Quarter 2 Projects
Monday, October 3rd
1. Photo Field Trip to the Beach - Aperture & Shutter Speed
Wednesday, October 5th
1.Photo Inspirations
3. Worktime:
Friday, October 7th
1. Lesson: Publishing and Presenting
2. Weebly Tutorial
3. Worktime: Aperture/Shutter Speed Lesson #2
1. Photo Field Trip to the Beach - Aperture & Shutter Speed
Wednesday, October 5th
1.Photo Inspirations
- National Geographic Daily Dozen
- Families and Their Food Project
- National Geographic Traveler Photo Winners
3. Worktime:
- A) Complete Manual Mode Project & email to me DUE FRIDAY
- B) Independent Project
Friday, October 7th
1. Lesson: Publishing and Presenting
2. Weebly Tutorial
3. Worktime: Aperture/Shutter Speed Lesson #2
- A) Complete Manual Mode Slideshow DUE TODAY
- email to me: [email protected]
- RE: Manual Mode Project
- email to me: [email protected]
- B) Independent Project
- 360 Degree
- Manual Mode
Monday, October 10th
1. vocab: Elements of Art, aesthetic value
2. Lesson: Examples of Elements of Art in Photography
A) Complete Manual Mode Project & email to me DUE FRIDAYB) MINI-PROJECT: Document each element of art in a Photograph
1. vocab: Elements of Art, aesthetic value
2. Lesson: Examples of Elements of Art in Photography
- Slideshow - Identify Elements of Art in Compositions
A) Complete Manual Mode Project & email to me DUE FRIDAYB) MINI-PROJECT: Document each element of art in a Photograph
- sort through your photos and find a good example of each
- create a slideshow, with each labeled OR publish on website
Wednesday, October 12th
1. Worktime:
Friday, October 14th
No School
Monday, October 17th
1. Ansel Adams & Landscape Photography
2. lesson: Landscape 3. Project: Landscape
2. lesson: Graphic Design & Layout
3. present independent projects
4. Worktime:
Wednesday, October 19th
1. PEER CRITIQUE: Present Independent Projects
2. Independent Worktime:
Friday, October 21st
Field Trip to Schwann Lake Lagoon:
Monday, October 24th
1. Worktime: Landscape Project
Wednesday, October 26th
1. Independent workday: (Projects in order of importance)
Friday, October 28th
1. Critique: Landscape & Independent Projects
2. Portraiture presentation
3. Project: Portraiture: Due Friday, November 18th
A. Take 200 pictures of people - candid & posed, in different lighting and contexts & produce the final shots:
Monday, October 31st
1. Critique: Landscape & Independent Projects
2. Halloween: Mini-Mask Project
Wednesday, November 2nd
1. Portraiture presentation
2. inspiration: Robert Frank Slideshow
3. Lesson: Portrait Tutorial: Chris Searl
4. worktime:
Friday, November 4th
1. Critique: Landscape & Independent Projects
2. inspiration: Annie Leibovitz: Portrait Photographer 3. worktime:
Monday, November 7th
1.Lesson: Portrait Tutorial: Chris Budgeon, Professional Photographer
2. Critique: Landscape & Independent Projects
3. worktime:
Wednesday, November 9th
1. Inspiration: Top Ten National Geographic Photography
2. Critique: Landscape & Independent Projects
3. worktime:
Friday, November 11th
NO SCHOOL: Work on...
Monday, November 14th
1. History of Portrait Photography Video
2. Critique: Landscape
3. worktime:
Wednesday, November 16th
1. Presentations: Landscape/Portraiture
2. Yearbook Checklist & Examples of Past Yearbooks
Friday, November 18th
Peer Critique: Present Portraiture Project
Monday, November 28th
1. Lesson: Link to Slideshow
Wednesday, November 30th
1. Inspiration: Microcosmos Film (watch to 35:15)
2. Go over Abstract: Rubric
3. worktime:
1. Go over Abstract: Rubric
2. Inspiration: Byron Jorjorian 3. worktime:
Monday, December 5th
1. Abstract Lesson: Macro Shooting
Wednesday, December 7th
1. Inspiration: Chris Jordan
2. Photoshop Lesson 2: How to Crop & Make Adjustments in Photoshop
Friday, December 9th
1. Inspiration: Taylor Jorjorian
2. Photoshop Lesson 3: Using Filters in Photoshop
Monday, December 12th
1. Inspiration: Photography Abstractions
2. Photoshop Practice - No New Lesson
Wednesday, December 14th
1. Inspiration: Abstract Photoshop
2. worktime:
Friday, December 16th
1. Final Self-Assessment of the Semester
Monday, December 19th
FINAL EXAM: Peer Critique & Presentations:
1) Portrait (if not presented)
1. Worktime:
- Elements of Art
- Landscape Project
- Independent Projec
- Website Design
Friday, October 14th
No School
- Independent Project due next week
- Go for a walk and take 100 photos for LANDSCAPE PROJECT
Monday, October 17th
1. Ansel Adams & Landscape Photography
2. lesson: Landscape 3. Project: Landscape
- Take 200 Photos of landscapes and present top 10
2. lesson: Graphic Design & Layout
3. present independent projects
4. Worktime:
- Elements of Art
- Landscape Project
- Independent Project
- Website Design
Wednesday, October 19th
1. PEER CRITIQUE: Present Independent Projects
2. Independent Worktime:
- Elements of Art
- Independent Project
- Landscape
Friday, October 21st
Field Trip to Schwann Lake Lagoon:
- Landscape Project
Monday, October 24th
1. Worktime: Landscape Project
- Download Photos from Field Trip
- Edit and Create Final Folder to present Wednesday
Wednesday, October 26th
1. Independent workday: (Projects in order of importance)
- Elements of Art
- Independent Project #1
- Landscape
- Portraiture
Friday, October 28th
1. Critique: Landscape & Independent Projects
2. Portraiture presentation
3. Project: Portraiture: Due Friday, November 18th
A. Take 200 pictures of people - candid & posed, in different lighting and contexts & produce the final shots:
- "The Masks we wear"
- "The Eyes are windows into the soul"
- 1 Head Shot
- 1 Body Shot
- 1 Relationship Shot - show the relationship between a couple/group
- 1 Action/Sports Shot (athletic, captured in the moment)
- 3 Candid Moments (subject is not aware of the camera)
- Environmental: A personality portrait - a series of 5 photos of the same person that illustrate the individual's personality & culture OR a series of 5 individuals who share the same culture/theme
- Take photos of 10 people in a theme
- Edit the 10 photos
- Create an InDesign Page with a title, 10 photos & captions, borders & design strategies
Monday, October 31st
1. Critique: Landscape & Independent Projects
2. Halloween: Mini-Mask Project
- Take 100 Photos Today
- Document:
- 10 Different Costumes
- Find 10 Metaphorical examples of "masks"
- Find 10 Photos that contrast Black & Orange
- Take 10 Photos of Pumpkins
- Arrange a horror scene and document it
Wednesday, November 2nd
1. Portraiture presentation
2. inspiration: Robert Frank Slideshow
3. Lesson: Portrait Tutorial: Chris Searl
4. worktime:
- Independent Project 1 - PAST DUE!
- Landscape - SUBMIT TODAY!
- Halloween Photos Final Album
- Portraiture Project
- Yearbook Page
- Independent Project #2
Friday, November 4th
1. Critique: Landscape & Independent Projects
2. inspiration: Annie Leibovitz: Portrait Photographer 3. worktime:
- Halloween Photos Final Album - DUE TODAY BY EMAIL
- Portraiture Project
- Yearbook Page
- Independent Project #2
Monday, November 7th
1.Lesson: Portrait Tutorial: Chris Budgeon, Professional Photographer
2. Critique: Landscape & Independent Projects
3. worktime:
- Portraiture Project - Due by next Friday
- Yearbook Page - Due Dec 15th
- Independent Project #2 - Due Dec 15th
Wednesday, November 9th
1. Inspiration: Top Ten National Geographic Photography
2. Critique: Landscape & Independent Projects
3. worktime:
- Portraiture Project - Due by next Friday
- Yearbook Page - Due Dec 15th
- Independent Project #2 - Due Dec 15th
Friday, November 11th
NO SCHOOL: Work on...
- Portraiture Project - Due by next Friday, Nov. 18th
- Independent Project #2 - Due Dec 15th
Monday, November 14th
1. History of Portrait Photography Video
2. Critique: Landscape
3. worktime:
- Portraiture Project - DUE FRIDAY!
- Independent Project #2 - Due Dec 5th
Wednesday, November 16th
1. Presentations: Landscape/Portraiture
2. Yearbook Checklist & Examples of Past Yearbooks
- Sign up for YOUR PAGE
- Portraiture Project - DUE FRIDAY!
- Independent Project #2 - Due Dec 5th
Friday, November 18th
Peer Critique: Present Portraiture Project
Monday, November 28th
1. Lesson: Link to Slideshow
- What is Abstract Art?
- History of Abstract Art
- Ms Rankin's Abstract Photography
- Yearbook/Portraiture Page - Due Dec 9th
- Abstract Project - Due Dec 16th
- Independent Project #2 - Due Dec 16th
Wednesday, November 30th
1. Inspiration: Microcosmos Film (watch to 35:15)
2. Go over Abstract: Rubric
3. worktime:
- Portrait Project- PAST DUE - Email to Ms Rankin!
- Abstract Project - Due Dec 16th
- Independent Project #2 - Due Dec 16th
- Yearbook Page - Extension: Due January 30th
1. Go over Abstract: Rubric
2. Inspiration: Byron Jorjorian 3. worktime:
- Portrait Project- PAST DUE - Email to Ms Rankin!
- Abstract Project - Due Dec 16th
- Independent Project #2 - Due Dec 16th
- Yearbook Page - Extension: Due January 30th
Monday, December 5th
1. Abstract Lesson: Macro Shooting
- Camera Settings: Flower, Av
- Focus on Aperture & having a narrow field of focus
- Longer Lenses
- How to switch out the lenses safely
- When/How to use effectively
- What will you be able to do with Photoshop?
- Opening a Doc & Saving in a New folder in Documents
- Sizing the Doc to the correct size
- Layers, Locks, Opacity
- Saving & File Formats
- Portrait Project- PAST DUE - Email to Ms Rankin!
- Abstract Project - Due Dec 16th
- Independent Project #2 - Due Dec 16th
- Yearbook Page - Extension: Due January 30th
Wednesday, December 7th
1. Inspiration: Chris Jordan
2. Photoshop Lesson 2: How to Crop & Make Adjustments in Photoshop
- Cropping
- Image: Adjustments:
- Brightness/Contrast
- Levels
- Exposure
- Hue/Saturation
- Color Balance
- Black & White
- Invert
- Edit: Transform (edit/modify shape)
- Warp
- Portrait Project- PAST DUE - Email to Ms Rankin!
- Abstract Project - Due Dec 16th
- Independent Project #2 - Due Dec 16th
- Yearbook Page - Extension: Due January 30th
Friday, December 9th
1. Inspiration: Taylor Jorjorian
2. Photoshop Lesson 3: Using Filters in Photoshop
- Video Tutorial 1: (watch 1:30-5:00)
- Video Tutorial 2: Twirl Effect
- Video Tutorial 3: (watch 3:19 - 5:35)
- Things to play with:
- Twist (Creates a Swirl)
- Liquify (Abstracts Realistic Images)
- Distort (Abtracts Dimension & Ratios)
- Mosaic
- Art Filters
- Portrait Project- PAST DUE - Email to Ms Rankin!
- Abstract Project - Due Dec 16th
- Independent Project #2 - Due Dec 16th
- Yearbook Page - Extension: Due January 30th
Monday, December 12th
1. Inspiration: Photography Abstractions
2. Photoshop Practice - No New Lesson
- Practice using layers
- Play with the colors and tones with Edit>Adjustments
- Keep playing with filters to abstract
- Try warping your image with Edit>Transform>Warp
- Try playing with new tools or
- Ask for help!
- Portrait Project- PAST DUE - Email to Ms Rankin!
- Abstract Project - Due Dec 16th
- Independent Project #2 - Due Dec 16th
- Yearbook Page - Extension: Due January 30th
Wednesday, December 14th
1. Inspiration: Abstract Photoshop
2. worktime:
- Portrait Project- PAST DUE - Email to Ms Rankin!
- Abstract Project - Due Dec 16th
- Independent Project #2 - Due Dec 16th
- Yearbook Page - Extension: Due January 30th
Friday, December 16th
1. Final Self-Assessment of the Semester
- Make a copy of the google doc
- Save it with your name on it
- Complete your answers thoroughly in the spaces provided
- Share it with: [email protected]
- Abstract Project - Due Dec 16th
- Independent Project #2 - Extension: Due January 18th
- Yearbook Page - Extension: Due January 30th
Monday, December 19th
FINAL EXAM: Peer Critique & Presentations:
1) Portrait (if not presented)
- A. Take 200 pictures of people - candid & posed, in different lighting and contexts & produce the final shots:
- "The Masks we wear"
- "The Eyes are windows into the soul"
- 1 Head Shot
- 1 Body Shot
- 1 Relationship Shot - show the relationship between a couple/group
- 1 Action/Sports Shot (athletic, captured in the moment)
- 3 Candid Moments (subject is not aware of the camera)
- Environmental: A personality portrait - a series of 5 photos of the same person that illustrate the individual's personality & culture OR a series of 5 individuals who share the same culture/theme
- B. Yearbook Page (Due January 30th, 2017)
- Take photos of 10 people in a theme
- Edit the 10 photos
- Create an InDesign Page with a title, 10 photos & captions, borders & design strategies
- Take 200 macro/abstract shots
- Folder of top 10 (minor edits on i-photo)
- 5 Photoshopped Abstract Compositions
- Choose a theme
- Take 200 photos of this theme
- Present the top 10