Lighting

Lighting can make or break the quality and mood of your photograph.  See the presentation below for tips, directions and due dates on your next weekly photo assignment. 

40 images - due Wednesday, March 6 

Final Image Due Friday, March 8

Lighting from Kara Smith shared from SLIDESHARE

EXIT SLIP - 
3 things you learned
2 questions you have
1 thing that WOWED you! 

Composition Technique

Purpose:

To critique, analyze and reflect on the assignment and work produced.

Task:
Please get out a sheet of loose leaf paper - write name on top.

* write 2 positive comments, 1 suggestion for each student.

Read through and write on back - 
- what did you learn from this assignment?
- what are you still confused about?

So, basically....

Make sure you have examples of the following:

1. Cropping
2. Balancing elements
3. Background (avoid clutter)
4. Avoid Mergers (just always do this!)
5. Perspective/viewpoint
6. Landscape vs. portrait (show examples of both, shoot something in landscape then flip the camera and shoot it vertically)
7. Framing within frames
8. Leading lines
9. Diagonals
10. Repetition and pattern
11. Symmetry

Upload to google drive and label each picture!

Save your top two in a Final Composition folder. 

Writing an artist reflection

I'd like you to reflect on the final images you've chosen for your composition technique assignment.

The process of reflection is an important aspect in the production of an artist’s portfolio. Successful reflection enables self-awareness and personal growth. The artist statement should reveal the beliefs, emotions and feelings of the artist. Please answer the following questions in the shared google doc. 

1. Describe the photograph.
2. What was the composition technique/s used in this artwork?
3. Describe what you did to create this shot. Did you plan ahead? Did you adjust things to get the right angle, etc?
4. What are some of the concepts that you learned while photographing this assignment?
5. Why did you select these photographs specifically? What do you like about them?
6. What would you change if you were to shoot this again? Why?
7. Did anything about this assignment surprise you?
8. Overall, how do you feel about the process and outcome? 
   
   
   
   

Composition techniques

Composition guidelines new date from Kara Wilson Smith

40 images due Tuesday, Feb 19
Final images due Wednesday
Critique Friday

5 Best Pics

Small group/Large Group critique

1. Find your images.
2. Get in groups of 4

Share within your group:
Why did you select these photos?

What makes them the strongest?

What techniques have you learned that you used in these photos?

Come back together as a large group. We're going to share the 4 best images from the group with the class. Answer these questions. 

Create a folder for class

Google Drive -

Create a folder - name it last name, first name
Ex. Smith, Kara
- share with me

Check to make sure I've shared a folder with you...

Upload your 5 BEST pics you've taken this year!

Welcome to Photo 1

Opening day photo from Kara Smith