Tues. Dec. 3

Students should be working on the following assignments:

• Portraits: 10
• Collage: 1 pic, 9 shots
• Slideshow 50  of your best shots, edited, executed to music, timed and transitioned well.

Note: I will be assigning a 10 shot Christmas/Light shoot next week....details to follow.

New Photo Assignment: Collage Photo

NEW: Photo collage: Have fun taking photos connected to one theme and put them together to create a photo collage. Include 9 shots. You can use Pixlr for this. Marks:10
Ideas: shoes, eyes. feet, faces, a group of objects,fruitetc.

All term 1 work due Fri Nov 7 no exceptions

The following assignments ARE ALL DUE FOR TERM ONE. Please make sure they are all in sets on Flickr. I will not mark any work that is not in a set. Also, ensure all of your photos are public, and you have made me a contact.

Term 1 Assignments

• Flickr: set up, buddy icon, join Isfeld group, make Ms Chase a contact
• Head shots: 3 of other people, 1 of yourself
• Skatepark shots: 10 focus on angles
• Spot colour: 10 shots
• Macros: 10 colour and 5 black and white
• Duplicity: 1 shot

NOTE:  Conceptual shots are NOT due for term 1, but will be graded for term 2

conceptual shots/duplicity

Duplicity: In this assignment students are to take 4-5 shots of one individual keeping in mind the camera should be the same distance away from the subject and you should pay attention to your background. Then in Photoshop, students should use the cut and paste command to bring in each of the photos onto the main photo. The commands are: cut/paste and  (edit free transform if you need to change the sizing.) ( 10 marks)

Conceptual Shots: 3 shots. Check out the advanced photo site for criteria and details of this assignment for now. ( 15 marks)

Link to Advanced Photo

Week of Oct 7-11

Here is an update of the assignments so far:

On Flickr, contact, buddy icon, group Isfeld etc = 10 marks
Head shots ( 3 + 1 of you) = 5 marks
Macros ( 10 colour, 5 black and white) = 20 marks
Spot colour ( 10 shots, edited effectively) = 20 marks
Skatepark shoot 10 shots ( focus on angles, All shots should be edited for composition, clarity,
 rule of 3rds, etc. = 20 marks

The Wizard of Oz will be coming to the Isfeld Theatre in November.
Pictured here Dorothy and the lion.
(Mickaela Demeo and Julian Gould)

Week of Sept. 30 -Oct. 4

The following work should now be completed and ready for marking:

• On Flickr, buddy icon done, make Ms. Chase a contact, screen name your name (F2013), all work sets 10 marks
• Head shots 3 plus one of yourself, edited, in a set on Flickr 5 marks
• Macros: These are up close shots, you should focus on making sure your shots are clear, and you have a decent background 15 shots...5 Black and White and 10 Color 15 marks

A Proud Photography Teacher

To my 2013 Intro class, you worked harder than any class I have had in the past four years. Your slideshows met and in some cases exceeded my expectations. For those of you who have a passion for photography and do not get into the class next year...keep pushing to get in or push the school to create more classes. For those of you who think Photography is an easy class, think again. In the grade 11/12 class you will learn more Photoshop and Editing techniques, you will create art from your Photography, you will work more independently, and push the boundaries even further. I truly look forward to next years classes, and hope to see a number of you in them.

Do not forget to post your best five photographs to the Isfeld Group on Flickr. Have a great summer.

New assignment: Levitation

You are to have some fun setting up a levitation shot. Only one shot is needed.
How to levitate video
Check out levitation photos

New assignment

New assignment : 3 Bloom shots: Ideally, I would like for you to shoot the same bloom 3 different ways . So if you are up for a challenge, give this a try. Otherwise I will be Ok if you just shoot 3 beautiful spring blooms. Focus on angles and backgrounds. (5 marks)

Inspirational ideas for shooting for your slideshow

• focus on a colour and go out and find objects that fit into that colour (check out colour groups on Flickr) You may even want to do some editing of spot colour
• Check out RED
• shoot antique objects, I find old things just interesting to look at so they would make great photos
• Check out ANTIQUES
• shoot what you love, if you love soccer or dance or skateboarding, spend some time shooting what you know
• Check out SKATREBOARDING
• If you enjoy photoshop work, try checking out some trick photography lessons on you tube...have fun!
• Check out LEVITATION photos
• check out pinterest photography site for inspiring ideas
• choose a favourite object and shoot it from a variety of angles
• Pinterest Photography
• try finding letters in basic objects
• Check out ALPHABET PICS

Portraits

Your new assignment is Portraits. Marks 20 .You are to take the following shots:

5 pet portraits
5 female (all one person) portraits
5 male (all one person) portraits
5 mixed people portraits

Portraits can be taken of any age person including your parents, cousins, friends, grandparents. When shooting, focus on angles, and backgrounds. Make sure the shots are flattering of the individual. The individual does not neccessarily need to be looking at the camera. Feel free to get in close and shoot a variety of shots. If you end up with more than 20 shots great! Please put all of these shots on Flickr under the set entitled Portraits.

Link Portraits:               location and portraits
Link#2 Portraits:           light and portraits
Link#3 Portraits           window light portraits

All term 3 work due Fri April 12

The following assignments are due on Friday April 12 without exception. All photos must be on Flickr in sets. You should have made me a contact and have your screen name as your real name. Example Lisa Chase (w2013). The following is a list of assignments due for term 3.

Head shots: 4 shots total: 2 original, 2 edited (10 marks)

Still Life: 2 moon shell, 2 flowers, 4 others     (20 marks)

Circles: 10 Get creative and use your knowledge of backgrounds, and angles to get some good shots. 10 shots (20 marks.)

Conceptual: 3 shots, make sure you write down the word and write a brief explanation of the concept (15 marks)

Head/body switch in Photoshop: printed out and handed in. (10 marks)

Macros 10 shots get close up and pay attention to your backgrounds! (20 marks)

Duplicity shot  for students who have taken photo before or those interested in some extra marks. (5marks)

Make sure all of your photos are clear and edited appropriately. Also take photos over the break for your slideshow...you need 50 shots.

Friday March 8

I will be going onto Flickr on the weekend to do some marking of work. I will be looking for Headshots, Stilllife, Circles, and Concept shots. You are NOT expected to have Glacier or Macros completed.

New Assignment: Macros: 10 shots Your macros shots are close up shots of almost anything. Think about varying your shots and remember sometimes the most common object can look interesting  up close. The following is a link to some tips for taking good macros. And a few student examples of good macro shots.

Macros for Beginners

For your information...the following link is to help guide you how to photograph different types of shots, check it out, How to photograph....various types of things

The following are some examples of some great macros.

Link to the Basics of Photography

Please check out this link to the basics of Photography. This link focuses on equipment, composition, a link to how to do a Photostory slideshow and a number of other great tips.

The Basics of Photography

Thursday Feb 21: Assignments to date

The following are your assignments to date

Head shots: 4 shots total: 2 original, 2 edited
Still Life: 2 moon shell, 2 flowers, 4 others
Circles: 10 Get creative and use your knowledge of backgrounds, and angles to get some good shots.
Conceptual: 3 (See assignment description below)

Glacier shots: 2 ( I realiz the weather has not been good...keep trying to get a great shot...you still have lots of time.

NEW Conceptual shots: 3 photos of a conceptual word. In this assignment, you are working as a conceptual photographer taking a word and then transforming it into a photo. For example if the word is joy, then you would try to come up with a photo which represents this idea. 

Go to getty images or Evolve images in Google and type in a conceptual word and get some ideas by viewing what kind of photos are connected to this word. (marks 15)

All three photos do not have to be of the same conceptual word. You need to write the name of the word under the photo and a brief description as to why  you chose it.Here are some samples word ideas: joy, love, surprise, death, end, beauty, peace, balance, creativity, fun, excitement, weathered, old, decay, freedom etc. You are not expected to complete all of these shots today....but you might start the research part of this assignment...trying to figure out what concept you want to go with to get the shot.

Isolation: The concept for this photo might be isolation because the flower is all by itself with the rocks.

New Assignments: Thurs. Feb 14/2013

I am away today, and I expect solid on task behaviour from all students especially while you are out taking photos around the school. All students should be back at least 15 minutes prior to the end of class. You should be giving yourselves enough time to upload and organize photos on your L drive. The only shots that should be loaded onto Flickr are your head shots.

Assignments:

• Head shots:  2 shots that you have taken of someone, these are both head and shoulder shots. The shots can be of two different people. These shots should be flattering shots of the individual. Try to capture an essence of the individual in the shots. You are to save the originals on your L Drive under Photography in a sub folder entitled head shots. Next you will use the photo editor Pixlr of which I will include a link after this post to edit each head shot ( use a frame and an effect...do not go crazy in your efforts) Then you should post all 4 shots...your 2 originals and your 2 edited shots in a set on Flickr. Make sure your originals are between 50kb and 2 mb. Marks for this assignment 10

PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU ALL PURCHASE YOUR 2GB sd cards this weekend. It is essential that you have your own card for class. There will not be access to sd cards after next week. Also a reminder that you MUST use your real name on Flickr (this means you Roy!) and include w2013 afterwards in brackets. Please make sure you have connected with me as a contact on Flickr.

• Still Life: 8 photos in total all compiled into one set on Flickr. Photos should consist of the following:

• 2 Moon snail shell shots, photos edited into black and white
• 2 Flower shots, edited for spot colour
• 4 other still life shots (student choice) Marks 20

Try to mix up your angles and make sure you are getting clear photos and using the compositional elements you have learned so far.

Circles: 10 shots of objects that  are circles or have part of the shot has a circle in it ( you do want your circle to be the focal point.) 

Criteria: clean backgrounds, focal point is the circle, think creatively so photos reflect this, in focus, a variety of shots, keep in mind all of the compositional elements we have learned so far. You may do some editing, but do not overdo with filters, I want to be able to see that you know how to shoot a good photo. Marks 20

Glacier shots 2 shots Marks 10

Link to Pixlr http://pixlr.com

Welcome to Intro Photo Semester 2

Welcome back to a fun filled year of photography. For some of you, this will be your second time through, and for others this is your first experience working with me. This will be a great year...in fact I am dubbing it "the year of photography." This site is the place for you to keep track of all of the assignments. Many sample assignments will be posted as well as links to other sites.

Requirements:
If you have access to a camera, even if it is only on weekends this would be helpful. YOU MUST HAVE YOUR OWN 2gb photo sd card.

1. You need to sign up on Flickr and your user name should be your real name followed by (w2013).
You should look for me lisa chase (Courtenay) under contact search and then make me a contact.

2. Under your L:drive in documents, could you please create a folder entitled Photography. Do not save your work in my pictures. Keep all of your photos organized in folders.

3. Rule of thirds: Could you google this rule and then read about it. We will discuss this concept near the end of class.

Photo Slideshows due Friday Jan 25

All slideshows need to be saved on my black drive and ready for presentation before Friday's class. We have limited time to view the slideshows in class. Any assignmnets not viewed in class will have 5 marks deducted. Mon. 3:30 is the last possible day to have any work done to be marked. There is a tight deadline for marks. All work needs to be on Flickr in the appropriate sets and the correct number of photos should be in each set.