Mon Mar. 15-19

 This week you should be working on the following:

• Scavenger Hunt Photo Assignment
• Overlay/Double Exposure
• Taking/Editing Photos for final slideshow
• If you have finished everything you could begin working on PORTRAITS

These assignments will all be due Fri April 9 if possible

Final Slideshow: All photos should be edited and be the best quality photos you have taken. This work is a collection or showcase of the best work you have done all term. 35 shots in total. This slideshow will be due and ready to be shown on Mon April 19 and Tues April 20 in class.

For the Slideshow, 10 of these shots can be from assignments we have done in class or ones that you have taken before class, but they should not be more than a year old. The other 20 should be your choice but should be very high quality, edited and not similar to other shots. This slideshow will be set to music. Your focus should be on getting good photos this week and over the March Break. We will work on putting the slideshow together when you get back from the break.

Portrait Assignment: 10 photos of one model taken on different days. Shots should show a variety of poses and a mixture of type of shots.) close up, head and shoulders, full body etc) You should pick your best 10 photos. Criteria: I will be looking for crisp in focus shots, closeness to the model, clean backgrounds and great lighting. The person you are taking the photos of is your best resource....if they do not like the photo of themselves, do not put it in your album. All photos should be in an album on Flickr. 20 marks. Plan to shoot a variety of different shots even on different days, including but not limited to: a couple of head shots, a couple of full body shots, a few creative shots using props etc. Study other portrait photographer's work and learn how to effectively pose your model. To get 10 good shots you may need to take 30 or more shots.

Tips:

• get ideas for your shoot
• be aware of where the light is ( best times to shoot dawn and dusk: outdoors)
• choose a good background
• use a prop ( umbrella, hat, scarf, sport equipment, pumpkin etc)
• shoot people in their element ( skateboarder with a skateboard at the skatepark)
• create a rapport with your model and direct the shoot, which means tell the model what you want them to do.

Research posing and plan your model and location. If you have done your shoot, you should spend some good quality time editing. If you are doing your portraits at school, find someone to photograph and get busy. There are lots of places to shoot around the school. ( skate park, woods, garage door near the soccer clubhouse, metal storage containers on the soccer fields. ) 

LINK TO FLICKR PORTRAITS

Lindsay Harmsworth Portraits

Tiffany Tran Portraits

Cassie LaFleur Portraits

Gabby Dionne

SHOW THIS VIDEO: Really good example of how to do a portrait shoot and how many photos you need to take to get 10 good photos. Also shows the importance of editing.Video 5 min on How to Pose Guys

Wed/Thurs Classes

 

“The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera.”

― Dorothea Lange

A note  for everyone: I had peviously said that you had to do 15 Macros but I am going to let you away with only doing 10....if you have already shot 15 use 5 for your final slideshow. Please make sure you are however giving me 10 of your very best artistic macros.

NEW Photo Assignment this week: Scavenger Hunt 15 shots = 30 marks

Take a photo of this list with your phone so you have it with you when you go out to shoot

• a pet photo
• a reflection portrait
• grafitti
• a covid shot
• a shadow shot
• worm's eye view shot ( shot at ground level)
• water shot ( any kind of water)
• something in bloom
• something red
• a typical or non typical "selfie"
• your choice creative shot
• a landscape shot
• make a piece of garbage look like a piece of art shot
• a shot that reflects the concept of freedom
• a shot that reflects the concept of isolation

Please do not reuse any old shots from before this class. Keep in mind all of the elements of composition, especially focal point. This is not a simply go out and get the shot then check it off your list. I want you to think about how you can make these shots different from each other and artistic.

So here is the checklist of things to consider when you head out to shoot or when you are editing your photos. A REVIEW.

1. Is the horizon straight?
2. Is the subject strong and obvious within the image?
3. Are the edges of the frame clean? Is anything poking into the frame that distract the viewer? Are there elements of the image that lead the eye out of the frame that could be positioned better?
4. Is the background clean – are there distracting elements like a car parked in the background, or a fence or a house that doesn’t fit? Can you move or change the angle to remove that element?
5. Is the foreground tidy? Are you shooting a landscape or natural scene where there might be branches or leaves or twigs in the foreground that could be tidied away?
6. The position of people in the shot. Do they have a lamp post or a tree growing out of the top of their head? Have you chopped heads, feet, arms, or legs off?
7. Eye contact – when shooting a group of people, do we have eye contact with all your subjects?
8. Camera position – are you at the right height/angle for the best composition?
9. Point of focus – when taking photos of people/creatures/animals have you focused on the eye? Do you have a catchlight in the eye?
10. Is the Rule of Thirds being used effectively?
11. Do you have a sense of scale – particularly valid for large landscape scenes?
12. How does the eye travel around the image? Where does it go first? Where does it end up? Is that the story you want to tell the viewer?

March 8 -12

 The following work must be completed by Friday and will be marked. Any work not completed will receive zero.

1. Flickr set-up: 10 marks
2. Headshots 5 different, 1 of yourself : 10 marks
3. Composition: various shots 10: 20 marks
4. Duplicity 1 shot ( 4 into 1) : 20 marks
5. Photoshop #1 Ghost Shots 3 shots opacity change: 10 marks
6. Circled Squared: 5 shots: 10 marks
7. Composition Test and/or RETEST: 10 marks
8. Macros 10 shots : 20 marks

Today work on Your Overlay/Double Exposure assignment. You can also work on shooting/organizing  photos for your final slideshow. The slideshow will be 30 photos in length and should be composed of your best work. You will likely need about 20 NEW photos for the slideshow, 10 photos can be from the past or photos from assignments in class.

There will be a new Photo assignment given to you later this week which will be quite large so make sure all of your current work is completed before you move on to any new assignments.

Friday March 5

 1. Video on How a Digital SLR cameraworks.

2. Review Manual Functions Cheat Sheet

2. Lesson on How to do an overlay.  For students who were in grade 9 last year or those of you who want to challenge yourself, you might want to try a more complicated double exposure. See videos below.

Photo Overlay: See the following samples to help you get ideas. Feel free to play with the opacity and lighting in Photoshop.  Please post this assignment on Flickr 20 marks 

sample overlays   double exposure samples see also M drive Chase 2021 photo11/12 overlays

BASIC OVERLAY STEPS: Take a profile photo and find a cool background on google. The background should be a high resolution photo. Bring both photos into Photoshop. Next you will use the quick selection tool to cut out the head, EDIT/CUT and then paste onto the background photo. EDIT/PASTE. Then you might want to use EDIT/TRANSFORM/SCALE ( to make it smaller or larger) then place the head where you want it on the background. Do not forget to use the MOVE tool to move the head where you want it. You can play with opacity, lighting effects or even the eraser tool to get the effect you want.