FINAL PORTFOLIO PROJECT!!!

DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY I
FINAL PORTFOLIO PROJECT

Due Date: May 16, 2008
Format: PowerPoint
Assignment: Students will produce a 42 slide PowerPoint presentation highlighting their best work in Digital Photography I. It will include a title slide and a final slide containing an honor statement. The following ‘best’ photos will take up an entire slide:

Architecture or Architectural Detail—man-made, permanent structure
Landscape, Student’s choice (“calendar shot”—the goal is beauty)
Black and White of Student’s choice
Macro photo
Nature shot
Candid photo of school life
Posed Portrait, retouched as necessary
Student’s best collage
A Montage
Photo which shows action/movement
Backlit close-up photo (with or without flash, or both to show contrast)
Backlit Landscape
Family/Relationship-themed collage
Unique photo showing creativity—student’s choice of subject matter
Still Life photo of food/beverage
Student’s choice of photo showing use of a creative filter
A Vignette
Metaphor Self-Portrait Still Life (not a collage!)
Field Trip photo (Wright Memorial or Butterfly Garden)
Created artwork showing student’s best use of PhotoShop tools on a photo/photos---NOT the ‘paint’ project

A separate slide will appear before each ‘best’ photograph. It will contain at least two other images of the same subject matter you considered before deciding on your best photograph, which will immediately follow. This slide will include the title of the project, explain the criteria of the assignment, tell how your photographs fit these criteria, and tell any interesting facts about the photos, or the process of taking them or editing which might not be obvious to the naked eye. Title and end slide should show similar design features. End slide will contain the honor code stipulating that you took all photos personally during this school year. Use transitions and animation on your slides, but do not automate your slide show.

Note: A PhotoShop canvas size of 10 inches wide by 7.5 inches high is the equivalent of a PowerPoint slide. The two slides for each individual selection will be graded on effort, creativity, imagination, and technical skill. Do not submit photos with serious photographic errors such as red eyes, out-of-focus, underexposed or overexposed, crooked lines, etc. Put slides in order! Make sure your text is an enhancement to your overall project, not a distraction! You will give an oral presentation with your slide show. Be prepared to elaborate on how you created each piece and answer questions. Use of ANY image that you did not personally photograph will result in a zero.