Get a USB FLASH DRIVE (Recommended 16+ GB) to back up your work. Get your own SD card (They are usually around $10-$15 for a 8-16gb one) You can borrow a card from Ms. Boulet in exchange for your phone. Set up your Photo Blog- Send Ms. Boulet web address
Setting up your Photo Blog:
Using Weebly set up a digital portfolio to show off your work for the year. This is the place that I look for finished and ongoing work for assessment purposes. It is also a place to show me your ongoing and developing interests and ideas around photography. When you have chosen a domain name, send it to me so I can start a student portfolio page for the class.
Photo Challenge:
Every week, there will be a photo challenge to post to your portfolio, in addition to work that is ongoing in class. Your first challenge is posted now.
James Fee (1949– 2006) was an American photographer known for his images of abandoned factories and lonesome highways.
Fee photographed images that he thought represented United States cultural icons in decline, such as crumbling drive-in movie theaters and rusting, abandoned cars.
Alex Webb: colour “I only know how to approach a place by walking. For what does a street photographer do but walk and watch and wait and talk, and then watch and wait some more, trying to remain confident that the unexpected, the unknown, or the secret heart of the known awaits just around the corner. ”
TASK 1: By the end of today, you should have your weebly (or other) website up and running. Please send me your website address (URL) by emailing it to me here:
TASK 2: You should look at the links to the photographers above to get a sense of how they use the elements of art in their work. Your first photo challenge is due on Thursday next week. In looking at photographs created by professionals, you will get a sense of what good photography looks like.
A note on the photo portfolio: Your photo-blog is worth 1/4 of your final grade. You will have regular check ups. The checks will look at the consistency of your entries, the amount of the work (outside and in class), and thoughtful captions or writing that tell your stories and observations. How engaging is your blog? Is it interesting? Does it have a good design and aesthetic layout? And is there a growth and development in your photography skills and ideas.
Write about your work (Talk about your photos)
Write about your methods (tutorials & behind the scenes)
Write about your subjects (storytelling and back stories)
Write about yourself (Share who you are)
Write regularly & consistently (Steady planning, use a calendar)
Your photo blogs need to create a "story", bring people into your world, or the world that exists around you. Powerful and effective imagery only works if your audience is drawn into your composition & ideas.
Don't leave all your photos empty and caption-less. Give your viewer some insight into your photo work. You will be required to write about the meaning behind your work, the process and thinking behind the imagery, and intentionally using the ELEMENTS AND PRINCIPLES OF ART & DESIGN when creating your photographs. Be prepared to share about these in your photo blog alongside the photos.
September 12: Composition
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