Finding Correct Exposure

Today you will find the correct exposure for 3 different lighting conditions.

The pictures should be properly exposed...you should see details in both the highlights and shadow areas of the pictures.

1. Outside on a sunny day
2. Inside the auditorium
3. In a hallway in school

Each time first take a picture with the following settings;

ISO -  400
Aperture - f 11
Shutter Speed 1/125

Next adjust the exposure settings until you find the correct exposure for each lighting situation.

Write down the settings for each picture.

Upload the pictures to your blog. Due today.

Post Zoo Pictures - Due Today

Today you will post your pictures from the Zoo trip.

Due Today at end of class.

Subjects include:

Animals

Nature

People

Other

The images should be:

Cropped if necessary
Desaturated (Black and White)
The levels or Curves should be adjusted to make the lights and shadows stand out.

Post the pictures to your blog

Next, write a DETAILED critique of the best picture of the 5 you posted.
1. Pick your best image from the 5 and write an In-Depth critique of it. Use the Critique Guide above. Address EVERY part of every section of the guide. Ask me if there is a section you do not understand

Seniors - FINAL PORTFOLIO

The final blog post will consist of 2 parts. 

In the first section you will post your 10 strongest images from the semester and provide a brief critique of each including 1 very strong element and 1 element you could improve upon. NOTE- Pick something from the Critique Guide.

In the second part you will provide an assessment of your portfolio and your work ethic.

Individual Image Critique

Post your 10 strongest images of the semester. All images must be in black and white although you may include a color version.

For each image discuss one strong point from the critique guide and one area you could improve upon.

Please assess your work and level of success on this project in each of the 3 main critique areas. Use the critique guidelines to help you with terminology and comments, 

I feel I have ____ exceeded/ ____ met/ ____fallen short of the objective for this image because.....

Overall Portfolio-Semester work

Please answer the following questions about your overall work this semester  using the 1-4 scale: 

1=Not at all, 2=Somewhat, 3=Mostly, 4=Absolutely

I completed my assignments on time 1 2 3 4

I fulfilled all assignments 1 2 3 4

Made good use of class time 1 2 3 4

Used a creative approach 1 2 3 4

My pictures unique and original 1 2 3 4

My craftsmanship is excellent 1 2 3 4

My images are sharp and focused 1 2 3 4

My images are well composed 1 2 3 4

My images have good contrast and exposure 1 2 3 4

My photography sets a mood 1 2 3 4

School Activity Pictures

Today, due to the testing shedule and short class period, you will take pictures of an extracurricular activity. Go to various rooms, ROTC, Band, Sports, FAC, and take pictures that document an activity in school.

Please be polite and ask permission.

Edit, Post, and Critique Your Pictures From the Park

Edit, Critique and Post your pictures from the field trip.

Crop, De-saturate and adjust Levels to get the best possible  image. 

Your pictures should include the following:

3 Nature Scenes
3 natural Details - either Close ups or Textures

If you have good shots of any of the following then you should post them also
Shadows
People - Environmental portraits
Animals
Architecture or Archtiectural details
Anything else that you really like....

Pick one of the pictures above and write a thorough critique in a new blog post

Critique Classmates Work

Today you will write 2 critiques.

1. Critique 1 classmate's picture of the square

2. Critique 1 classmate's picture of the Day in the Life Esaay

Use the Critique Guide, address all sections of the Guide

Edit, Caption, Explain, and Critique the Day in the Life Essay

Crop, Desaturate, Tone and upload at 4-7 images for the photo essay. 
Write an explanatory paragraph giving an overview of what we are viewing.
Caption each photo.
Write an in-depth critique of the best image in the essay.
Project is worth 200 Points

Work Due by 4-8

Perspective
Rule of Thirds
AP Images Critique
Clone Stamp Review
Ozark Square Images 
Best Ozark Square Image Critique
Day in the Life pictures uploaded

Upload the "Day in the Life" images

Upload your Day in the Life Essay photos. We will go over them to pick the best images together. Next class we will edit and caption them.

Edit, Upload and Critique the Pictures from the Square

Edit and Post the Ozark Square Pictures from the field trip.

Crop, De-saturate and adjust Levels to get the best possible  image. 

Your pictures should include 3 examples each of:

3 City Scenes
3 Architectural Details - either Close ups or Textures

If you have good shots of any of the following then you should post them also
Shadows
People - Environmental portraits
Animals
Plants or Nature

Pick one of the pictures above and write a thorough critique in a new blog post. Use the Critique Guide above.

Upload Ozark Square Images

Upload and your pictures from the field trip. Pick the best ones. I will go over them with each of you.

The subjects could include:
Architecture 
Repetition of elements
Interesting Perspectives
Rule of Thirds
Street Scenes
People
Still Life
Details - Textures of any of the above

Clone - Stamp Tool Review

Select a photo that you have taken and use the Clone Tool to manipulate the photo in some way. You may want to add items, or make them disappear. Post a before and after pic.

AP Images Critique

Today you will choose a photo from AP Images to critique. Follow the example below to do your critique.

1. Use the Snipping tool to upload the photo to your blog.

2. Add the link from the AP site to your blog.

3. Paste the description of the photo from the AP site to your blog.
Description: Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men pray ahead of the Jewish New Year at the Western Wall, the holiest site where Jews can pray in Jerusalem's old city, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2013. Israelis happily welcomed the Jewish New Year late Wednesday despite uncertainty and turmoil brewing on both its northern and southern borders. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)

4. Answer the following:

• Who was the photographer?
• What country and city was the photo taken in?
• What event was photographed?
• Describe the event that was photographed.
• Why is the event newsworthy? Why is it important to us?

5. Write a Critique. Use the Critique Guide in the link above.

Out of Class Assignment - A Day in the Life Photo Essay - 200 points - DUE APRIL 7

Record a day in the life of your subject... a student, teacher, co-worker, shopkeeper, restaurant employee, family, friend,  whoever interests you. Don't "stage" the shots, try to capture the moments naturally. Your goal is to capture the feeling of part of a person's life, in the person's natural environment.

You should upload at least 5 pictures with captions plus several paragraphs explaining your Photo Essay.

Tips for a successful essay:

• Work as unobtrusively as possible...don't interfere with what is going on.
• Turn off your flash...use high ISO if the lighting is low. You may need to use a tripod
• Use a large aperture to avoid background details distracting from the subject.
• Get close! Include details that help tell the story. 
• Cover all aspects of your subject's day. Driving to work, studying, cleaning up, anything that you feel would add to the story
• Use multiple camera angles and distances from your subject...Be creative!

Here are some great examples of photography in this style:

Dorothea Lange
http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/lange/

Valery Mosley

http://www.valeriemosleyphoto.com/

Ami Vitale

http://www.amivitale.com/blog/

Lauren Greenfield

http://www.laurengreenfield.com/

W. Eugene Smith

http://life.time.com/w-eugene-smith/

Laena Wilder
http://www.wildervision.com/

Randy Bacon
http://www.randybacon.com/home#0

Composing Your Photo - Using Perspective to Add Interest

Perspective

When taking pictures, don't just shoot at Eye level. Take a look at the examples at the site below.

http://digital-photography-school.com/perspective-photography-dont-just-stand-move-feet/

Assignment: Capture 2 Images of each of the following perspectives and Post them to your blog:

Birds eye Perspective

Bugs eye

Eye Level

Horizontal

Vertical

Diagonal

Combination of 2 of the various perspectives.

In your post briefly describe how each picture fulfills the required perspective.

Composing Your Photo - Rule of Thirds

Rule of Thirds - Review

Assignment: You will need to post 1 example of the Rule of Thirds and 1 example of Breaking the Rule of Thirds to your blog. For each example write an explanation of how the rule of thirds was used in each picture.

The rule of thirds is probably the most often referenced photography rule of composition.  It is all about subject placement within the frame.

Imagine that your picture space is divided into thirds both horizontally and vertically, like a tic tac toe grid.

The photography rule of thirds tells us to align our subject with one of the points where those lines cross. That means our subject is one third of the way “into” the picture space – from either the top or bottom, and from either the left or right. And that means it’s not in the middle.



Here is an example of the rule of thirds for a landscape photo. The focus is on the land area rather than the sky so the bottom two-thirds of the photograph are filled with land and the top third is sky.

Here are additional links explaining and demonstrating the Rule of thirds.
http://digital-photography-school.com/rule-of-thirds
http://learnprophotography.com/rule-of-thirds
http://www.ultimate-photo-tips.com/photography-rule-of-thirds.html

http://www.photographymad.com/pages/view/rule-of-thirds

Perspective

Catch-Up day

We have not seen each other for a while. Here is a list of the exercises that I expect to be posted to your blog.

In Class Exercise  - Lights and Darks- Feb 12

Still Life - Include Exposure Settings -   Feb 19

Photo Show Critique - Feb 23

Snow Images - February 25

Photography Ethics - February 27

Finding Correct Exposure - Overcast Snowy day - March 3

Photography Ethics

Please refer to the NPPA, National Press Photographers Association to guide your decsion in the following scenarios.

Choose 2 situations to answer and and post them to your blog.

 Publish or Not to Publish 1
Keep in mind a photojournalist’s ethical duty to be fair, accurate and clear.
There is said to be a “breakfast rule” to guide publication decisions: Do not publish anything that will make people choke on their breakfast.

Situation
Parents in your community are calling and writing the local newspaper. They are angry about two recent uses of photographs in the morning newspaper:
1. Three American troops and 10 Iraqi citizens, including two children, were killed when a car bomb exploded in a shopping district. On the front page of the Tuesday paper was a photograph that clearly showed the uncovered bodies, blood and damage to cars and shops.
2. On Wednesday, on the back of the comics page, a full-page advertisement for women’s undergarments was published. Some considered the poses “seductive” and “far too revealing.” Children who read the comics might see the ad.

Question - Do you think public response should guide the decision to publish or not publish 
 more than news value? Are the subscribers right to complain?
- Is there an ethical reason to publish or not publish?
- What considerations guide your decision?
- What is your decision?

To Publish or Not to Publish 2
Keep in mind a photojournalist’s ethical duty to be fair, accurate and clear.
Not all actions are news. Editors, reporters and photographers make content decisions every day based on their news judgment, understanding of their communities and awareness of their ethical, legal and economic responsibilities.

Situation
Students at your school are performing dangerous stunts. They hope to attract television coverage and get the most hits on YouTube. The editor of the student newspaper and the student webmaster are pitching coverage. They think this story would interest students who do not usually read the school’s newspaper.

Question- Should your school’s publications cover the students with photographs and/or 
 do a videocast?
- Would this encourage these students to do more daring stunts by glorifying 
 their unsafe actions?
- Is there an ethical reason to publish or not publish?
- What considerations guide your decision?
- What is your decision?

To Publish or Not to Publish 3
Keep in mind a photojournalist’s ethical duty to be fair, accurate and clear.
Photographers are to maintain the integrity of the photographic image’s content and context. Photographers also want their best works to be published.

Situation
Your school photographer captured an awesome crowd photograph just as your girls basketball team won the state championship. All aspects of an excellent photograph — emotion, color, use of line and rule of thirds — are present. On closer examination, one sees several students with their middle fingers extended.

Question - Would you remove the offending body parts using a software program such as 
 Photoshop?
- Is there an ethical reason to publish or not publish as is?
- What considerations guide your decision?
- What is your decision?

Critique the Photography Show

For Mrs. Hogan's class you will go to the library and choose the top three photos. Critique the best one and post it to your blog.
Use the Critique Guide in the link on the right of this page. Be very thorough and address all criteria.
DUE TODAY.

Review - The Basics of Exposure

Exposure Guide dot com
http://www.exposureguide.com/exposure.htm

Exposure Basics form Nikon
http://www.nikonusa.com/en/Learn-And-Explore/Article/fue0dnl6/a-basic-look-at-the-basics-of-exposure.html

PROJECTS DUE TODAY

A reminder that the following projects are now due and should already be uploasded to your blog:

Photoshop Text Effects
Shadows and Light - Out of Class Assignment

Photoshop Text Effects

Today we'll have some fun with Text. First, I'll show you how to add images in text, it will end up looking something like this:

You can find the tutorial at this link:

http://www.photoshopessentials.com/photoshop-text/text-effects/image-in-text-photoshop-cs6/

Next, pick a text effect from the link below and follow the instructions to create one of your own.

http://www.photoshopessentials.com/photoshop-text/text-effects/

 Save both pictures as jpeg files and post them to your blog titled "Photoshop Text Effects"

Out of Class Assignment - Shadows and Light - DUE TUESDAY, JANUARY 27

Out of Class Assignment: Shadows and Light
Take a series of images (post 5 to your blog for the critique) where shadows and light make interesting patterns and shapes. Capture these effects using either natural or artificial light sources. Look for details, unusual angles, and the interplay of the shadows with the elements in the environment.The Images should be in Black and White. I will give a review in class on how to do this

Due Tuesday, January 27.

take a look ta these photos for inspiration.

http://www.freephotoresources.com/great-examples-of-the-use-of-light-and-shadow/

http://02varvara.wordpress.com/2008/04/12/7th-moscow-photo-biennale/

Project 1 - Cubist Portrait

Today we will begin working on the Cubist Portrait.

First - Conduct research - What are the primary characteristics of cubism?

Second - Find Examples of Cubist portraiture, come up with ideas for creating your portrait.

Third - Take pictures of your subject from a variety of perspectives

Fourth - Create an 11x11 300 dpi file in photoshop

Fifth - Use Selection Tools, Transform Tools, Layers, and Filters to develop your portrait.

Sixth - Continue to refine your artwork, we will discuss your progress as you work

Welcome to Photo 2

Welcome to class! Prepare yourself to be challenged!  Photo 1 was safe and easy for most of you, but now it's time to seriously explore your creative and expressive side.
The expectations are significantly higher this time.
First we'll go over the syllabus and projects for the semester, and then we'll each set up a blog. After you create your blog send the address to me at johncazort@ga.ozark.k12.mo.us.
Also, please review the syllabus with your parent or guardian and ask them to send me an email confirmation that you have read it.

NEXT CLASS: Bring your camera plus items that you would like to include in a Still Life composition.