2021 Beginning Photography-Period 5 Assignments
- Instructor
- Mr. Ken Gossett
- Term
- 2020-2021
- Department
- Visual & Performing Arts (VAPA)
- Description
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Upcoming Assignments
No upcoming assignments.
Past Assignments
Due:
2nd Semester Final Agenda
1. Roll
2. Fill out the attached google form "2nd Semester Reflection"
3. Note: Today is the last day to turn in any missing assignments!
4. Use the rest of the final period to complete any missing assignments
5. Not too late to submit a photo of yourself if you don't like your photo for the class photo. Just submit it to todays assignment and I will include it.
2. Fill out the attached google form "2nd Semester Reflection"
3. Note: Today is the last day to turn in any missing assignments!
4. Use the rest of the final period to complete any missing assignments
5. Not too late to submit a photo of yourself if you don't like your photo for the class photo. Just submit it to todays assignment and I will include it.
Due:
Best Work of 2021 (2nd Semester)
Goal: View the work of your fellow photography students and choose the ones you think are best from 8 different categories
Directions:
1. Open up the attached google form
2. Click on the links on the google form questions to view a photo galleries
3. Write down the Number of the photograph you think is the best for each gallery on the google form and a short description of the photograph
4. Submit the Google Form
Directions:
1. Open up the attached google form
2. Click on the links on the google form questions to view a photo galleries
3. Write down the Number of the photograph you think is the best for each gallery on the google form and a short description of the photograph
4. Submit the Google Form
Due:
Submit Your Best Work of 2nd Semester
Goal: Submit your best work of 2nd Semester for our SLZ virtual Photo Gallery
Overview: This assignment is designed as a way for you to share your work under distance learning, and to view the work of other photography students. For our final class, we will view these galleries and vote for favorites.
Note: Unlike most assignments, you need to finish this assignment today to receive credit
Directions: Go through the following list of past assignments on your Weebly web site and submit one photograph (your best) from each category to google classroom:
Be sure and label them with your name and category and period (example: KenGossett-collage-P3)
1) Your Fake Celebrity Photo
2) Your Best Selective Color photograph (we did three, submit one)
3) Your Best Collage (we did three, submit one)
4) Your Best Poetic Photograph (we did eight, submit one)
5) Your Black and White to Color photograph
6) Your Best Ordinary to Extraordinary Photo (we did three, submit one)
7) Your Finished Movie poster
8) Your Best Symmetry Photograph (we did six, submit one)
9) Your finished Identity Portrait
Overview: This assignment is designed as a way for you to share your work under distance learning, and to view the work of other photography students. For our final class, we will view these galleries and vote for favorites.
Note: Unlike most assignments, you need to finish this assignment today to receive credit
Directions: Go through the following list of past assignments on your Weebly web site and submit one photograph (your best) from each category to google classroom:
Be sure and label them with your name and category and period (example: KenGossett-collage-P3)
1) Your Fake Celebrity Photo
2) Your Best Selective Color photograph (we did three, submit one)
3) Your Best Collage (we did three, submit one)
4) Your Best Poetic Photograph (we did eight, submit one)
5) Your Black and White to Color photograph
6) Your Best Ordinary to Extraordinary Photo (we did three, submit one)
7) Your Finished Movie poster
8) Your Best Symmetry Photograph (we did six, submit one)
9) Your finished Identity Portrait
Due:
Identity Portrait (Part Four)
Goal: Add your descriptive words from part one to your Identity portrait
Overview: The final step on your Identity Portrait is to add the words from the google document you created in part one. Important things to consider when you add the words:
- Fonts (the style of words) send messages and are a creative choice, so choose your fonts creatively
- The color of the words send messages and is a creative choice. Reds, yellow, oranges are warm colors and
feel more optimistic and warm. Cool colors are Blues, greens, and purples and feel more calm, and cool.
-You can also use the paint tool to write the words. Keep in mind that it will come out more like spray paint,
and the style of spray painting sends a message as well. It can be more personal as the way you write is
unique to you
Directions:
1) Open up your file from part four into Photopea
2) Create a new layer by click of the "layer" tab, then select "new", and then "Layer"
3) On the upper left, use the Type tool (or the paint brush) and write the sentence: "The way I think others see me is..."
(Note: If you need a refresher on how to use the Type tool, open the directions for "Movie Poster Part Five")
4) On the upper right, use the Type tool (or the paint brush) and write the sentence: "The way I see myself is..."
5) Open up the google doc you created in part one and then use the Type tool (or the paint brush) and write the words you wrote under "The way I think others see me is..." on the left side of your portrait. You can use different fonts, colors, and effects for individual words.
6) Open up the google doc you created in part one and then use the Type tool (or the paint brush) and write the words you wrote under "The way I see myself is..." on the right side of your portrait. You can use different fonts, colors, and effects for individual words.
7) Save and download your file as a PSD and also as a JPG file
8) Create a new page on your weebly web site called "Identity Portrait"
9) Upload the JPG file to the new page.
10) Cope the link and submit the assignment by adding the link to google classroom
Overview: The final step on your Identity Portrait is to add the words from the google document you created in part one. Important things to consider when you add the words:
- Fonts (the style of words) send messages and are a creative choice, so choose your fonts creatively
- The color of the words send messages and is a creative choice. Reds, yellow, oranges are warm colors and
feel more optimistic and warm. Cool colors are Blues, greens, and purples and feel more calm, and cool.
-You can also use the paint tool to write the words. Keep in mind that it will come out more like spray paint,
and the style of spray painting sends a message as well. It can be more personal as the way you write is
unique to you
Directions:
1) Open up your file from part four into Photopea
2) Create a new layer by click of the "layer" tab, then select "new", and then "Layer"
3) On the upper left, use the Type tool (or the paint brush) and write the sentence: "The way I think others see me is..."
(Note: If you need a refresher on how to use the Type tool, open the directions for "Movie Poster Part Five")
4) On the upper right, use the Type tool (or the paint brush) and write the sentence: "The way I see myself is..."
5) Open up the google doc you created in part one and then use the Type tool (or the paint brush) and write the words you wrote under "The way I think others see me is..." on the left side of your portrait. You can use different fonts, colors, and effects for individual words.
6) Open up the google doc you created in part one and then use the Type tool (or the paint brush) and write the words you wrote under "The way I see myself is..." on the right side of your portrait. You can use different fonts, colors, and effects for individual words.
7) Save and download your file as a PSD and also as a JPG file
8) Create a new page on your weebly web site called "Identity Portrait"
9) Upload the JPG file to the new page.
10) Cope the link and submit the assignment by adding the link to google classroom
Due:
Identity Portrait (Part Three)
Goal: Remove the background from the portrait you submitted in part two
Directions:
1. Open up the attached PDF and follow the steps one by one
2. Submit the finished file by adding it to google classroom
Directions:
1. Open up the attached PDF and follow the steps one by one
2. Submit the finished file by adding it to google classroom
Due:
Identity Portrait (Part Two)
Goal: Take a Vertical head to toe self portrait for you identity Portrait
Directions: Part two of the identity portrait is to take a self portrait of yourself. When you take the portrait, be sure and do the following:
1. Compose the photograph Vertically and include your entire body (Head to toe)
2. Face the camera and do now wear a mask.
3. To not "Pose" for the photograph, meaning just look normal and relaxed, as if you were walking down a road by yourself.
4. Use the self timer on your camera to take the self portrait, or you can have someone take it for you.
5. Take more than one until you get one you like
6. Submit the photo to google classroom by adding it as a file
Directions: Part two of the identity portrait is to take a self portrait of yourself. When you take the portrait, be sure and do the following:
1. Compose the photograph Vertically and include your entire body (Head to toe)
2. Face the camera and do now wear a mask.
3. To not "Pose" for the photograph, meaning just look normal and relaxed, as if you were walking down a road by yourself.
4. Use the self timer on your camera to take the self portrait, or you can have someone take it for you.
5. Take more than one until you get one you like
6. Submit the photo to google classroom by adding it as a file
Due:
Identity Portrait (Part One)
Goal: To create a work of art dealing with your personal identity. The goal is to express how you view or see yourself, and how you think other people see you. (Note: Identity includes issues such as race, gender, national identity, class, status, personality, looks etc…)
Overview: This is a 5 part assignment that will count as the final for our class. It incorporates many of the techniques and elements of photography we have learned over the year. For part one, you will create a worksheet using google docs.
Website with 300 descriptive personality words to help you:
https://7esl.com/adjectives-that-describe-personality/
Directions:
1. Open up google docs
2. Write the sentence starter, "The way I see myself is..." and then write down 30 individual words that describe yourself
3. Write the sentence starter, "The way I think other people see me is..." and the write down 30 individual words that describe how you think other people see you. (see the attached PDF below for an example)
4. Submit the doc to google classroom
Overview: This is a 5 part assignment that will count as the final for our class. It incorporates many of the techniques and elements of photography we have learned over the year. For part one, you will create a worksheet using google docs.
Website with 300 descriptive personality words to help you:
https://7esl.com/adjectives-that-describe-personality/
Directions:
1. Open up google docs
2. Write the sentence starter, "The way I see myself is..." and then write down 30 individual words that describe yourself
3. Write the sentence starter, "The way I think other people see me is..." and the write down 30 individual words that describe how you think other people see you. (see the attached PDF below for an example)
4. Submit the doc to google classroom
Due:
Surrealism: Strange Symmetry (Part Two)
Goal: Use Photo Pea software to create 3 more Symmetrical photographs for a total of 6. Then add the 6 symmetrical photographs to your Weebly Web Site.
Directions:
1. Open up the attached PDF bellow and follow the directions step by step to create 3 more Symmetrical Photographs.
2. Create a new page on your weekly web site and call it "Strange Symmetry"
3. Upload your 6 symmetry photographs into a gallery on your new Weebly page
4. Copy the link and add the link to google classroom to submit the assignment (should look like this when you are done: https://lorenarosas02.weebly.com/strange-symmetry.html)
Directions:
1. Open up the attached PDF bellow and follow the directions step by step to create 3 more Symmetrical Photographs.
2. Create a new page on your weekly web site and call it "Strange Symmetry"
3. Upload your 6 symmetry photographs into a gallery on your new Weebly page
4. Copy the link and add the link to google classroom to submit the assignment (should look like this when you are done: https://lorenarosas02.weebly.com/strange-symmetry.html)
Due:
Surrealism: Strange Symmetry (Part one)
Goal: Use Photo Pea software to create 6 Symmetrical photographs (3 for part one today, 3 for part two in our next class)
Overview: Symmetry is when the right and left, or top and bottom of something are identical. It rarely occurs in the natural world, and by by using photographic software, you can create a perfectly strange symmetry.
Here are some Student Examples:
https://alexandrabetancourt.weebly.com/symmetry.html
https://susanagonzal.weebly.com/symmetry.html
https://lorenarosas02.weebly.com/strange-symmetry.html
Directions: Open up the attached PDF bellow and follow the directions step by step to create the Symmetrical Photographs.
-Note: Create 3 today and submit the JPG files to Google classroom.
Overview: Symmetry is when the right and left, or top and bottom of something are identical. It rarely occurs in the natural world, and by by using photographic software, you can create a perfectly strange symmetry.
Here are some Student Examples:
https://alexandrabetancourt.weebly.com/symmetry.html
https://susanagonzal.weebly.com/symmetry.html
https://lorenarosas02.weebly.com/strange-symmetry.html
Directions: Open up the attached PDF bellow and follow the directions step by step to create the Symmetrical Photographs.
-Note: Create 3 today and submit the JPG files to Google classroom.
Due:
Movie Poster (Part Five)
Goal: Add the Title, "stars" and credits to your movie poster
Overview: The last step is to add the writing on the poster. This includes the Title of the movie, the "stars" or actors, and the credits. You can make up the names or use actual names. I will leave that decision to you.
Directions:
1) Open up the Attached PDF and follow the steps to finish the poster.
2) When you finish, add the poster to you "Graphic Arts" page on Weebly.
3) Copy the link to your Weebly page and submit the link to Google classroom by adding the link
Overview: The last step is to add the writing on the poster. This includes the Title of the movie, the "stars" or actors, and the credits. You can make up the names or use actual names. I will leave that decision to you.
Directions:
1) Open up the Attached PDF and follow the steps to finish the poster.
2) When you finish, add the poster to you "Graphic Arts" page on Weebly.
3) Copy the link to your Weebly page and submit the link to Google classroom by adding the link
Due:
Movie Poster (Part Four)
Goal: Use Photopea to adjust your photo to match the background photo
Note: If this seems familiar, it's because you did the exact same steps when you made your fake celebrity photograph
Overview: Now that you have the background photo added to your photograph, you will need to adjust the brightness, contrast, color balance, and saturation of your photo so that it matches the background photo on your poster. You may need to add a shadow as well depending on your background.
Directions: Open up the attached PDF and follow the steps one by one. Submit the adjusted file to google classroom when you are finished.
Note: If this seems familiar, it's because you did the exact same steps when you made your fake celebrity photograph
Overview: Now that you have the background photo added to your photograph, you will need to adjust the brightness, contrast, color balance, and saturation of your photo so that it matches the background photo on your poster. You may need to add a shadow as well depending on your background.
Directions: Open up the attached PDF and follow the steps one by one. Submit the adjusted file to google classroom when you are finished.
Due:
Attack of the Giant You (Or) The Incredible shirking you (Part Three)
Goal: Take or Find a background photo and add it to your photo
Overview: Now that you have the background cut out of your photo, it's time to take or find an appropriate background photo and add it to your photo. You can get one off the internet, or take one.
Directions: Open up the PDF below and follow the steps one by one
Overview: Now that you have the background cut out of your photo, it's time to take or find an appropriate background photo and add it to your photo. You can get one off the internet, or take one.
Directions: Open up the PDF below and follow the steps one by one
Due:
Attack if the Giant You or The Incredible Shrinking You (Part Two)
Goal: Cut out the background of the photo you submitted in part one using Photopea
Overview: In part two, you will cut the background out of the photo you submitted for the movie poster you will create.
Directions: Open up the attached PDF below and follow the steps one by one.
Overview: In part two, you will cut the background out of the photo you submitted for the movie poster you will create.
Directions: Open up the attached PDF below and follow the steps one by one.
Due:
Attack of the Giant You (or) The Incredible Shrinking You (Part One)
Goal: Create a movie poster in which you are a giant, or have shrunk in size
Overview: The goal of this assignment is to make a realistic looking movie poster in which you are either a giant, or super small. For part one, you just need to take the photo of yourself.
Directions:
1. Decide whether you want to be a giant, or super small ( (Note: If you would like to create a movie poster with another theme, let me know in the chat right now and explain your idea)
2. Take the photos. Be sure and include your entire body. Iff you are going to be giant, make the angle extremely low, and if you are going to be small, make the angle extremely high. Be sure to pose and and get into character.
3. Submit the best photo by adding it to google classroom.
Overview: The goal of this assignment is to make a realistic looking movie poster in which you are either a giant, or super small. For part one, you just need to take the photo of yourself.
Directions:
1. Decide whether you want to be a giant, or super small ( (Note: If you would like to create a movie poster with another theme, let me know in the chat right now and explain your idea)
2. Take the photos. Be sure and include your entire body. Iff you are going to be giant, make the angle extremely low, and if you are going to be small, make the angle extremely high. Be sure to pose and and get into character.
3. Submit the best photo by adding it to google classroom.
Due:
Ordinary to Extraordinary (Part Two)
Goal: Apply basic edits to your best 3 photos of your ordinary object and post them on your Weebly Web Site
Directions:
1. Apply basic edits to the best 3 photos you took of your ordinary object (from part one)
2. Create a new page on your Weebly Web site and call it "Ordinary to Extraordinary"
3. Upload your 3 edited photos into a gallery on your new Weebly Page.
4. Publish and then copy and submit the link to google classroom
Directions:
1. Apply basic edits to the best 3 photos you took of your ordinary object (from part one)
2. Create a new page on your Weebly Web site and call it "Ordinary to Extraordinary"
3. Upload your 3 edited photos into a gallery on your new Weebly Page.
4. Publish and then copy and submit the link to google classroom
Due:
Ordinary to Extraordinary (Part One)
Goal: Take an ordinary object and make an extraordinary photograph
Directions:
1. Pick one of the following ordinary objects: A) Fork. B) Egg C) Hand D) Eye Glasses (sunglasses work)
2. Take the object you chose and try to make an extraordinary photograph of the object. Try different compositions, backgrounds, arrangements and see what you can create.
3. Submit the best 6 photos (unedited) to google classroom
Directions:
1. Pick one of the following ordinary objects: A) Fork. B) Egg C) Hand D) Eye Glasses (sunglasses work)
2. Take the object you chose and try to make an extraordinary photograph of the object. Try different compositions, backgrounds, arrangements and see what you can create.
3. Submit the best 6 photos (unedited) to google classroom
Due:
Black and White to Color (Part Two)
Goal: Finish coloring the black and white photograph you chose in part one and turn it in.
Directions:
1. Continue coloring your black and white photo using the directions in the PDF attached below
2. Submit the JPG by adding it to google classroom when you finish
Directions:
1. Continue coloring your black and white photo using the directions in the PDF attached below
2. Submit the JPG by adding it to google classroom when you finish
Due:
Black and White to Color (Part One)
Goal: Transform a black and white photograph into color using Photopea
Overview: In this assignment, you will turn a black and white photo into color using photo software. Ideally, I would like you to see if you have an old black and white family photo, maybe of your grandparents or great grandparents.
Directions:
1) Find an old black and white family photo. Ask your parents if they have some, or look through family photo albums. (note: if you can't find a black and white family photo, choose an historic black and white photo from the internet and submit that instead)
2) After you have your black and white photograph, use your camera to take a photo of it, or download load it from the internet.
3) Upload the photograph to your computer and then submit it to google classroom (due today)
4) Open up the directions below and follow them to begin adding color to your photograph
Overview: In this assignment, you will turn a black and white photo into color using photo software. Ideally, I would like you to see if you have an old black and white family photo, maybe of your grandparents or great grandparents.
Directions:
1) Find an old black and white family photo. Ask your parents if they have some, or look through family photo albums. (note: if you can't find a black and white family photo, choose an historic black and white photo from the internet and submit that instead)
2) After you have your black and white photograph, use your camera to take a photo of it, or download load it from the internet.
3) Upload the photograph to your computer and then submit it to google classroom (due today)
4) Open up the directions below and follow them to begin adding color to your photograph
Due:
Poetic Challenge (Part Two)
Goal: Apply basic edits to your 8 Poetic photographs and upload them to a new page on your Weebly Web Site. Then add captions to the photos based on the emotion/feeling you are capturing with the photograph.
Directions:
Open up the attached PDF and follow the steps one by one until you complete the assignment.
Directions:
Open up the attached PDF and follow the steps one by one until you complete the assignment.
Due:
Poetic Challenge (Part One)
Goal: Take "Poetic" photographs that capture or express strong feelings and emotions.
"Poetic" Definition: Having an imaginative or sensitively emotional style of expression
Directions: In this assignment, you will take "Poetic" photographs, meaning photographs that try to capture or express the following 8 emotions or feelings:
1) Love 2) Hate 3) Peace 4) Chaos 5) Loneliness 6) Connection 7) Joy 8) Anger
-Note that the photographs do not need to have people in them to represent a feeling or emotion. For example, a photo of a bird alone in a tree could represent "Loneliness"
-After you take the photos, submit them by adding the files to google classroom (they don't need to be edited yet, we will do that next class).
"Poetic" Definition: Having an imaginative or sensitively emotional style of expression
Directions: In this assignment, you will take "Poetic" photographs, meaning photographs that try to capture or express the following 8 emotions or feelings:
1) Love 2) Hate 3) Peace 4) Chaos 5) Loneliness 6) Connection 7) Joy 8) Anger
-Note that the photographs do not need to have people in them to represent a feeling or emotion. For example, a photo of a bird alone in a tree could represent "Loneliness"
-After you take the photos, submit them by adding the files to google classroom (they don't need to be edited yet, we will do that next class).
Due:
Best Work of 2021
Goal: View the work of your fellow photography students and choose the ones you think are best from 9 different categories
Directions:
1. Open up the attached google form
2. Click on the links on the google form questions to view a photo galleries
3. Write down the Number of the photograph you think is the best for each gallery on the google form and a short description of the photograph
4. Submit the Google Form
Directions:
1. Open up the attached google form
2. Click on the links on the google form questions to view a photo galleries
3. Write down the Number of the photograph you think is the best for each gallery on the google form and a short description of the photograph
4. Submit the Google Form
Due:
Submit Your Best Work
Goal: Submit your best work for our SLZ virtual Photo Gallery
Overview: Due to distance learning, this year we have not been able to share work with each other and with the SLZ community like we normally do. This assignment is designed as a way for you to share your work under distance learning, and to view the work of other photography students. Later, we will view these galleries and vote for favorites. Winners will receive rewards/awards.
Note: If you no not do this assignment, I will choose photos for you and you will receive no credit.
Directions: Go through the following list of past assignments and submit one photograph (your best) from each category to google classroom:
Be sure and label them with your name and category and Period (example: KenGossett-Abstract-P1)
1) Your best "Ant's Point of View" photograph
2) Your best "Close-Up" photograph
3) Your best "Abstract" photograph
4) Your best "Double Exposure" photograph
5) Your "Animal Hybrid" photograph
6) Your "Fake Celebrity" Photograph
7) Your best "Selective Color" photograph
8) Your best "Collage" photograph
9) Your best "Life Under Covid" photographs
Overview: Due to distance learning, this year we have not been able to share work with each other and with the SLZ community like we normally do. This assignment is designed as a way for you to share your work under distance learning, and to view the work of other photography students. Later, we will view these galleries and vote for favorites. Winners will receive rewards/awards.
Note: If you no not do this assignment, I will choose photos for you and you will receive no credit.
Directions: Go through the following list of past assignments and submit one photograph (your best) from each category to google classroom:
Be sure and label them with your name and category and Period (example: KenGossett-Abstract-P1)
1) Your best "Ant's Point of View" photograph
2) Your best "Close-Up" photograph
3) Your best "Abstract" photograph
4) Your best "Double Exposure" photograph
5) Your "Animal Hybrid" photograph
6) Your "Fake Celebrity" Photograph
7) Your best "Selective Color" photograph
8) Your best "Collage" photograph
9) Your best "Life Under Covid" photographs
Due:
Photo Collage - Your Choice (Part Two)
Goal: Create a collage out the photos (12 or more) you took of you subject for Part One.
Overview: Now that you took 12 or more photographs of a subject of your choice, it's time to put them together into one collage.
Remember that the way you put them together is only limited by your imagination.
Student Examples: http://slzphotography.weebly.com/collages---student-choice.html
Note: The directions and method are exactly the same as the portrait photo collage you already made. They directions are in the attached PDF below
Overview: Now that you took 12 or more photographs of a subject of your choice, it's time to put them together into one collage.
Remember that the way you put them together is only limited by your imagination.
Student Examples: http://slzphotography.weebly.com/collages---student-choice.html
Note: The directions and method are exactly the same as the portrait photo collage you already made. They directions are in the attached PDF below
Due:
Photo Collage - Your Choice (Part One)
Goal: Take photos (at least 12) of any subject you choose.
Overview: For the third and final collage, you choose any subject you want. Your subject can be an object, a feeling, shapes, abstract, an emotion, a political statement, etc...
Student Examples: http://slzphotography.weebly.com/collages---student-choice.html
Directions:
1. Take multiple photos of your subject (minimum of 12) from a variety of different position, angles, and compositions. You will use these photos to create the photo collage in our next class.
2. After you take the photos, submit the files to google classroom. You do not need to create a google doc or slideshow, just add them as files. You can also take a screen shot from your phone and submit that if that is easier for you.
Overview: For the third and final collage, you choose any subject you want. Your subject can be an object, a feeling, shapes, abstract, an emotion, a political statement, etc...
Student Examples: http://slzphotography.weebly.com/collages---student-choice.html
Directions:
1. Take multiple photos of your subject (minimum of 12) from a variety of different position, angles, and compositions. You will use these photos to create the photo collage in our next class.
2. After you take the photos, submit the files to google classroom. You do not need to create a google doc or slideshow, just add them as files. You can also take a screen shot from your phone and submit that if that is easier for you.
Due:
Photo Collage - Portrait (Part Two)
Goal: Use the photos you took from Part One of this assignment to create a Portrait Photo Collage
Note: There are many ways you can put your photo collage together. Be creative and think outside the box. Click here to see some ways students have created them. http://slzphotography.weebly.com/portrait-collages.html
Directions: Note that the method for creating this collage is just like the previous collage you created, only the size will e different. Open the PDF below and follow the directions step by step to create your Portrait collage
Note: There are many ways you can put your photo collage together. Be creative and think outside the box. Click here to see some ways students have created them. http://slzphotography.weebly.com/portrait-collages.html
Directions: Note that the method for creating this collage is just like the previous collage you created, only the size will e different. Open the PDF below and follow the directions step by step to create your Portrait collage
Due:
Photo Collage - Portrait (Part One)
Goal: Take multiple photos (at least 12) to create a photo collage of a person or pet
Examples of photo collage portraits by students: http://slzphotography.weebly.com/portrait-collages.html
Directions:
1. Take multiple photos (minimum of 12) of one person or pet from a variety of different position, angles, and compositions. You will use these photos to create a portrait photo collage in our next class.
2. After you take the photos, submit the files to google classroom. You do not need to create a google doc or slideshow, just add them as files.
Examples of photo collage portraits by students: http://slzphotography.weebly.com/portrait-collages.html
Directions:
1. Take multiple photos (minimum of 12) of one person or pet from a variety of different position, angles, and compositions. You will use these photos to create a portrait photo collage in our next class.
2. After you take the photos, submit the files to google classroom. You do not need to create a google doc or slideshow, just add them as files.
Due:
Photo Collage (Part Two)
Goal: Use the 7 photos you took from the previous assignment and create a photo collage, then create a "Photo Collage" page on your Weebly Web site and upload the collage into the Banner space.
Directions:
1. Open up the attached PDF and follow the directions step by step
Directions:
1. Open up the attached PDF and follow the directions step by step
Due:
Photo Collage (Part One)
Goal: Take photos to make a Photo Collage of the word "Collage"
Definition: A "Photo Collage" is a single photographic image that is made up of pieces from multiple photographs.
Overview: Over the next few weeks, we will be creating 3 different Photo Collages. Part one is to take the photographs that will be used to create your first collage, which will be the word "Collage". The finished collage will be used as the Banner for your Photo Collage page on your Weebly web site (Click here to see a student example: https://anguloluis.weebly.com/collage.html)
Directions: Open up the attached PDF and follow the steps. Submit the 7 photographs by attaching them as files.
Definition: A "Photo Collage" is a single photographic image that is made up of pieces from multiple photographs.
Overview: Over the next few weeks, we will be creating 3 different Photo Collages. Part one is to take the photographs that will be used to create your first collage, which will be the word "Collage". The finished collage will be used as the Banner for your Photo Collage page on your Weebly web site (Click here to see a student example: https://anguloluis.weebly.com/collage.html)
Directions: Open up the attached PDF and follow the steps. Submit the 7 photographs by attaching them as files.
Due:
Selective Color Assignment
Goal: Create 3 "Selective Color" photographs from photographs you have taken.
Overview: "Selective Color" means editing a color photograph so that some parts are in black and white, and other parts remain in color. Our eyes are drawn to color, so you can make parts of your photograph "pop" or stand out using this technique. (click the link for student examples: http://slzphotography.weebly.com/selective-color-student.html )
Directions: Open up the PDF below and follow the directions step by step.
Overview: "Selective Color" means editing a color photograph so that some parts are in black and white, and other parts remain in color. Our eyes are drawn to color, so you can make parts of your photograph "pop" or stand out using this technique. (click the link for student examples: http://slzphotography.weebly.com/selective-color-student.html )
Directions: Open up the PDF below and follow the directions step by step.
Due:
Fake Celebrity (Part Four)
Goal: Add the cutout of yourself to the celebrity photo and adjust it to match
Overview: Now that you have extracted yourself from the background in part three, it's time to add it to the celebrity photo and adjust the size, color, saturation, brightness, and contrast to match.
Directions: Open up the attached PDF and follow the directions step by step. Then submit the finished photo to Google Classroom
Overview: Now that you have extracted yourself from the background in part three, it's time to add it to the celebrity photo and adjust the size, color, saturation, brightness, and contrast to match.
Directions: Open up the attached PDF and follow the directions step by step. Then submit the finished photo to Google Classroom
Due:
Fake Celebrity (Part Three)
Goal: Cut out the background from the photo of yourself.
Overview: Now that you have taken the photograph of yourself, the next step is to use Photopea to cut yourself out of the background. (Note that this step is exactly the same as when you removed the animal form the background in the Animal Hybrid Assignment.
Directions: Open up the directions in the PDF file below and follow them step by step.
Overview: Now that you have taken the photograph of yourself, the next step is to use Photopea to cut yourself out of the background. (Note that this step is exactly the same as when you removed the animal form the background in the Animal Hybrid Assignment.
Directions: Open up the directions in the PDF file below and follow them step by step.
Due:
Fake Celebrity (Part Two)
Goal: Take the photo of yourself to insert into your celebrity photo
Overview: Now that you have chosen your celebrity photo, you now to need to take a photo of yourself. The two most important things to make it match are the angle, the quality of the light.
Note: The photo of yourself must include your face or you will not receive credit (the point of this assignment is to make it look like you are with a celebrity, so if the photo doesn't show your face, then how do we know it's you?)
Directions:
1. Take photos of yourself (you can use the self timer and place your phone in an empty coffee cup to hold the phone), or have someone take the photos of you. When taking the photo:
a) Make sure the camera angle matches the camera angle in the celebrity photo
b) Find a spot to take the photo where the direction and quality of the light is hitting you like the light is hitting the celebrity.
c) Take a number of photos of yourself so until you get one you like.
2. Submit the photo (just one) of yourself you are going to use to google classroom.
Overview: Now that you have chosen your celebrity photo, you now to need to take a photo of yourself. The two most important things to make it match are the angle, the quality of the light.
Note: The photo of yourself must include your face or you will not receive credit (the point of this assignment is to make it look like you are with a celebrity, so if the photo doesn't show your face, then how do we know it's you?)
Directions:
1. Take photos of yourself (you can use the self timer and place your phone in an empty coffee cup to hold the phone), or have someone take the photos of you. When taking the photo:
a) Make sure the camera angle matches the camera angle in the celebrity photo
b) Find a spot to take the photo where the direction and quality of the light is hitting you like the light is hitting the celebrity.
c) Take a number of photos of yourself so until you get one you like.
2. Submit the photo (just one) of yourself you are going to use to google classroom.
Due:
Fake Celebrity (Part One)
Goal: Choose a photo of a celebrity from Google Images that you will use to insert yourself into.
Overview: The final goal of this multi-part assignment is to insert yourself into a photograph of a celebrity and make it look real. This first part is to select the photograph you want to use for this assignment. (Click here to see student work from the past:) http://slzphotography.weebly.com/fake-celebrity-photos.html
Directions:
1. Go onto Google and search for a celebrity that you want to pose with for this assignment
2. After you search, click the "Images" tab, then click the "Tools" tab, then the "Size" tab, and select "Large"
3. View the images and choose one. Be sure and choose a photo has space to put place yourself in it!
4. Click on the photograph you want once, then download the LARGE image (not the smaller image) to your computer.
5. Submit the photograph to google classroom ( no need to put it in a document or slide show)
6. Look a the image and answer the following questions in the comments section when you submit it.
a) What Angle was the photograph taken? (high angle, low angle, middle angle, or dutch angle?)
b) How is the Contrast (difference between dark and light areas) in the photograph? (High, middle, or low contrast?)
c) How is the saturation (color intensity) in the photograph (High, middle, or low saturation?)
d) How is the color balance in the photograph (warm, cool, or normal?)
e) How is the lighting on the subject (if you see no shadows, that is "Soft", if you see dark shadows, that is "Hard", if there are shadows somewhere in the middle, that is "Medium")? (Hard, Soft, or Medium Light?)
Overview: The final goal of this multi-part assignment is to insert yourself into a photograph of a celebrity and make it look real. This first part is to select the photograph you want to use for this assignment. (Click here to see student work from the past:) http://slzphotography.weebly.com/fake-celebrity-photos.html
Directions:
1. Go onto Google and search for a celebrity that you want to pose with for this assignment
2. After you search, click the "Images" tab, then click the "Tools" tab, then the "Size" tab, and select "Large"
3. View the images and choose one. Be sure and choose a photo has space to put place yourself in it!
4. Click on the photograph you want once, then download the LARGE image (not the smaller image) to your computer.
5. Submit the photograph to google classroom ( no need to put it in a document or slide show)
6. Look a the image and answer the following questions in the comments section when you submit it.
a) What Angle was the photograph taken? (high angle, low angle, middle angle, or dutch angle?)
b) How is the Contrast (difference between dark and light areas) in the photograph? (High, middle, or low contrast?)
c) How is the saturation (color intensity) in the photograph (High, middle, or low saturation?)
d) How is the color balance in the photograph (warm, cool, or normal?)
e) How is the lighting on the subject (if you see no shadows, that is "Soft", if you see dark shadows, that is "Hard", if there are shadows somewhere in the middle, that is "Medium")? (Hard, Soft, or Medium Light?)
Due:
American Photography (Part Three)
Directions: Open up the attached google form and answer the questions as we watch the final part of the American Photography documentary.
Here is a link to American Photography (Part Three) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpwPBnzkdcA
Here is a link to American Photography (Part Three) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpwPBnzkdcA
Due:
Animal Hybrid (Part Four)
Goal: Adjust the color, saturation, brightness and contrast of the head of your Animal Hybrid so it
matches the body.
Overview: Now that you have the Animal head cut out and positioned on the other animal, it’s time to match them together.
Directions: Open up the attached DPF below and follow the directions step by step.
matches the body.
Overview: Now that you have the Animal head cut out and positioned on the other animal, it’s time to match them together.
Directions: Open up the attached DPF below and follow the directions step by step.
Due:
Create an Animal Hybrid (Part Three)
Goal: Use Photopea to blend your extracted animal head onto the body of your second animal
Overview: At this point, you have both animals picked out and have extracted (removed the background) from the photo of the animal you are going to use for the head of your animal hybrid. In this part, you will blend the head to the body of the second animal.
Directions: Open up the PDF below and follow the directions step by step. When you finish, submit the file by adding the file to google classroom.
Overview: At this point, you have both animals picked out and have extracted (removed the background) from the photo of the animal you are going to use for the head of your animal hybrid. In this part, you will blend the head to the body of the second animal.
Directions: Open up the PDF below and follow the directions step by step. When you finish, submit the file by adding the file to google classroom.
Due:
Create an Animal Hybrid (Part Two)
Goal: Cut out the head and neck of the animal you want for the face of you Animal Hybrid
Overview: Now that you have chosen the two animals you want to blend together, decide which one
will be the body of your new animal, and which one will be the head. In this part of the assignment,
you will cut out the head from the background the animal you want as the head of your animal hybrid.
Directions: Open up the attached PDF below and follow the steps one by one.
Overview: Now that you have chosen the two animals you want to blend together, decide which one
will be the body of your new animal, and which one will be the head. In this part of the assignment,
you will cut out the head from the background the animal you want as the head of your animal hybrid.
Directions: Open up the attached PDF below and follow the steps one by one.
Due:
Create an Animal Hybrid (part one)
Goal: Use google images to find two animals to blend together for creating your own Animal Hybrid
Overview: For this assignment, you will use Photopea to blend two different animals together and create a new "Animal Hybrid". Today's task is to search and find the two animals you want to blend together and submit them to google classroom
Click here to see past student examples: http://slzphotography.weebly.com/animal-hybrids.html
Directions:
1. Go to google images and search for two different animal photos to blend. When you search be sure and note the following:
a). Make sure that both animals are facing the same direction
b). Don't try and combine animals that have similar bodies (like a dog and cat, or a crow and parrot)
2. When you find a photo, click on it, and then download the big version that appears in the window on google.
3. After you download both photos, submit them to google classroom for grading. (next class you will learn how to put them together.)
Overview: For this assignment, you will use Photopea to blend two different animals together and create a new "Animal Hybrid". Today's task is to search and find the two animals you want to blend together and submit them to google classroom
Click here to see past student examples: http://slzphotography.weebly.com/animal-hybrids.html
Directions:
1. Go to google images and search for two different animal photos to blend. When you search be sure and note the following:
a). Make sure that both animals are facing the same direction
b). Don't try and combine animals that have similar bodies (like a dog and cat, or a crow and parrot)
2. When you find a photo, click on it, and then download the big version that appears in the window on google.
3. After you download both photos, submit them to google classroom for grading. (next class you will learn how to put them together.)
Due:
Create a 3D Animal
Goal: Use Photopea to create a 3D animal
Overview: This assignment is designed to make you familiar with various commonly used photo editing tools and filters. You will use them to create a 3D animal.
Directions: Open up the attached DPF and follow them step by step.
Overview: This assignment is designed to make you familiar with various commonly used photo editing tools and filters. You will use them to create a 3D animal.
Directions: Open up the attached DPF and follow them step by step.
Due:
Double Exposures (Part Two)
Goal: Create 6 more Double Exposures and add them to the same Double Exposure Weebly page you created for the previous double exposure assignment (for a total of 9)
(click the link to see example of finished assignment http://slzphotography.weebly.com/double-exposures.html)
Overview: Now that you know how to make Double Exposures, create 6 more and add them to the same gallery you created for the previous assignment.
Directions: Open up the attached PDF and follow the directions step by step. When you are finished, publish the page, copy the link and submit the link to google classroom.
(click the link to see example of finished assignment http://slzphotography.weebly.com/double-exposures.html)
Overview: Now that you know how to make Double Exposures, create 6 more and add them to the same gallery you created for the previous assignment.
Directions: Open up the attached PDF and follow the directions step by step. When you are finished, publish the page, copy the link and submit the link to google classroom.
Due:
Double Exposures (part one)
Goal: Create 3 Double Exposures and put then in a gallery on your Weebly Website (click the link to see example of finished assignment http://slzphotography.weebly.com/double-exposures.html)
Overview: Double exposures are created by blending two photographs together into one. The results are unique to photography and they can be Abstract, Surreal, beautiful, dreamy, ghostly, and everything in between.
(click the link to see student examples from the past http://slzphotography.weebly.com/student-double-exposures.html)
Directions: Open up the attached "Double Exposure" DPF and follow the directions step by step.
Overview: Double exposures are created by blending two photographs together into one. The results are unique to photography and they can be Abstract, Surreal, beautiful, dreamy, ghostly, and everything in between.
(click the link to see student examples from the past http://slzphotography.weebly.com/student-double-exposures.html)
Directions: Open up the attached "Double Exposure" DPF and follow the directions step by step.
Due:
1st Quarter Reflection
Open up the Google Form below and answer the questions.
Due:
Abstract Photography (Part Two)
Goal: Choose and edit your best 9 Abstract compositions and upload them to a new page on your Weebly Website
Note: For this assignment you will make the photographs black and white in the editing process. This purpose of this is to bring out and enhance all the abstract elements of your photographs (i.e. textures, patterns, forms, shadows and light)
Directions:
1. Go through all the photos your took from the Abstract Photography Part One assignment and select the 9 that exhibit the most Abstract qualities.
2. Use Pixlr to turn them black and white and to increase the contrast. (see the PDF below for step by step directions)
3. After you edit them, create a new "Abstract" page on your Weebly Web site, add a gallery, and upload all 9 to the gallery (See the PDF below for step by step directions).
4. Submit the link to google classroom.
Click on the link to see an example of a completed Abstract Weebly Page:
http://slzphotography.weebly.com/abstract.html
Note: For this assignment you will make the photographs black and white in the editing process. This purpose of this is to bring out and enhance all the abstract elements of your photographs (i.e. textures, patterns, forms, shadows and light)
Directions:
1. Go through all the photos your took from the Abstract Photography Part One assignment and select the 9 that exhibit the most Abstract qualities.
2. Use Pixlr to turn them black and white and to increase the contrast. (see the PDF below for step by step directions)
3. After you edit them, create a new "Abstract" page on your Weebly Web site, add a gallery, and upload all 9 to the gallery (See the PDF below for step by step directions).
4. Submit the link to google classroom.
Click on the link to see an example of a completed Abstract Weebly Page:
http://slzphotography.weebly.com/abstract.html
Due:
Abstract Photography (Part One)
Goal: Explore your surroundings and take at least 50 Abstract photographs. Take screenshots of all your abstract photos and submit the screenshots to google classroom. (Note that in part two, you will choose your best 9 abstract photos, edit them in black and white, and create a new Abstract Weebly page on your Weebly we site.)
Overview: This will be the first of a series of photography assignments where you will explore photography as an art form. In order to understand Abstract art, you need to understand Representational art. The google slide presentation below explains the evolution of Representational art, and how it led to Abstract art.
Directions:
1. After viewing the google slides presentation on Abstract art, take your camera and begin to explore the textures, shapes, and forms that make up out world.
2. Take at least 50 Abstract photographs
3. Take screenshots of all the Abstract photos you took and submit them to google classroom.
Overview: This will be the first of a series of photography assignments where you will explore photography as an art form. In order to understand Abstract art, you need to understand Representational art. The google slide presentation below explains the evolution of Representational art, and how it led to Abstract art.
Directions:
1. After viewing the google slides presentation on Abstract art, take your camera and begin to explore the textures, shapes, and forms that make up out world.
2. Take at least 50 Abstract photographs
3. Take screenshots of all the Abstract photos you took and submit them to google classroom.
Due:
Create a New Weebly Page
Goal: Create a new page to your Weebly website and add a banner and photo gallery.
Overview: You will learn how to create a new "Antscape" page on your Weebly web site by using the the photos from your Ant Point of View assignment.
Directions: Open up the attached "How to Create a New Weebly Page" and follow the steps.
Overview: You will learn how to create a new "Antscape" page on your Weebly web site by using the the photos from your Ant Point of View assignment.
Directions: Open up the attached "How to Create a New Weebly Page" and follow the steps.
Due:
American Photography Part II
Fill out the attached google form as we watch the documentary "American Photography Part II". If you miss class, click on the youtube link to view the documentary.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-a8oOcoBT_Q
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-a8oOcoBT_Q
Due:
Create a Weebly Web Site
Goal: Create a website to showcase and share your photography work
Directions: Open up the attached PDF and follow the steps one by one to create a "Weebly" web site account
Directions: Open up the attached PDF and follow the steps one by one to create a "Weebly" web site account
Due:
6 Photos that Capture Life in the Covid-19 Pandemic
Goal: Take 6 photographs that capture life under the current Covid-19 Pandemic
Overview: Photography has a strong tradition of capturing important events in history called "Photojournalism". In this assignment, you will use your camera to capture 6 photographs that represent and capture your life in the current Covid-19 Pandemic.
Directions:
1). Think about images and words that you feel represent and capture life under the current Covid-19 pandemic. They can be images, moods, or feelings you associate with the pandemic.
2). Brainstorm and create a list of these images, moods, and feelings
3). Use your camera to take 6 different photographs from your list that capture 6 different aspects of life under the pandemic
4). Apply Basic Edits to the 6 photographs and then upload them to your Google Drive
5). Use Google Slides to present your 6 photographs (one photograph per page)
6). Write a caption for each photograph. Imagine you are explaining the photographs to your child 30 years from now. Write the caption to explain the meaning and significance of each photograph
7). Submit your finished google slides document to Google classroom
Overview: Photography has a strong tradition of capturing important events in history called "Photojournalism". In this assignment, you will use your camera to capture 6 photographs that represent and capture your life in the current Covid-19 Pandemic.
Directions:
1). Think about images and words that you feel represent and capture life under the current Covid-19 pandemic. They can be images, moods, or feelings you associate with the pandemic.
2). Brainstorm and create a list of these images, moods, and feelings
3). Use your camera to take 6 different photographs from your list that capture 6 different aspects of life under the pandemic
4). Apply Basic Edits to the 6 photographs and then upload them to your Google Drive
5). Use Google Slides to present your 6 photographs (one photograph per page)
6). Write a caption for each photograph. Imagine you are explaining the photographs to your child 30 years from now. Write the caption to explain the meaning and significance of each photograph
7). Submit your finished google slides document to Google classroom
Due:
Select and Edit your 6 Best Close-up Photographs
Goal: Select the best 6 close-ups from the 30 you took for the close-up assignment, apply basic edits, and submit them
Directions:
1). Look closely at all the 30 (or more) photographs you took for the previous close-up assignment and choose your best 6. (Be sure and zoom into the photographs to make sure that the 6 you choose are in focus!)
2). Open each of the 6 photographs you chose into Pixlr and apply basic edits. (see the attached "Basic Editing" directions attached below)
3). Upload the edited and saved photographs you edited in Pixlr to your Google drive.
4). Submit the 6 edited photos to Google classroom.
Directions:
1). Look closely at all the 30 (or more) photographs you took for the previous close-up assignment and choose your best 6. (Be sure and zoom into the photographs to make sure that the 6 you choose are in focus!)
2). Open each of the 6 photographs you chose into Pixlr and apply basic edits. (see the attached "Basic Editing" directions attached below)
3). Upload the edited and saved photographs you edited in Pixlr to your Google drive.
4). Submit the 6 edited photos to Google classroom.
Due:
Composition III: The World Close Up
Goal: Take at least 30 photos getting as close as you can get to your subject (minimum focus)
Overview: Closeups give us a unique view of the world. The camera can allow us to see details that we can't see with the human eye.
Vocabulary Term: Minimum focus = the closest a lens can focus to an object.
Directions:
1). Take at least 30 photos at the minimum focus of the camera you are using. If you are using a cell phone camera, I recommend you take them outside during the day as cell phone cameras don't take very good photos in low light. Make sure to clean your lens before you take the photos. You can photograph anything you think will be interesting. (make sure you don't get closer than the minimum focus or the lens will be out of focus).
2). Take a screenshot off your phone of the 30 or more close-up photos you took. (note: on my phone I have to take 2 screen shots to get 30 photos)
3). Upload the screenshot to your google drive
4). Submit the screenshot(s) to google classroom.
Examples of student close-up photos:
https://yeseniaamarquez.weebly.com/min-focus.html
http://slzphotography.weebly.com/macro.html
https://anabellavasquez.weebly.com/macro.html
https://riccardoespinoza.weebly.com/minimum-focus.html
Overview: Closeups give us a unique view of the world. The camera can allow us to see details that we can't see with the human eye.
Vocabulary Term: Minimum focus = the closest a lens can focus to an object.
Directions:
1). Take at least 30 photos at the minimum focus of the camera you are using. If you are using a cell phone camera, I recommend you take them outside during the day as cell phone cameras don't take very good photos in low light. Make sure to clean your lens before you take the photos. You can photograph anything you think will be interesting. (make sure you don't get closer than the minimum focus or the lens will be out of focus).
2). Take a screenshot off your phone of the 30 or more close-up photos you took. (note: on my phone I have to take 2 screen shots to get 30 photos)
3). Upload the screenshot to your google drive
4). Submit the screenshot(s) to google classroom.
Examples of student close-up photos:
https://yeseniaamarquez.weebly.com/min-focus.html
http://slzphotography.weebly.com/macro.html
https://anabellavasquez.weebly.com/macro.html
https://riccardoespinoza.weebly.com/minimum-focus.html
Due:
1st Grading Period Photography Reflection
Goal: Provide feedback and reflection on the 1st grading period in photography
Directions: Open the form, answer the questions and submit when you are finished.
Directions: Open the form, answer the questions and submit when you are finished.
Due:
Edit and Submit your 6 best Ant POV Photos
Goal: Choose, edit, and submit your best 6 photos from the Ant Point of View assignment
Directions:
1) Look at all the photos you took from the Ant POV assignment and select your best 6
2) Apply Basic Edits to each of your six favorite photos (see the attached "Basic Editing" directions below)
3) Submit the 6 edited photos to Google Classroom (you don't have to put them into google slides)
Directions:
1) Look at all the photos you took from the Ant POV assignment and select your best 6
2) Apply Basic Edits to each of your six favorite photos (see the attached "Basic Editing" directions below)
3) Submit the 6 edited photos to Google Classroom (you don't have to put them into google slides)
Due:
Composition II: An Ant's Point of View
Goal: Take photographs from the perspective of an Ant
Overview: This is our second assignment involving Composition. In this assignment, your photographic compositions will all be from the point of view of an ant.
Student Examples:
http://slzphotography.weebly.com/antscape.html
https://franchescalorenzo.weebly.com/antscapes.html
https://anguloluis.weebly.com/antscapes.html
https://karelicastaneda.weebly.com/antscape.html
Directions:
1: Take at least 30 photographs from the perspective of an ant. To do this, you will have to place your camera directly on the ground, or directly on an object (tree, plant, wall, etc...). Explore and choose a variety of places.
2: Upload the photographs to your computer. Put all the photos into a folder and then take a screenshot of the photos so I can see you took at least 30. Submit the screenshot to google classroom.
-For an Apple computer screenshot, press the "Shift" + "Command" + "3" keys at the same time
-For Chromebook, press the "Ctrl" + "Show all Windows Key" at the same time
-For Windows, just press the "PrtScn" key (Printscreen)
Overview: This is our second assignment involving Composition. In this assignment, your photographic compositions will all be from the point of view of an ant.
Student Examples:
http://slzphotography.weebly.com/antscape.html
https://franchescalorenzo.weebly.com/antscapes.html
https://anguloluis.weebly.com/antscapes.html
https://karelicastaneda.weebly.com/antscape.html
Directions:
1: Take at least 30 photographs from the perspective of an ant. To do this, you will have to place your camera directly on the ground, or directly on an object (tree, plant, wall, etc...). Explore and choose a variety of places.
2: Upload the photographs to your computer. Put all the photos into a folder and then take a screenshot of the photos so I can see you took at least 30. Submit the screenshot to google classroom.
-For an Apple computer screenshot, press the "Shift" + "Command" + "3" keys at the same time
-For Chromebook, press the "Ctrl" + "Show all Windows Key" at the same time
-For Windows, just press the "PrtScn" key (Printscreen)
Due:
Basic Editing
Goal: To edit your best composition photograph using Pixlr.
Overview: In this class, all photographs you submit will be edited in Pixlr. This assignment introduces you to the basic photographic edits. You will use them to edit your favorite photograph from the six you turned in for the composition assignment.
Directions:
1. Choose your favorite composition from the six you turned in for the composition assignment.
2. Open the image in Pixlr E
3. Follow the "Basic Editing Instructions" in the attached PDF below.
4. After you edit the photograph, submit it to Google Classroom
Overview: In this class, all photographs you submit will be edited in Pixlr. This assignment introduces you to the basic photographic edits. You will use them to edit your favorite photograph from the six you turned in for the composition assignment.
Directions:
1. Choose your favorite composition from the six you turned in for the composition assignment.
2. Open the image in Pixlr E
3. Follow the "Basic Editing Instructions" in the attached PDF below.
4. After you edit the photograph, submit it to Google Classroom
Due:
Composition
Purpose: Practice using different compositions by taking portraits of a person or pet (A Portrait)
"Composition" Defined: The way in which you choose to arrange your subject in the frame.
Directions:
1. Decide who you will photograph. It can be a person or a pet. Self portraits are OK if you can't find someone to take photos of.
2. Take many portraits of them with many poses and many compositions. Be sure and be aware of what is around and behind your subject as it is part of the photograph!
3. Be sure and include the following compositions:
A. Low Angle (Camera is below and pointing up at your subject)
B. High Angle (Camera is above and pointing down at your subject)
C. Dutch Angle (Camera is held Diagonally)
D. Closeup (Camera is close to your subject)
E. Rule of Thirds (the subject's face is not in the center of the picture)
F. Juxtaposition. (the subject is next to something that influences the meaning)
4. Choose the best example of each of the six compositions listed above and put them into Google Slides, label them by the type of composition, and submit the assignment. (see the attached example below)
"Composition" Defined: The way in which you choose to arrange your subject in the frame.
Directions:
1. Decide who you will photograph. It can be a person or a pet. Self portraits are OK if you can't find someone to take photos of.
2. Take many portraits of them with many poses and many compositions. Be sure and be aware of what is around and behind your subject as it is part of the photograph!
3. Be sure and include the following compositions:
A. Low Angle (Camera is below and pointing up at your subject)
B. High Angle (Camera is above and pointing down at your subject)
C. Dutch Angle (Camera is held Diagonally)
D. Closeup (Camera is close to your subject)
E. Rule of Thirds (the subject's face is not in the center of the picture)
F. Juxtaposition. (the subject is next to something that influences the meaning)
4. Choose the best example of each of the six compositions listed above and put them into Google Slides, label them by the type of composition, and submit the assignment. (see the attached example below)
Due:
American Photography Part I
Fill out the attached google form as we watch the documentary "American Photography Part I". If you missed class, click on the youtube link to view the documentary.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWoqdJ6rIoo&t=2617s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWoqdJ6rIoo&t=2617s
Due:
Create a Pixlr Account
Goal: Create a Pixlr Account, upload a photograph, take a screen shot and submit the screenshot.
Overview: Pixlr is a free, web based photo editing application. This year, you will be using it instead of Photoshop until we get back in the classroom.
Directions:
Part I: Create an Account
1. Go to https://pixlr.com
2. Click on the "Login" button
3. Click on "Sign up here"
4. Enter your email in the "Email" box (note: don't use your School gmail account as it won't work)
5. Create a password and click "Sign Up"
6. When the license and services agreement window opens, uncheck the two boxes so that you don't get flooded with emails from Pixlr, then click the "Agree" button.
7. Pixlr will now ask for a "Verification code". It will send you the code in your email. Go to your email, find the code that Pixlr sent you and enter it in the Verification Code window, and click "Verify"
Part II: Upload a photograph into Pixlr
1. After you log into Pixlr, click the Pixlr E tab (that is the advanced Editor)
2. Click on the "Open Image" tab
3. Open up any photograph (it can be one you have taken or a photo from the internet) by navigating to it in the window that pops up. Then click the "Choose" button. The photo will now show up in the Pixlr E editor
Part III: Take a Screenshot (follow the steps for your computer)
1. If you are using a Mac/Apple computer, hold the SHIFT, COMMAND and 3 keys at the same time
2. If you have a Windows based computer, hit the "Windows" key and the "PrtScn" key. The screenshot will be saved to your "Pictures" folder.
3. If you are using a Chromebook, hold down the "Ctrl" and Switchwindow key at the same time (the switchwindow button is at the top/middle of the keyboard and has an icon on it that looks like a box with 3 Lines next to it).
4. Submit the screenshot in Google Classroom to receive credit for the assignment
Overview: Pixlr is a free, web based photo editing application. This year, you will be using it instead of Photoshop until we get back in the classroom.
Directions:
Part I: Create an Account
1. Go to https://pixlr.com
2. Click on the "Login" button
3. Click on "Sign up here"
4. Enter your email in the "Email" box (note: don't use your School gmail account as it won't work)
5. Create a password and click "Sign Up"
6. When the license and services agreement window opens, uncheck the two boxes so that you don't get flooded with emails from Pixlr, then click the "Agree" button.
7. Pixlr will now ask for a "Verification code". It will send you the code in your email. Go to your email, find the code that Pixlr sent you and enter it in the Verification Code window, and click "Verify"
Part II: Upload a photograph into Pixlr
1. After you log into Pixlr, click the Pixlr E tab (that is the advanced Editor)
2. Click on the "Open Image" tab
3. Open up any photograph (it can be one you have taken or a photo from the internet) by navigating to it in the window that pops up. Then click the "Choose" button. The photo will now show up in the Pixlr E editor
Part III: Take a Screenshot (follow the steps for your computer)
1. If you are using a Mac/Apple computer, hold the SHIFT, COMMAND and 3 keys at the same time
2. If you have a Windows based computer, hit the "Windows" key and the "PrtScn" key. The screenshot will be saved to your "Pictures" folder.
3. If you are using a Chromebook, hold down the "Ctrl" and Switchwindow key at the same time (the switchwindow button is at the top/middle of the keyboard and has an icon on it that looks like a box with 3 Lines next to it).
4. Submit the screenshot in Google Classroom to receive credit for the assignment
Due:
Picture Bio
See the DPF below for directions and questions. Don't forget to a write a caption to each photograph in google slides ( 0r Weebly for Advanced Photo). Answer all the questions as the more you answer, the more informative your biography will be. I look forward to learning more about you.
Due:
Zoom Profile Photo
Goal: Upload a clear photograph of your face in your zoom profile to be used in all photography zoom meetings.
Directions: After you have selected the photo of yourself you want on your zoom profile, save it to your computer and then...
1. Click on the zoom link in the google "waffle"
2. Click on "Profile" in the upper left area
3. Click on the "Change" button to the left of your name.
4. Click "Upload" and select the photo on your computer
5. Crop and hit save.
Note: I will see who has completed this assignment and add the grade during our next zoom meeting
Directions: After you have selected the photo of yourself you want on your zoom profile, save it to your computer and then...
1. Click on the zoom link in the google "waffle"
2. Click on "Profile" in the upper left area
3. Click on the "Change" button to the left of your name.
4. Click "Upload" and select the photo on your computer
5. Crop and hit save.
Note: I will see who has completed this assignment and add the grade during our next zoom meeting