Photography Unit

Instructions

1. Watch the "Projects_1.2_1.3" video. You may choose to watch together with someone else.

2. Open "Pixabay Image Search" or "Pexels Image Search" to search for your photo and download. 

3. Open "Pixlr E Photo Editor" and upload the image you have chosen. You will need the Clone/Stamp tool. 

3. Upload your work to your "Task 2.1: Google Slides Editing Portfolio". 

4. Upload your original photo to your "Task 2.2: Google Slides Photo Originals". 

*Remember to save your edited and original photo under different file names.

5. Complete your self-assessment for "Assignment 1.2: Removing an Object".
*Please see "Assignment 2: Skill Self-Assessments" 

Instructions

1. Watch the "Projects_1.2_1.3" video below. You may choose to watch together with someone else.

2. Open "Resource: Links to Editing Tools" to search for your photo and start editing. 

3. Upload your work to your "Task 2.1: Google Slides Editing Portfolio". 

4. Upload your original photo to your "Task 2.2: Google Slides Photo Originals". 

*Remember to save your edited and original photo under different file names. 

Instructions

Task: Use Pixlr E to create a photo montage or collage that combines at least four different photos. Use layers to adjust transparency, blending modes, and placement. The final montage should tell a story or represent a theme (e.g., "Seasons," "Friendship," or "Change").

Choose a Theme: Stillness vs. Movement, Warm vs. Cool Colors, Light vs. Dark, Simplicity vs. Complexity, Joy vs. Sadness, Old vs. New, 

Chaos vs. Order, Reality vs. Fantasy, Beauty vs. Decay, Familiar vs. Unfamiliar, Nature vs. Technology, Strength vs. Fragility. 

1. Watch the "Project 1.4" video below. You may choose to watch together with someone else.

2. Open "Resource: Links to Editing Tools" to search for your photo and start editing. 

3. Upload your work to your "Task 2.1: Google Slides Editing Portfolio". 

4. Upload your original photo to your "Task 2.2: Google Slides Photo Originals". 

*Remember to save your edited and original photo under different file names.

5. Complete your self-assessment for "Assignment 1.4: Themed Photo Collage".

*Please see "Assignment 2: Skill Self-Assessments" 

Instructions

Task: Create a by combining two images (e.g., a portrait and a landscape). Students can experiment with layer opacity and blending modes to create this artistic effect. 

For example: Landscape + Animal, Eyes + Cosmos, Light Bulb + Forest, Clouds + City...try and think of your own combination. 

1. Watch the "Project 1.5" video below. You may choose to watch together with someone else.

2. Open "Resource: Links to Editing Tools" to search for your photo and start editing. 

3. Upload your work to your "Task 2.1: Google Slides Editing Portfolio". 

4. Upload your original photo to your "Task 2.2: Google Slides Photo Originals". 

*Remember to save your edited and original photo under different file names.

5. Complete your self-assessment for "Assignment 1.5: Double Exposure Effect".

*Please see "Assignment 2: Skill Self-Assessments" 

Instructions

Task: Manipulate an ordinary photo into a (e.g., adding floating objects, changing the background, or making animals larger than life).   

For example: Living Room + Underwater Ocean View, Giant Animals + An Environment...think, "That's not supposed to be/look like that," and you've got the loose concept of surrealism. I have attached photo examples for inspiration along with the video. 

1. Watch the "Project 1.6" video below. You may choose to watch together with someone else.

2. Open "Resource: Links to Editing Tools" to search for your photo and start editing. 

3. Upload your work to your "Task 2.1: Google Slides Editing Portfolio". 

4. Upload your original photo to your "Task 2.2: Google Slides Photo Originals". 

*Remember to save your edited and original photo under different file names.

5. Complete your self-assessment for "Assignment 1.6: Surreal/Fantasy Scene".

*Please see "Assignment 2: Skill Self-Assessments" 

Instructions

Task: Make a by taking a single image and turning it into a grid made up of many smaller photos. Overlay one additional photo on top of or underneath your mosaic pieces (frames). Use at least three photos to design your mosaic. 

1. Watch the "Project 1.7" video below. You may choose to watch together with someone else.

2. Open "Resource: Links to Editing Tools" to search for your photo and start editing. 

3. Upload your work to your "Task 2.1: Google Slides Editing Portfolio". 

4. Upload your original photo to your "Task 2.2: Google Slides Photo Originals". 

*Remember to save your edited and original photo under different file names.

5. Complete your self-assessment for "Assignment 1.7: Photo Mosaic".

*Please see "Assignment 2: Skill Self-Assessments"