photography syllabus

Photography

Syllabus

Course description

Beginning level use of a digital camera and digital editing software on a Macintosh computer.  In addition students will get instruction in traditional art and design concepts, composition, design and layout techniques, history of photography, and the use of digital media and the internet to display and present their digital images.

Course objectives (What I Want You to Know)

How to use the camera’s features for creative control of your photographs

The kind of lighting to use in a given situation to create the best photographs

How to demonstrate good composition in your photographs

How to use the computer and digital imaging software

Recommended hardware: a 4-16 GB flash drive and or a 4-16 GB flash memory card.

Grading

Every class activity is connected to a standard. You will receive a grade for every activity or assignment. Except for excused absences, unsubmitted assignments will receive a grade of 50 and may not be made up for a higher grade.

Grades are given based on a standard rubric.

Class procedures:

Bellringer_literacy

Work on your assignments

Cleanup

Photography

Course outline

Unit One_Getting ready

Collage_15-20 photos you like_spell out “photography” with magazine letters

Collage_art elements and principles

Create google account

Create digital gallery using blogspot

Make a mask for a self portrait

Photo Assignments

Eye contact/no eye contact

Ask your subject to look up, down, left, right

Only photograph things on the ground

Take at least 10 photos of each scene

https://www.thespruce.com/photo-assignments-to-inspire-challenge-you-2688821

Assignment #1: Up Close

This assignment encourages you to get close and personal with your subject. It is an exercise in viewing a common object in a new way and examining its finer details.

• Choose an object that you see or interact with every day.
• Focus on a small part of it, get as close as your camera will allow you to focus and shoot away.

• Try to capture different angles and unusual lighting to add to the mystery of this tiny world.

From the whiskers of your cat to a fragile Christmas ornament, even common soap bubbles, there is an entire world that we often overlook because we don't get close enough.

look at:

https://www.magnumphotos.com/

Photograph 10 hand gestures for a day. Careful

Toys and dolls

10 photos of one color

from:

https://cauchonphotoclass.edublogs.org/photography-assignments/

Unit Two_The Basics

My favorite things_photographs that you like, your ideas

Introduction to Photography and Composition (the rule of thirds)

Adobe Photoshop Basics

Camera History

Compositional Photographs: Lines

Compositional Photographs: Shape and form

Compositional Photographs: Value (Black and White)

Compositional Photographs: Color

Compositional Photographs: Texture

Compositional Photographs: Space

Compositional Photographs: Pattern

Compositional Photographs: Emphasis

Compositional Photographs: Pattern

Compositional Photographs: Variety

Compositional Photographs: Balance

Compositional Photographs: Rhythm and Movement

Compositional Photographs: Proportion and size

Unit Three_Beyond the Basics

Camera Functions and Modes

Exposure

Compositional Photographs: Lighting

Compositional Photographs: Family Portrait

Compositional Photographs: Autobiographical Self Portraits

Superimposing and Layer Masks in Photoshop

Compositional Photographs: Surreal Self-Portrait

Compositional Photographs: Reflections

Compositional Photographs: Action

Compositional Photographs: Stopping Motion

Unit Four_Research and Portfolio

Research Photographers

Journalism

Portfolio presentation

Visual Art

Digital Art

Digital Arts & Design 1 (Career & Technical)

Photography

Grading Plan rev. may 28_17

How your grade is determined

Nine-week grades are determined by the following categories and percentages:

Literacy 10%

Daily classwork 50%

Mastery of Standards 40%

Projects: Assignments for projects usually contain criteria and problem solving content encompassing the entire range of cognitive abilities. The student will exhibit knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation in almost all assignments completed for a grade. Evaluation is determined by the proper execution of criteria contained in each assignment (Were all the specifications & conditions accurately met? Are minimum standards and competencies exhibited? Is the work professionally prepared and presented? etc.). Deductions may be made for late work.

Individual student abilities are always a consideration in the determination of art production grades. In other words, the standard, or measure, is each individual, evaluated according to his/her own existing competency level, not that of an arbitrary standard or the abilities of other, more "talented" students. All students are expected to master course standards.

I utilize rubrics or score sheets to determine the numeric grade for most projects.

Daily classwork - Many assignments are graded on satisfactory completion of the daily assignment. Daily classwork assignments are due on the day they are assigned. If they are not completed on time, the grade will be a 50 and cannot be made up. If you are absent, you are still responsible for turning in the work when you return to school.

Student Signature:___________________________________________Date:_________________

Parent/Guardian Signature:___________________________________________Date:_________________

Steve Campbell

rev 6_10_17

Expectations

1. Be considerate. Treat others as you would like to be treated.

2. Start assigned work when the bell rings. Usually there is a 10 minute warmup, then a daily assignment. I will grade your work throughout class.

3. Be seated and listen when I am giving instructions. If you need to ask questions, raise your hand.

4. Work on your assignment the entire period. If you have finished assignments, work on tutorials.

5. Follow all school rules and safety rules.

6. There are district and school rules related to cell phones and electronic devices. If you violate those rules, I have the right to collect, hold, and turn the phones and devices in to an administrator. If you refuse, I will follow school and MNPS procedures and policies. Cell phones and electronic devices are easily stolen. Protecting your cell phones and electronic devices and preventing their loss or destruction is totally your responsibility. Cell phones and electronic devices may not be used when I am giving you instructions. If I see them during this time, I will ask you to give them to me.  I will usually return them to you at the end of class. Never use phones, cameras, or any digital device to create images that might make a classmate or adult uncomfortable or be considered bullying or harassment.

7. If you have been absent, it is your responsibility to find out about missed work and make it up.

8. During this class, if you need to go to another teacher, to guidance, or any other location for school work, you need to bring a note from the person who will be supervising you requesting permission for you to leave class.

9. Any sound that I can hear from a computer or electronic device is too loud.

10. Please do not have food or beverages near the computers. Cleanup after yourself if you have food or beverages.

I understand these expectations and agree to abide by them:

__________________________________________________________

Name                                                         Date

Agreed & Consented To:

___________________________________________________________

Parent/Guardian                                            Date

social butterfly photo

Assignment:

In this assignment you will create a background, using markers or chalk, on large paper that will be used in a photograph. For example, you might draw a pair of butterfly wings on the paper large enough and with enough space for you to stand in front of to create a "social butterfly" photo.

a thought i like

http://digitalarthillwood.blogspot.com/2011/08/from-ee-cummings.html

photography begins_what is photography

What is photography?

a. The word photography comes from two ancient Greek words: photo, for "light," and graph, for "drawing." "Drawing with light" is a way of describing photography.

b. A selfie

c. A street scene

d. Photography is the science, art and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film, or electronically by means of an image sensor.[1] 

e. A historical document that is frozen time

f. A landscape

g. All of the above and more

What is a camera?

If you  position a piece of white paper and a piece of foil with a small, pin-hole size opening so that the sun shines through the opening and on to the paper, you will see an image of the sun on the paper.

That's physics.

Put them in a box and the same thing happens. If the paper onto which the light is projected is "light-sensitive" you have a pinhole camera.

That's chemistry.

So..........a camera is a light-tight device (box) with an opening at one side to let light in and a means of capturing the projected image created by the light on the other side. 

Digital cameras capture this image with a sensor. Earlier cameras used film to capture the image.

It all began a long time ago

This phenomenon was observed by Aristotle (384-322 BCE) in ancient Greece. 
Camera Obscura. Latin for "darkened room".

Lenses and mirrors were added during the Renaissance.

The first cameras captured the image on a metal plate. They were called daguerreotypes.

Also called tin types. Who is this person?

So, what is a camera? What is missing in this illustration?

Answer these questions

The Beginning of Photography and What Photography Is rev nov 2_2019

100 points

Your name:_______________________________________Block_______

Answer these questions

1. The word photography comes from two ancient Greek words: photo, for "light," and graph, for "drawing." So, drawing with ____________________”

is a way of describing photography.

2. List 3 things that a photograph can be:

3. Digital photography records light electronically by means of an_____________________.

4. If you position a piece of white paper and a piece of foil with a small, pin-hole size opening so that the sun shines through the opening and on to the paper, you will see an ________________ of the _________________ on the paper.

5. So……. In your own words, what is a camera?

6. The Latin name for a darkened room is___________________ 

______________________________________.

7. The first cameras captured the image on a ______________   ___________.

They were called________________________. 

8. What is missing in the last diagram of a camera?

Bonus…who is the famous person in the last daguerreotype?

______________________________________

light painting and 2017 midterm exam review

What I want you to know or do:
1. How to create a digital photo that communicates and idea or concept.
2. How to alter or change a digital image in Photoshop.


Standards
1.1 Demonstrate the use of knowledge and technical skills in at least one specific medium. 

1.3 Create visual art that communicates ideas through the use of media, techniques, and processes.

Do today


1. Take a time exposure

15 minutes

First, look....
https://www.google.com/search?safe=strict&tbm=isch&q=light+painting+photography&chips=q:light+painting+photography,g_4:simple,g_5:abstract&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjHssibpPLXAhXCy4MKHbLZD08Q4lYIMCgA&biw=1235&bih=718&dpr=1

read........
https://digital-photography-school.com/beginners-guide-to-light-painting/

or watch an intro...........
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBFpH8rCzRQ

watch really cool one...........
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfFuP9sDQpk


40 minutes

Take photos......

Remainder

View photos



2. Review for the mid-term exam

2017 midterm exam study sheet rev 12_3_17

Photography is the science, art and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film, or electronically by means of an image sensor. 

The word photography comes from two ancient Greek words: photo, for “light,” and graph, for “drawing.” “Drawing with light” is a way of describing photography.

A photograph can be a portrait, selfie, street scene, still life,  a historical document that is frozen time, a landscape, and much more.

Camera: An optical device for taking photographs, generally consisting of a lightproof enclosure having an opening or aperture with a shuttered lens through which the image of an object is focused and recorded on a photosensitive film, plate, or a sensor in digital photography.

A camera obscura (Latin: “dark chamber”) is an optical device that led to photography and the camera. The device consists of a box or room with a hole in one side. Light from an external scene passes through the hole and strikes a surface inside, where it is reproduced, rotated 180 degrees (thus upside-down), but with color and perspective preserved. The image can be projected onto paper, and can then be traced to produce a highly accurate representation. 

The Greek philosopher and scientist Aristotle (384-322 BCE); Mozi (470 to 390 BCE), a Chinese philosopher;  and Euclid, born unknown (mid-4th century BC) died unknown (mid-3rd century BC), all contributed observations knowledge about this phenomenon. 

Study the information on this link:

http://hillwoodphoto2.blogspot.com/2014/08/photography-begins.html

Lenses and mirrors were added to the camera obscura  during the Renaissance.

In the mid-1820’s, a metal plate, coated with a light-sensitive emulsion was added to create the first photograph. These photos were called daguerreotypes.

Be able to identify a closeup photo, line photo, geometric shape photo, rule of thirds photo, organic shape photo.

Review your Literacy answer sheets

The Vocabulary of Art & Photography

art elements & principles of design:

http://www.projectarticulate.org/principles.php

Art Elements

Line: A line is a path left by a moving point. A continuous mark on a surface.

What are the functions of line?

1. to outline a shape

2. to create movement and emphasis

3. to develop pattern and texture

4. to shade and model using hatching, crosshatching and stippling.

Shape is a two dimensional area with identifiable boundaries.

What are the two broad categories of  shape?

1. Geometric shapes - mechanically drawn lines, squares, rectangles, circles. We see them in architecture and manufactured items.

2. Organic shapes - are shapes based on forms of nature, which are usually rounded, irregular and curving. Leaf, seashells, flowers. We see them in nature and with characteristics that are free flowing, informal and irregular.

Value - is the lightness or darkness of a color or photo

• High-Key is where the picture is all light values.

• Low-Key is where the picture is all dark values.

• Value Contrast is where light values are placed next to dark values to create contrast or strong differences.

• Value Scale is a scale that shows the gradual change in value from its lightest value, white to its darkest value black.

Texture refers to surface quality.

• Real Texture is the actual texture of an object. Artist may create real texture in art to give it visual interest or evoke a feeling. A piece of pottery may have a rough texture so that it will look like it came from nature or a smooth texture to make it look like it is machine made.

• Implied Texture is the where a two-dimensional piece of art is made to look like a certain texture but in fact is just a smooth piece of paper. Like a drawing of a tree trunk may look rough but in fact it is just a smooth piece of paper.

Principles of Design

Emphasis:

a principle of design by which the artist or designer may use opposing sizes or shapes, contrasting colors, or other means to place greater attention on certain areas or objects in a work of art. Emphasis is achieved by dominance and subordination, bright against dull, light on dark, large among small, etc.

What are 3 ways you could create emphasis in a photograph?

Contrast: a principle of design that refers to differences in values, colors, textures, and other elements in artwork to achieve emphasis and interest.

Movement: a principle of design that refers to the arrangement of parts in artwork to create a flow of the viewer’s eye through the repeated arrangement of line, shape, color, texture or value; through the orderly positioning of objects; through contrasting positive and negative shapes; through contrasting sizes; or through gradation of colors and values.

Dominance: One area in a photo stands out more than others

review and know:

http://hillwoodphoto2.blogspot.com/2014/10/art-elements-and-principles-of-design.html

 scroll down to “rule of thirds”. Be able to draw the rule of thirds.

Photoshop

Save photos into your Documents folder

The move tool lets you move different images in a Photoshop document

In this class, photos that are being sent via e-mail should be saved as a JPEG

In this class, we sent an email with the photo included as an attachment

In this class, we converted color photos to black and white by going to Image>Mode>Grayscale 

Photos are lightened or darkened by using the Levels adjustment. 

To resize a photo in proportion, you should select Edit>Free Transform. The press and hold the Shift key while dragging a corner up inward to scale down and outward to scale up.

When viewing online images, a resolution of 1000 pixels suggests the photo is “high resolution”

To cut out or delete a large area of a solid color, like a solid white background, use the Magic Eraser Tool.