Architectural Photo Shoot

Your Architecture Project will consist of your 12 best shots on a contact sheet and one 5x7 JPEG. You will take 36-40 shots (same as a roll of film) and narrow it down from there. You will be shooting man-made, permanent structures. It can be the entire structure (a barn, church, pier, etc.) or just an architectural feature (a window, door, moulding, cornice, steeple, etc.). Your photo can include people or animals, but they should be incidental---not the focus of the shot. On Monday, October 1st, you will turn in your 12 best shots on a contact sheet. If you don't have 12 shots in the completed assignments folder by the end of class, you will take a zero on the deadline grade. Beginning on the 1st, we'll start editing those photos!! You should edit at least 6-12 photos to be able to determine which is your best shot. Go for something unusual. Pay attention to shadows and color. You may use a filter on this photo, but make sure it ENHANCES the picture. Think...calendar shot! We are going for either beauty, or very high interest. Your final photo will be due on Friday, October 5th. During the week you will learn lots of new techniques to use on your photos. It will be fun!! You can continue to take more architectural shots all during the week if you find that you are not satisfied with what you have on the 1st. Your final photo does not have to be on the contact sheet.Good examples of architectural photos can be found at:http://photo.net/learn/architectural/exterior

Photographic Assignment

Over the weekend you should take the equivalent of a roll of film, or 35-40 shots, to download on Monday, Sept 24th. You will turn in the best 12 on a contact sheet Monday for your deadline grade. This assignment will be student's choice of subjects. However, your photos should emphasize bold color. Next week we will practice using PhotoShop tools on these pictures.

Sample (from Internet)

History Test

Your test on the History of Photography is coming up Wednesday, September 26th. Please study the worksheets from the two reading assignments and the film. Also, you should know the important facts I reiterated on the photographers presented. The test will consist of 35 multiple choice questions, and three essay.Make sure you know these photographers:
Louis Daguere
Talbot
Lewis Hine
Walker Evans
Ansel Adams
Yousuf Karsh
Margaret Bourke-White
Edwin Land
Eastman
Clarence White
Marion Post Wilcott
Roy DeCarava
Steiglitz
Brady
O'Sullivan
Dorothea Lange
William Henry Jackson
Edward Weston
...and these terms (and their significance to photography):
Camera Obscura
Collodion
Stereoscopic Camera
Speed Graphic
35mm
FSA
F/64 Group
Calotype
Daguereotype
Polaroid
Little Galleries (291)
Yellowstone
Yosemite

PowerPoint Presentation

We will complete our presentations on the famous photographers by Friday, Sept. 21. I will take volunteers first, and then will call on students. You are expected to have your report ready when I call on you. Please take notes as your classmates present. Many of these people who are important to the history of photography will be on your test. BTW, I'm looking at Wednesday of next week (the 26th) for your History of Photography test.

Welcome!

I've decided to split the web page for the two classes. This is where you'll come for assignments and deadlines. We are currently working on our research projects. Please be prepared to give an oral presentation with your PowerPoint next week. Do a good job! This is your first big project grade for this class!