Shadow and Light, in grayscale

This assignment will focus on shadow and light, both natural and man made. We will further emphasize this by manipulating our images in photoshop into black and white.

Your task is to look for shadows and contrast. Find scenes or images that have great contrast and use shadows to add interest to your photos, you will need 24 GOOD pictures for your contact sheet. There should be 8 shadows that you create yourself, 8 shadows that are natural, and then 8 pictures with a brightness/contrast relationship.
You will turn in 24 pictures. You will probably shoot 100 pictures over the next three days.

Landscapes

Photography has a couple of compositional rules we will work with this semester. First and most notable is the rule of 1/3. This states that an image can be divided into nine equal parts by two equally-spaced horizontal lines and two equally-spaced vertical lines. The four points formed by the intersections of these lines can be used to align features in the photograph. Additionally the horizon line should be placed on either the upper or lower deviding line.

For landscapes there should also be 3 prominant areas in the photograph, for/mid/background. This will add depth to your images and lead the viewer deeper into the photograph.

Your task is to shoot landscapes... lots and lots of interesting landscapes. Consider changing camera andgles, get closer, farther away, squat down, stand on something tall, and follow the rules above to find great success.

You need 24 fantastic landscapes by Monday Feb. 25.

experiment with shutter speeds & aperture

http://www.photonhead.com/simcam/shutteraperture.php

Portfolio Info:

Your portfolios are now due 1/29-30.  You will have half of the period to make any final adjustments.  We will then begin looking at EVERY portfolio.  You need to drop a folder titles your name and portfolio topic containing ALL of your images so we can review them in front of class on the LCD.

• Paragraphs for each picture should tell us what you did (camera and photoshop), why, and how it relates to your chosen topic.

• One page reflection should answer the following questions (it may be double spaced):  describe what you learned about throughout this project;  about your subject, PhotoShop, photography, etc.  What came easily and what was difficult throughout this project?  What would you do differently if you were to redo this project.  Finally, how far along do you think you have come as a photographer this semester?

• There will be NO more printing of photographs in class.  If you need more printed please do so outside of school (Costco, Kitz, RiteAid, etc)

Portfolio Planning

Please list 3 potential topic ideas at our classroom website's discussion section here

Additionally, please find 3 images you feel are amazing compositionally and related to your topic. Copy and paste these images into a NeoOffice file and tell me why you selected each and how they relate to your chosen topic. These should be the BEST images you find, not the first.

search these sites for good examples:

http://www.gettyimages.com/Creative/CreativeHome.aspx

http://www.outdoor-photos.com/

http://pro.corbis.com/

http://www.fotosearch.com/


please drop this document into the classes folder when you are done.

Portfolio Timeline

8/9: Students will answer treatment questions and email to Mr. Story and parents.

10/11: All day shooting day.

14th: First 24 Picture contact sheet due. Manipulation work

15/16 All period shooting day.

17/18: 2nd contact sheet due. Manipulation work. Printing.

22/23: Last all period shooting day.

24/25: Final manipulation Day.Printing.

28th: Projects Due

Portfolio Treatment

Please answer the following questions in complete sentences.

1. What is your theme for your final project?Example: My theme project is Old America.

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.

5a. How will your pictures convey emotion?

6. Will you need class time to shoot? why or why not?

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?

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?

Please copy these questions to your email. Answer these questions in detail and send the treatment to my email account (brian.story@shorelineschools.org). 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.

Please write Photo and your period number in the subject.