Beach Project

You should turn in your contact sheet of 12 beach or sound shots today. You may use any filters or special effects you like on this project, including combining photos. Make them really special! Six edited shots and your final are due Thursday.

PLEASE BRING CAMERAS TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, AND THURSDAY. Hopefully we will get to take a short trip to the beach for a few more pics!

Photo Contest!!

Photo Contest - North Carolina State University's Climate Office is
sponsoring a 'Young Weather Photographers' contest for students between the
ages of 7-16. The deadline to submit a photo is June 30. Contest details
are available online at
http://www.nc-climate.ncsu.edu/education/contest.php.
Questions may be
directed to Shannon Futrell at safutrel@ncsu.edu.

Weekend assignment

...is to take photos of the beach or sound. You should have a mixture of seascapes and close-ups. A contact sheet of 12 is due Monday.

This week's classwork---work on faces

We will be taking pictures of everyone in the class and experimenting with different techniques in PhotoShop using these photos. Start a folder entitled (your identification number) and "faces". By the end of the week, you'll have 12 pictures to put on a contact sheet and turn in. This will count as a project grade.
On Monday, we made two backgrounds by using Liquify on random photos. We also used Liquify to make four silly faces. On Tuesday, we explored the asymmetrical nature of our own faces by putting two left halves together and two right halves together. All the faces should be placed on the two liquified backgrounds we made. Beginning on Wednesday, you will work on creating six "new" people by combining the features of your classmates. You should clean them up and make them convincing. Each of the 12 faces you have created should be placed on a background. On Friday, you'll make a contact sheet to turn in for a project grade.

Candid School Shots.....and Beach Project

Very soon we will be putting together our final portfolio project. The one area I think you may be lacking is CANDID school shots (meaning the subject did not know you were taking the picture) from either classes, hallways, or outside school functions. Please be taking lots of photos that fit this description----NOT your friends mugging for the camera!!

I'd like us to do a Beach Project. I have seen A LOT of beach photos, and you'll have to take some really special pictures to impress me and earn an 'A' (or do some very creative editing)! Going up to the boardwalk or leaning out of the car window is not going to cut it! If you go to the beach this weekend, get some good shots. I won't assign it for a deadline grade, but you should all try to get to the beach (or sound) for photos within the next week. Perhaps we can all go as a field trip????? I'll see if I can work that out!

Cameras!

Bring your cameras to class for the rest of the week. I'd like to plan a field trip when the weather permits. I have a fun activity for us to do!

Song Lyric Project

As we discussed last week, you were to have photos that illustrate song lyrics or a poem for today. You will submit a contact sheet of 12. For this project you may use just one photo or a collage or montage. You may use the entire song or poem, or just the lines that apply. Please use creative text! No restrictions on filters, borders, etc. Those of you who are particularly imaginative should really shine on this project! The final piece will be due on April 18th.

This week's assignments...and grades!

Your travel brochure is due on Tuesday. We will print them all and you will be assigned one brochure to critique in writing on Friday. This will count as a test grade. Brush up on your composition terminology.

When you have finished your brochure, begin working on the tutorial of your choice for www.worth1000.com . There are some really great things there to choose from. I will grade this like a project, so do a nice job. This will be due on Friday. I will take into account the difficulty level of the tutorial you choose when I grade them. This will be your first grade of the last grading period!

For next week, be thinking of a poem, story, or song lyrics you can illustrate with photography. Your photos will be due on Monday, April 14th---your first deadline grade of the last grading period. You'll put the text together with your best photo (or combination of images) and make a poster! Final poster will be due April 18th.

Some of you really need to concentrate on getting your grades up. Make sure to meet your deadlines! Although it's only a small percentage of your final grade, it can make a big difference if you're constantly late. A single deadline grade can bring your score for the grading period down a point or two. A row of deadline zeroes can bring you down a letter grade or more! Same with participation grades----Make sure you're on task! Make good use of your class time. If you have completed the current project, work ahead or spend your time practicing in PhotoShop. That will always be considered 'on task'---even if you're just goofing off making silly pictures. You are learning by doing!

Weekend assignment

...take more photos for your 6-panel brochure! If you feel that you have enough, go with what you've got. If you need more, that's your assignment. Remember, I am giving you more time on this project than most, and it's going to be counted heavier in your final grade than other projects. Make sure yours shines for a good grade!