Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Magazine Design

Students will incorporate all of the techniques and tools learned thus far to design a magazine cover. They will also learn how to create a clipping path within the text. They must include a minimum of three original photo within their cover. Along with displaying proper layout and text, this cover must display all of the elements and principles of art.

Final

This final will be printed and inserted in their notebook.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ef6eY1PHYDI

Tips and Pointers on how to create a successful magazine cover

https://designschool.canva.com/blog/magazine-cover-design/

Silhouette/Stencil Image

Students will use the pen tool and photoshop techniques to complete this project. This will be a step by step tutorial during class. They will use an original photo and then create their image.

Before

After

These examples will be printed and inserted in their notebooks.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfoc8Y1Zd0Y

Pen Tool Tutorial (Refresher and in case you were absent)

Painting Technique using Photoshop

Students will download a photo of an animal and then use the smudge tool to create a painterly effect to the image.

Before

After

These examples will be printed and inserted in their notebook.


Photo Restoration

Students will utilize their previous knowledge on tools and techniques to repair a damaged photo. They may either use an example provided, or bring in their own example.





Before


LINKS TO TUTORIAL ON HEALING BRUSH, SPOT REMOVAL, AND CONTENT AREA REMOVAL

Photoshop Techiniques

Students will review previous techniques as well as learn the following new tools; clone stamp, healing brush, quick mask, smudge, blur, character palette, and brush presets.



Before Images

Final

The final will be printed and inserted in their notebook.

Critique Process

Students will learn how to interpret and judge a piece of art. This will complete the four processes in a critique. After reviewing examples in class and responding to these two components, students will complete a critique cube. They will select an artist from the list, and then respond to each section of the cube. The cube will be inserted in their notebook.

List of Artists
-          Chuck Close 
-          Annie Leibovitz 
-          Ron English 
-          Shepard Fairey 
-          Jean Michel Basquiat
-          Keith Haring 
-          Frida Kahlo 
-          Andy Goldsworthy 
-          Andy Warhol
-          Georgia O’Keeffe 
-          Ansel Adams
-          Robert Capa 
-          Henri Cartier-Bresson 
-          Dorothea Lange 
-          Pablo Picasso 
-          Vincent Van Gogh 
-          Leonardo Da Vinci 
-          Salvador Dali
-          Jackson Pollock 
-          Michelangelo 
-          Roy Lichtenstein 
-          Jacob Lawrence 
-          M.C. Escher 
-          Wassily Kandinsky 
-          Edvard Munch 
-          Alexander Calder 
-          Claes Oldenburg
-          Cai Guo-Qiang 
-          Anish Kapoor 
-          Cornelia Parker
-          Shawn Barber 
-          Steve McCurry 
-          Barbara Kruger 

-          Evgeny Parfenov 


Principles of Design

The Principles are concepts used to organize or arrange the structural elements of design. Again, the way in which these principles are applied affects the expressive content, or the message of the work.
The principles are:


  • Balance 
  • Rhythm\Movement
  • Emphasis 
  • Unity 
  • Contrast
  • Pattern
  • Students will write the definitions of each term in their notebooks. We will review each concept throughout the week and show examples. Project that will be inserted into notebook.Students will save the image below and use photoshop to show examples of each principle. They will have to scale, warp, skew, perspective, and use all transform tools to fit each example onto camera. Each principle must also be labeled.




    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gBtNuMVoxIPrinciples of Design

    Tuesday, July 28, 2015

    Still Life

    Students will be using objects to set up a still-life photo shoot. These objects must have some sort of relation to one another. They will then create a contact sheet, with a min of three photos. This will be printed and inserted in their notebook.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3RMBKUCLp8

    Examples and critiques of still life photos


    Portrait




    Portrait photography can be tough at first because the human face changes from moment to moment. Capturing the best moment requires some persistence and skill, but learning the basics isn't too difficult and can improve the quality of your portraits significantly. Here's a quick overview of what we're going to cover:
    • Use shallow depth of field to keep your subject in focus and your background out of focus. If you have a DSLR, certain lenses (like a 50mm or 85mm prime lens) will be more effective.
    • Compose your photo well, drawing the eye to the right places and using an interesting setting to create a more interesting portrait.
    • Consider color regardless of whether or not the final photo will be in color.
    • Make sure you have good lighting, whether you're relying on available light or using an artificial setup.
    • Keep your subjects engaged (capture that moment you are looking for, maybe a certain emotion, or facial expression) Capture their personality
    Students will be assigned a celebrity, of which they will closely examine their portrait.As they work in pairs. They will answer the following questions. Once they have finished, we will share thoughts, ideas, and opinions with the class.

    Questions:

    1. What kind of expression\mood is being displayed? How do you know? (Talk about the posture, lighting, setting, etc)

    2. If you were to have a re-shoot (meaning you were going to conduct your own photo shoot with this person), what would you change? Why?

    3. Now, think about yourself. Ask your partner, and classmates for ideas. What would your self-portrait look like? Where would it be? Lighting? Setting? Posture? and Why?


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    Tips for shooting portraits

    Students will be in the field shooting portraits that display a photo essay. They will create a contact sheet with a min of three photos. This will be printed and inserted in their notebook.


    Landscape

    Students will focus strictly on landscape. Students will be in the field shooting how time has changed our landscape. We will view examples, and then create a contact sheet ( min of 5 photos ) to be inserted in their notebook. Notes and ideas for the project will be also recorded in their notebook.

    advantages of a polarizing filter
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lL3Cl3NePZY

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXf204AjPqk
    Tips on shooting landscape
    Since our time in the field is during the time of day where light is at its highest point, here are some tips for capturing a successful landscape shot.


    Landscape photographers:
    Ansel Adams

    Galen Rowell

    Longer lecture on landscape photography
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8HZCdieSAo

    History of Photography


    Can this camera take a photo that is as quality of today's camera? Why or Why not?


    History of Imaging

    What's the importance of having a detailed photo?


    History of Photography

    Project for notebook:
    Students will create a timeline of important moments in photography. These moments will be based on the importance of what the student thinks is an advancement in this media. This timeline is about cameras and processes, not about photographers.


    For the final image, students must place themselves in an image that depicts a part of photographic history. 

    Cornell Notes: Photographer of your choice
    Answer the following in your notebook:
    Who is the photographer?
    What date or period?
    What was going on in the rest of the world at the time?
    What country are they from?
    What was the artist educated in or trained in, photography a hobby or job?
    What was the artist primarily known for?
    Did the artist use any special techniques or methods?
    What do you like about their work?
    Interesting fact or quote
    What can you learn from the artist?
    What internet sites did you use?
    Three examples of their work

    Project
    Students will create a newsletter using Photoshop of this artist. The newsletter must include a minimum of three examples of their work (with captions), title for the newsletter, as well as some of the facts from their cornell notes. This will be printed and inserted in their notebook.


    Students will then present their newsletter to the class.



    Monday, July 27, 2015

    Exposure Triangle

    Students will draw the exposure triangle in their notebook. We will review shutter speed, pan, using a tripod, depth of field, aperture, f/stop, portrait and landscape.


    Aperture (Depth of Field)
    Depth of Field is reference to the focal range or effective focal range, is the distance between the nearest and farthest objects in a scene that appear acceptably sharp in an image.

    Settings on the camera: Switch the mode dial to Av (this is aperture priority) Use the dial either on top of the camera by the shutter button, or the dial by the screen to change your f stop. This controls how much light passes through the camera. 


    Examples of Aperture Settings


    Examples of Depth of Field, Shutter Speed, ISO, and other great stuff such as using lighting, shadows, saturation, HDR, etc. We will get to all of it this year!



    Students will use aperture priority, and demonstrate depth of field in six photos. Three must include a person\people, and the other three without a person\people. They will make any necessary adjustments in photoshop before completing a contact sheet of their work.

    Shutter Speed (capturing or showing motion)


    Shutter speed or exposure time is the length of time a camera's shutter is open when taking a photograph. This decides if you freeze the action, or show the motion\movement.
    Students will work in shutter priority mode, Tv. They will then capture three photos that capture motion, and three that show motion. In some instances, students may need to use a tripod obtain a photo that demonstrates this effect. They will make any necessary adjustments in photoshop before completing a contact sheet of their work.


    ISO (film speed)
    ISO is the level of sensitivity of your camera to available light. The lower the ISO number, the less sensitive it is to the light, while a higher ISO number increases the sensitivity of your camera. Depending on the lighting situation where the students are shooting, they will adjust the ISO, to capture each photo. The ISO button is on the back of the camera, by the screen. If you set the ISO at a lower number, you are telling it that you have plenty of light. This means it will compensate, and provide less light to the photo. If it is set at a higher number, the camera assumes that there is not enough light for the photo. This means it will compensate, and provide more light to the photo.



    Location of ISO button to select appropriate speed.

    Project: Students will experiment with ISO settings. They will create a contact sheet containing six photos. The same shot will be used for every two photos, but the ISO setting will be different so that we can clearly see the difference.

    Close Reading (Wed Oct 21st)
    answer in notebook
    1. What is the emotion on the woman's face?
    2. How does the reflection add to the story of the photo? or does it?
    3. If the photographer zoomed out and captured the whole scene (such as the building she is in, people around her, etc) would this change the impact of the photo? Why?

    They will then create a contact sheet that will be printed and inserted in their notebook.