Current photo 2 Assignments

PHOTO 2 CURRICULUM BY UNIT

Photo assignments due and critiques on Day 2

 

Current curriculum available as a Google Doc (link HERE) in an effort to move towards Google Classroom

 

 

 

 

 

 

Similar but not completely up to date curriculum below

UNIT 1 – TYPOLOGIES

ASSIGNMENT – 6 typology photos VIEW: examples, Pietro Hugo’s Hyena Men, Edward Burtynsky, Oxford Project, Video Games, Robbie Cooper, Developer Tray, Every day VIDEO: the power of a typology and what can lots of photos say overall? DISCUSS: why photograph them as a typology?

SECTIONS IN PHOTO LEARNING GUIDE – EXPOSURE, HISTOGRAMS, SHUTTER AND APERTURE

DIGITAL SKILLS – photoshop game! (2 celebrities, 1 location, 1 activity, 1 animal, 1 random) Adjustment layer, Clipping mask,Layer mask review Chocolate/vanilla

CLASS ACTIVITIES – Review any Photo 1 content in groups, then with flipped videos and class follow-up questions VIDEO and NOTES: Invention of photography in depth – how did the lens change painting? who were the 4 main inventors of photography? VIDEO: EDIT: transform

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS – VIDEO: how were Ansel Adams photos different than other people’s photos? DISCUSS: how does a photographer get better at photography? DISCUSS: meaning vs composition

 

UNIT 2 – FORMAL/ENVIRONMENTAL PORTRAITS

ASSIGNMENT –  take 2 formal / environmental portraits   examples 1 2 3 4 and here TAKE NOTES: environmental portraits, opposite: avoid awkward

SECTIONS IN PHOTO LEARNING GUIDE – ISO, EXPOSURE TRIANGLE, METERING MODES

DIGITAL SKILLS – DIGITAL SKILL:lomo effect (plus add flares and light leaks, saturate cyan), lomo examples: 1, 2, 3, 4 VIDEO: Pictorialism Photography DIGITAL SKILL: using textures and filters to create a pictorialist effect

CLASS ACTIVITIES –

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS – DISCUSS: How does art make us think better?

 

UNIT 3 – Advanced Techniques – sunflare/long exposure/multiplicity/panning

ASSIGNMENT –  Advanced Camera Techniques – turn in 4 photos, one of each: sunflare/long exposure/multiplicity/panning examples more examples multiplicity 1 1b 1c 1d 1e 1f 1g painting with light 2 3 4 sun flare – 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ACTIVITY: research: 4 groups – sunflare, multiplicity, long exp, panning – powerpoint with 5 great examples, how to, tips & tricks, equipment

SECTIONS IN PHOTO LEARNING GUIDE – EXPOSURE COMPENSATION, BRACKETING, FOCAL LENGTH, SENSOR SIZE, 3 DOF

DIGITAL SKILLS – DIGITAL SKILL: creating actions DIGITAL SKILL: Sunflare, Matte, Multiplicity

CLASS ACTIVITIES – ACTIVITY: fill out common photo problems and solutions on your own, then DISCUSS VIDEO: the opposite of formal portraits VIDEO: Astrophotography

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS – DISCUSS: examples of Jill Greenberg and End Times, readings on Jill Greenberg 1 2 3 DISCUSS: is this photo ethical? DISCUSS: How does art help us tell people our feelings?

 

UNIT 4 – DOUBLE EXPOSURE

ASSIGNMENT –  create a double exposure overlay photo. you will need to preplan to make sure you have areas of rest in opposite areas. EXAMPLES: here  and here and pinterest examples here

SECTIONS IN PHOTO LEARNING GUIDE – FOCUS POINTS, FOCUS MODES, HOW TO GET SHARPER PHOTOS

DIGITAL SKILLS – DIGITAL SKILL: creating overlays. Practice with group class photos. DIGITAL SKILL: invisible people

CLASS ACTIVITIES – effective effort self evalutation

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS – VIDEO: why should photographers work in groups?

 

UNIT 5 – SELF PORTRAIT

ASSIGNMENT –  examples simple examples beyond examples: 1 2 meaning in photos 1 2 self portrait tips

SECTIONS IN PHOTO LEARNING GUIDE – WHITE BALANCE, SHOOTING/EDITING IN RAW

DIGITAL SKILLS – ACTIVITY: Personality test VIDEO: the first selfie In class assignment – powerpoint presentation on yourself ACTIVITY: create a portfolio website DIGITAL SKILL: intro to illustrator and live trace a photo

CLASS ACTIVITIES – REVIEW SHUTTER AND APERTURE AND ISO: work alone or get in groups of 2 and pick from the following : infogram 1,  jeopardy, create a children’s book, or write and act out a skit. Make sure to include the definitions/explanations, visual effects, and settings. Bonus for explaining how aperture and shutter works together. ACTIVITY: reading: photo eye

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS – How does art help us learn about other people?

 

UNIT 6- DIRECTED

ASSIGNMENT –  2 photos that are mysterious, intriguing, or beautiful ACTIVITY: planning VIEW: examples  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 VIDEO: Crewdson vid

SECTIONS IN PHOTO LEARNING GUIDE – SHOOTING IN LOW LIGHT, NATURAL LIGHT, HIGH NOON, STUDIO LIGHTING

DIGITAL SKILLS – DIGITAL SKILL: tilt-shift 1, 2, 3 digital skill: circle pixels

CLASS ACTIVITIES – REVIEW: color theory and  color/mood then ACTIVITY: change the color of some of your photos to see if it changes the mood.

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS –

 

UNIT 7 – STREET PHOTOGRAPHY

ASSIGNMENT –  street photos – VIEW: examples VIDEO: everybody street documentary VIEW: timing VIDEO: gilden video    2nd gilden video VIDEO: Andre D Wagner TAKE NOTES: photographing strangers

SECTIONS IN PHOTO LEARNING GUIDE – MAKING MONEY, PRICING MODELS, MAKING PRINTS

DIGITAL SKILLS – DIGITAL SKILL: textures and antiquing examples: 0 and 1 and 2 DIGITAL SKILL: creating watermarks

CLASS ACTIVITIES – ACTIVITY:  research 5 tips and write on board. Do not duplicate someone elses tips TAKE NOTES: frame within a frame 1 2 3 TAKE NOTES: gestalt theory and photography Explanation of Gestalt Theory, interactive and hereand here, examples of college assignment explaining the principles ACTIVITY: create examples of similarity, difference, continuation, closure, 4x grouping (proximity, color, size, orientation) CRITIQUE: interview critique for directed photos

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS – What do you think about privacy and photography? READ: photographing strangers DISCUSS: street photography ethics, then READ: ethics and DISCUSS: more

 

UNIT 8 – CONCEPTUAL

ASSIGNMENT –  photograph 2 words in a conceptual way:  tender, bond, whimsical, denouement, dulcet, deceive, epiphany, ethereal, lithe, opulent, plethora, effervescent, vestigial

SECTIONS IN PHOTO LEARNING GUIDE – COLLEGE ART PROGRAMS, BUYING BODIES AND LENSES

DIGITAL SKILLS – DIGITAL SKILL: extracting

CLASS ACTIVITIES – VIDEO: Banksy does New York then ACTIVITY: LONG TERM ACTIVITY: stencils examples and instructions ASSIGNMENT: create a simple stencil of a face, but then use iin an accordian book.

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS – DISCUSS: where in the school could you make a site specific stencil, and what would it be?

 

UNIT 9 – LOVE LETTER TO A PLACE or SPACE or PERSON

ASSIGNMENT –  write a love letter to something with your camera. photograph something you love in a way that it shows the viewer how you feel about it. VIDEO: cities from the air

SECTIONS IN PHOTO LEARNING GUIDE – TBD

DIGITAL SKILLS – DIGITAL SKILL: sharpening

CLASS ACTIVITIES – Continue accordion stencil book FInish accordion book VIDEO: women nat geo photographers

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS – How are you going to get better at photography?

 

UNIT 10 – YOU THE ARTIST

ASSIGNMENT –  you the artist examples 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 proposal form

DAILY X Sources to View Material and Technique Tutorials VIDEO: mary ellen mark taking non-cliche portraits Photography and time Iphone Photo Awards Women in the 50s – how are they photographed vs today? David Heath photographing isolation Coming out portraits Case for abstraction 9 composition rules Pictorialism The case for Andy Warhol Garage lighting History of the selfie The case for minimalism Time trick photos 7 lessons from photography Cliche galapagos video What is a curator? 21 ways to unlock creativity How to take great photos at night Full frame vs crop The americans Collage tips

 

 

 

 

List of Photo Topics covered this semester

-pretest
-shooting raw: SOOC to FINISHED  using camera raw differences raw vs jpeg
-focal length
–aspect ratio
-shutter speed and aperture: shutter/ap review dslr simulator advanced depth of field in depth shutter and aperture lesson and grid
-photographing movement
-iso and the exposure triangle
-exposure compensation: infographic explanation visual example bracketing
–How to deal with low light
-controlling depth of field
-metering modes
-focusing
-reading a histogram
-backlighting
-natural light: overview   indoor  outdoor
-rights of a photographer
-the rise of the momtog
-pricing models for custom photography (wedding prices are wack)
-all about printing photos mpix
-buying gear: camera  canon  Nikon

-resolution, image size vs canvas size
-using pinterest
- manual settings
-buying a camera
-primes vs zoom lens, fstops, cost
-marketing techniques, logos, seo
-setting up a web site

 

Activities during the You the Artist Unit:

• TUTORIAL : Find relevant a photoshop tutorial for specific skills you want to learn, or browse tutorial sites and find a digital skill that is appealing to you. Try it out and post the original link and your resulting image in a word document. Rewrite and post the tutorial in the most basic and simple way and be ready to show the rest of the class how to do this technique. Turn it into your “you the artist” folder.
• • Places to start looking for photoshop tutorials:
  • http://www.google.com/#sclient=psy&hl=en&q=%22photoshop+CS4%22+tutorials&aq=f&aqi=g4g-o1&aql=&oq=&pbx=1&fp=abd5fec803d17261
  • http://photoshoptutorials.ws/photoshop-tutorials/
  • http://www.worth1000.com/tutorials.asp

 

• RESPONSE: find a podcast, video, or article about photography and write a response to it. First, summarize the content of the podcast/video/article. Then write a detailed entry in a word document about what you thought of it, what you learned from it, what you did and did not like about it, and how it could  influence your process as a photographer. Turn it into your “you the artist” folder.
  • Places to start looking for response weeks:
  • http://www.iso1200.com/ (awesome site where they post videos about photography all the time)
  • http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/ (whole site, plus ART and CRAFT of photojournalism listed at the bottom)
  • http://www.lensculture.com/audio.html
  • http://www.ted.com/talks/tags/id/34
  • http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/
  • http://www.npr.org/search/index.php?searchinput=photographer
  • http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/specials/photography-specials/photographers/
  • http://www.cameratown.com/news/news.cfm?id=7497
  • http://inmotion.magnumphotos.com/podcasts

 

• REFLECTION POST: write the following in a word doc based on the photos you turned in this week.  Turn it into your “you the artist” folder.
  • Write a reflection REALLY describing your thought process behind taking the photos and why you shot what you shot. Be descriptive.
  • Also describe the difficulties and successes that you had while coming up with the idea and shooting it.
  •  The third thing you must write about is a self critique of how it looks and what it means. Pretend someone else took the photo and be as honest and possible in your critique.
  • Finally write where you plan to go next with the project, or what project you plan to do next. Please describe it so someone who doesnt know you or have a conversation with you about your work will understand what you are doing.

 

• INSPIRATION POST: explore some photographers and their work on the following links and write about their work in how it inspires you to do something in your own work. Make sure you list their name and the site where you found their work.  Turn it into your “you the artist” folder.
  • http://www.boredpanda.com/?s=photography
  • http://thinkartmakeart.com/onlinephotogalleries.htm
  • http://www.notcot.org/?action=search&postsub.x=0&postsub.y=0&show=&query=photo+

 

• ALSO
  • make portfolio of 8 best
  • study guide for exam

 

 

Unit  – photo video

• examples: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
• process: 1
• film angles

 

 

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