Truth and Reconciliation Week

 Here is a video to consider both for its film quality and for its content.

Shin-Chi's Canoe

Monday Sept 27

 

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

― Dorothea Lange

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?

• Is the Rule of Thirds being used effectively?
• 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?

Review of Photoshop: Lesson on how to do ghost photography.

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Photoshop #1 Ghost Shots 3 shots opacity change: 10 marks put into folder on the Mdrive

Photo by Kody Dishevoy

Assignment # 4 Scavenger Hunt

Assignment # 3 (20 marks)

Take a photo of this list with your phone so you have it with you when you go out to shoot. This assignment can be shot with the digital SLR cameras or on your phone, but I would like you to try to use the digital cameras 20 marks

• a reflection shot
• grafitti
• a shadow shot
• worm's eye view shot ( shot at ground level)
• something in bloom
• something red
• a typical or non typical "selfie"
• your choice creative shot
• something dead ( no people pleaseLOL)
• a shot that reflects the concept of isolation
• BONUS: make a piece of garbage look like a piece of art shot

Please do not reuse any old shots from before this class. 

Criteria:

• 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.Try to look at this assignment from a creative point of view
• Clarity of shots and cropping for focal point

LINKS to COMPOSITION: Composition 1 Composition 2

Video on Composition

Welcome to Photo 10

 Overview Photo10: 

Overview

In this class you will learn much about how to see from a different perspective, how to improve your ability to take artistic photos and how to edit photos in Photoshop. There is much to know in the field of Photography and I am a learner as much as a teacher. In fact, we can learn much from each other. This class will allow a fair bit of freedom, but with this freedom comes responsibility. 

( Class Guidelines/Expectations to be discussed)

This year will be a bit different from years past. Students are encouraged to use their phones for taking photos due to Covid. School cameras will be available for student use in class and cameras may be able to be signed out with teacher permission to take home. If cameras are signed out they must be returned the next day or privileges will be revoked. There are 3 other large classes needing the use of cameras. Techniques on how to use your phones will be taught in class. It will be helpful for students to bring their phone cords if uploading from their phones.

Requirements for success in this course:

• a positive attitude and a willingness to learn and push beyond the level you are at
• your own cell phone and charger cables 
• use of class time effectively and respect for the freedom you have in this class, taking photos at home occasionally when you can so you can maximize your class time to edit
• be a good model for your peers/help out others when you can

• COMPUTER KEYBOARDS AND MICE SHOULD  BE WIPED AT THE BEGINNING OF CLASS

Core Competencies

• Critical and Creative thinking
• Self and Social Responsibility
• Visual Communication skills

Assessment: 

Students will be assessed on the quality and effort put into their photo assignments. Criteria is focused on the Elements of Composition and the ability to compose creatively using effective angles,  shot set-up, and clarity of photos. Each assignment will focus on certain criteria that needs to be met.

The First Steps

1. Create a folder on the L drive called Photo 10, then create a folder on the M drive under Photography by name
2. Open Photoshop and Photo Story and drag them to the desktop of your computer
3. All cameras and cards are to be signed in and out in the sign out book at the front of class every class( explain process)
4. When students go out to take photos they should be back in class 10 minutes before the end of class, it is essential to use your class time effectively

 

Camera Basics

Uploading Photos: You will need to get a card reader/or use your phone cord from the teacher or upload your photos. Please put these photos in a folder in the following folder.

(Mdrive, Chase/Larizza Photo2023/Photo 10)

• Get a card reader from the teacher( there is not enough for everyone so you will need to share.)
• Insert the card into the card reader and then plug into the usb port 
• Click on the drive ( usually the c drive) on the left hand side, and then upload photos or copy/paste your images on the M drive. Make sure you create a new folder and call it VISUALLY PLEASING PHOTOS. This will be important so you keep all of your photos organized.
• Once you have edited them your phone or in Photoshop, upload them. Put into an album called VISUALLY PLEASING PHOTOS