08-28-11
Photography Homework For the week of August 29:
Plans are subject to change.
Objectives: Students will use the skills they have acquired in composition, balance, perspective, framing, etc. to create artistic photographs representing various subject areas.
Monday: A5
Activity
- History of Photography - read Wikipedia's "History of Photography".
- Split into groups of three: as a group, review the significance of each event in the timeline of National Geographic's "History of Photography"
- Look at examples of old photos provided by Mr. Langley
- Camera Obscura
- File Management
- Upload photos to Picasa
- Create Digital Portfolio site
- Post photos to Digital Portfolio
Assignment
Photography assignment: Using any digital camera, take at least six photos from different points of view of a flower. Be prepared to upload these to Picasa and post on your Digital Portfolio site next class period.
Tuesday: B3
Activity
- History of Photography - read Wikipedia's "History of Photography".
- Split into groups of three: as a group, review the significance of each event in the timeline of National Geographic's "History of Photography"
- Look at examples of old photos provided by Mr. Langley
- Camera Obscura - light refracts through the hole and reverses and inverts the image in the opposing wall of the camera.
- File Management - video lesson
- File Management
- Uploading to Picasa
- Creating Digital Portfolio
- Upload photos to Picasa (do not download Picasa software - we use the online upload) - video lesson
- Create Digital Portfolio site (use Google sites) - video lesson
- Post photos to Digital Portfolio
Assignment
Photography assignment: Using any digital camera, take at least six photos from different points of view of a flower. Be prepared to upload these to Picasa and post on your Digital Portfolio site next class period.
Wednesday: A5
Activity
- Upload photos to Picasa
- Post photos to Digital Portfolio
- Review Digital Portfolio
- Portraits basics
Assignment
Photography assignment: Using any digital camera, take at least six outdoor portrait photos of the same subject in the same setting with varying poses and lighting. Be sure to consider a background that is pleasing and not distracting.
Thursday: B3
Activity
- Upload photos to Picasa
- Post photos to Digital Portfolio
- Review Digital Portfolio
- Portraits basics
Assignment
Photography assignment: Using any digital camera, take at least six outdoor portrait photos of the same subject in the same setting with varying poses and lighting. Be sure to consider a background that is pleasing and not distracting.
Friday: A5
Activity
- Photoshop touch-ups
- Upload photos to Picasa
- Post photos to Digital Portfolio
- Review Digital Portfolio
- lighting basics
Assignment
Photography assignment: Using any digital camera, take at least six still life photos of the same subject in the same setting with varying points of view and lighting. Be sure to consider a background that is pleasing and not distracting.
Last A5 Class of Last Week:
Activity
- Photography Basics - Photography for the Beginner
Tour through a viewfinder- Photography examples
- Composition
- Perspective
Build Digital Portfolio site if time permits
Assignment
Photography assignment: Using any digital camera, take at least six photos from different points of view of one subject of your choice (no candid shots - these must be planned out). Be prepared to upload these to Picasa and post on your Digital Portfolio site next class period.
Last B3 Class of Last Week:
Activity
- Photography Basics - Photography for the Beginner
Tour through a viewfinder- Photography examples
- Composition
- Perspective
Build Digital Portfolio site if time permits
Assignment
Photography assignment: Using any digital camera, take at least six photos from different points of view of one subject of your choice (no candid shots - these must be planned out). Be prepared to upload these to Picasa and post on your Digital Portfolio site next class period.