Week of OCtober 24
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Goal: Students will curate and edit their photos from the Denver Botanic Garden to demonstrate their understanding of unique compositions. Students will also continue to work on their Extended Exposure project outside of class. (listening & speaking).
Wednesday:
Friday:
Homework for the weekend: last chance to shoot for Extended Exposure |
MCA Teen Show Submissions due 10/30
Theme is "Still Loading" I encourage you to submit something! Maybe even one of your self portraits? |
Wednesday, Oct 17 - FOR THOSE NOT GOING ON THE FIELD TRIP
You may do the following:
1. Finish any missing assignments (including yesterdays) and get them turned in
2. Finish updating your website (see Oct 4)
3. Plan an artwork for the MCA show
4. Find a tutorial online and complete for extra credit.
YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR GOING ON A PHOTO SHOOT ON YOUR OWN TIME TO COMPLETE THIS ANTI_CLICHE ASSIGNMENT WE ARE DOING TODAY
You may do the following:
1. Finish any missing assignments (including yesterdays) and get them turned in
2. Finish updating your website (see Oct 4)
3. Plan an artwork for the MCA show
4. Find a tutorial online and complete for extra credit.
YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR GOING ON A PHOTO SHOOT ON YOUR OWN TIME TO COMPLETE THIS ANTI_CLICHE ASSIGNMENT WE ARE DOING TODAY
Week of OCtober 15
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Monday - 10/15
Goal: Students will discover the effects of changing shutter speed in an SLR camera by analyzing images, learning techniques, and manipulating the camera through group discussion and collaboration (listening and speaking). Last Day to use class time to experiment with shutter speed. Remember to save your images to turn in for credit. Tuesday - 10/16 Goal: Students will plan for their extended exposure assignment by collecting images and writing a summary of what they will attempt (reading and writing). 1. Make a contact sheet of all your experiments the last few days. You may need to share images and/or contact sheets with your partners. Write a brief summary of what you did and what you learned about the shutter. 2. Create a 10+ image slide that best visualizes what you want to do. Find an article or tutorial that could help you with this project. Turn this into GC with a short statement of your project. Your unedited images are due Monday, October 29th. 2. Go over expectations and assignment for the Botanic Gardens. 3. Keep updating your website. Wednesday - 10/17 Goal: Students will conduct a photo shoot in the Botanic Garden using the camera skills that we have learned so far and capture unique images that demonstrate creative approaches to shooting landscape elements (listening, speaking). 1. Meet in classroom NO LATER THAN 11:40. Check out cameras and walk to garden. 2. Arrive at garden by Noon - shoot for about an hour (anti-cliche). 3. Meet at front entrance at 1pm - walk back to school. 4. You MUST upload your images off the camera BEFORE you go to 8th hour. I will have passes. |
MCA Teen Show Submissions due 10/30
Theme is "Still Loading" I encourage you to submit something! Maybe even one of your self portraits? |
October 9-12
Goal: Students will discover the effects of changing shutter speed in an SLR camera by analyzing images, learning techniques, and manipulating the camera through group discussion and collaboration (listening and speaking).
What does the shutter do?
What does the shutter do?
SHUTTER PRACTICE (due Monday 10/15)
You will work in groups of 2-4 people Using a camera and a tripod, take images showing both stopped and blurred motion. Try your hand at panning (set the shutter at 1/50) Experiment with extended exposure using our laser pointers, your cell flash light, glow sticks, etc. You will turn in one contact sheet with all your group's attempts (at least 50 images) You need to pick YOUR best 2 motion captures to edit and turn in. |
Waiting your turn? Got all of this done?
Finish Aperture Practice Finish web page uploads Work on MCA Submission Examples of extended exposure photography
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October 8
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Goal: Students will use their time wisely to finish up past assignments, clarify misunderstandings, and prepare for new content in tomorrow's class. (speaking and listening).
Please finish: 1. Aperture Practice (some of you need to redo this) 2. Uploading all work to your website (see October 4) 3. Beautiful Decay Done? 1. Finish Extra Credit tutorial 2. Look at MCA show call and plan for an image that you could submit. 3. Start looking at what the shutter does in the camera Tomorrow: Make sure you have a jacket - we will be shooting outside |
October 4
Goal: Students will start to create their personal portfolio to document their growth as a photographer using the Weebly interface (speaking, reading, and listening).
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WEBSITE CHECKLIST
Go to students.weebly.com User Name = firstnamelastname Password = studentIDp6 Make the following pages: - Home - Semester 1 - Portfolio - Inspiration (returning students - make two new pages/tabs - one called Photo 2 and one called Photo 1. Make your other pages subpages of these) Home Page - Personalized with your text and images Semester 1 Page/Project Page – - 7 Questions (images, contact sheet, & reflection) - Composition Project (images, contact sheet, & reflection) - Identity Project (images, contact sheet, reflection, & research) - Beautiful Decay (images, contact sheet, & reflection) Inspiration Page - Find 10+ images of professional photography that inspire you - Bach vs Beethoven activity Think about how you want to present yourself as a photographer (and as a person online in general). What do you want to communicate about your work?
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TIPS:
Choose a theme that is clean and professional looking. Start getting all stock photography out of your website. Replace the stock photos with your own! Give enough space to "breathe" between the projects Make your images nice and big - this is a photography portfolio 
BAD WEB DESIGN
GOOD WEB DESIGN
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October 3
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Goal: Students will critique their work and the work of others through group discussion, peer sharing, and written self reflection.
1. Take 5 minutes to open your Beautiful Decay photos and choose your best image - make this nice and large on your screen. 2. Gallery walk of images and give feedback to 4 people. 3. With the color chips provided, vote for your favorite images for each category. You can talk with your peers to help you decide. 4. Group discussion of "winners". Why do some images stand out above the others in each category? 5. Look at your feedback and get images ready for turn in. 6. Write your self reflection and turn in all parts of your assignment. 7. Done? Make sure all your photos from our projects so far are available to upload in tomorrow's activity. TOMORROW: SETTING UP WEBPAGES |
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October 1 & 2
Goals:
Students will apply their understanding of aperture and aperture priority mode to capture photos that demonstrate depth of field concepts.
Students will apply their understanding of aperture and aperture priority mode to capture photos that fit the theme of "Beautiful Decay".
Students will curate their images from their Beautiful Decay shoot(s) and edit them appropriately.
1. Check IC - is everything turned in? Make sure to add your late work to the clipboard.
2. Assess your Aperture Practice - did you capture all the images you need? Turn into GC.
3. Look at your Beautiful Decay photos. Edit your best 3 images for a critique on Wednesday.
Homework: Shoot more images with the theme of "Beautiful Decay". You can check out a camera after school or use your phone.
Students will apply their understanding of aperture and aperture priority mode to capture photos that demonstrate depth of field concepts.
Students will apply their understanding of aperture and aperture priority mode to capture photos that fit the theme of "Beautiful Decay".
Students will curate their images from their Beautiful Decay shoot(s) and edit them appropriately.
1. Check IC - is everything turned in? Make sure to add your late work to the clipboard.
2. Assess your Aperture Practice - did you capture all the images you need? Turn into GC.
3. Look at your Beautiful Decay photos. Edit your best 3 images for a critique on Wednesday.
Homework: Shoot more images with the theme of "Beautiful Decay". You can check out a camera after school or use your phone.
September 28
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Goals:
Students will assess their progress of class assignments and projects and finish missing components. Students will apply their understanding of aperture and aperture priority mode to capture photos that demonstrate depth of field concepts. Students will apply their understanding of aperture and aperture priority mode to capture photos that fit the theme of "Beautiful Decay". 1. Check IC - is everything turned in? Make sure to add your late work to the clipboard. 2. Assess your Aperture Practice - did you capture all the images you need? Turn into GC. 3. Look at your Beautiful Decay photos. Do you need more photos? If everything is turned in, you may walk around school grounds and try to capture more. Homework: Shoot more images with the theme of "Beautiful Decay". You can check out a camera after school or use your phone. |
APERTURE PRACTICE (see 9/25)
Take 3 objects/people outside and try getting different focus effects by changing the aperture (f2.8, f5.6, f8, f11, f22). Open these in Photoshop and make small edits if needed. Save these as the aperture you used - f56_name.jpg, f8_name.jpg, etc. Turn into GC. MISSING IDENTITY PROJECTS - YOU MAY NOT GO OUTSIDE UNTIL THESE ARE TURNED IN
DANIEL REED BRADEN KALI - PLEASE FINISH WILL M - PLEASE FINISH ELANA - PLEASE FINISH |
September 26
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Goal: Students will apply their understanding of aperture and aperture priority mode to capture photos that fit the them of "Beautiful Decay".
Photo Shoot Day! How can you make something considered ugly, dilapidated, or decayed into something beautiful? Using your skills in composition and aperture, shoot 24+ images that communicate the idea of beautiful decay. Shoot in Aperture Priority Mode White Balance = Daylight or Auto ISO = 200 or 400 File Size = Large or Fine Come back at 12:55 to upload your images (they will be erased next hour off the card!) |
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SEPtember 25
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Goal: Students will be introduced (or review) the concept of aperture and how it works in a DSLR camera. They will then practice the effects of aperture in a quick exercise.
1. What is aperture? 2. How do I manipulate aperture on our cameras? 3. Practice time: With a partner, take 3 objects outside and try getting different focus effects by changing the aperture (f2.8, f5.6, f8, f11, f22). Turn these results in GC. 
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You MUST have your Identity Project turned in BEFORE you can go out and practice aperture 
Aperture Priority Mode - you choose the f-stop and the camera chooses the shutter speed for a proper exposure
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SEPTEMBER 24
GOAL: Students will critique their work and the work of others through small group work, class discussion, and self reflection (speaking, listening, and writing).
1. Pull up your two photos on your display.
2. Pick a partner to work with. With your partner, critique 2-3 other person's projects using the critique sheet at their computer.
3. Whole group discussion - what to do with feedback?
4. Finish editing and turn in all components of your project (including a self reflection) in google Classroom.
TOMORROW: REVIEW OF APERTURE PRIORITY
BLOCK DAY: PHOTO SHOOT ON COLFAX
1. Pull up your two photos on your display.
2. Pick a partner to work with. With your partner, critique 2-3 other person's projects using the critique sheet at their computer.
3. Whole group discussion - what to do with feedback?
4. Finish editing and turn in all components of your project (including a self reflection) in google Classroom.
TOMORROW: REVIEW OF APERTURE PRIORITY
BLOCK DAY: PHOTO SHOOT ON COLFAX
September 19 and 21
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Goal: Students will choose and edit their images that best represent their identity as well as demonstrate an experimental approach to their image making (speaking and listening).
1. Create your contact sheet of ALL your images you have shot for this project. 2. Choose your top images to edit - I encourage you to edit more than two. 3. How to create an effect? Ask a peer, look up a tutorial, get help from Dr. Overby. LAST DAY TO EDIT IS FRIDAY - Critique on Monday.                |
OPTIONS FOR EDITING:
Dodge/Burn Vignette Color Splash Toning Double Exposure Color Overlay Pixelate Filters (use sparingly) |
SEPTEMBER 18
Goal: Students will learn techniques to help enhance their identity portraits as well as start curating the images they want tp use to represent their identity (speaking and listening).
1. Group tutorial on dodging, burning, and vignettes. (Use image in Google Classroom and turn in your results).
2. Start culling through your images and choose potential images to edit for your project.
More advanced way to dodge and burn (it's pretty cool)
1. Group tutorial on dodging, burning, and vignettes. (Use image in Google Classroom and turn in your results).
2. Start culling through your images and choose potential images to edit for your project.
More advanced way to dodge and burn (it's pretty cool)
September 17
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Goal: Student will finish capturing images for their Identity Project through collaboration with peers and experimentation with the camera. (speaking and listening).
LAST DAY TO SHOOT IMAGES IN CLASS - make it count! You need at least 24 images on your contact sheet. Make sure that you clean up if you use the gallery to take images (and turn off the lights!) Did you watch the video on camera operations and answer the questions in GC? (due last Friday) PAST DUE: Composition Practice |
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SEPTEMBER 12 and 14
Peyton's experiments with altering her identity
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Goal: Students will start to explore the idea of self portraits and identity through demonstration, research, and brainstorming (speaking, reading, and listening).
Unedited images due by Tuesday, September 18 - you need at least 24 images on your contact sheet! IDENTITY PROJECT REQUIREMENTS:
Research: List of 10+ words that describe you Slide of 10+ images of portraits that inspire you Contact Sheet; 24+ images that show a variety of ideas Images: One image of how you want to represent yourself One image of experimentation (being a character, distortion, manipulation, absurd, etc.) |
SEPTEMBER 11
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Goal: Students will start to explore the idea of self portraits and identity through demonstration, research, and brainstorming (speaking, reading, and listening).
1. Review Identity Project requirements 2. Demo of equipment and props that we have 3. Finish your research and turn in 4. Make sure your Composition Assignment is turned in 3. Check out a camera and experiment with what is possible! TOMORROW, FRIDAY & MONDAY: Camera Tutorial as well as shooting time. Unedited images due by Tuesday, September 18 - you need at least 24 images on your contact sheet! |
IDENTITY PROJECT REQUIREMENTS:
Research: List of 10+ words that describe you Slide of 10+ images of portraits that inspire you Contact Sheet; 24+ images that show a variety of ideas Images: One image of how you want to represent yourself One image of experimentation (being a character, distortion, manipulation, absurd, etc.) |
September 10
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Goal: Students will start to explore the idea of self portraits and identity through group discussion, research, and brainstorming (speaking, reading, and listening).
1. Intro to new project: Identity 2. Start research for ideas for your self portraits. 3. Finish your Composition Project. PAST DUE: 7 Questions RESEARCH FOR SELF PORTRAITS
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Some of the great composition work that has been turned in already!
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Crush Walls Festival this Week!
Check out the website to see a map and list of events. Extra Credit to go (take a selfie). EXTRA EXTRA Credit to be brave, meet an artist, and take a selfie with them! |
september 7
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Goal: Students will apply their understanding of photo editing to refine their composition project images. (speaking to peers and teacher as well as reading tutorials for support).
1. Curate and edit your Composition Project photos. Find your best 5 examples to edit. Be sure to use your knowledge of repair tools to eliminate distractions in your images. 2. Save your photos with the compositional rule in the file name - for example - "name_leadinglines.jpg" 3. Done? Choose a tutorial from this site. Use your own photo and turn into Google Classroom for extra credit. PAST DUE: Repair Tutorials, 7 Questions Project |
COMPOSITIONAL GUIDELINES
Rules of Thirds Balance (Asymmetrical and Symmetrical) Leading Lines Pattern/Repetition Viewpoint (Bird's Eye, Worm's Eye, Unusual) Background Simplicity Framing Cropping/Close Up Look to Aug 29th for images of these guidelines |
September 5
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Goal: Students will apply their understanding of photo editing to refine their composition project images. (speaking to peers and teacher as well as reading tutorials for support).
1. Check your grade in IC - what are you missing? 2. Finish your repair tutorials and turn into GC (look at yesterday's post for tutorials) Ask a friend or Dr. O for help if you need it. 3. Curate and edit your Composition Project photos. Find your best 5 examples to edit. Be sure to use your knowledge of repair tools to eliminate distractions in your images. 4. Save your photos with the compositional rule in the file name - for example - "name_leadinglines.jpg" |
COMPOSITIONAL GUIDELINES
Rules of Thirds Balance (Asymmetrical and Symmetrical) Leading Lines Pattern/Repetition Viewpoint (Bird's Eye, Worm's Eye, Unusual) Background Simplicity Framing Cropping/Close Up Look to Aug 29th for images of these guidelines |
September 4th
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Goal: Students will reflect upon their work and the work of others through group discussion. Students will also experiment with repair tools in Photoshop/Lightroom in order to refine their skills in photo editing.
1. Group critique on 7 questions 2. Introduction of repair tools in Photoshop & Lightroom 3. Practice time with repair tools - download the images via Google Classroom 4. Turn in your repair results into Google Classroom (due Wednesday) 5. Double check to make sure all elements of 7 Questions are turned in. |
Images to download for repair assignment - look in Google Classroom
Need more support? Check out these tutorials!
Beginning students (Photoshop)
Retouching Images Advanced Students (Lightroom)
Spot Removal Tool |
AUGUST 31
Goal: Students will finish their responses to the 7 Questions project, reflect on their learning, and learn how to submit their work via Google Classroom (reading tutorials, asking questions of peers and teacher).
AGENDA:
1. DO NOW in Google Classroom - Composition Poll
2. Finish your 7 Questions Project - turn in your contact sheet, 7 edited images, and reflection to Google Classroom.
3. Finish any missing work in Google Classroom.
4. Look through your Composition photo shoot - do you have at least 7 different examples of compositional guidelines?
Homework: Shoot more images for your Composition project. Using your cell phone is fine. DUE TUESDAY
AGENDA:
1. DO NOW in Google Classroom - Composition Poll
2. Finish your 7 Questions Project - turn in your contact sheet, 7 edited images, and reflection to Google Classroom.
3. Finish any missing work in Google Classroom.
4. Look through your Composition photo shoot - do you have at least 7 different examples of compositional guidelines?
Homework: Shoot more images for your Composition project. Using your cell phone is fine. DUE TUESDAY
AUGUST 29
Goal: Students will demonstrate their understanding of compositional techniques by capturing specific compositions during a photo shot in City Park. (listening to instructions, speaking/collaborating with peers)
Agenda:
Agenda:
- Introduction/Review to DSLR Cameras
- Introduction/Review of Compositional Guidelines
- Photo Shoot at City Park - aim for 7 out of the 9 guidelines
- Upload images to Computers
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AUGUST 27 & 28
Goal: Students will be able to download/upload their images, create a contact sheet, and edit their images in order to create “answers” to the seven questions posed. (reading tutorials and support documents, asking questions of peers and teacher for help).
In these next two days, you need to:
In these next two days, you need to:
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Get your images onto your computer
From your phone:
From a SD card:
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Edit your best photos (Photoshop or Lightroom)
You should crop, adjust exposure (levels), and sharpen each image See this video for help Save your images correctly! Save as: room_name, school_name, fear_name, hope_name, love_name, beautiful_name, place_name Save as a jpeg! Turn in contact sheet and 7 photos into Google Classroom |
Week of August 20
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Welcome back!
This week we will: - Get to know one another - Set up the computers and accounts - Introduction to Photo 2 - Start Introduction and Review of Photography Concepts |
WEDNESDAY
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Zoom Activity
Finish Tyler Mitchell Analysis Log into Student account... 1) Bookmark class website 2) Join Google Classroom Go Over Syllabus Get parent slip signed by Friday Go Over 7 Questions Project Shot images due Monday, August 27 Aim for 20+ images for your contact sheet Interest Survey (Google Classroom) Image Analysis (Google Classroom) Homework: start shooting for 7 questions, get parent slips signed |
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THURSDAY
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About You Slides
What I Like/Don't Like Choose an example of photography that you like and one example that you don't like Write a short description as to why you like (and hate) those images 
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What I like, activities, my life
Types of photography I find interesting
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FRIDAY
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Beginner Tutorials
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Advanced Tutorials
(Light Room) |
1) Go through the tutorials that best fit your skill level at the moment. Practice the skills shown with the downloadable files in the tutorials. Save your files as crop_name.jpg, bright_name.jpg, etc.
2) Turn in your reflection and all your edited photos into Google Classroom.
Make sure to turn in all your work from the Introduction to Photo 2 folder in Google Classroom.
2) Turn in your reflection and all your edited photos into Google Classroom.
Make sure to turn in all your work from the Introduction to Photo 2 folder in Google Classroom.