Weekly Extras

 

If you need to insert photos into your posts, make sure they are .jpg and not .psd

 

 

 

WEEKLY EXTRA OPTIONS:

 

• • 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.
  • INSTRUCTIONS: 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 in your own words and be ready to show the rest of the class how to do this technique. Make sure you include your original image and the final photoshopped version in the post.
  • 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.
  • INSTRUCTIONS: 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.
  • 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 a reflection of your own work and  include all four things below
• INSTRUCTIONS: Write a reflection REALLY describing your thought process behind taking the photos and why you shot what you shot. Be very 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 in detail 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.
• 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+

 

• Create a Pinterest board with images that inspire you for your current shooting project and post the link to the board on the blog. You must spend a good amount of time really curating the best images into a useful group of images. YOU CAN ONLY DO THIS FOR ONE WEEK AS YOUR WEEKLY EXTRA TO TURN IN, tho you can always add to it during your own time or when you have finished everything in class.

 

TURNED IN YOUR PHOTOS AND DONE YOUR WEEKLY EXTRA AND STILL HAVE TIME?

• Help Photo 1 and 2 students with Photoshop
• Help another Photo 3 or IS student with their work
• Have a 1 on 1 critque with another Photo 3/IS classmate
• Work on writing an artist statement
• Make an art project out of your photos
• create an online artist portfolio here or here or here or here
• Work on creating a Blurb book
• Help Ms. Epp curate and display artwork
• Explore any of the websites listed in the weekly extra assignments above

WHAT TO NEVER DO:

• Homework for another class
• Computer games, non class websites, or Facebook/Youtube, etc
• Text or be on your phone in any way
• Waste time

 

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