The Advanced Photo classes started this project early in the second semester. The project was bigger than we expected. As often happens for those who create, some projects must be put aside until the right time. The two Advanced Photo classed decided to move this project to the end of the year.
It is now the end of the year. You can read the post from earlier this year here.
You may include photos from the first part of the project to complete the project. You are to take about 150-200 photos. If you took photos last time, include those photos in your total count. Edit the final number to 15-20.
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Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Wednesday, May 14, 2014
Website Update
We are nearing the end of the school year. Our final exam will resemble the semester final. Return to your website (not your blog) and improve the portfolio of your best photos.
- Your portfolio will have from 7-10 of your best photographs.
- Your portfolio should be easily found on your website.
- Select your best photograph as your first photograph on your portfolio.
- Ask at least two people to review your portfolio.
Friday, May 9, 2014
Quiz - Digital Photography
Participation Grade and Performance Grade. You receive two different grades for this quiz.
Each group will choose a photo for the quiz. Each person will edit and submit a photo for this quiz. However, group members are encouraged to work together. Students will be graded on their ability to work together and to export photos using Aperture. Students are not assessed on whether the photo is "good or bad."
Choose a photo taken by a group member in the last month with a width or height at least 1024 wide or tall. The photo should also be at least 72 dpi.
1. Share the photo to the group by email and cc me.
2. Using the metadata tab in Aperture, include the information about f-stop, shutter speed, ISO and date the photo was taken. Send this information along with your edited photo.
3. Edit the photo in Aperture. If you are in Period 2, edit your photo so that it is 500 pixels wide by 400 pixels tall. If you are in Period 3, edit your photo so that it becomes 600 pixels wide by 400 pixels tall. (You will probably need to crop the photo.)
4. When you export, export the version at 500 (or 600) pixels wide by 400 pixels tall/high with a dpi of 100. Set the image quality at 12.
5. Name the photo, Period 2 or 3 - your name.
6. Send the photo to my work email, cc my bryanfarley2020 at gmail address, along with the other metadata. Please title the subject, "Period 2 or 3 Quiz - Your Name"
If you have questions, please ask your group members first and then ask me. You are encouraged to participate with your group.
Each group will choose a photo for the quiz. Each person will edit and submit a photo for this quiz. However, group members are encouraged to work together. Students will be graded on their ability to work together and to export photos using Aperture. Students are not assessed on whether the photo is "good or bad."
Choose a photo taken by a group member in the last month with a width or height at least 1024 wide or tall. The photo should also be at least 72 dpi.
1. Share the photo to the group by email and cc me.
2. Using the metadata tab in Aperture, include the information about f-stop, shutter speed, ISO and date the photo was taken. Send this information along with your edited photo.
3. Edit the photo in Aperture. If you are in Period 2, edit your photo so that it is 500 pixels wide by 400 pixels tall. If you are in Period 3, edit your photo so that it becomes 600 pixels wide by 400 pixels tall. (You will probably need to crop the photo.)
4. When you export, export the version at 500 (or 600) pixels wide by 400 pixels tall/high with a dpi of 100. Set the image quality at 12.
5. Name the photo, Period 2 or 3 - your name.
6. Send the photo to my work email, cc my bryanfarley2020 at gmail address, along with the other metadata. Please title the subject, "Period 2 or 3 Quiz - Your Name"
If you have questions, please ask your group members first and then ask me. You are encouraged to participate with your group.
Wednesday, April 30, 2014
What a Difference a Day Makes
Yesterday will become an important day in sports history. Finally, the Los Angeles Clippers were national news! I do not know if there were any important images from yesterday, but there have been important sports photographs in history.
Here is Sports Illustrated list of the 100 Greatest Sports Photographs of All Time.
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Here is Sports Illustrated list of the 100 Greatest Sports Photographs of All Time.
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Wednesday, April 9, 2014
Cindy Sherman Inspired Portraits
So you think that your generation invented the selfie? Well, maybe you invented the word "selfie," but your generation is not the first to take photos of yourself. Your generation is not even the first generation to experience rapid technological advancements. Somehow, my generation blames your generation for our technological creations. Sorta funny.
My generation forgets that the photo booth was invented in the 1800's and popularized in the 1920's. We forget that photography transformed when the world changed between 1935-1945. My generation resembles older generations. We forget things.
I often hear old people like myself talk about the internet as if a new scary world has been created. All of a sudden, people can be fooled. Well, meet the new boss. It's the same as the old boss. (Oh, that's from an old person's song. Bing that.) Before the internet, people wore disguises. Some people lied. Few people told the truth all of the time.
... And then there was Cindy Sherman. She is still alive and possibly active. If you search Cindy Sherman in Google Images, you might think that you made a mistake. You will find about 40 different photos and they all look different. This means that you probably found her.
You will post 5 Cindy Sherman inspired self-portraits and 5 portraits of people in your group. You can borrow the hat in our room so that the photo looks like Penn's photo of Picasso (or see a photo I took of my daughter a few years ago). This project is due before Spring Break so check the calendar.
A few quick notes about how this fits with the previous projects. We just studied surrealists and abstract artists after taking portraits. For the last photo assignment, "Abstract Portraits," you photographed objects that represented people or yourself. This time you are photographing people who are intentionally not genuine. Are they characters? Perhaps. Push as far as you feel comfortable... maybe just a little farther, but be safe.
My generation forgets that the photo booth was invented in the 1800's and popularized in the 1920's. We forget that photography transformed when the world changed between 1935-1945. My generation resembles older generations. We forget things.
I often hear old people like myself talk about the internet as if a new scary world has been created. All of a sudden, people can be fooled. Well, meet the new boss. It's the same as the old boss. (Oh, that's from an old person's song. Bing that.) Before the internet, people wore disguises. Some people lied. Few people told the truth all of the time.
... And then there was Cindy Sherman. She is still alive and possibly active. If you search Cindy Sherman in Google Images, you might think that you made a mistake. You will find about 40 different photos and they all look different. This means that you probably found her.
You will post 5 Cindy Sherman inspired self-portraits and 5 portraits of people in your group. You can borrow the hat in our room so that the photo looks like Penn's photo of Picasso (or see a photo I took of my daughter a few years ago). This project is due before Spring Break so check the calendar.
A few quick notes about how this fits with the previous projects. We just studied surrealists and abstract artists after taking portraits. For the last photo assignment, "Abstract Portraits," you photographed objects that represented people or yourself. This time you are photographing people who are intentionally not genuine. Are they characters? Perhaps. Push as far as you feel comfortable... maybe just a little farther, but be safe.
Tuesday, April 1, 2014
Participation Grade - April Fools Week
I am not fooling this week. It is really easy to score 100 out of 100 for your weekly participation grade.
You will receive a perfect score if you show up on time every day this week. That's just four days!
You only lose points for a few activities -- unexcused absences, tardies, cell phone, inappropriate computer use and outside work without permission from me.
If you have questions, use the comment section below.
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You will receive a perfect score if you show up on time every day this week. That's just four days!
You only lose points for a few activities -- unexcused absences, tardies, cell phone, inappropriate computer use and outside work without permission from me.
If you have questions, use the comment section below.
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Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Abstract Portraits
Abstract Portraits
The Bauhaus - from the Metropolitan Museum
Portrait of the Beloved - Peter
1.8 Advanced Students will be able to create an abstract portrait or self-portrait.
(Analyze the works of a well-known artist as to the art media selected and the effect of that selection on the artist's style.)
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