“Taking an image, freezing a moment, reveals how rich reality truly is.” Anonymous
Develop success skills for life in a customized learning environment.
21st Century Learning Skills - collaboration, communication, critical thinking, creativity, character, and citizenship
Integrate photography and technology to:
Promote self discovery and the development of a positive identity
To make a positive impact on the world
To communicate at school, work and home
To enjoy a fun hobby
Develop knowledge, understanding, and application of Digital Photography Concepts:
Camera Operations. Know how to use various features of the camera to have creative control of your photographs. (User's Manuals T5 & T6, tutorials, and more) and understand key photography terms.
Composition. Compose a photography for maximum impact and be able to incorporate elements of art and principles of design. (18 Composition Rules for Photos that Shine)
Digital Photography Concepts including types of digital cameras, digital camera basics, composing photos, night photography, motion photography, landscapes, close-ups, smart phone cameras, and lighting. Be able determine what type of lighting to use in a given situation to produce optimal results. Explain the role that aperture, shutter speed, and ISO play in capturing a properly exposed photograph.
Understand how to use photo editing software to improve the overall appearance of images. (Adobe Photoshop, Pixlr, Remove.BG)
Manage workflow to save, delete, edit and organize photos.
Once essential objectives are mastered, students may earn the privilege of exploring a more broad application of digital media and the Adobe Suite of products.
Planner and writing utensil
Log-in/Username
Earbuds/headphones
Two pocket folder (recommended, not required)
A plan to back-up important photos and work, 8 GB or more (notify teacher the first week if this is a problem). USB drive optional in 2020.
This foundational question has the potential to drive your success in all of your life endeavors. Why did you take this class? Knowing your "why" for all you do in life makes your work more meaningful and purposeful and results in more joy in the journey.
How might digital photography improve your life?
How can digital photography improve the lives of others?
You will work with your teammates to brainstorm, design and develop the content in this class. Consider what you know now, what you want to know, and how you might discover those things that you don't know? (You don't know what you don't know)
We will work using a collaborative approach as we journey through this adventure together. After brainstorming the above questions, we will identify "essential understandings" that will be mastered by each student before graduating from the class. There is a possibility to master outcomes early and earn the privilege to explore various areas that are most interesting to you!
Projects will make up a major portion of your grade. In addition, performance tasks, objective quizzes/exams, and self assessments will be incorporated into your grade.
Welcome, class culture, policies and procedures including Acceptable Use Agreement in Handbook/Skyward and Responsible Camera Use Agreement, Tech Smart Start
Baseline Photo (camera operations, terms, strategies, considerations, concepts). Shoe Picture/Digital Footprint. What does your digital footprint say about "Who you are?" If the shoes fits....and if it doesn't.... Bring a favorite shoe to photograph and pair with a quote or market (contest for smallest, largest, most worn). How can you use a picture of a shoe to communicate a message to impact the world for good?
This document will be an ongoing project throughout the semester. Use it to track key learning and showcase your best work at the end of the semester. It should be something that you will save to a jump drive and refer to in the future. It will include content from each of the key areas of content for this course. Save a backup copy to your jump drive on an ongoing basis. (Primary source: GFC Tutorials)
Baseline photo with analysis
A photo project goal (canvas, blanket, cup, etc)
Camera and lens knowledge - Types of Cameras & Quiz
Exposure and lighting concepts (aperture, shutter speed and ISO) and a variety of other key concepts and terms (hand-held camera rule, Sunny 16 rule, AE, AF, basic modes, creative modes, and more)
Why Photography?
Communicate
Enjoyment
Photography in School and Careers
Photographic Arts: Composition, Elements of Art and Principles of Design
Demonstrate ability to learn independently - Owner's Manual Presentations
Types of Photography: portraits, macro, motion, landscape, and more. (Motion photography quiz plus bracketing)
Scavenger Hunt
Look Up Poster
Photo Editing - Photoshop, PIXLR, Remove.BG (Layers, Art, Touch-ups, Masking)
Take pictures that represent your interest, influences, impacts, inspirations, and identity. Consider how our self-identity impacts those around us.
Kick-off: Identity Activity
Who Am I slideshow - study composition (assessed through analysis and quiz), investigate and apply photography knowledge, design presentation with original photos. ("Know who you are and be who you are", thoughts, quote, song, book, poem, hobby, time). Photo List
Explore how photography is used in careers.
Create your own project. Pick a problem and be part of the solution. Take a topic that you are interested in and use photography to communicate a message to make a positive impact on the world. Teacher options: Thank You, STEAM2, Teacher/Principal projects, Video PSA, current events, tech tips, success tips, flourishing during trials for all ages. Storyboard, photo plan, script for your project. Students will investigate and explore various apps, always respecting privacy and safety guidelines as well as parent and school rules. (Explore: PowerPoint, Google Slides, iMovie, Photos (Windows), Lumen5, Adobe Spark, other?
Objetive final exam in Skyward. Option to "pretake" instead of "retake."
Collaboration, Critical Thinking, Communication, Creativity
How a Camera Works - Work collaboratively as a team to create a camera obscura.
Canon Owner's Manual - Collaborative Presentations - Template
7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens - This will reinforce habits in life that will contribute to lifelong success and demonstrate a progression with your photography skills.
Photoshop Journal and Slideshow
Portraiture - Portraits - Photography 101 Video (divide into three), Winter, Digital Photography Secrets, Portraiture, Green Screen,
The Kindness Project - Inspire kindness in your community. Find a kindness quote take a picture to represent the quote. The picture should represent good exposure, focus, and composition.
Expanding Digital Media Horizons - Adobe Suite, Podcasts, Mixcraft, Video
Surveys:
Beginning of Year-Think Empowered/Camera/Learning Goals Survey,
Extraordinary Extras: Abstract formalism (Wittenberg), green screen (Adobe)
Other Projects: Various Bell Work, Tests, Quizzes, etc
Color Theory - Lesson - Activity from iCEV
Marketing Video
User's Manuals - Canon EOS Rebel T5 & T6 (Review page 6. Use the table of contents on Page 11 or the Ctrl F command to search for a specific term)
Responsible Camera Use Agreement - Agree to the terms using the skyward assignment. You're welcome to visit with the teacher about any terms you aren't comfortable with.
Get to Know Photoshop: Opening images, getting familiar with the work area, zooming and panning, undoing, and saving. Each of the five video tutorials are five minutes or less and are a great place to start in Photoshop. Follow-up with the four "Learn" tutorials in the Window menu of PS. Various other tutorials can be accessed from the list at the right or menu at the top.
More Photoshop Tutorials from Adobe. (See Replacing a Background)
Adobe Lightroom CC Tutorials.
Photography 101 Podcasts and Videocasts and Photography 101 Blog, Digital Photography 101, Scott Wittenberg
LearnFree.Org Digital Photography Tutorials - short, sweet, simple
Digital Photo Secrets tips and tutorials
PetaPixel tutorials
Digital Photography for Great Middle School Students
Open Ed - Digital Photography
Customized Learning - What does it look like?
Free Photo Editing Oline - PIXLR
Royalty Free Photos:
Music, Sound Effects, Video - Mixkit
Obsolete Schools? Geniuses - If you judge a fish by it's ability to climb a tree.
Design Tips for Six Common Marketing Projects - Adobe
Student finds: Photo Editors (BE CAUTIOUS. Don't upload pictures or give out personal information - Be funky, Pixlr, GIMP)
Video Converter - ZamZar (recommended by IT)
Beginning of Year - Think Differently Survey - Be empowered
Application to check out camera
SD Content Standards for Educational Technology
SD Content Standards for CTE Visual Communications
SD Content Standards for Visual Arts (pages 67-83)
Photo Galleries to Enjoy
Pictures of Super Blood Wolf Moon, January 2019
"Give learners possibilities to live into rather than expectations to live up to."
Assessments: special projects, digital portfolio, assignments, quizzes, self- and peer-assessments,
Industry Experts: Who do you know that may join us as an industry expert? Johnny Sundby, Riley Winter, Shawna Ziegenbein, Anna Simpson, Doc Jones of Home Slice, Others:
Video Conferencing with Zoom, GoToMeeting, Skype, Facetime, etc.
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