Magazine covers

Create a magazine cover (9×12 @ 300 res) using your own photographic image. Include the name of the magazine and a list of articles, which would be within the magazine. 

Make it look as authentic as possible.

Don't forget to check grammar and spelling!! 



STEP 1: Brainstorm - I want to see a rough sketch in your sketchbooks with your plans.
- Include magazine title/name
- story or article ideas
- how you plan to photograph yourself, what you'll wear, where you'll be, etc. More details the better.

Deadline - TBD 

Portraits of Time

 from Kara Smith

Sketchbook work due Thursday, April 25, share with a partner. This partner will help you photograph your best time of day. Create a plan/schedule to photograph. 40 images are due on Wednesday, May 1. Final Portrait of Time is due Friday, May 3. 

Critique - Expressive Portraits

• Get in groups of 4
• Each student select a photograph. 
• Answer questions about the photograph in your sketchbook. 
• 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 an "expressive" portrait? How so? (Expressing the essence of someone's nature, capturing their personality)
2. What technique from the slideshow was used in the photograph? (Texture, over/underexposure, back light, posing, unfocus, movement, shadows, reflection, capturing the moment, color, props, showing a serious portrait, or close up) How so? 
3. How was light used in the photograph?
4. Does reflection, light or shadow add in content to the mood of the image?
5. Technically, what do you think about the contrast, focus, craftsmanship and composition? 

Now - share your images and answers with your group. 

1. What image do you think is strongest? Why so? 
2. What image could be made stronger? How so? 
3. Select one image that has been taken at an interesting angle. 
4. Find one that could have been taken at a more interesting angle. How could the photographer have been more creative?

Expressive Portrait

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 Monday, March 18th and final images, Wednesday, March 20 

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. 

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.