Assignment 10- Portraiture

This project begins our portraiture unit. The goal of this assignment is to incorporate everything you have learned into these photos. Considering composition and lighting is vital for a successful project.

I would like you to turn in four photos you have taken of another person. Make sure that they are dynamic and unique. Have fun! You have two weeks to work on this assignment. It is due November 19th.

Below is the link to a fantastic website. It includes great advice for taking portraits. Additionally, I have included a few portrait that I have taken in the past.

http://www.digital-photography-school.com/portrait-photography-tips

Assignment 9- Alphabet Photography

 This project steers you in a new direction. The goal is to find letters formed by nature, architecture, and other objects. Once you find letters, you must form a word with them.

Your assignment is to find a scripture that has been significant in your life. For example, mine is Isaiah 26:3.

" You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You."

Once you have found this scripture, I want you to pick a word that represents the feelings evoked in this scripture. The word can be found with in the verse, or it can be an outside word representing the verse. The word that I would choose for this verse would either be peace or trust.

Your assignment based on the keyword is to find photographs revealing specific letters. Your final project will be a photoshop project incorporating all of the letters and the verse. More details will be explained in class.

Have fun and be creative.  

Assignment 9- IMA Composition Photos

In honor of our field trip to the IMA, I would like you to post your three favorite photos from the trip. Please make sure that they are compositionally strong, and that you include at least 1 artist statement.

Check out the IMA's website and the resources that are provided:

http://www.imamuseum.org/

Assignment 8- Backlighting

This is a late post. Last Friday, two backlighting photos and one artist statement was due. Backlighting is a technique where a photographer utilitzes the light from behind their subject.

Assignment 7- Action Photography (Part 2)

This week's project is nearly the same as last weeks. The focus is high shutter speed used to capture stopped action. Since you have had a week to work on this already, this week I want you to challenge yourself creatively and compositionally. Make this project better than your previous action shots.

This project is due October 8th. You must have two photographs and one artist statement.

Assignment 6-Action Photography

         After a week off to study art history, photography class is back to its regular schedule. This means that this assignment is due on Friday, October 1st. Since we have completed the composition section of this course, it is time to move onto a new section of photography. This week's project is focusing on Action Photography. This can also be referred to as stop action photography and fast shutter speed photography. Even though this class is no longer specifically focusing on composition, I am expecting you to apply what you have learned about composition to your projects for the rest of the semester.

        The goal of this assignment is to crisply stop motion in a photograph.The person or object that is in motion should be clearly in focus. The key to accomplishing this is to use a high shutter speed. The recommended speed for an action photo is 1/250 of a second. If you don't have manual settings on your camera, I would suggest that you use a sports setting. The sports setting of your camera automatically sets your shutter at a higher speed.

       Have fun and use creativity to accomplish this project. Practice is key to accomplishing action photography.

      Remember this project is due Friday, October 1st. Below are several amazing examples of what a fast shutter speed can accomplish:

 

http://picturethis.channel4.com/technique/5

 

http://blog.tylerginter.com/?p=385

Assignment 5- Repetition (and Variety) in Photography

A common element of composition used in photography is Repetition. This can be seen specifically in commercial photography for advertising. Sometimes photographers just repeat a specific element; other times they will add variety to their photograph for added contrast. For example, they may line up three apples and an orange.

Repetition is found every where. Take a minute and look around to discover what your eye has not seen previously.

As you are shooting your photographs for this assignment, remember to include other elements of composition that you have applied to previous projects.

http://forum.chatdd.com/photo-gallery-wallpapers-world/17712-repetition-photography.html 

http://photobird.wordpress.com/2008/09/ 

http://www.flickr.com/photos/79196467@N00/368423510/

Assignment 4- Framing in Photography

Framing is an easy way to bring focus and interest to one's photos. When framing, one should pick an object in the foreground which can border and add interest to an object in the background. Framing will very quickly direct the viewer's focus to a certain area in the photograph. Make sure that your choice of framing adds to picture instead of distracts and confuses.

Be creative and think outside of the box! Below are several examples that you can use as inspiration:

http://www.photographyblogger.net/framing/ 

http://www.photographytips.com.au/photo-tips-natural-framing-techniques/

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3567/3464459412_d195f99705_b.jpg

Assignment 3- Leading Line

Leading line is another element of composition that may be used in photography to add interest. Leading Lines are lines within the photograph that lead the viewer's eye when looking at an image. The lines must capture the viewer's attention and guide their eye through the photo to be considered leading.

Remember this project is due FRIDAY, September 4th. Be sure that you include two excellent photos. 
Below are several good examples.

http://leggnet.com/2007/04/photography-tip-use-leading-lines-to-enhance-the-shot.html 

 

http://knol.google.com/k/photography-composition-an-introduction#

http://photography.about.com/od/weeklyassignments/ss/photogchoice08_7.htm

Assignment 2#-Alternate Perspective

Using photography, how does one make the ordinary, extraordinary? One way is to change the perspective from which the subject is shot. Show the viewer of your photo, a new side of something they are used to seeing in a certain way. To accomplish this, your assignment is to utilize bird's eye and worm's eye perspective in your photos. Below, I further explain this concept. REMEMBER THIS ASSIGNMENT IS DUE FRIDAY, AUGUST 27.


Worm's eye is a photo shot from an extreme low angle. If you were a worm on the ground, what would you see? Show me through your photographs.

Here are a few good examples:

http://www.zazzle.com/tulips_3_worms_eye_view_postcard-239685881849912242

http://www.flickr.com/photos/steve012345/3362828021/ 

Bird's Eye view is based off a similar idea...... If you were a bird, what would you see?

http://www.smh.com.au/ftimages/2006/12/17/1166290412367.html

 

http://www.suttonstudios.com/pith/blogpix/peke.jpg

 Have fun and be CREATIVE with this project.

Assignment #1-Rule of Thirds

Without good composition, a photograph is just another picture. To create a work of art, the Rule of Thirds must be applied.

When applying this concept, the subject of the photo will not be in the center, but off to one side or the other. If the image is divided into thirds both horizontally and vertically, four intersecting points will be created. When the focal point of your picture is aligned with one of these points, you are applying the rule of thirds.

  

                                   
http://pinkplaidphotography.blogspot.com/

Below are several examples from some helpful sources:

  strongphotography.wordpress.com/2010/01/27/ 

 


 http://photok12.org/photos/thirds1_flickr_Stephanie_Deissner.jpg

Here are a few of my own:

Welcome to Digital Photo!

    As a part of my digital photography course, you will be designing your own blogsite. On your site, you will post your photography assignments and an artist statement describing your work. This will be how you turn in your photos. At the end of the semester, you will create a printed portfolio with your images.
    I'm looking forward to this class, I think that it will be a lot of fun!