Tue/Wed Sabotage Assignment

You will only have the period today to shoot, edit, and turn in your finished photograph. Your assignment is to create a Star Wars lightsaber action scene. Please follow any one of the following tutorials to add a lighsaber to your photograph. Be creative with your poses, consider your background (photoshop one in...), and have fun!!!!



http://www.empiredezign.com/version2/portfolio/pages/tutorials/lightsaber.htm
http://www.bluesfear.com/tutorials/Lightsaber.php
http://www.users.on.net/~george/lightsabers_101/
http://r2.robotbuilders.net/cgi/DaiBuckley/index.htm

Photoshop tips for portraits

http://www.photoshoproadmap.com/Photoshop-tutorials/Photo-retouching/Most-popular/1/

http://www.photoshopsupport.com/tutorials/cb/glamour.html

studio lighting...

here are some techniques for studio lighting:

http://www.vividlight.com/articles/1615.htm

http://www.studiolighting.net/studio-lighting-tutorials/

Photo Contest for EXTRA CREDIT!!!

North End Seattle High Schooler’s Photo Contest at
The Haller Lake Community Club

The Haller Lake Arts Council is putting on a High Schooler’s Photo Exhibition, to be hung on Saturday, Nov. 3rd. The show will be up for the Salmon BBQ event the following day. We are inviting the following 6 High Schools to participate: Nathan Hale, Ingraham, Shorecrest, Shorewood, Ballard, and Roosevelt. Awards to be determined.

Submissions: Each student can submit 1 black & white photo. All photos should be should be 8” x 10”. The image size can be smaller, and have a border. Bear in mind, viewers will stand 5 feet away from your image. Photos will be placed in an 11” x 14” clip frame, against a white or black backround. All entries must be submitted by Wed., Oct. 31st. Although the Art Council has no wish to place limitations on your work, we ask that you omit nudity or vulgar language, as the viewing audience will be families with children. Please leave your entry & completed application with your instructor in a large envelope. Nancy Cubbage and Nina Carmichael will pick up all entries from your photography teacher on Oct. 31st.

Students must pick up their work by 5:30 p.m. the day of the Salmon BBQ, Sunday, Nov. 4th. The exhibit will be juried by members of the Haller Lake Arts Council.



The Haller Lake Community Club is located in North Seattle, 3 blocks east of Aurora Ave N. at the corner of N 128th and Densmore Ave N.


12579 Densmore Ave N., Seattle, WA 98133


The application looks like this:
Haller Lake Photo Contest Application Form

Submit this application & one black and white photo entry 8” x 10” size to your photography teacher by Tuesday Oct. 30th. Your image can be smaller and have borders, bear in mind that your work will be viewed at a distance of 5 feet. As this is a family event, no nudity or images of vulgar language will be exhibited.


Name: ___________________________________________________________________
High school you attend: ______________________________________________________
Age: ______ Phone: _________________Email Address: ___________________________

Biographical statement (optional): ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Title of photo: _____________________________________________________

Pick up your photo up at 5:30 p.m. after the Salmon BBQ / Arts & Crafts event Sun., Nov. 4th. If you are unable to pick up your work at that time, contact Nancy at nan808@speakeasy.net or at 206-789-6225.

Portrait Assignment

1. Find an interesting human subject. The person you choose should WANT to be in the picture and they should be willing to cooperate.
2. Talk to your subject. You are the director of this adventure, make it what you want. Use colors or lighting to create a concept for your portrait. Costumes or uniforms work great. Imaginary ideas are OK. Choose an interesting setting based on your concept.
3. Change angles between shots. Shoot at least 25 pictures of your subject.
5. Change your lighting; Use filters, flashlights, lamps, or multiple lights to enhance your picture.
6. Remember you are the boss, make them change their expression. Pretend it is high fashion and they have to create the next great "look" like blue steel (Zoolander).
7. Most importantly for this assignment don't forget your composition rules. Use framing, leading lines, rule of thirds, color contrast etc. to enhance your photo. Fill the frame!!!! HAVE FUN & BE CREATIVE!!!!

Portrait Links

Here are some great ideas

Here are some tips

A fun gallery of portraits is here then on the 'editorial'
link.

Annie Leibovitz gallery

even more tips and images

THURSDAY 10-11

Please follow one or more of the tutorials below (under examples) for one Photomerge or sequence of images. You will notice how drastic color differences become when merging images. Keep this in mind when you shoot over your 4 day weekend.

Before our next class (Tue/Wed) you need enough images for 10 photomerges or sequences. Be creative, have fun, take lots of pics!!! The best grades on the landscapes came from those students who got out and took pictures off campus and out of their neighborhood. Remember the theme is "street life" so run with it!

photomerge here is a how to tutorial
and one more
for sequencing here is another
and another
and yet one more

PHOTOMERGE!!!!

For our next assignment we will be using 'photomerge' to blend images together. This technique can create panoramic images or sequences and time lapse...

SHOOTING DAYS: Tue/Wed Oct 9 & 10.

Your topic for this adventure is:

STREET LIFE
Prowl the avenues, alleyways, and underpasses in a relentless hunt to spike your Photo street cred. Seek out daredevil graffiti, guerilla artwork, building sprawls, concrete jungles, opulent lobbies, and hardcore blight. From urban glitz to urban grit, you belong to the city!

TUTORIALS... see below examples

Photomerge composition of the skyline of Chicago


Safeco Field

Student examples from semesters past:

for photomerge here is a how to tutorial
and one more
for sequencing here is another
and another
and yet one more

Tuesday & Wednesday 10-2 & 10-3

We will be out shooting for a majority of class. Please come prepared with ideas and objects for working with shadows and contrast!! If you are planning to shoot outside plan for the weather!


click here for an article on shadow and light.

"a good photographer can take any situation, even if it's their own hand, and figure out a great picture to take."

Shadow examples here
and here
and even more here

Be creative, think outside of the box and have fun. You can manipulate anything to become interesting, just figure out how!