26 May 2023

FINAL PROJECT CHOICES

 DIRECTIONS.

1. Spend time mulling over the choices below (what project will be doable within the remaining days of the semester in relation to your personal life schedule?)
2. When you have chosen, begin your project by completing the  form: https://forms.gle/qnpQzGUapzZuKtMy6
This form is ongoing input, as over the next classes you will plan for and research about your choice. 

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THE CHOICES:
1. The Observed Alphabet (ART/CONCEPTUAL) - with a phrase/sentence (of acceptable length) assembled in Photoshop. If this is your choice, I will explain the Photoshop process and expectations.


2. The Photo Essay (PHOTO JOURNALISM) - Assembled into a 6-8 photograph essay that illustrate the story/narrative of your subject. 

3. Self-Portrait Diptychs (ART) - (w/rich symbolism and meaning)
Note: For this choice, you will make TWO self-portrait diptychs (a minimum of four photographs that are paired together, and rich with symbolism and meaning).

4. Portraits v.3 (PRO) - Will require attention paid to lighting, location, exposure, processing (i.e. a portraitist photgrapher).
For this choice, you will find/research a portrait photographer of your choosing, and make a body of portraits that use that photographer's work as inspiration.

5. Still Life (ART / COMMERCIAL) 

6. CLONES (Photoshop Layers Awareness Exercise)
For your project, you will create one image with 20+ 'clones', or three images with at least five 'clones' each. 

7. Your Idea
Note: You will need a robust and challenging idea that equals the rigor of the first five choices. You and I will discuss your choice, if you are to do a subject/method/etc. of your own choosing. 
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18 May 2023

PROJECT #12: GOLDEN HOUR Portraits(+)

GOLDEN HOUR: The hour* after sunrise and before sunset.
*Depending on where you are on Earth, the hour will be longer or shorter than an actual 'hour.' 


OUR FORECAST THIS WEEK: Sunrise & sunset times (CLICK HERE).

DIRECTIONS
This week(end), make 18+ images during the golden hours.

- 9+ photographs = portraits (humans)
- 9+ photographs = subject of your own choosing (animals, flowers...)


RATIONALE 
To observe and record the type of light that occurs during the golden hours. 

EXTRA CREDIT
Two+ morning magic hour photographs (can be the same morning)


   






EXTRA TIPS, ETC. 


 Apps to find the hour(s) in your location:
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03 May 2023

PROJECT #11: BALLOON o' WATER

 



DIRECTIONS.
  1. With a partner, make 10+ images
  2. Choose your five best photographs.
  3. Develop the images.
  4. Post to your site, each with a caption that lists the shutter speed used for that particular photo.
  5. Use Adobe Bridge to read the metadata for your camera's setting.

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20 April 2023

PROJECT #9: PHOTO MOSAIC

DIRECTIONS IN-CLASS PHOTOGRAPHS w/PARTNER:
1. Make enough photographs (9+) of your subject to assemble a grid -or- mosaic portrait of that person.
Play with changes in distance of the camera to your subject subject....change the focus of the subject slightly...
2. Load photos to your computer, and assemble/develop in Photoshop

DIRECTIONS FOR HOME PHOTOGRAPHS:
Make a set of images for assembling 3+ mosaic images next week. (Human face, and interesting landscape, an interesting object, your pet, etc... 

MINIMUM DUE:
Assemble (in Photoshop) THREE grid/mosaic portraits - each comprised of at least NINE images each. 

Your choice if you would like to do freeform or grid.

*We will print your final best mosaic/grid portrait.
GRID MOSAIC EXAMPLES:


FREEFORM MOSAIC EXAMPLE:


 OTHER POSSIBILITIES to get you thinking:
 
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13 April 2023

PROJECT #8: PHOTO ESSAY #1

WHAT IS A PHOTO ESSAY?
There are two types of photo essays: the narrative and the thematic. 
Narrative photo essays focus on a story you’re telling the viewer.
Thematic photo essays speak to a specific subject.


DIRECTIONS.
1. Choose a NARRATIVE or THEME to photograph: an event/subject matter/theme that has a story that can be told. Choosing something specific may help you to zero-in on the what and why you are telling this story. 

 3. Who will you be photographing for the essay? A person or people must be involved in your topic or theme. 50% (give or take a bit) of your final images must include a human presence.

 4. Once you have decided on a narrative/theme, plan the images you will make from the list below.

5. 24 photos minimum.

RESOURCE LINK #1:  https://digital-photography-school.com/8-tips-storytelling-images/

RESOURCE LINK #2:  https://www.masterclass.com/articles/how-to-create-a-photo-essay#6EsHN8CLerMhkrkow4XpRw

RESOURCE LINK #3: https://www.photocontestinsider.com/photo-essay-examples/

RESOURCE LINK #4: https://expertphotography.com/17-photo-essay-examples-ideas/

RESOURCE LINK #5: https://www.format.com/magazine/resources/photography/how-to-make-photo-essay-examples#:~:text=There%20are%20two%20types%20of,speak%20to%20a%20specific%20subject.

RESOURCE LINK #6: https://www.cameraworld.co.uk/news/2021/07/how-to-tell-a-story-with-photography/


STORY LINK #1:  https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/02/09/style/first-car-young-americans.html

STORY LINK #2:  https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/02/16/style/mexican-family-restaurant-connecticut.html



CONSIDER.
Put your emotions aside. Open your eyes. Take interesting angles. Include interesting light.
Make thoughtful compositions. What is the humanity in your subject...and capture it. 
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03 April 2023

PROJECT #7: SAKURA

 sa·ku·ra

/səˈko͝orə/
noun
  1. (especially in Japan) a flowering cherry tree.
    "many schools plant sakura on their grounds"
    • cherry blossoms collectively.
      plural noun: sakura
      "when the sakura is at its peak, businesses vary their trading hours to give staff the time to enjoy hanami"


DIRECTIONS:  Make 10+ images 

If you are working with a SLR or other advanced camera, be mindful of the APERTURE & ISO controls. The wider the aperture, the more out of focus the background will be. Explore your camera settings.

Possible Ideas...
-overexpose the image (high key lighting. CLICK HERE)
-underexpose the image (low key lighting. CLICK HERE).
-flash at night
-revisit macro
-juxtapose the sky and blossoms
-a friend's hand & blossom in focus, while the rest of the background is out of focus (depth of field).
-more...

Nakamura's site. CLICK HERE.

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PROJECT #6: CHIAROSCURO & REMBRANDT Portraits

 
chi·a·ro·scu·ro

/kyärəˈsk(y)o͝orō/
noun
    • an effect of contrasted light and shadow created by light falling unevenly or from a particular direction on something.
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 DIRECTIONS.

1. PERSON 1: Make 3-5 exposures of a person (or multiple people) using the Rembrandt lighting technique - with the small triangle of highlight on the shadowed side of the face.

Move the light source and/or your subject's head tilt/angle, even slightly, for each photograph to achieve slightly different shapes of the Rembrandt triangle of light.

It is normal to have many photos that look similar, but because you will slightly change angle of light/head during 

2. PERSON 2: Make 10 exposures of a person (or multiple people) using the Rembrandt lighting technique - with the small triangle of highlight on the shadowed side of the face.

= A total of  13-15 images.

RATIONALE.
To explore intentional light, and exert a bit of control in the way the light illuminates the subject.

NOTE
All 10+ Rembrandt images must be portraits of people.

The chiaroscuro images can be any subject matter that is illuminated in a high contrast manner. 








Chiaroscuro (Italian for light-dark) is a style of art that is characterized by strong contrasts between light and dark, usually bold contrasts affecting a whole composition. More HERE.

Rembrandt lighting is a lighting technique that is sometimes used in studio portrait photography. It can be achieved using one light and a reflector, or two lights, and is popular because it is capable of producing images which appear both natural and compelling with a minimum of equipment. Rembrandt lighting is characterised by an illuminated triangle under the eye of the subject, on the less illuminated side of the face. It is named for the Dutch painter Rembrandt, known for his use of light. More HERE.

In order to achieve the beautiful contrast between light and dark, known as chiaroscuro, there is a method employed by photographers - Rembrandt Lighting.




 

Decoding Chiaroscuro. CLICK HERE.
Click HERE to see and read how it is done.
An Aper(cul)ture article on Rembrandt lighting technique HERE.
Click HERE to see a few more lighting techniques (as well as more on Rembrandt lighting)
Examples. (CLICK HERE).







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01 March 2023

PROJECT #4: GEOMETRIC REVERIES

 DIRECTIONS:

1. Make TEN+ images of shape/line on campus with the class cameras (an exercise in using manual settings on a stand-alone camera.

2. Make TEN+ additional images of shape/line off campus with your own image making device. 


TO CONSIDER:
1. Before making the photo, look in all quadrants of the composition to make sure the WHOLE composition makes 'sense', follows a rule of balance, and is as how you would like it.

2. Look for shape and line, the negative space within the composition, possible repetition of elements and how light and shadow may play a role in creating an interesting composition. 
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27 February 2023

PHOTOS OF THE WEEK

Hikers are silhouetted against the setting sun at Papago Park in Phoenix, Arizona, on February 18, 2023 (Charlie Riedel / AP)


 https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/23/world/gallery/photos-this-week-february-16-february-23/index.html






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16 February 2023

PROJECT #3: PHOTOG'S CHOICE

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DIRECTIONS.
Choose a doable project to photograph by Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023
The subject, method, style, etc. are entirely your choice.
Keep it simple...get complex...revisit a project from Photo 1...do something 'new'...

DIRECTIONS.
1. Choose a topic/theme/subject to photograph.
2. Incorporate a method of framing & composition into the images.
3. 10+ images.

Maybe start here: 
...or your own?

Or the Student Art Guide (This is a great resource for now & your future!):








FOR EVENTUAL SITE POSTING:
1. 5-10 photos posted to your blog.
2. Develop in a style/method of your choosing (We will talk about this in relation to your app resources)
3. Title the post "PHOTOG'S CHOICE #1"
4. In the post, write a short explanation of your methods, and explain WHY you chose to do this as your first Photog's Choice. Include a link to an outside source of inspiration.



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PROJECT #2: Macro Revisited (w/Candy Hearts)

Baptista Sanchez



Morthland



DIRECTIONS:
1. Make 10+ macro images using the candy hearts provided to you.
2. Develop/process images in Photoshop &/or Lightroom 
3. (Possibly?) use these as images to create wallpaper/backgrounds in your Weebly.com site. 



12 TIPS FOR MACRO PHOTOGRAPHY ON YOUR PHONE

WHAT IS MACRO?

APERTURE=the opening into the camera.
APERTURE also allows you to control what is called DEPTH OF FIELD. 
DEPTH OF FIELD refers to how wide an area is in focus.  





    

The purple area represents what is in focus, 
and the lenses show you the aperture setting needed for THAT particular sliver of focus. 

MACRO photography refers to close-up photography.
A lot of macro photography is done with specialty lenses.
However, you can probably make them with the macro setting that is included on most cameras. 

This is the symbol that denotes close-up/macro mode on point-and-shoot cameras:




DIRECTIONS FOR DSLR CAMERAS: 
A.  If you have a DSLR, you might have a MACRO setting (the flower). If so, use that setting. If not...

 1.   Set your mode to "A" for "aperture priority." 

2.  Then, set your aperture to as WIDE OPEN a setting as possible. That means, the SMALLEST f/stop number. Look at these aperture sizes in relation to the numbers below them:

Notice how the smaller number, f-1.4, is the WIDEST OPEN aperture setting.
This will give you the smallest sliver of focus possible with your lens (small/shallow depth of field).

3. If you are in Aperture Priority setting, your camera will then set the shutter speed to compensate for the wide open aperture. 

 B. If you are working with a point-and-shoot camera, or a phone camera:
1. Set your camera mode to the "macro" function: 

2. If your phone does not have a macro setting, experiment with moving the a bit farther away from the subject, but zooming in a bit. It will take some adjusting, but you can get it.

EXAMPLES/INSPIRATION

Some creative macro:



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