Photograms
Pinhole Cameras
Black & White Film
Rule of Thirds
Centered/Vanishing Point
Point-of-view (1st person / 3rd person)
Shutter Speed
F-stops
ISO
Lenses
Multiple-point Lighting
Stroboscopic Photography
Studio Portraiture and Still-life photography
Early Photographic Processes
Development of Cinema
History of Photojournalism
Portraiture
Conceptual and Manipulated Photography
In order to start seeing how anything can become an interesting and beautiful subject of a photograph, as well as the power of the artist's creative interpretation.
Students plan, stage, and shoot a portrait photograph that re-creates a portrait of a famous historical character.
As part of our unit on studio lighting for photography, students design and stage a still life photograph.
Students design a book cover that uses one of their own original photographs in the design. This assignment combines creative thinking with photography, layout and graphic design.
photographing people outside of the formal studio
approaching people, interviewing people, and getting permission to photograph them
study the work and interviews with Bruce Gilden, Garry Winogrand, Diane Arbus, and Brandon Stanton
Students apply what they've learned about formal studio lighting and composition to the task of shooting professional headshots for the school's drama department.
Students learn how to synch their camera, shutter speed, and a strobe light to take photographs of things in motion. In conjunction with this project, students will learn about the groundbreaking work of scientist, inventor and photographer Harold "Doc" Edgerton, who became famous for his stroboscopic projects at MIT.