“The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera.”
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.
- Is the horizon straight?
- Is the subject strong and obvious within the image?
- 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?
- 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?
- 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?
- 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?
- Eye contact – when shooting a group of people, do we have eye contact with all your subjects?
- Camera position – are you at the right height/angle for the best composition?
- Point of focus – when taking photos of people/creatures/animals have you focused on the eye? Do you have a catchlight in the eye?
- Is the Rule of Thirds being used effectively?
- Do you have a sense of scale – particularly valid for large landscape scenes?
- 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?
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