Photography II
Commercial photography is only one of the many disciplines of professional photography. This course develops students’ skills and knowledge in commercial photography projects. Students will also develop the knowledge and skills necessary to analyze customer needs and preferences, apply the principles of art to photographs, and develop photographs using a variety of production processes. The most important thing you can bring away from this course is a new sense of vision. Your goals will be to further your appreciation of light, discover meaning in images rather than words, and learn how to make images important and powerful in their own right.
At the end of this course, you will:
To develop and practice skills using digital photography tools and the Internet including emailing and posting to a web site.
Learn the ins and outs of portrait photography.
Learning how to market oneself as a freelancer in a competitive world.
To appreciate more about the "Photographer's Art" through the study of historic and contemporary trends and to apply that appreciation to your own work.
To develop the habit of looking closely at the visible world around you in order to represent it in terms of aesthetics.
To begin to learn about the history and aesthetics of fine art photography and to apply that understanding to your completed assignments.
To understand the use of all tools found in Adobe’s photo-related software.
Optimizing electronic images for print and for the web
Learn photoshop skills to make photo products for customers.
Take, edit and produce senior photos for at least one senior.
Take, edit and produce pictures for at least one sports team a semester.
Prerequisites
This course is recommended for students in Grades 11-12. Recommended prerequisites: Photography I.
How to succeed in this course
Attend class, participate in class discussions and activities, review notes and vocabulary daily, meet deadlines, work with your student advisor, and complete class work and projects to the BEST of your ability. Each student will be required to attend at least 3 home functions every 9 weeks for any Kerens ISD home functions to help assist Photography I students. Students will also be required to take pictures of at least one sports team a semester. Students will also have to take senior pictures for at least one individual. Students will get to pick which events they want to work. Students will not be required to travel.
Classroom Rules
Respect others
Use time wisely
Participate in class activities
Follow school rules
Bring your materials to class everyday
Respect and take care of all equipment.
Attendance
Students are expected to attend class every day.
Upon return of an absence, the student is responsible for obtaining all missing assignments and class notes from the teacher.
Classroom Participation
It is a requirement to participate in class discussion and group work. Grades will be a reflection of class participation. Students will often be assigned to work in a group that will be selected by the teacher. Students will be given their assignments/groups at the beginnings of each class period and expected to work quietly with their group members.
When you first enter the classroom
Students must immediately go to their assigned seats. Students are not allowed to wander around the classroom.
Have homework assignments ready to turn in, usually in Google Classroom or on their flash drives.
Begin daily Bell Ringer in Google Classroom as preparation for the day’s lesson.
Sign in and out
Students must sign in and out when leaving and re-entering the classroom during class time.
Academic Dishonesty
Any student caught cheating or copying will be given a “0” on the assignment, activity, or test. Any student allowing this will also receive a “0”. This grade cannot be made up and the assignment, activity or test cannot be redone.
Classroom Behavior
First offense is a verbal warning.
Second offense the student will be given a reflection sheet to complete. The teacher and student will conference about the repeated behavior. Parents will be contacted after class concerning the repeated behavior.
If the behavior happens a third time in the same class period, the student will be referred to the office concerning the offense.
Fighting, bullying and any other zero tolerance behaviors are automatic office referrals.