Journal

Still Life Journal

Write 5-6 paragraphs with complete sentences to answer the questions. Worth 10pts.

(Journal entries go on your journal page on your wix website in a paragraph box with journal entry label.

1. What kind of still life are you think about creating? Explain.

2. What items are you going to need to bring to make it happen? Explain.

3. How do you think lighting is going to work for you? Explain set up.

4. Is your still life going to be contemporary  or traditional in appearances? Explain.

5. Is your still life based of something like a theme from a book? Explain.

6. Talk about why you picked the 20 images (each of them) of still life you picked. Explain.

Journal # 1 (8/28/17)

Write 5-6 paragraphs with complete sentences to answer the questions. Worth 10pts.

(Journal entries go on your journal page on your wix website in a paragraph box with journal entry label.

1. What do you think of your classes so far? Explain. 

2. Which class is your favorite? Explain.

3. Was building your website hard or easy? Explain why?

4. What do you think about your first Photo project a Picture a Day? Explain. 

5. Tell me about the coolest photo you have taken so far.

6. What style of photography are you interested in? Why? Explain.

7. What do you plan to do over Labor Day weekend? Explain.

Journal # 7

Write 5-6 paragraphs with complete sentences to answer the questions. Worth 10pts.

(Journal entries go on your journal page on your wix website in a paragraph box with journal entry label

1. How was your Holiday Break/Winter Break? Explain.

2. Did you do anything fun? Like what? Explain.

3. What was the best gift you got? (could just be hang out with family) Explain.

4. What was the best gift you gave someone else? Explain 

5.Did you see any new movies over the break? If so which one and should I go see it and why?

6. What food did you eat over break? Explain.

7. What is your favorite Holiday food? Why? Expalin.

8. What is your favorite Holiday tradition? Explain. (Looking at Christmas Lights displays)

9. Did you get all your shopping done before the holiday? Or where you among the craze shoppers? Or just taking advantage of the deals? Explain. 

10. What do you want out of the New Year? Explain.

11. Did you set a new year resolution? If so what is it? Explain.

12. What did you do on New Years Eve? Did you watch the ball drop in Times Square? Explain.

Journal #6 

1. What did you shoot for your independent project? Explain.

2. How well did you think you did on your independent project? Explain.

3. If you get to do another independent project what would you want to do? Explain.

4. How did you do this 3rd six weeks of school? Explain.

5. How do you think you are doing this semester are you going to pass everything? Explain.

Journal #5

1. Why did you pick this style of photography to emulate for your independent project? Explain.

2. How are you going to shot this style of photography? What is your plan to accomplish this assignment?

3. What is the artistic value of this style of photography? Explain.

Journal # 4

Write 5-6 paragraphs with complete sentences to answer the questions. Worth 10pts.

(Journal entries go on your journal page on your wix website in a paragraph box with journal entry label

1. What type of photography did you pick to do for your project? Explain what it is.

2. How are you going to shoot the images for this project? Explain.

3. Is there any thing specific that you need to have for your images? Explain (model, location, certain time of day, ect....).

4. Where are you going to shoot these images? Explain.

5. Why did you want to try doing this type of photography for this project? Explain.

Journal # 3

Write 5-6 paragraphs with complete sentences to answer the questions. Worth 10pts.

(Journal entries go on your journal page on your wix website in a paragraph box with journal entry label

1. How was your Holiday Break/Winter Break? Explain.

2. Did you do anything fun? Like what? Explain.

3. What was the best gift you got? (could just be hang out with family) Explain.

4. What was the best gift you gave someone else? Explain 

5.Did you see any new movies over the break? If so which one and should I go see it and why?

6. What food did you eat over break? Explain.

7. What is your favorite Holiday food? Why? Expalin.

8. What is your favorite Holiday tradition? Explain. (Looking at Christmas Lights displays)

9. Did you get all your shopping done before the holiday? Or where you among the craze shoppers? Or just taking advantage of the deals? Explain. 

10. What do you want out of the New Year? Explain.

11. Did you set a new year resolution? If so what is it? Explain.

12. What did you do on New Years Eve? Did you watch the ball drop in Times Square? Explain.

 Architecture Journal

Find 20 examples images of Architecture and place it on your Journal page and answer the following questions for each image:

1. What kind of building/structure is it? Explain.

2. How does the lighting in the image affect the image? Explain.

3. What shot type was used? Explain.

4. What does this shot type do for this image visually? Explain.

5. How do angles in the image add to the visual depth of the image? Explain.

6. Does it matter with this image that it is in color or B&W? Explain. 

Journal # 1

Write 5-6 paragraphs with complete sentences to answer the questions. Worth 10pts.

(Journal entries go on your journal page on your wix website in a paragraph box with journal entry label.

1. What do you think of your classes so far? Explain. 

2. Which class is your favorite? Explain.

3. Was building your website hard or easy? Explain why?

4. What do you think about your first Photo project a Picture a Day? Explain. 

5. Tell me about the coolest photo you have taken so far.

6. What style of photography are you interested in? Why? Explain.

7. What do you plan to do over Labor Day weekend? Explain.

Journal #2

End of Project - Journal Assignment

5-7 Paragraphs - Answer the following questions: 

1. What did you like/dislike about this project? Why?

2. Did you have any struggles with the project? Explain.

3. Which day was your favorite to photograph? Why?

4. Upon completion of this project, has your idea of photography changed?

5. Did you develop a new desire for a different style of photography than you wrote about in your first Journal entry?

6. How has this project helped you enhance your skills as a photographer?

Journal #3 - PERSON, PLACE & THING: (To be answered for each set of photos = 3 times)

1. Identify the PERSON in your photograph.

    Who are they? What relation are they to you? 

2. Why did you choose to photograph this person? 

3. Identify the PLACE in your photograph.

    Where is this? Why did you chose this place?

4. What is the connection to the PERSON & the PLACE?

    (why did you pair them?)

5. What is the importance of separating the PERSON & the PLACE into two photos?

6. What does the PLACE say about the PERSON?

7. Identify the THING in your photograph.

8. Why did you choose to photograph this THING?

9. How does this THING help to unify the PERSON and the PLACE?

10. Does this set of photographs convey the message of who the PERSON really is through the PLACE & THING?

Journal #4

Write 5-6 paragraphs with complete sentences to answer the questions. Worth 10pts.

(Journal entries go on your journal page on your wix website in a paragraph box with journal entry label

1. How did you do think you did this six weeks? Explain.

2. What could you do better this 6 weeks? Explain.

3. What do you think of the dynamic glow lighting tutorial so far? Explain.

4. What was the hardest thing so far in the dynamic glow lighting tutorial so far? Explain.

5. What do plan to do for Fall Break next week? Explain.

Journal #5

Write 5-6 paragraphs with complete sentences to answer the questions. Worth 10pts.

(Journal entries go on your journal page on your wix website in a paragraph box with journal entry label

1. What do plan to do for Fall Break this week? Explain.

2. What areas of photoshop do you need more help with? Explain.

3. Which part was hard for you to do in the dynamic glow lighting lesson? Explain.

4. What do you know how to do with photoshop? Explain so I have a idea where you are with the software.

Journal #6

Write 5-6 paragraphs with complete sentences to answer the questions. Worth 10pts.

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1. How do you think you did on this 2nd six weeks? Expalin.

2. What do you need to work on or improve for the next six weeks and your  semester grade? Explain.

3. What are you going to do with your day off from school on Tuesday? Explain.

4. How is your project coming along? Explain.

5. Why do you need to take so many pictures to get the best shot? explain.

Journal #7

Write 5-6 paragraphs with complete sentences to answer the questions. Worth 10pts.

(Journal entries go on your journal page on your wix website in a paragraph box with journal entry label

1. How was your Holiday Break? Explain.

2. Did you do anything fun? Like what? Explain.

3. What was the best gift you got? (could just be hang out with family) Explain.

4. What was the best gift you gave someone else? Explain 

5.Did you see any new movies over the break? If so which one and should I go see it and why?

6. What food did you eat over break? Explain.

7. What is your favorite Holiday food? Why? Expalin.

8. What is your favorite Holiday tradition? Explain. (Looking at Christmas Lights displays)

9. Did you get all your shopping done before the holiday? Or where you among the craze shoppers?

10. What do you want out of the New Year? Explain.

11. Did you set a new year resolution? If so what is it? Explain.

Journal #10

Write 5-6 paragraphs with complete sentences to answer the questions. Worth 10pts.

(Journal entries go on your journal page on your wix website in a paragraph box with journal entry label

1. What images do you intend to use for your portfolio? Why? Explain.

2. Will your portfolio have a theme or just random? Why? Explain.

3. If it is random images how are you going to organize it so it flows together? Explain.

4. Do you think 40 images is enough to show what you can do as a photographer? Explain.

5. What kind of photographer do you want to be? Tell me why?

Journal #9

Write 5-6 paragraphs with complete sentences to answer the questions. Worth 10pts.

(Journal entries go on your journal page on your wix website in a paragraph box with journal entry label.

1. How did your gritty portraits come out? Explain.

2. What type of photography do you want to do next? Explain why.

3. How are your other classes going? Explain.

4. How did your student led conference go? Explain.

5. What do you plan to do for spring break? Explain. 

Journal #8

Write 5-6 paragraphs with complete sentences to answer the questions. Worth 10pts.

(Journal entries go on your journal page on your wix website in a paragraph box with journal entry label.

1. Tell me about a family tradition your family does at Christmas time? Explain.

2. What is your favorite christmas food and dessert? Explain what they are.

3. Does your family celebrate on Christmas Eve, Christmas Morning or both? Explain what goes on.

4. What family member always makes christmas interesting or memorable? Explain.

5. What do you intend to do for New Years Eve? Explain.

6. What do you intend to do besides sleeping during break? Explain.

7. What Holiday movie do you have to watch at this time of year? Explain.

8. What do you want for Christmas this year? Explain.

9. What is the best present you have ever received? Explain.

10. What is the best present you have ever given to someone? Explain.

Journal #7

Write 5-6 paragraphs with complete sentences to answer the questions. Worth 10pts.

(Journal entries go on your journal page on your wix website in a paragraph box with journal entry label.

1. How did you like the idea of forced perspective? Explain.

2. Was it as easy as you thought it would be? Explain.

3. What was hard about shooting your forced perspective? Explain.

4. Did you get any shots that worked well with forced perspective? Explain.

5. Explain depth of field  to me in your own words?

6. Which do you want for forced perspective an large aperture of a small aperture? Explain.

Journal #6

Write 5-6 paragraphs with complete sentences to answer the questions. Worth 10pts.

(Journal entries go on your journal page on your wix website in a paragraph box with journal entry label.

1. How are your forced perspective images coming along? Explain.

2. What has been the hardest thing about capturing your forced perspective images? Explain why.

3. Did you find a forced perspective image that you want to emulate? Explain and show me.

4. What has been the easiest thing about forced perspective or is there anything easy about it? Explain.

5. What are you going to do next week with your 3 days off from school, besides eat a lot? Explain

Journal #5

Write 5-6 paragraphs with complete sentences to answer the questions. Worth 10pts.

(Journal entries go on your journal page on your wix website in a paragraph box with journal entry label.

1. What did you think about walking on the grid? If you didn't why not?

2. Are you worried about what is on your report card? Why or why not?

3. What did you notice about shooting outside? How did the light affect your images? Explain .

4. How is shooting in the black box with lights so different from being outside? Explain

5. What do plan to do next week during Fall Break? Explain.

Journal #4

Write 5-6 paragraphs with complete sentences to answer the questions. Worth 10pts.

(Journal entries go on your journal page on your wix website in a paragraph box with journal entry label.

1. Explain the rule of thirds?

2. Why would you use the rule of thirds? Explain.

3. Why is composition important to a photographer? Explain.

4. How do you use the rule of thirds? Do you need special tools? Explain.

5. What is symmetrical and asymmetrical compositions? Explain.

6. How do you make a stagnate image and an intriguing image? Explain.

Journal #3

Write 5-6 paragraphs with complete sentences to answer the questions. Worth 10pts.

(Journal entries go on your journal page on your wix website in a paragraph box with journal entry label.

1. What style of Photography did you end up picking for your photographer research? Why did you pick that style? Explain.

2. Did you end up finding several different styles of Photography for you research? Why were you drawn to the these styles of photography? Explain.

3. Is there a photo you want to try and recreate? Why do you want to recreate it? How do you think they made the image in the first place? Explain.

4. What was the easiest thing and the hardest thing about doing the photographer research? Explain.

5. What have you learned about Photoshop? What have you figured out and what do you want to learn more about  how to use? Explain.

6. How have your other classes been going?  Are you worried about any of your classes? Why? Explain.

7. How do you thing you did this past six-week? What will your grades look like? Explain.

8. What do you need to do to improve or maintain your grades for the next six-weeks? Explain.

9. Do you think all your classes are going to stay the same way or get harder through out the year? Expalin.