Assignment 1

New photographs must be taken - all photos must be taken with a digital camera. Students will upload the project photos to Picasa, create a Fourth Quarter Assignment 1 page on their Digital Portfolio sites, and embed the project photos on the Fourth Quarter Assignment 1 page. Excellent quality work is expected.

Pet’s Eye View. Pretend that you are your pet. How would you see the world if you were a dog? A hamster? Shoot a series images from the perspective of your pet’s eye level. Five photos are required for this series.

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Water. Still water, moving water, muddy water. Whatever water you choose to photograph, make the water the subject. Of course, you can have other items in the image, but water should be the main focus. Five photos are required for this series.

Be creative and have fun. Students will have until the end of class on March 28, 2011 to complete this assignment – No Lates!!!

Scoring for each photo is as follows:

1. Creativity: 10 points (Original idea. Full credit given to concepts where thought has been given to details.)

2. Sharpness: 20 points (Subject is sharp and detailed. The Depth of Field is appropriate for that subject)

3. Arrangement: 10 points (Thought is given to the arrangement of both the subject and the lighting.)

4. Lighting: 20 points (Lighting is appropriate to the mood of the subjects.

5. Photoshopping: 20 points (touchups including levels, etc.)

6. Notes: 20 points (Aperture, Shutter Speed, Date, explanation of series with intentions, and Title of Photo) *required

This project is worth a total of 500 points (up to 100 points for each print).