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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. 

Late, Missing and Incomplete Work final deadline is May 31st!

Exam Schedule

The exam schedule is linked here.  Remember there is no resource during exams and classes start at 7:50

Week of May 29 - June 2

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:  Bridge and Wiki Check on Photography in the Real World Assignment.  Make sure you have completed the appropriate rubric for your check.  Continue working on editing your images and developing your final exam presentation in Keynote. 

Thursday:  Work day to complete Exam presentation and Photography in the Real World Assignment.  Due Exam Day.  Exam is Monday, June 5th 9:55 - 11:45

Open MAC Lab hours after school this week Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 2:45 - 4:00 
Final Exam Rubric

Week of May 22 - 26

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: Finish Portrait of A Place Critique
​Get started on :  
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 Tuesday May 30th
Photography in the Real World Unit
Final Exam Description

Week of May 15 - 19

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 - Wednesday :  Continue editing and working on Portrait of a Place images. Make sure your image is finished off in an appropriate way for the technique you chose (framed, sewn, matted etc.)

​If you've finished :
  1. write artist statement upload to class Google Folder.  
  2. scan final print and upload to class Google Folder.  
Friday:  Critique of Portrait of A Place
Make sure you have the following prepared for critique: 
  • artist statement upload to class Google Folder.  
  • scan final print and upload to class Google Folder.  
  • art project rubric filled out thoroughly
  • work hung up in room 114 for discussion and critique
  • art work  is finished off in an appropriate way for the technique you chose (framed, sewn, matted etc.)
  • Follow Up to 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.
Next Unit:  Photography in the Real World- Click here for details on your next unit.  ​
Portrait of A Place Unit Description
Photography in the Real World Unit
Final Exam Description

Week of May 8 - 12

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 - Friday :  Continue editing and working on Portrait of a Place images. Make sure your image is finished off in an appropriate way for the technique you chose (framed, sewn, matted etc.)

​If you've finished :
  1. write artist statement upload to class Google Folder.  
  2. scan final print and upload to class Google Folder.  
Portrait of A Place Unit Description

Week of May 1 - 5

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 5/1:  Work time to edit and prep Portrait of A Place images.  Start planning.  Show and discuss the books and supplies. Demonstrate how to get started on the different techniques.

Wednesday 5/3 and Friday 5/5:  Continue editing and working on Portrait of a Place images. 
Portrait of A Place Unit Description

Week of April 24 - 28

REMEMBER:  This week is Intervention and ASPIRE testing schedule.  We have altered class periods daily M-Thursday and no classes on Friday.  
Monday:  Final work day to complete wiki research on Portrait of A Place.  Demonstration of various techniques and final products possible.  

Wednesday April 26:  Bridge and wiki check Complete the Portrait of A Place Research Rubric for this Meeting & the Wiki Bridge check one.  
Portrait of A Place Unit Description

Week of April 17 - 21

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.  

​Tuesday:  Follow Up to 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.
  • Introduction to Portrait of A Place Begin research for the new unit.  Consider the assignment.  
  • Develop a Google Doc using the following chart of possible places you could photograph explaining the following:
  • place, type of lighting (natural, available, daylight, night time, moonlight, sunrise, sunset, artificial flash, dramatic light, bounce, fill),
  • mood you wish to evoke (use a thesaurus and be descriptive, don’t just list happy, sad….dig deep and think of nuances of mood and feelings) ,
  • type of place (landscape, cityscape, inner space, architectural, mind-scape)
Thursday:  Portrait of A Place Continue research for the new unit.  Consider the assignment.  Start shooting images of the place(s) you think could work for this assignment
Portrait of A Place Chart is due in the Unit 4 Google Research Folder.  

Bridge and wiki check next Wednesday April 26  Complete the Portrait of A Place Research Rubric for this Meeting & the Wiki Bridge check one.  
Portrait of A Place Research Rubric
Portrait of A Place Unit Description

Week of March 27 - 31 & April 3 - 7

Learning Target: 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.
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Tuesday 3/28 Bridge/Wiki Check for Portrait  
  • Summative graded check of your planning for the Portrait unit.
  • Make sure the wiki/Bridge rubric is completed.  
  • Load your 36 images into a folder in Bridge called Portrait
Thursday 3/30:  Studio work days to complete Portrait and Cyanotype prints 
  • Demonstration of how to Mat your images on posterboard.  Cyanotypes should be matted on white only.  Portraits can be matted on your choice of colors.
  • Make sure you have a 2-3 inch border
  • Save your prints in your portfolio slot in the mac lab
  • for critique I will collect your cyanotype negative, the matted print
  • for critique of portrait you will mat two- 5" x 7" portrait prints.
  • you only need an artist statement for portrait not cyanotype
Unit 3-Cyanotype & Alternative Processes
Portrait Unit Details
Learning Target:  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.  
​

Monday 4/3 and Wednesday 4/5: Studio work time to prepare for critique

Friday 4/7:  Critique of Portrait and Cyanotype Make sure you have the following ready: 
  • Artist statement completed, named last name-firstname-port.doc and placed in Google Folder
  • Deposit a digital copy of your images, scan the final cyanotype print and put into the Cyanotype Folder. Name these last name-firstname-cyan.jpg 
  • Deposit a digital copy of your portraits, Name these last name-firstname-port1.doc & last name-firstname-port2.doc Deposit into the Google Folder for the class.  
  • Make sure you have matted your images as directed
  • 2 Art Project rubrics one for cyanotype, one for portrait (no statement needed for the cyanotype)
Friday 4/7: Follow Up to 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.
  • Introduction to Portrait of A Place Begin research for the new unit.  Consider the assignment.  
Portrait of A Place Unit Description

Week of March 20 - 24

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 3/20:  Presentation of Portraiture 

New Unit:  Portraits WIKI Page
Portrait Unit.  What makes a good portrait, a true work of art, vs a selfie?  Look at examples and discuss portraiture. Read the Portrait Unit Details linked on the button below.  
  • Research using the class wiki to get a better feel for fine art portraiture.  
  • Read and text code the articles on the wiki page and post as a Google Doc to the Portrait Folder on Google Drive.
  • 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.  
  • Begin to plan your own ideas for Portrait
​Continue printing cyanotype negatives and cyanotype prints using sun or light  box.

​Have you tried a photogram style print? 

 If you are waiting for a turn with cyanotype begin the research for the Portrait Unit.  


Wednesday 3/22 Portrait Photoshoot in Studio using dramatic light, bounce, flash and fill
  • Learn more about setting up lights, working with a tripod
  • Learn more about different lighting techniques
  • Natural and available light sources
  • Start to create your collection of portraits 
  • Bridge and Wiki Check Tuesday 3/28
​Continue printing cyanotype negatives and cyanotype prints using sun or light  box.  If you are waiting for a turn with cyanotype begin the research for the Portrait Unit.

Friday 3/24 Studio Work day
Continue with Portrait photoshoot, finish wiki research and continue with Cyanotype.  Discuss and demo how to mat prints.  

April 5th Portait/Cyanotype Critique

Week of March 13 - 17

 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 and Thursday:  Work days to print cyanotype negatives and cyanotype prints using sun or light  box.  If you are waiting for a turn with cyanotype begin the research for the Portrait Unit.  See Below

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.

New Unit:  Portraits WIKI Page
Portrait Unit.  What makes a good portrait, a true work of art, vs a selfie?  Look at examples and discuss portraiture. Read the Portrait Unit Details linked on the button below.  
  • Research using the class wiki to get a better feel for fine art portraiture.  
  • Read and text code the articles on the wiki page and post as a Google Doc to the Portrait Folder on Google Drive.
  • 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.  
Unit 3-Cyanotype & Alternative Processes
Portrait Unit Details

Week of March 6 - 10

 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 3/7:  
Last day to finish Wiki research on Cyanotype.  

Discuss Cyanotype Process and Demonstrate How to create a Digital Negative and Cyanotype print

Thursday 3/9:  Work day to finish editing your cyanotype, print a negative and get started on making prints.  

Unit 3-Cyanotype & Alternative Processes

Weeks of February 20 - March 3

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 2/20: Editing images and creating Wiki Page with images on it. Prepare for Critique...see below.

Wednesday 2/22: Work day to complete your Texture Combine 3 for critique next class. 

Monday 2/27:  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 2/27Critique- 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.
Wednesday 3/1 & Friday 3/3:  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. 

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

Click the button below for details on this unit. 

Friday March 3: 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.  They should have the following edits
  1. Copy the background layer and rename it edits
  2. Use Image-Adjustments-Levels to adjust the contrast so you have a good range of highlights, midtones and shadows.
  3. You may consider looking at the image as black and white so you can see the value range.  To do this Go to Image-Adjustments-Hue/Saturation and Desaturate the image getting rid of all the color. This gives you a grayscale preview of your work
  4. After you've edited this layer copy it and name this copied layer negative.
  5. Click on this negative layer and Invert the layer to make the image a negative (command I is the shortcut to invert)
  6. Save this as a new PSD file called Cyanotype
Have 2-3 images edited and ready in this way. 
Unit 3-Cyanotype & Alternative Processes

Week of February 13 - 17

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.  

Tuesday:  Prairie Photoshoot Dress for the weather and wetness of the area.  Boots!!! Gloves etc. 

Thursday:   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.


unit 2- Texture Combine 3

Week of February 6 - 10

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

Monday:  Presentation on Compositional Techniques.
Photoshoot outdoors lighting


Wednesday:   Outdoor photo shoot in the graveyard.  I will begin to show how to edit images using Photoshop. ​

Friday:  We will go to Prairie on Tuesday next week!  Outdoor photo shoot in the prairie. Dress for the weather.  Texture Combine 3 Discussion of Assignment- Wiki Research Page
unit 2- Texture Combine 3
Unit 1 Composition, Lighting & Focus

Week of January 30 - February 3

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

Go to the class Wiki and log in using the wiki login you were given last class.  

Tuesday January 31: 
Presentation on Composition in Photography  
  • ​Finish wiki research making sure your page is linked with yours and your partner's name. 
  • Introduction to the DSLR in small groups.Finish wiki research making sure your page is linked with yours and your partner's name.  Introduction to the DSLR in small groups.
Learning Targets:
PS 1, 2:  Create images that illustrate Texture and utilize compositional techniques, proper lighting and focus.
​

Thursday February 1st:  
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.  

NEXT TIME: First Photo shoot...indoors/outdoors depending on the weather.
Technology Usage Contract
Unit 1 wiki research rubric
Unit 1 Composition, Lighting & Focus

Getting Started:Day 1- January 25th

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  
See this document for details.  ​

Missing Share Drive Access


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/9T9HXTC
JOIN Code: 9T9HXTC​

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

Day 2: How Focus, Composition & Lighting, How DSLRs Work

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

Thursday 1/27: 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.  

B2 Class Folder

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

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. 

HOMEWORK:  GET YOUR PERMISSION SLIP SIGNED SO YOU CAN USE THE CAMERAS!  WAS DUE LAST CLASS!!

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!  
Picture

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
B2 Digital Photo Google Folder
Elements and Principles of Design/Art

Inspiration

Molten Broken Statue Effects in Photoshop

​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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