Expressive Portraits

 Below is the Expressive Portraits presentation shared in class. See this for tips and ideas for your own expressive portraits assignment.  Deadline will be discussed in class. 

Expressiveportraits 15 from Kara Wilson Smith

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.

24 images - Due Wednesday, Nov. 4 (IGNORE LAST SLIDE)

Final 2 Images/Artist statement - Due Thursday, Nov. 5

Lighting from Kara Smith shared from SLIDESHARE

Landscape Photography

 

Composition Technique

Composition guidelines new date from Kara Wilson Smith

40 images due Friday, October 9th.
Final Images and artist statement - Tuesday, Oct. 13
Critique Wednesday, Oct. 14

Rule of Thirds

Your first photographic assignment is based on the number one rule of composition in photography - the Rule of Thirds! Please review this slideshow, take notes in your DIGITAL sketchbook. Complete the brainstorming assignment, Due Thursday.  

When finished, you can begin shooting. We will come up with a due date on Friday for the photo assignment. 

I hope you enjoy this first project, and I'm looking forward to seeing your great photos! 

Please email me if you have any questions: kcwilson2@cps.edu


 

Photography unit 1 rule of thirds from Kara Wilson Smith

Remake Art History

Get ready to dress up, grab some props and have fun with some masterpieces!

See the presentation below to find out your next assignment. 

Remakearthistory from Kara Wilson Smith

Due DATES:
Sketchbook - Upload your brainstorming to Google Classroom by Tuesday 3/17
40 images - Upload 40 images March 25th into your classroom folder
Final Images - Final 3 images due March 27

We will critique when we return. 

Critique

2 Comment Silent critique
Something you like
Something you'd change

Grade - A, B, C, D, F

Come together to share your work to the class.

How do you feel about the work independently?
How do you feel about the work together as a collage?
What do you like?
What would you change?

Abstract and Detail

Below is the presentation shared in class for your Abstract & Detail project.  See this presentation for examples, criteria and due dates.  

Get close!!!

Abstract and details from Kara Smith

DUE DATES:
Brainstorming - due 2/20
40 images due Friday 2/26
Final 5 shared in classroom 

Critique - Best time of Day

Critique - Best time of Day

• Get in groups of 4
• Each student select a photograph. 
• Answer questions about the photograph in your sketchbook/or loose leaf paper. 
• Share with your group.
• Select an image or 2 to share with the class. 
• Present to the class your images and thoughts

Questions: 

1. Did the student complete the assignment correctly - photographing a single moment in time, combining 3-5 images that show this moment? 
2. What photographic techniques were used in this assignment? How so? 
3. How was light used in the photograph?
4. Did the student tell a story through their series of images? How so?
5. Technically, what do you think about the contrast, focus, craftsmanship and composition? 

Now - share your images and answers with your group. 

1. What collage do you think is strongest? Why so? 
2. What collage could be made stronger? How so? 
3. Select the one that tells the strongest story? 
4. Choose one that is confusing to you? What could the photographer do differently?

Expressive Portrait Critique and Final reflection

Pick up the following:
Final images, Expressive Portrait Rubric
Get out a sheet of loose leaf paper
Write your name on all of these

• Dinner table critique
• Pass around the images
• Compliment sandwich (compliment, suggestion, another positive remark)
• Use photography language 

• Dinner Party Critique 
• Explain your final images (feel free to use artist statement as needed)
• A couple things you've learned this semester
• Hope to learn next semester

THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK SO FAR!! 

LET'S MAKE SOME GREAT WORK NEXT SEMESTER! 

*Please check your grades, missing work. Email me anything you're missing or tell me by Thursday. 

Expressive Portraits

Below is the Expressive Portraits presentation shared in class. See this for tips and ideas for your own expressive portraits assignment. Your pictures are due on Wednesday, January 15th and final images, Friday, January 17th. 

Expressiveportraits 15 from Kara Wilson Smith