setting up the various digital accounts we'll be using in the class. Your goal is to set up the digital environment so you can be organized and easily find what is needed for the class. You need to be sure you have saved your passwords in a safe place that you can access during class. Technology Usage Contract letter needs to be signed and returned asap! The mac log in is username: last name 4 first name 3 grad year 2 digits password: your six digit student id Choose which browser you prefer to use, Safari or Firefox or Chrome. You will need to bookmark the following websites for use during class. 1. Class Wiki 2. PHS Digital Photo 1 Assignment Page (that's this one!) 3. Diigo 4. Flickr After you've clicked the above links and bookmarked all, come back to the Class Wiki. You will be logging in using this enrollment code: https://wikispaces.com/join/XDHRFTM Once you've enrolled. Log into the wiki and do the following things.
Learning Targets: Research compositional techniques, lighting and focus techniques while learning the technical side of using Digital SLR cameras.
Diigo is a research/bookmarking tool that helps you collaborate in groups online for research purposes. We will be using Diigo to digitally text code our first unit. You will be working with a partner. Open a tab and log into your Diigo account. Diigo Group Now open a second tab (command T) and go to the class Wiki and log in using the wiki login you were given last class. This is different from your Diigo log in. Presentation on Composition in Photography Research and analyze the technical vocabulary related to Digital Photography: Composition, Focus and Lighting, Day 2: Friday January 29th |
Printing in the Mac LabClick the button here to help with how to print in the Mac Lab. If you need additional help see your teacher.
Assessment in This ClassAs always the artwork you create and the way you present it will influence the grades you receive in this class. This year the district is moving towards Standards Based Grading. With each unit you will see a highly detailed form that describes the assignment and shows what Reportable Standards and Priority Standards are being covered in the unit. As we've done in the past you will participate in the critique process, which involves presenting your finished artwork and evaluating it in verbal and written form. You will use the following two rubrics to self assess your work. Each is standards based and will be used to determine your grade in this class. This year we will also be individually grading your artist statements with a separate rubric. Both rubrics are posted here. In some classes you will complete these digitally, while in others you will fill out a paper copy. Each class will digitally turn in their artist statements to the Google folder for the class.
Inspiration
Photoshop Tutorials To Try so you can have wicked awesome skills!
Photoshop Tutorial on Water Effects Sistine Chapel 360 Virtual Tour Digital Photography Online Tutorials Adobe Layers Magazine Worth 1000 Amazing Photos and Photoshop Images How To Shoot Photos of Lightning Petapixel Photojojo Digital Atelier modern 21st century digital imaging and printmaking site, emphasis on alternative processes. Photography West Gallery: Features works by many of the Masters of Black and White Film Photography including Edward Weston, Imogen Cunningham, Ansel Adams, Paul Caponigro and more. Masters of Photography: Great website with lots of fabulous photographers who are historically significant. Imogen Cunningham one of my favorites! Fantastic imagery from the 20th century including portraits and flowers and more. Edward Weston master of light and shadow, emphasis on organic forms through still life, landscape and human figure. Ansel Adams master of light in natural settings. photographed the National Parks and helped with conservation efforts through his images. George Eastman House great museum and archive about the early days of photography. Kodak popularized photography for the everyday person. Many great tips and resources here. Historic Photo Archive Archive of First Semester 2013 Units |