2nd Semester Projects Page added!

Take a look at the navigation bar above and you will notice a page has been added. This page includes a concise list of all of your 3rd & 4th quarter projects. As always, all project are listed on the Google documents you were sent and  on the class website.

Remember:

·        All images you shoot from now on will focus on the theme you chose and wrote about in your Artist Statement.

·        Semester Grade is cumulative. You must do ALL projects for an "A."  

·        You are responsible to complete all of your work. To be considered complete, you projects must be posted to your blog. They will not be graded otherwise.

 

To make a new page, go to posting, edit page, new page and post to there. Be sure to include your full and edited Artist Statement & Biography and an appropriate image that you took.

 

 

New Projects for 4th Quarter

Main Classroom Projects

• Artist Statement and Biography (Due April 15th): Create an Artist Biography and Artist statement for your photography work and post to your blog. Read more here.

Darkroom Projects

• All image you shoot from now on will focus on the theme you chose and wrote about in your Artist Statement.
• 35mm Roll #2 (should be completed by April 22, 2011.)
• 35mm Roll #1 (should be completed by May 20, 2011.)

New Digital Projects using Photo Shop:

• Andy Warhol Portrait Project:(Due May 20th):Details coming soon!

• "I am an animal" portrait: (Due May 6th):Details coming soon!

• Norman Rockwell Style (Due April 15th): Take a photograph that represents American life. Use Photo Shop to alter your original image.

New Projects Added

New Digital Projects using Photo Shop:

• Motion & Blur (Due April 1st): Take a series of photos and using Photo Shop determine the F-stop, ISO, etc. Read more here. Post images on your blog.

• The World is round (Due March 18th): Manipulate your landscape photo in Photo Shop using the method listed here. Post image on your blog.
• Rule of Thirds (Due March 4th): shoot a Digital image of a person. Use the rule of thirds on Photo Shop to crop and improve your image. Read details here. Post image on your blog.

Dark room work

• 35mm Roll - Shadow & Light (should be completed by February 25, 2011.)
• 35mm Roll - Texture (should be completed by February 11, 2011.)

New website for this class in nearly finished!

The new website for this class in nearly finished and most of the information you need will be on there in a logical place.

• Home - the basics
• Class Announcements - This will list projects that you will start in the main classroom.
• Computer Assignments - This will list project that are computer based.
• Darkroom Projects - This will list project that must be done in the darkroom.
• Extra Credit - Keep up with all your work and you won't need it.
• Contact Me - You know where to find me, but if you forget...

More Stuff

• Class Calendar - lists important dates
• Reading List - good article that may make you a better photographer
• Student Blogs & More... - but mostly students blogs
• Class Photos - as soon as you sent them tome.
• Forms and Docs - All of the forms you need will be on the Forms and Documents page. You will be able to down load them and fill them out, save them and then e-mail them back to me...
   
  Our Goal is to do the best we can at everything. Let's work harder and learn more this semester.

Finals - Good Job!

My students did an awesome job on their written photography final. I made you guys  work. I know you think you don't know enough, but your final exam proves you do. I am am proud of the work you have done and excited to see you move forward with your study of photography.

Second semester will be challenging we will get a lot of practice shooting pictures and developing and printing film. We will do a lot more work with photo shop and our Blogs. We will learn more of the artistic side of photography.

You all have a well deserved weekend off! Enjoy it! It you happen look at this blog and leave me a comment before Monday morning I will give you extra credit.