Download PDF file and follow the directions. Using your own imagery (click assignments and beyond) create THREE different layer combo photoshop images. Only use google image search if you must.
For this assignment, you must specifically list as many principles of composition as you can for each photograph listed below. This must be done on looseleaf paper that will be turned in for a grade. You must find at least three different principles for each photograph. The more specific you are, the better. See example below. My example response: Henri Cartier BressonRule of Thirds: The bicyclist is on the upper left intersection of the Rule of Thirds grid. The railing takes up the rest of the 3/4's of the image. This creates emphasis on the biker and leads the eye to the subject. Pattern / Texture: The repeating vertical lines of the railing and slanted lines of the staircase leading down the steps all lead your eye to the bicyclist, the main subject. Leading line: The top of the railing leads your eye down the stairs to the bicyclist. The curb of the street also moves your eye right to left, following the pathway of the bicyclist. Light/Value: The railing and bicyclist are a darker value than the rest of the image, thus creating an emphasis on those subjects. Point of View: You as the viewer are looking down the stairs at the main subject creating a birds eye view. The small size of the bicyclist draws your eye to the subject. Student Responses:Select your images by marking them with the red marker. Consider reframing and cropping when doing so and indicate so with your marker.
Download the instructional PDF and 2 following images to your desktop. Save your final work as a JPEG and upload it as a pin to the classwork/photoshop board.
Principles of Composition
Students will take well-composed photographs that display the Principles of Composition. These photographs must be edited and organized into a board titled "Principles of Composition" on Flickr. In the Description of your photo, you must describe why your photograph is a good Principle of Composition. BE SPECIFIC! o Point of View o Cropping/Filling the Frame o Rule of Thirds o Using the Edge of the Frame o Line o Frame within a Frame o Texture / Pattern o Light / Value 1. Presentation : Did you make simple edits in a photo program to adjust levels, crop or clean up the images? Did you upload onto a set on flickr and on time? 2. Design: Photographs show principles of composition with good contrast and appropriate subject matter. 3. Camera Use: Did you use good lighting and is the exposure well focused? 4. Objective/Concept: Did you creatively solve the problem as independent thinker? Image should be well thought out, planned and executed. ___/100 This assignment will be shot over summer. Do not do this all at once or last minute! You should be shooting throughout the entire summer. Be smart and be thoughtful. Also, check in periodically on Mr. Borja's Flickr and Instagram to see what photographs he is taking! If you are stuck or have any questions, email me at [email protected]
For our final darkroom work we will make a series of Cliche Verre prints. When you are putting your negatives together, do not just throw bits and pieces together... Do you best to match images up and THINK about your design. Create a focal point and places for your eyes to rest. Think of your principles of composition and elements of design. You will create TWO final 8x10 prints In every print, you must use at least one of these methods: -Double exposure technique (layering two negatives on top of each other) -Cutting your negative into design (taping it to a blank frame or on top of another image) -Drip Developer (creates an interesting dripped design) -Photogram (placing objects transparent or opaque over the photo paper) -Scratched/Drawn Negative (draw or scratch on your negative to make it something new) ****For a challenge, you may do more than 1 method per print or do all the methods individually. _____/_____ (25 points) OBJECTIVE: Concept/Solving the Problem
o You’ve created three prints that clearly demonstrate an interesting visual response to the theme of “Cliche Verre” by using experimental design choices and editing skills. o Each print you have made demonstrates thought, planning, and use of photographic principles of composition. o Each of your prints is technically successful. You have chosen high quality negatives from which to make your prints, and each print has been crafted with precision and care. _____/_____ (25 points) STUDIO SKILLS: Darkroom Processes & Techniques o Your final prints each are clean, clear, and have a wide range of values, (blackest backs and whitest whites) o You have created successful test strips, and have correctly assessed the test strip to identify the right exposure time & aperture setting for each print. o You have chosen the right enlarger aperture to preserve details and a wide range of middle grays in your print. o You have correctly used an enlarger to enlarge and focus your negative. o You have used darkroom tools & processes such as a grain focuser, filters, and/or dodging and burning when necessary to improve your print. o You have used an easel to correctly center your image upon the photo paper when printing. o You have correctly applied the 4 step printing procedure by processing your prints in each of the following chemicals: developer, stop bath, fixer, and water bath. _____/_____ (25 points) DESIGN: Using the Photographic Principles of Composition o You have printed negatives that demonstrate an interesting principle of composition. This principle of composition has been used with the intention of emphasizing the interesting “activation” of your subject matter. o You have considered the correct exposure time, depth of field, and composition for each image to help visually enhance or present your subject in an interesting way. _____/_____ (25 points) PRESENTATION: Professionally Presenting your Work o You have demonstrated an understanding of proper care for all photographic materials, (prints are clear and clean of most distracting scratches, dirt, and chemical stains). o Your negatives and prints are representative of cautious, careful exposing and printing procedures. o You have used an easel and/or trimmed your print to create a crisp, clean, sharp border around the outside of each of your prints. _____/_____ (100 points) TOTAL |
In Class Assignments
Here you can find information about classwork assignments. This is helpful when you miss a day, are finishing an assignment at home, or to show family or friends what we are working on. Archives
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