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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. 

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. 

Open Studio and Mac Lab Hours for End of Semester

​Week of January 9--13, 2017: Tuesday, Wednesday, …………….………….. 2:45-4:00
Week of January 16-20, 2017:  Monday, Tuesday Wednesday, Thursday…………2:45 – 4:00
All work must be done prior to the start of exams.

Week of January 16 - 20

Learning Targets: Research and Connect to a career in photography that you are interested in learning more about.  Create a series of images shot in the style of the photography career field that you've researched.  Develop  a complex concept and composition that explores your chosen career style photography.  Present a final series of  5 images within your final EXAM presentation (digital only, not printed) that illustrates the concept and career field.

Tuesday January 17th Last in Class Day to Complete Exam Presentations and 5 Career Photos

Thursday:  Exam B1
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Friday:  Exam B4

Final Exam Description
Photography in the Real World Unit

Week of January 9 - 13

Learning Targets: Research and Connect to a career in photography that you are interested in learning more about.  Create a series of images shot in the style of the photography career field that you've researched.  Develop  a complex concept and composition that explores your chosen career style photography.  Present a final series of  5 images within your final EXAM presentation (digital only, not printed) that illustrates the concept and career field.  

Monday:  Wiki and Bridge Check Due TODAY!! Have rubric completed for our meetings.  Work on editing your 5 Career Photos.  Work on your exam.

Wednesday/Friday:  Work time to complete your 5 Career Photo edits and your EXAM presentation.  Last day to turn in any late, missing or incomplete work is Friday January 13th.

Tuesday January 17th Last in Class Day to Complete Exam Presentations and 5 Career Photos
Photography in the Real World Unit
Final Exam Description

Week of January 2 - 6

Learning Targets: Research and Connect to a career in photography that you are interested in learning more about.  Create a series of images shot in the style of the photography career field that you've researched.  Develop  a complex concept and composition that explores your chosen career style photography.  Present a final series of  5 images within your final EXAM presentation (digital only, not printed) that illustrates the concept and career field.  

Tuesday: Photography in the Real World- Click here for details on your next unit.

Thursday:  Continue wiki research and photo shoot for Photography in the Real World.  This unit is due for critique during the EXAM as a digital series only. No prints  

Introduce Final Exam Requirements

Wiki Research and Bridge Check due Monday January 9th 
Photography in the Real World Unit
Final Exam Description

Week of December 19 - 22

Learning 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.  Present and Respond to student art work through verbal and written critique process.  

Monday:  Last in class day to finish Portrait of A Place Images.  Make sure you have the following completed for Wednesday's Critique. 
  • Seal any image transfers on wood with modge podge
  • Scan your final POP image and put in the B1 or B4 Portrait of A Place Folder for critique.  This is the image you will upload to Google for critique along with the original edited image. 
  • Finalize your image in some way for presentation (a frame, hanging wire, sewn edges, made into a sculpture etc.)
  • Written artist statement
  • Scanned POP final image (transfer etc) in Google Folder  
    • B1 
    • B4
  • Original edited digital image in Google Folder
    • B1 
    • B4
Wednesday:  Critique of Portrait of A Place:  See requirements above for details. 

Next Unit:  Photography in the Real World- Click here for details on your next unit.  

Week of December 12 - 16

Learning 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.

Tuesday and Thursday: Continue with Portrait of a Place
  • Edit images to the correct size adjusting as discussed for each process.  
  • Prep substrates you've chosen for printing processes you've decided to work with.  
  • Make sure you know what you're doing.  Read the book chapters that relate to your chosen process
  •  Be careful for chemicals and other materials, handling and cleaning up properly.  
  • Seal any image transfers on wood with modge podge
  • Scan your final POP image and put in the B1 or B4 Portrait of A Place Folder for critique.  This is the image you will upload to Google for critique along with the original edited image. 
Portrait of A Place Unit Description

Week of December 5 - 9

Learning 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.

Tuesday:  Bridge and Wiki check for Portrait of a Place.  
  • 24-36 images loaded to folder in Bridge called Portrait of a Place
  • finished wiki research with embedded video and other requirements as outlined last week
  • wiki bridge rubric completed
  • get started editing your image and preparing surfaces for printing
Thursday:  Demonstration
How to Work with Various processes with the equipment in the class room.  Tour of supplies.  
Portrait of A Place Unit Description

Week of November 28 - December 2

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.  

Monday-Friday:  Introduction to Portrait of A Place Unit.  Use the Portrait of A Place wiki to develop your ideas for this project.  

Start checking out cameras to do your photoshoot.  


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.  Follow directions on the page and make sure you have thoroughly written a proposal that answers all of the questions. 

Photoshoot:  Shoot 24-36 images for your Portrait of A Place.  Wiki and Bridge Check will be Tuesday December 6th. Make sure you have completed a Bridge/Wiki Rubric for our meeting on the 6th. 
Portrait of A Place Unit Description

Week of November 14 - 22

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.

Tuesday and Thursday: Edit and complete 3 best portraits.  Mat for critique.  One artist statement for the collection of 3 final portraits.  Make sure you address the required questions and explain how you made your portrait a work of art that goes beyond selfie....CONCEPT!

​Learning Target:  Present and Respond to student art work through verbal and written critique process.  
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Monday November 21:  Portrait Critique 

Make sure the following is ready for the critique.  
  1. 3 matted portraits printed and ready with 2-3 inch border on appropriate poster board color. (prints should be 5 x 7 or 6 x 9.)
  2. Written artist statement in Google Folder for the class. Make sure you name this last name-first name.doc  
  3. Digital copy of each of your prints uploaded to the Google Folder for the class.  Make sure you name these with last name-first name-port1. jpg, last name-firstname-port2.jpg, last name-first name-port3. jpg
  4. Completed art project rubric
  5. After critique:  Complete parent communication email about critique.  See Google Doc for what to say. You will simply copy and paste the appropriate portion of the document.   Make sure you copy your teacher on this email.  Make sure if you are missing any of the above that you send an additional missing work email to parents and teacher. 
  6. B1 Folder

  7. B4 Folder
Portrait Unit Details

Week of November 7 - 11

Learning 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.

Monday 11/7:  Finish wiki research started last week.  Class photo-shoot in studio and around campus.

Upload images to computer creating a folder in your Pictures folder called Portraits
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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?
Make sure you have shot all 6 lighting techniques and various compositional techniques. 
Lighting Techniques: 
Natural:  candle/fire light,  sun light (cloudy or sunny) and available light (light from a window inside)

Artificial:  dramatic studio lighting, bounce and fill, flash or any other electronic light source that is different from the studio lights.

Bridge and Wiki check will be due Wednesday, November 9th.  
  • Have 36 portraits shot showing 6 different lighting techniques and varied compositional techniques. 
  • Have wiki research completed and rubric completed. 
  • Make sure you have addressed the questions and that these go beyond selfies.  
Wednesday 11/9:  Bridge and Wiki due for check, make sure you've filled out the Bridge/Wiki Rubric

Friday 11/11:  Work on editing 3 best portraits for final printing and critique.  
Portrait Unit Details

Week of October 31 - November 4

Learning 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.

Tuesday: Portrait Unit.  What makes a good portrait, a true work of art, vs a selfie?  Look at examples and discuss portraiture.  
  • Research using the class wiki to get a better feel for fine art portraiture.  
  • Read and text code the articles on the wiki page.
  • Discover the role that lighting plays in producing a high quality portrait.  
  • Create your own wiki page to highlight your discoveries including a banner and written responses to the questions.  

Thursday: 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. 
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?

Lighting Techniques: 

Natural:  candle/fire light,  sun light (cloudy or sunny) and available light (light from a window inside)

Artificial:  dramatic studio lighting, bounce and fill, flash or any other electronic light source that is different from the studio lights.

Monday 11/7:  Finish wiki research started last week.  Begin editing your portraits shot during class on Tuesday.  

Bridge and Wiki check will be due Wednesday, November 9th.  
  • Have 36 portraits shot showing 6 different lighting techniques and varied compositional techniques.
  • Have wiki research completed and rubric completed.
  • Make sure you have addressed the questions and that these go beyond selfies.  
Portrait Unit Details

Week of October 24 - 28

​Learning Target: Create photographic works that explore alternative printing processes that utilize the sun as development source. Respond to art history and research to develop skills with Cyanotype and alternative photography.  Create imagery that continues perfecting photo shooting techniques.  

Monday and Wednesday:  Continue with Cyanotype printing.  Scan your finished prints and edit and save to your directory and Google Folder for our class.  Start working on artist statement and mounting your print.  
  1. To Mount, iron your print or fabric
  2. Cut white poster board with a 2 - 3 inch border
  3. Use Spray mount or elmers glue to attach print to the  poster board
  4. Sign name in pencil on bottom right just below print
​Learning Target:  Present and Respond to student art work through verbal and written critique process.  
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Friday:  Cyanotype Critique. Have the following prepared for critique.  
  • Please have your cyanotype scanned and uploaded to B1 Google class folder or B4 Google Class Folder along with your artist statement.  
  • Complete an art project rubric for critique.  
  • Make sure your work is matted. 
  • After Critique:  Complete parent communication email about critique.  See Google Doc for what to say. You will simply copy and paste the appropriate portion of the document.   Make sure you copy your teacher on this email.  Make sure if you are missing any of the above that you send an additional missing work email to parents and teacher.

Week of October 17 - 21

​Learning Target: Create photographic works that explore alternative printing processes that utilize the sun as development source. Respond to art history and research to develop skills with Cyanotype and alternative photography.  Create imagery that continues perfecting photo shooting techniques.  

Tuesday:  Continue with the Cyanotype process, making negatives and prints.  If you never finished your wiki work on this during the in between times. 

Thursday:  No School
Unit 3-Cyanotype & Alternative Processes

Week of October 10 - 14

​Learning Target: Create photographic works that explore alternative printing processes that utilize the sun as development source. Respond to art history and research to develop skills with Cyanotype and alternative photography.  Create imagery that continues perfecting photo shooting techniques.  

Monday 10/10:  Introduction to New Unit on Cyanotype & Photograms

You will be doing research on a new technique and unit called Alternative Photography.  Please click the links here and read/click and watch all embedded content on each of the wiki pages.  Remember that you are responsible for knowing all of the details about the cyanotype process.  Watch all of the embedded videos and click all the links. 


Cyanotype Research Page
Photogram Research Page
​What is Alternative Photography?  How can the sun act as a photo exposure system? 

After you've read the wiki research pages develop your own response to Cyanotype by posting on the Cyanotype Research Page and linking your name to the page you create.  You will post your research details here. 

If you finish your wiki research and page design begin working  in Photoshop to begin editing the 2-3 images you have chosen as possible cyanotype prints.  These images need to be prepared to become Digital Negatives and eventually cyanotype prints.  

See the WIKI page for the step by step Photoshop process.

Click the button below for details on this unit.  
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Wednesday:  Demonstrate Making a Negative and Making a Cyanotype Print.
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  • Get started on your own files.  Edit them to have good range of value as discussed in your research.  Have 2-4 images ready to go.  
  • Create your negatives by creating an 8.5 x 11 300 dpi file and placing the finished images (negative version) onto this.  This should be named: your name- print transparency or your name-print negative as this will become your negative.
  • You get one transparency that is 8.5 x 11.  You can do one of the following layouts.
    •  2 -5 x7 images
    • 4- 4 inch square images 
    • 4- 3 x 5 images
  • Once you've set up and saved your negative layout you are ready to print.  Remember to load the transparency film with the cut side facing the upper right side and the film loaded portrait (vertical).  
  • Follow the normal directions for printing, choosing glossy as your media to print on.  
Friday:  Continue with creating Cyanotype negatives and prints.  
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Unit 3-Cyanotype & Alternative Processes

Week of October 3 - 7

Learning Target:
Present and Respond to student art work through verbal and written critique process.  

Tuesday 10/4 Critique- You will digitally present your work from the class wiki.  You will need to do the following:
  • post your photos to the wiki and make sure your name is linked to the page you created.
  • Make sure you've done the written requirement on the wiki as well as posting your images.  This should include describing the 10 changes you made.
  • Complete the class Art Work Rubric
  • Complete parent communication email about critique.  See Google Doc for what to say. You will simply copy and paste the appropriate portion of the document.   Make sure you copy your teacher on this email.  Make sure if you are missing any of the above that you send an additional missing work email to parents and teacher.
​Learning Target: Create photographic works that explore alternative printing processes that utilize the sun as development source. Respond to art history and research to develop skills with Cyanotype and alternative photography.  Create imagery that continues perfecting photo shooting techniques.  

Thursday 10/6 & Monday 10/10:  Introduction to New Unit on Cyanotype & Photograms

You will be doing research on a new technique and unit called Alternative Photography.  Please click the links here and read/click and watch all embedded content on each of the wiki pages.  Remember that you are responsible for knowing all of the details about the cyanotype process.  Watch all of the embedded videos and click all the links. 


Cyanotype Research Page
Photogram Research Page
​What is Alternative Photography?  How can the sun act as a photo exposure system? 

After you've read the wiki research pages develop your own response to Cyanotype by posting on the Cyanotype Research Page and linking your name to the page you create.  You will post your research details here. 

If you finish your wiki research and page design begin working  in Photoshop to begin editing the 2-3 images you have chosen as possible cyanotype prints.  These images need to be prepared to become Digital Negatives and eventually cyanotype prints.  

See the WIKI page for the step by step Photoshop process.

Click the button below for details on this unit.  
Unit 3-Cyanotype & Alternative Processes

Week of September 26 - 30

Learning 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 9/26:  Prairie Photo Shoot maybe......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 9/28:   Editing images and creating Wiki Page with images on it. 

Friday 9/30 Editing images and creating Wiki Page with images on it. Prepare for Critique...see below.
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Critique- You will digitally present your work from the class wiki.  You will need to do the following:
  • post your photos to the wiki and make sure your name is linked to the page you created.
  • Make sure you've done the written requirement on the wiki as well as posting your images.  This should include describing the 10 changes you made.
  • Complete the class Art Work Rubric
  • Complete parent communication email about critique.  See Google Doc for what to say. You will simply copy and paste the appropriate portion of the document.   Make sure you copy your teacher on this email.  Make sure if you are missing any of the above that you send an additional missing work email to parents and teacher.

unit 2- Texture Combine 3

Week of September 19 - 23

Learning Targets:
PS 1, 2:  Create images that illustrate Texture and utilize compositional techniques, proper lighting and focus.

Tuesday 9/20:  Outdoor photo shoot in the prairie. Dress for the weather.  How to upload images to Bridge

Thursday 9/22:   Outdoor photo shoot in the graveyard.  I will begin to show how to edit images using Photoshop. ​
unit 2- Texture Combine 3

Week of September 12 - 16

Learning Targets: Research compositional techniques, lighting and focus techniques while learning the technical side of using Digital SLR cameras.

Monday 9/12 : Research and analyze the technical vocabulary related to Digital Photography: Composition, Focus and Lighting 

Make sure you've put your Google Research Doc into the folder for your class. 

Once you've finished reading you will be working with a partner to design a wiki page that answers the 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.  
  • Make sure Yours and your partner's name appear on the page and as the link for your class. 
Presentation on Composition in Photography
HOMEWORK:  GET YOUR PERMISSION SLIP SIGNED SO YOU CAN USE THE CAMERAS!  WAS DUE LAST CLASS!!

Wednesday 9/14:  Finish wiki research making sure your page is linked with yours and your partner's name.  Introduction to the DSLR in small groups.
Unit 1 Composition, Lighting & Focus
Unit 1 wiki research rubric
Learning Targets:
PS 1, 2:  Create images that illustrate Texture and utilize compositional techniques, proper lighting and focus.

Friday 9/16:  
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.  

Getting Started:Day 1-September 6


Learning 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.  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/HHKQQHM
JOIN Code:  HHKQQHM​

Once you've enrolled.  Log into the wiki and do the following things.  
  1. Log into the Class Wiki
  2. Click on your username at the top of the wiki
  3. You will be taken to your dashboard, click the settings tab
  4. From the settings tab you can choose a new username, password and upload a profile image.  Set up your profile now and make sure you write down all the changes somewhere safe!!
  5. The mac computer has a camera on it.  Use PhotoBooth to take a picture of yourself to use as a profile picture.
  6. We will also explore the Mac and learn to customize our desktop. 
HOMEWORK:  GET YOUR PERMISSION SLIP SIGNED SO YOU CAN USE THE CAMERAS!  DUE NEXT CLASS
Technology Usage Contract

Day 2: How Focus, Composition & Lighting, How DSLRs Work- Sept. 8

Learning Targets: Research compositional techniques, lighting and focus techniques while learning the technical side of using Digital SLR cameras. 
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Go to the class Wiki and log in using the wiki login you were given last class.  

Presentation on Composition in Photography

Research and analyze the technical vocabulary related to Digital Photography: Composition, Focus and Lighting,

As you read take notes and save a Google Doc to the class Google Folder.  In your notes answer all the analysis questions from the pages you are reading.  

B1 Class Folder
B4 Class Folder

Make sure you name your doc Lastname-First Name-Unit 1 research

unit 2- Texture Combine 3
wiki research rubric
Elements and Principles of Design/Art

Printing in the Mac Lab

Click the button here to help with how to print in the Mac Lab.  If you need additional help see your teacher.  
How to Print in Mac Lab

White Balance: The Color of Light

This is a great tutorial on white balance and the color of light.  Check it out!  
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Assessment in This Class

As always the artwork you create and the way you present it will influence the grades you receive in this class.  We are in our second year as a district using 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  rubrics to self assess your work. Each is standards based and will be used to determine your grade in this class.  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 and a copy of their digital work to the Google folder for the class.  
  • All work will be turned in digitally for this class.  Please see the Google Folder Links Embedded Below.
art work rubric
Wiki & Bridge Planning Rubric
B1 Digital Photo Google Folder
B4 Digital Photo Google Folder

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

September 2013

October 2013

November 2013

December 2013

January 2014

February 2014

Second Semester 2014

First Semester 2015

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