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Gather 100 original and varied images as a working collection for your AP experience.
In AP: Studio using original images for artwork is imperative! Using photos pulled directly from the internet with little alterations is considered plagiarism and will not be tolerated from the AP College Board. To help remove the pressure to find original source images during the school year, collect these over the summer months by taking your own!
Helpful Hints:
- Remember your Elements and Principles of Design - look for them and use them in your photos - Line, value, color, shape, form, space, texture, movement, rhythm, pattern, balance, emphasis, and unity.
- Work to include unique perspectives and cropping - climb a tree, lay on the ground, shorten the depth of field, crop the subject matter in an interesting way.
- Take multiple photos of one subject matter - you may use them in a series later.
- The following are just a list of ideas to get you started. You do not need to collect all of these, but should keep your eyes tuned for interesting subject matter throughout your summer!
Submission of Assignment: Submit your photos to the appropriate Google Classroom assignment. Create a Google Slide with one photo per slide; make the photo fill the slide. This will ensure that your photos will be easily accessible throughout the school year as you need to use them!
Examples of successful composition
Examples of poor composition
Remember you can sometimes re-crop a poor photo into a successful composition.
Original Cropped (Better)
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Architecture (Old and New)
Animals
Food
Landscapes
Transportation
Children
Machines
Lighting
Still Life
Art Elements and Principles of Design
Facial Expressions
Abstractions/Close-Ups
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