Fri. Oct 30

 

Week of Oct 30

 Ms Chase is away today, please continue working on the following in order of priority:

• any unfinished assignments ( old work)
• lego ( 5 shots ) and halloween shots ( 5 shots), do not forget to put in both the assignment folder and in the context folder on the m drive. Please make sure the shots are different from each other.
• You could begin portraits (10 shots of 2 different people)
• editing and organizing old photos in order to pick the best ones for your final slideshow
• preparing for your composition at the end of next week.

Watch video as a review of composition.

Two NEW Assignments

Halloween Candy Assign. 

You are to take 5 shots of Halloween candy, vary the shots, try to make them different. The top 5 best shots in each class will win a prize. Marks 10 Criteria: in focus, up close, creative composition, variety of different shots. Please put in folder on M DRIVE.

Lego Photo Assign

You are to take 5 shots of Lego pieces or Lego people or create a scene, vary the shots, try to make them different. The top 5 best shots in each class will win a prize. Marks 10 Criteria: in focus, up close, creative composition, variety of different shots. Please put in folder on M DRIVE.

Coming soon Portraits

 Portraits 

Working with 2 models of your choice, you should plan to set up a portrait shoot. You will need 10 different shots combined of both models. Plan to shoot a variety of different shots including but not limited to: a couple of head shots, several full body shots. Study other portrait photographer's work and learn how to effectively pose your model.

This assignment is worth 20 marks.

• plan your shots/shoot
• be aware of where the light is ( best times to shoot dawn and dusk)
• choose a good background
• use a prop ( umbrella, hat, scarf, 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.

So maybe you can 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, Ms Chase's white wall in the art room ) 

Video: How to take good portraits

Portraits in the sun

McKinnon Photography Portraits

video link on guy poses

Update of all Assignments so far

 1. 5 visually pleasing photos: marked by teacher at desk, focus on composition 10 marks

2. 5 headshots ( in folder on Mdrive) 10 marks

3. Scavenger Hunt, list photos by name and put on Mdrive in folder. 20 marks Will not be marked if they are not in the folder on mdrive by Friday Oct 15

4. Photoshopped Ghost shot, put on Mdrive also due this Friday Oct 15

NEW Duplicity Shot: (20 marks) (no deadline yet)

Step by Step Instructions for Duplicity Shot ( 4 shots in one)

You should be going out with a partner, a digital slr camera and a tripod. Find a location that has a clean and interesting background. Start by taking some practice shots to make sure you are not too far away from your subject. Have your subject think about doing 4 different poses. Each pose will be a different shot. ALL OF THESE PHOTOS SHOULD BE SHOT ON THE SAME DAY. Come back to the class, and using the card reader upload the photos and save them in a folder called DUPLICITY.

1. If you need to crop or edit for lighting, do this first to all photos.
2. Photos should be labelled: Original, Photo1,2,3.
3. Open Original photo in Photoshop. This is the photo you will be adding the other photos to.
4. Next open Photo 1 in a new tab, use the selection tool ( the fourth tool down on the left) to select around the photo, it does not have to be perfect since you can erase if you have to.
5. Next go to edit/cut and cut out the image you have just selected.
6. Open your original photo and edit/paste it in the the original photo. It will not be exactly where you want it...so go to edit/transform/scale, hit apply or the return button. Then using the move tool ( top on left) move the photo where you want it. If scaling it up or down, make sure to hold the shift key when scaling so you resize proportionately. ( I will be marking to make sure your photos are not warped)
7. Continue the same for photo 2 and 3
8. When finished, save a Photoshop version and a jpeg version. The jpeg version can be posted to Flickr. in an album called Duplicity. 

COULD YOU ALSO SAVE TO THE M DRIVE UNDER CHASE 2021 in the folder DUPLICITY