Abstract and Detail

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

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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

PLEASE VIEW and take notes

Open GIMP or Photoshop on your computers and follow along. Take notes in your sketchbooks and remember that Command is equivalent to Ctrl on a PC. Please use earbuds to listen to these tutorials. 

Period 2 - 

Gimp Tutorial

Gimp - photo editing

Period 4 - 

Photoshop Tutorial

Take notes - 

1. INTERFACE - what is this? 

     a. How do you create a new document? 

     b. What are the steps to save? 

     c. Effects panel? 

2. EFFECTS 

3. Working with IMAGES

     a. open images

4. Working with TEXT 

We will go over specifics as a class, but this should get you started. 

TO DO - Wednesday, Nov. 27

Please complete any missing work first.

Artist statements should be complete and in the drive. 40 correct lighting images should be saved, and final 2 in the finals folder.

Then, check out this slideshow:

SKETCHBOOKS - Due Wednesday - Saved in Google Drive
40 images due 12/10
Final image - due 12/13

Social msg 2015 from Kara Wilson Smith

Visit http://www.expressionschallenge.com for contest details.
SLIDESHOW DEADLINES ARE NOT ACCURATE 

Lighting Critique

Bellringer:
Log into a computer and project 1 of your LIGHTING final images.

Objective: Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work. To analyze and interpret a piece of art.

1. Complete Rubric
2. TAG process
3. BIG critique

TAG:

1. Start the process by writing the word “TAG” down the left side of a sticky note. Please, write your name on the back of the sticky notes.
2. Music will play as you walk around the room, viewing the landscape photos on the computers.
3. When the music stops, you will sit down at the closest artwork, being sure to not choose your own.
4. Complete the TAG on your post-it note, leave for the artist.
TAG is short for:
T – Tell the artist something you like.

A – Ask the artist a question.

G – Give the artist a suggestion.

The BIG critique -

We will come back together as a whole. You will share about one work that resonated with you around the room. If your photograph is chosen, you will speak next.