Mood boards - Finding inspiration

Benchmark / Creative Process: 

Connecting Objectives:

• I can research an artist, style, and/or movement to create my mood board 

• I can understand how artist use appropriation by borrowing aspects of other artwork and incorporating it into their own work. 

• I can connect my photography ideas to visual examples using a mood board.

• I can explain how my inspiration, images, and words relate to the mood or theme of my photos.

• I can connect my mood board to the style or feeling I want my photographs to show.

Creating Objectives: 

• I am exploring what will inspire my photography (Create)

• I can create a mood board to plan a photography project.

• I can use my mood board to make creative choices about subject, composition, lighting, and editing.

• I can create photographs that match the mood, theme, or style shown in my mood board.

A mood board (also called an inspiration board) is a visual plan for your project.  It helps you gather ideas before you start a creative project. It is a collection of images, colors, words, and fonts that show the look, mood, and style you want your project to have. Your mood board will help guide your creative choices as you work.

Photographers should make mood boards because:

Photographers make mood boards to turn ideas and inspiration into planned, meaningful photographs.

• They will help you plan, focus, and create stronger photos.

• They let you think through your ideas instead of guessing while taking photos.

• They help to keep your photos consistent. Using the same colors, lighting styles, and moods helps your photos look like they belong together.

• They give you creative direction. When you get stuck, your mood board reminds you of the look and feeling you’re trying to create.

• They help you make better choices. A mood board guides decisions about subject, composition, lighting, outfits, and editing.

• They connects ideas to action. You turn inspiration into intentional photographs instead of random images.

Saving your Mood board:

1. Click on FILE at the top left of your computer screen

2. Go to DOWNLOAD

3. Download as a JPEG

Turning in your Mood board:

1. Open your Google Sites Portfolio

2. Go to PAGES at the top right of the screen

3. Click on the + at the bottom right of the screen - New Page

4. Title your page - The assignment name

5. Go to INSERT at the top right of the screen

6. Select TEXT BOX

7. Add (the assignment title) Mood Board

8. Stay under INSERT - insert IMAGE

9. Go to DOWNLOADS - Find your image - Click on your image to insert it on the page.  

10. Make your Mood Board as large as you can.  

    1. 1. 1. Do this by dragging it right below the title - there should be a blue line connecting them.  Then your Mood Board should be the same size as your text box.  

          2. Also, when you click on an image, you should always click on the icon (image below) to make the image full size...