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For this assignment, you will put your knowledge of the Elements & Principles of Design to use in the medium of digital photography.
You will plan, shoot, and digitally create your own Design Photo Matrix in Photoshop.
How The Photo-Matrix Is Set-Up:
Along the vertical COLUMNS: are each of the 7 Elements of Design from LINE--->SPACE.
Running across in ROWS: are the 7 Principles of Design from BALANCE-->EMPHASIS.
Where the ELEMENT and PRINCIPLE intersect: is a student-made, photo example of the ELEMENT used to create the PRINCIPLE.
For example, the first photograph shows various Lines in the water and boat arranged so that they create a feeling of Symmetrical Balance.
Your Task (Planning & Photography):
DAY 1 - GET INSPIRATION & GENERATE IDEAS for possible subject matter (object/ person/ animal/ place...) to photograph. Brainstorm/sketch a plan to work to photograph images with your camera* to create a photograph that uses every element to achieve every single design principles.
You may want to bring items/ objects to class and shoot your photos on-site.
Sample Row in Design Matrix:
Line used to achieve the visual effect of Balance
Line used to achieve the visual effect of Movement
Line used to achieve the visual effect of Rhythm
Line used to achieve the visual effect of Contrast
Line used to achieve the visual effect of Pattern
Line used to achieve the visual effect of Unity
Line used to achieve the visual effect of Emphasis
You will have a total of 49 photographs for this assignment.
DAYS 2 and 3 - PHOTOGRAPH & SHOOT (go around the school or set-up items you brought from home); if you opt to shoot outside of class time, you are required to work on a school-related task in-class.
DAYS 4 and 5 - PHOTOSHOP DAYS (Day 4 will have a 15 min tutorial of basic PS command, tools, etc.)
I am marking you in the following categories:
KNOWLEDGE
- of the elements & principles; used correctly in the photographic works
THINKING
- brainstorming & planning in sketchbook before "shooting"
COMMUNICATION
- photographs clearly show the design element being used to achieve the principle (visual effect)
APPLICATION
- of design elements & principles to create visually successful photo- compositions
- considers basics of framing, lighting, etc.
All categories are out of 5 marks, Application is worth 10
Total of 30 marks.
There will be a 0.5 mark penalty for every photograph missing in the matrix.
Working in Photoshop:
Upload all 49 photo files to your computer > Create a FOLDER in your DOCUMENTS [ DO NOT SAVE TO YOUR DESKTOP! ]
Open one photo at-a-time in Photoshop and scale (re-size) each photo to fit into the Photoshop Matrix File given by the teacher.
DO NOT SPEND TOO MUCH TIME EDITING YOUR PHOTOS -->we are going for overall impact of the matrix vs. any indiviual photo.
TAKE QUALITY PHOTOS FROM THE START.
YOU CANNOT EDIT ALL 49 PHOTOS.
Download the Photoshop template below.
Save As your name_EPMATRIX_2018
Save a Copy as a JPEG
Upload your BEST 10 photos from the exercise on Google Classroom (original photo files)
Upload the JPEG of your finished E & P Matrix
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