Abstract Specifics...

You should have 45+ good abstract images that make the ordinary extraordinary. From these 45 you need to select 3 pics to modify and manipulate in photoshop. select your best of these and make 3 versions of this image. Manipulate it, crop it, rotate it, alter it, adjust it, etc. You will turn in all 5 images (3 pics, one with 3 versions) as .jpg files in a folder using the naming convention.

Abstract Photos!

For Monday 11/26 you should have 25 GOOD images of abstract, unique and creative composition. Abstract images are not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature; they are unique, thought provoking, and interesting.

Abstract Art is defined as: any art in which real objects in nature are represented in a way that wholly or partially neglects their true appearance and expresses it in a form of sometimes unrecognizable patterns of lines, colors and shapes. View our collection of contemporary abstract paintings

here are some links to online abstract galleries:

a gallery of recognizable but interesting abstracts

abstract images from Cambodia

abstract in nature

Return Cameras!

If you have borrowed a camera, please return it ASAP. Cameras are available on a day to day basis, not for the term. Thank you.

Masters of Photo Shooting Assignment

Once you have selected the photographer of your choice from the list below please determine an image(s) or technique of theirs you would like to try and replicate. You task is to mimic their photographic style and aesthetic principles with your own photograph. Imitation is the best form of flattery, and this is your task.

Example:

Herman Leonard: known for photographing jazz legends both in portraits and in jazz clubs. Images were black and white with stark contrast and vivid lighting. To mimic his style you could shoot images of an indie band at a show with similar conditions (intense lighting, black and white, high contrast, etc.)

You will be printing out one image of your photographer and one of your own creation in line with their style and technique...

MASTERS OF PHOTOGRAPHY WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT

In no LESS than one page please explain:

• Who you chose and who they are (i.e. when, where, what etc)
• Describe their photography (what is unique about her/his style and technique)
• And explain how he/she (or something they did, used, or created) has impacted or changed the world of photography.
• Why did you choose this photographer? What do you like about their work/style?

Masters of Photography

• Abbott, Berenice
• Adams, Ansel
• Adams, Robert
• Alvarez Bravo
• Arbus, Diane
• Atget, Eugene
• Bellocq, E.J.
• Blossfeldt, Karl
• Brandt, Bill
• Brassai
• Callahan, Harry
• Cameron, Julia M.
• Coburn, Alvin L.
• Cunningham,Imogen
• DeCarava, Roy
• Doisneau, Robert
• Eggleston, William
• Evans, Walker
• Friedlander, Lee
• Gutmann, John
• Hine, Lewis
• Kertesz, Andre
• Klein, William
• Koudelka, Josef
• Lange, Dorothea
• Lartigue,Jacques H.
• Laughlin,Clarence J.
• Levitt, Helen
• Mapplethorpe,Robert
• Modotti, Tina
• Muybridge,Eadweard
• Nadar, Felix
• O'Sullivan, Timothy
• Outerbridge, Paul
• Porter,Eliot
• Riis, Jacob
• Rodchenko,Alexander
• Salgado,Sebastio
• Sherman, Cindy
• Smith, W. Eugene
• Sommer, Frederick
• Steichen, Edward
• Stieglitz, Alfred
• Strand, Paul
• Talbot,William H. Fox
• Uelsmann, Jerry
• Weegee
• Weston, Edward
• White, Minor
• Winogrand, Garry
Guy Bourdin
Cartier Bresson
Andreas Gursky
Annie Leibowitz

Click here to view some of these photographers images

Here are even more from Wikipedia

PTSA photography contest & assignment...

“I can make a difference by…”

Have you ever thought “how can I make a difference?” Try expressing yourself, using your creative ability, to portray this in your own unique way. Artistic merit, creativity and interpretation of the theme will be the criteria by which an entry is judged. Each entry will be judged at the School, District, State and National levels, if you continue to become a finalist! All entries must be original works of art, done entirely without help.

Timeline: You will have Thursday/Friday to shoot for this. Monday, Tuesday/Wednesday are going to be workdays.

You will be turning in ONE amazing print to the shareserv (not the staff server!)