Monday, September 23, 2013

Checklist

Photographers prepare checklists before they shoot events. Some photographers have pre-printed checklists. Other photographers create event specific lists. If I do not have a check list, I worry that I am forgetting something. (I am nervous before almost every photo shoot even when I am prepared, so I need a checklist.) If I were not prepared, I would struggle.

Often, I list the same item twice. It is better to list something twice than not at all.

We have not created a checklist yet and many students have forgotten to complete assignments. When I tried to grade this weekend, I realized that students had not created lists. Today during second period, a group leader and assistant group leader helped me create this list. See if it helps you finish assignments.

1. email address
2. appropriate email address that has passed the spam filter
3. signature on gmail
4. clean link at bottom of signature that directs to blog
5. signature and link checked by group
6. a blog from blogger (with appropriate title)
7. contacts added
8. email profile with first and last name
9. email group
10. know the first and last names of your group
11. Group Member Link List on blog
12. Photo Site Link List on blog
13. First Assignment Blog Post about Light
14. Composition Links (with embedded links)
15. Cropping Before and After Photos (3 of each)
16. Did the person identify which photos were Before and After?
17. Elements of Art (Photo Art Walk listing elements and examples from walk)
18. Photo Booth Pictures (5 only) with names of filters/effects
19 Explanation for choices of different filters/effects
20. Reflection email (three questions and answers) that includes group members names and link to blog
21 Self evaluation (score only 20 out of 20)

Am I missing something?




Monday, September 16, 2013

History (and Future) of the Photo Booth



What was revealed at the 1889 World's Fair? Many people know that the Eiffel Tower was built for the World's Fair, but not everyone knows that the first photo booth was created for the Paris World's Fair.


What has more significance?

Dominic Colacchio and Chelsea Lauren prepare to have their photo taken at the befunky photo booth during the JEA Spring 2013 National Convention in San Francisco. Dominic and Chelsea are both professional photographers.

Read about the history of the Photo Booth. After you have studied the history and the current use of the photo booth, you and your group will create your own photo booth exposition. Using the different filters provided in the photo booth program, each person will create five different photos.

We will present a photo walk in class, so that other students can see our final photos.

Please be creative!

Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Review Elements of Art



What are the elements of art?

How will you use them in your next project?


What is your group's project?


Friday, September 6, 2013

Reflection - The Individual in a Group


How are you as a group member? What are your strengths? What can you improve? What have you learned from others?



Reflecting on the early part of the school year, how do you see yourself as a group member?

Using your gmail account, send an email to my school email address discussing your problem solving skills as they relate to your group. You can address the questions above as well as any others that you have considered.

Also include your group members first and last names. These are the people who will help you outside of class. In case of emergency, you may need to know them.

If you do not have your blog web address in your email signature, include it in your email.

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Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Concert Photography and Composition Rules

Using the rules of composition, chose three of these photos and crop them to improve their quality. In a new blog post, include the three original photographs and the three cropped versions. Label the photographs "Before" and "After."

I took these photographs during a Girl In a Coma concert in Oakland, California. For some reason, I did not originally publish these photographs, but I published these photos from the same night.















As The World Falls Down, Girl In a Coma

I listen to this song often. It is a cover of a David Bowie song.










Using the rules of composition, chose three of these photos and crop them to improve their quality.


Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Composers and Composition


On our second day of school, you may have noticed that the Google home page showcased a Google Doodle of musical composer Claude Debussy. On August 22, Debussy would have turned 151. Debussy was an influential impressionist.

When you wrote your first email with Gmail you probably composed the message by clicking the "compose" button. When you started your first Blogger post, you might have used the "Compose" button also. Artists, writers, musicians and photographers compose media.

Today you will publish a post with three useful links about composition. Please embed the links into your post.

During class we also listened to famous composers such as Mozart, Vivaldi and Beethoven and The Beatles.

NOTE: Updated throughout the day with correct Google link and artist information
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