Take Composition Photos

Task OverviewStudent Examples

You will apply the composition & technique principles and take photos. Make sure you bring your CA Book with you when you shoot so you can refer to your notes. You really have to know these and apply them otherwise you will get low scores.

It will be graded on how you applied the photography concepts that you learned (rubric). All of your photos must follow focal point rule of thirds or focal point on symmetry. In addition, one photo of your final 9 has to have FP ROT/symmetry and vertical rule of thirds combined and one has to have FP ROT/symmetry and horizontal rule of thirds combined.

Remember lighting is the most important factor in your photograph and they all must use natural sun light outside but two photos can be taken inside or at night with good artificial lighting. You may not take photos at YISS or of friends and parents.

Important: Keep in mind the square directions when taking your photos.

Equipment

You do not have to use an expensive DSLR camera; you can use a normal point-and-shoot camera or camera phone although depending on which type of camera you choose will determine how easy or hard it will be to take the photos. Plan ahead and borrow one if needed; ask the teacher days in advance if you want to borrow one. When you take photos, you must have the Google Photo app installed on your phone (if you are using your phone to take photos) and enable auto upload so it will transfer your photos.

Nine Topics

Look through each of the category folders of the examples from last year.

Your objective is to take a photo that clearly shows each of the seven primary topics below:

Primary

The topics below are listed from easiest (Space) to hardest (Leading the Eye). Remember to avoid posing subjects or making the photo look too fake/staged.

Use good lighting and color.

1. Space (negative)
2. -Use at least 75% negative space in the photograph. Be creative and avoid take photos of branches or simple things on the ground that are not creative or do not have good light
1. Lines
2. Shadows
3. Framing
4. Movement examples
5. Lens Flare
   1. Leading the Eye ("bounce" the view at least twice)
   2. Aperture (make the subject in focus and the background is blurry)
   3. If you are using a point-and-shoot camera (press the photo button half way to focus on the subject) or a phone camera (touch the subject to focus like this example).
   4. Self Portrait (remember to clearly show your face and the camera)

You may not do the following:

• take photos of other students or parents
• pose a photo so it does not look natural
• shoot human eye level

Variation

When taking photos don't just take one photo of each; take at least three angle variations of each of the topics while varying the size of the subject like the example below.

When finished with the final, there should be 3 different photos of each of the nine primary topics above with a proof shot for each, which equals a total of 36 photos (example).

Validity

After you take a photo you think you will use for an assignment, immediately (if you forget you cannot go back to that location to take it; has to be taken at the same time) hold the camera out and take a rough photograph of yourself with the same camera showing the same area and subject you used to photograph. Without a proof photo you will not be able to use and get credit for the photo and will have to take it again.

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