Time Table

5/27 All Day shooting for Final Project. Final Project Contact Sheet 1 due at the end of the period.

5/29 All Day shooting Day. Shooting will be completed as home work.

6/1 Final Project Contact Sheet 2 is Due. All Day to edit/manipulate photos.

6/3 All Day Shooting. Final Project Contact Sheet 3 due at the end of the period.

6/5 Editing and Print All Day

6/8 (short C-Day) Editing and Print All Day

6/10 Final Project Due For Seniors. Turn in all pictures used to STAFF folder period 3. Seniors will present project to class. Note: Final project will not be graded unless all 3 contact sheets are turned in.

6/12 Project Due For Underclassmen.

Portfolio Preparation

Please answer the following questions in complete sentences.

1. What is your theme for your final project?Example: My theme project is Seattle Music.

2. Why did you choose this as your theme? Be specific. 1-2 sentences

3. What type of locations will you choose to shoot your pictures? Why? Keep in mind that you will need to leave campus and most likely leave Shoreline.

4. What type of pictures do you hope to take? Action, portrait, landscape etc? A good photo essay will have a variety.

5. What kind of composition will you focus on in your pictures? You will need at least five composition elements (not counting rule-of-thirds). Yes, I want to know what you are attempting before you shoot.

5b. How will your pictures convey emotion, either from your subject or from the viewer of the pictures?

6. How much work will be done at school and how much away from school?

7. If you don't have a car, how will you make sure you get to your locations? Can your parents help? How about public transit?

8. This project should showcase everything you have learned in Digital Photography. How will you ensure this happens? What adjustment techniques will you use?

9. Is there anything you are unclear about in terms of composition or shot styles and angles etc? This is the time to ask.

10. What type of camera or Photoshop experimentation will you try? HDR? Photomerge pictures? Aperture adjustments?

Please Answer these questions in detail(compete sentences)and send these questions to my staff folder, period five and six.

Next, please copy these questions to your email. Send the treatment to my email account. Please CC at least one of your parents or guardians on the email so they know they extent of this project. They may need to help with transportation.

Final Portfolio - Photo Essay

Special Note: Seniors have one less class period to complete this assignment.


Assignment Requirements:

• First pick a general theme. For example, you might pick Macro, Wildlife, Democracy, or Responsibility. You will shoot photographs centered on this central theme. This may include camera experimentation like shutter speeds, HDR, aperture adjustments, or photomerges.

• Use what you've learned about photographic composition, lighting, color, lines, texture and use your camera to make an artistic statement. Each individual photo will be graded accordingly. It is imperative you showcase your ability to shoot many angles of shots with many levels of camera composition (Review composition elements and types of shots if necessary).

• Your photographs should make both a visual and emotional/political/critical/intellectual statement. Your photo essay should contain at least 9 photographs. Below each picture you will also describe the composition elements used on each photo, what you did to adjust the picture, the photo settings used, why you picked this picture, and where you took the picture.

• Your photo essay should be something unique, new, and your own view of your selected theme.

A one-page reflection is also required. In this paper you need describe what you learned during your project. What did you learn about your subject, Photoshop, and photography in general. What was easy and difficult about your project? What would you do differently if you did it again? Finally, how far along do you think you have come as a photographer this semester?

• You can shoot B & W, Color, or both. It’s your artistic choice.

• You may digitally alter your photos as necessary in Photoshop, but remember they need to remain as photographs, not modern art pieces.

• Your pictures should be printed out either 3*5 or 4*6, two to three pictures per page (contact sheet) with the exception of one photo that will be printed at 8.5 *11.

• Projects should be turned in in a presentable fashion (poster board, photo album, framed, etc) with the written reflection attached. Look at examples at the front of the room.

• You will also be dropping this assignment in my drop box so that we may view each project in front of the class.

Lightsabers!!!!

Today's Fun 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 lightsaber to your photograph. Be creative with your poses, consider your background (photoshop one in...), and have fun!!!!

• http://www.theforce.net/fanfilms/software/photoshop/lightsabers/lightsabers_hobson.asp
• http://www.polykarbonbbs.com/showthread.php?t=14204
• http://www.instructables.com/id/Light-saber-effects-in-photoshop/
• http://r2.robotbuilders.net/cgi/DaiBuckley/index.htm
• http://www.empiredezign.com/version2/portfolio/pages/tutorials/lightsaber.htm
• http://www.bluesfear.com/tutorials/Lightsaber.php

ART EXPO!!!!

The Art Expo is coming up (May 29th) and we want photography to be represented well. You task today is to have a look at all the images you have taken this semester. Pick out six (6) that you think are you best and brightest work and show your amazing skills. Spend a little while retouching these images, add a vignette, color adjustment, convert to black and white, create a selective focus etc. (be sure the image still looks natural and like a photograph). Once you have selected and re-edited your six images open all 6 in Preview. We will be getting feedback from our peers in regards to their opinion of your best shot(s).

ACTION: to turn in...

• STOPPED ACTION: One .jpeg of your most amazing pic and a contact sheet of 16 GREAT stopped action pics.
• BLURRED MOTION: One .jpeg of your most amazing pic and a contact sheet of 16 GREAT blurred action pics.
• PANNING: One .jpeg of your most amazing panned image and a contact sheet of 6 GREAT panned images.

Turn all of this in inside a folder named YourName_ACTION to the classes folder.

ACTION assignment

We will be shooting on Friday 5-8-2009 and over the weekend, editing Monday. You will need to shoot in all three styles (blurring, stopping, panning action). If your camera does not have Manual settings you may want to be sure to blur/pan during class as most cameras have a "sport" setting to stop action.

• 16 stopped action (fast shutter)
• 16 blurred motion (slow shutter)
• 6 panned images (very slow shutter)
  

ACTION!!!

ACTION!!!

One of the great benefits of an SLR camera is the ability to manipulate images with the use of the shutter's speed. Our next assignment is going to be an experiment in this, working with stopping, blurring, and showing action in our images. We will be using 3 techniques.

• Freezing action - (fast shutter speeds: >1/125 second)
• Blurring action - (slow shutter speeds <1/30>
• Panning - (slow shutter speeds <1/15>

how to pan:

The basic idea behind panning as a technique is that you pan your camera along in time with the moving subject and end up getting a relatively sharp subject but a blurred background.

This gives the shot a feeling of movement and speed. It’s particularly useful in capturing any fast moving subject whether it be a racing car, running pet, cyclist etc.

Panning seems to work best with moving subjects that are on a relatively straight trajectory which allows you to predict where they’ll be moving to. Objects that are moving side to side are challenging and can result in messy looking shots as the motion blur can be quite erratic.

Select a slightly slower shutter speed than you normally would. Start with 1/30 second and then play around with slower ones. Depending upon the light and the speed of your subject you could end up using anything between 1/60 and 1/8 - although at the slower end you’ll probably end up with camera shake on top of your motion blur.

Position yourself in a place where your view of the subject will not be obstructed by anyone or anything else. Also consider the background of your shot. While it will be blurred if there are distracting shapes or colors it could prove to be distracting. Single coloured or plain backgrounds tend to work best.

As the subject approaches track it smoothly with your camera. For extra support of your camera if you’re using a longer lens or are feeling a little jittery you might like to use a monopod or tripod with a swivelling head.

For best results you’ll probably find that setting yourself up so that you’re parallel to the path of your object (this will help with focussing).

Once you’ve released the shutter (do it as gently as possible to reduce camera shake) continue to pan with the subject, even after you’ve heard the shot is complete. This smooth follow through will ensure the motion blur is smooth from start to finish in your shot.

FREEZING MOTION: To stop action you simply shoot with fast shutter speeds, to do this you will use your largest aperture opening (F2.8 for example).

BLURRING ACTION: To blur action shoot with a slow shutter speed, it often helps to use a tripod to help keep the camera steady (<1/60).

What is due for Vivid Color Assignment...

• 6 image Color Adjustment Contact Sheet (.jpeg) from web tutorials
• Color Picture to Print (full size .jpeg)

tutorials:
LAB Colors (video)

Vivid Colors (4 pages)

Color & Brightness Retouch

Vivid Natural Colors