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Photo of the Week

Oblivious

ob·liv·i·ous

əˈblivēəs/

adjective

adjective: oblivious

not aware of or not concerned about what is happening around one.

"she became absorbed, oblivious to the passage of time"

synonyms:

unaware of, unconscious of, heedless of, unmindful of, insensible of/to, unheeding of, ignorant of, incognizant of, blind to, deaf to, unsuspecting of, unobservant of; More

Assignment # 17

Sports Photography





In this assignment you will experiment with capturing the action and emotion of sports. Consider a variety of perspectives and camera angles to create interest or to capture the over all feeling in the activity. Be creative don't be afraid to create backgrounds that make the image more dynamic and interesting. Consider the skills you used in capturing movement. What are you trying to achieve and how can you make your sports photo's fun and interesting?


http://photography.tutsplus.com/tutorials/8-tips-for-taking-sports-photos-like-a-pro--photo-296




https://www.google.ca/search?q=Sports+photography&safe=off&rls=com.microsoft:en-CA:IE-Address&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjhsIir6srJAhUX82MKHTY_CEIQ7AkINg&biw=1873&bih=794




Criteria 20 action shots /60 marks

Photo of the Week

"Superior"


In a hierarchy or tree structure of any kind, a superior is an individual or position at a higher level in the hierarchy than another (a "subordinate" or "inferior"), and thus closer to the apex. In business, superiors are people who are supervisors and in the military, superiors are people who are higher in the chain of command (superior officer). Superiors are given, sometimes supreme, authority over others under their command. When an order is given, one must follow that order and obey it or punishment may be issued.
A Religious Superior is the person to whom a cleric is immediately responsible under canon law. For monks, it would be the Abbot (or the Abbess for nuns); for friars, it would be the Prior, or, for Franciscans, the Guardian (Custos), for Minims, the Corrector; for diocesan priests, it would be the local Bishop. In religious orders with a hierarchy above the local community, there will also be superiors general and possibly provincial superiors above the local abbot, prior, or Mother Superior.

Assignment #16

The Study of Emotion Through Storey Boarding
    

Emotionally packed photo's can tell a storey and have a huge impact on how the viewer comprehends the photo. In this assignment you will come up with a theme that demonstrates a variety of emotions or moods. Keep in mind the following factors: environment - By choosing the correct enviroment you can establish a setting. Lighting - lighting has a huge impact .Low and High keyed photos can influence mood as well. And of course Expression - facial expression and body language (posturing) can have a huge influence on how the viewer percieves your photo graphs.

Assignment


Take 20 photographes that are linked together using the above criteria. Try and tell a storey using only photographes. Create a written outline then take photos will make up a visual storey.


/120 marks

Nikon Camera Manual for School Cameras

Hi guys for those that are using the Nikon camera I have located a manual that will help you understand the camera functions.


http://cdn-10.nikon-cdn.com/pdf/manuals/noprint/D3000_ENnoprint.pdf

Assignment #15

Night Photography
     

In this assignment you will produce 10 night time pictures. There is only one requirement, you can not use your flash. Use instead the natural light sources around you ie. street lamps, yard lights, car lights and the moon. If you are using a 35 mm SLR camera open your aperture as wide as it goes so that you can absorb as much light as possible, and slow your shudder speed down. It is very important when you are doing this to either have your camera on a stationary surface or use a Tri-Pod to avoid camera shake and blur. Be creative consider the elements of photography and different perspectives

10 photos 9 marks each /90

http://www.nikonusa.com/en/learn-and-explore/article/huayvpnk/night-photography.html

http://digital-photography-school.com/night-photography/

   

Photo of the Week

"Lonesome"

For this project think emotionally and psychologically for this project not so much literally.

lone·some (lnsm)

adj.

1.

a. Dejected because of a lack of companionship. See Synonyms at alone.

b. Producing such dejection: a lonesome hour at the bar.

2. Deserted; unfrequented: a lonesome valley.

3. Solitary; lone: a lonesome pine.

n. Informal

Self: He ate the meal all by his lonesome.

Photo Of The Week

Photo of the week "Charity"

char·i·ty

   /ˈtʃærɪti/ Show Spelled[char-i-tee] Show IPA

noun, plural char·i·ties.

1. generous actions or donations to aid the poor, ill, or helpless: to devote one's life to charity.

2. something given to a person or persons in need; alms: She asked for work, not charity.

3. a charitable act or work.

4. a charitable fund, foundation, or institution: He left his estate to a charity.

5. benevolent feeling, especially toward those in need or in disfavor: She looked so poor that we fed her out of charity.

Project #14

Capturing Movement

There are many different strategies for creating the illusion of movement, wether it be using the camera, or modifying it using photoshop. Make sure you label each picture and summarize the photo technique and the editing tools you used. Have fun and good luck!

Take 10 photos using different movement techniques. Rememeber be creative and use a variety of different techniques. Each photo is assessed out of 9. Make sure you assess and document your strategies.


Total Mark /90http://www.digital-photography-school.com/how-to-capture-motion-blur-in-photography

http://www.digital-photography-school.com/dance-photography-capturing-movement

http://www.travelphoto.net/photos/english/photo-tips/html/capturing_movement.html

http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=Photographes+capturing+movement&form=QBIR&qs=n&sk=#

http://penguinforum.miniclip.com/showthread.php?t=26470

http://photo.net/learn/sports/overview

http://www.digital-photography-school.com/introduction-to-sports-photography

Term 2

Term 2 Begins

Hey Guys it is here TERM 2 make sure you work diligently and keep your pace. Essentially you should be able to complete one project per week. This includes your photo of the week as well. All projects and photos will be posted on Fridays that gives you the weekend if you want to go and take pictures that are more interesting then the Hum Drum pictures that you find in town and around the school.

* If you have not completed term 1 start on term 2 assignments, and finish term 1 assignments later.

Remember your projects will be assessed using the following rubric:

1. Criteria - Did you follow the criteria as specified on the post.  3 Marks

2. Technique - Did you use solid camera technique, lighting sources, and camera settings, does your photograph display knowledge of the elements of composition.

3. Creativity - Does your photo show creativity and fresh ideas this will include dynamic perspectives and use of adobe photoshop tools  for effect but not over kill.

There are a lot of fun and interesting projects coming up so work hard and be creative and you will get fantastic results!

Term Projects Due

NOTICE: Term 1 Projects are due Nov. 10th
All Projects due up to and including faceless  and reflective portraits (project #9) no later than November 10th Please complete and submit all assignments onto your blog by the above dates for term 1 marks.


Projects included in term 1
1. Blog
2. History
3. Bio
4. Basics of Photography
5. Project 5/5A (just 5 photo's using photoshop
6. Understanding your Camera
7. Hogsback Lake (basics)
8. Elements of photo
9. Faceless and Reflective Portraits

Assignment #13 Surealism

Using what you have learned about selecting and altering objects in a photograph and what you have learned about surrealism. You will create a surrealist image by collaging together parts of your own digital photography.


  

Surrealism is a cultural movement that began in the early 1920s, and is best known for its visual artworks and writings. The aim was to "resolve the previously contradictory conditions of dream and reality." Artists painted unnerving, illogical scenes with photographic precision, created strange creatures from everyday objects and developed painting techniques that allowed the unconscious to express itself.^[1]
Surrealist works feature the element of surprise, unexpected juxtapositions and non sequitur; however, many Surrealist artists and writers regard their work as an expression of the philosophical movement first and foremost, with the works being an artifact. Leader André Breton was explicit in his assertion that Surrealism was, above all, a revolutionary movement.
Surrealism developed largely out of the Dada activities during World War I and the most important center of the movement was Paris. From the 1920s onward, the movement spread around the globe, eventually affecting the visual arts, literature, film, and music of many countries and languages, as well as political thought and practice, philosophy, and social theory.

Surealism Definition

1. A 20th-century literary and artistic movement that attempts to express the workings of the subconscious and is characterized by fantastic imagery and incongruous juxtaposition of subject matter.
2. Literature or art produced in this style.

Criteria for assignment

(must have 3 modified photographes) Total 45 marks

1. All photo's must be orriginal pictures that you took this semester.

2. your image must contain THREE or more digital Photos. I will allow ONE aquired photo for effect.

3. You must show evidence in your image that you know how to: rotate, crop, distort, the image.

4.You must indicate a clear depth of field using, fore ground, mid ground and background.

Go to the following sights to see some great examples of surrealism.


http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=surealism+photography&FORM=BIFD
http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=Salvador+dali&qpvt=Salvador+dali&FORM=IGRE
http://www.uelsmann/
http://www.laudator.com/g01.html


 



http://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/topics/photoshop-tutorials.html
http://photoshoptutorials.ws/photoshop-tutorials/photo-manipulation/blending-two-images-seamlessly-with-photoshop/

Photo of the Week

Magnificent     

Here is your word for the photo of the week. Remember be a creative thinker :)

mag·nif·i·cent (mg-nf-snt)

adj.

1. Splendid in appearance; grand: a magnificent palace.

2. Grand or noble in thought or deed; exalted.

3. Outstanding of its kind; superlative:

 

magnificent [mægˈnɪfɪs^ənt]

adj

1. splendid or impressive in appearance

2. superb or very fine

3. (esp of ideas) noble or elevated

4. Archaic great or exalted in rank or action

Photo of the Week

Photo of the week "Energy"

Definition: Energy is the capacity of a physical system to perform work. Energy exists in several forms such as heat, kinetic or mechanical energy, light, potential energy, electrical, or other forms.

Assignment #12

     

 Portraits 

For this assignment you will be responsible for producing 25 portraits. When when you have completed your pictures show me them before you post them on your blog. Make sure you ask Mr. Mueller for use of his tripod and lights. You are welcome to use Mrs Pye's costumes. Please make sure you return everything nice and neat where you found them. Also try early morning photography using the sun rise for the back ground. If you have a manual setting on your camera please use it.

 

1. Consider using the stage with a lighting source.

2. Consider Costumes and various different poses.

3. You can do full body portraits or regular close ups, also extreme close ups of just facial portions are interesting.

4. Create both black and white and colour portraits.

consider the following to add interest to your projects:

perspective, lighting, emotion, mood, colour schemes, poses eye direction, head position

 Before you begin read the 9 tips for a perfect photo website indicated below, and check out the other examples provided.

 

Work hard and have fun!

Final 8 Pictures   Indicate your top 8 pics 72 marks

25 thumbnails 25 marks

Total marks for Project 97 marks

http://photo.tutsplus.com/tutorials/shooting/9-tips-for-a-perfect-portrait-background/

http://www.blueskygallery.org/
http://www.linnealenkus.com/portrait-studios.html

http://www.ehow.com/video_4985160_portrait-photography-lighting-techniques.html

 

  

   
 

Photo of the Week

Photo of the Week "Abandoned & Discarded"
    

Abandoned

a·ban·doned

əˈband(ə)nd/

adjective

adjective: abandoned

1.

having been deserted or cast off.

"an abandoned car"

synonyms:

deserted, forsaken, cast aside/off; More jilted, stranded, rejected; informaldumped, ditched "an abandoned child" unused, disused, neglected, idle; deserted, unoccupied, uninhabited, empty "an abandoned tin mine"

2.

unrestrained; uninhibited.

"a wild, abandoned dance"

Discarded

dis·card

verb

past tense: discarded; past participle: discarded

dəˈskärd/

get rid of (someone or something) as no longer useful or desirable.

"Hilary bundled up the clothes she had discarded"

synonyms:

dispose of, throw away/out, get rid of, toss out, jettison, scrap, dispense with, cast aside/off, throw on the scrapheap; More reject, repudiate, abandon, drop, have done with, shed; informalchuck, dump, ditch, junk, trash, deep-six "his old suit has been discarded"

antonyms:

keep

• (in bridge, whist, and similar card games) play (a card that is neither of the suit led nor a trump), when one is unable to follow suit.

Here are some fantastic examples of some photographes from my last photo class. Notice a lot of these photo's have an emotional impact. Be creative and have fun!


Due Friday Oct 24th

 

Assignment #11

Landscapes

In this assignment you are going to compose some land scape photos. Consider some of the options you learned in your composition assignment. High and low horizon lines,  framing and the use of depth of field. Landscapes should not include a major subject ie. a person or animal in the photo. Also it is a good idea to consider the effects lighting has on your image. This time of year there are some excellent atmospheric conditions due to the cold weather that produce some fantastic cool colours especially in the morning when the sun begins to rise.  Different perspectives Also add interest. But most of all try and find interesting places that have unique qualities. Good luck on this project and have fun!

Take 10 different types of landscape photos. Choose different locations, and different lighting conditions.



Total Project /25


Due Friday Oct 24th



http://www.photographytips.com/page.cfm/77



This photo is using a low Horizon Line




This phot makes great use of foreground, and
framing



This photo is low keyed using Monocramatic colours

Photo of the week "Hope"

    

Here are some good examples of projects from last year.

hope  (hp)

v. hoped, hop·ing, hopes

v.intr.

1. To wish for something with expectation of its fulfillment.

2. Archaic To have confidence; trust.

v.tr.

1. To look forward to with confidence or expectation: We hope that our children will be successful.

2. To expect and desire. See Synonyms at expect.

n.

1. A wish or desire accompanied by confident expectation of its fulfillment.

2. Something that is hoped for or desired: Success is our hope.

3. One that is a source of or reason for hope: the team's only hope for victory.

4. often Hope Christianity The theological virtue defined as the desire and search for a future good, difficult but not impossible to attain with God's help.

5. Archaic Trust; confidence.

   

Due Friday October 16th

Assignment #10

The Photo Montage
    

Read your hand out on Special Effects Montage (assignment #10) and follow the steps provided. Make sure you use the links provided to give you some ideas. In this project you will become more familliar with your camera functions, as well as adobe Photoshop on your computer.

A photo montage is simply a collection of separate images compiled in to one to create a single image.

In this assignment you will be expected to provide 3 photos.

Photo 1    /9
Photo 2    /9
Photo 3    /9

Total Mark     /27


Due Friday October 16th



http://www.jgen.ws/jlog/photographs/layers/

http://home.lcusd.net/lchs/adiconti/montage_practice.htm

http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=The+Photo+Montage&FORM=HDRSC2&adlt=strict

  
 

 

Stay on Task and Be Creative!

Hey guys it is really important that you utilize your class time efficiently. DONT GET BEHIND! or it can be difficult to catch up. I will be posting due dates at the bottom of each assignment usually next to where it says "Total Marks" Also its very important that you try and be creative with your photo taking. Consider perspective, and don't forget to add the basics elements to your shots.


DONT JUST BLINDLY FIRE AWAY and hope you get at least one good photo out of a thousand. Think about what your trying to create. Think out side of the box, ask your self is this a boring picture?

Assignment #9 Reflectiveand Faceless Portraits

    

Faceless Portraits and Reflective Portraits

Please see Mr. Mueller for the handout and use the web sites provided for reference.

Please read assignment #3 in your hand out carefully and complete sections 1 & 2.  Make sure you take a variety of different pictures, then choose three for part 1 and three for part 2 and submit on your blog by Friday October 16th. Please refer to the websites provided and the handouts for reference. Please feel free to ask Mr. Mueller for help if you are experiencing any difficulties.

3 photos self reflective
3 faceless

total marks /25
Due Friday October 9th

Reflective Portraits

  
  
 

Faceless Portraits

  


 


https://www.google.ca/search?q=Faceless+portrait+ideas+for+photography&safe=off&rls=com.microsoft:en-CA:IE-Address&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0CBwQsARqFQoTCKqY_s6qrMgCFUuilAodmKoLBg&biw=1184&bih=839


http://www.shutterbug.net/refreshercourse/portrait_tips/197/

http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=reflective+portraits&id=AE3CEEAE33C8E64A85DC506D4EE9DB9F6AE3D19B&FORM=IQFRBA&adlt=strict