Digital Photography: September 2019

Friday, September 27, 2019

Texture & Lighting Basics

Pictures Due for editing: October 1st

Final Edits and Post Due: October 8th

Objective: Students will learn to enhance textures with placement of light source.

Essential Question (answer for #5 in Reflection Questions): Looking at your images, were you able to enhance the texture with location of light source? Where was your light source placed?

Texture Power Point - click to view

Requirements:

1. Take at least 30 pictures of textures using correct lighting techniques.
2. Upload your pictures to your student # drive.
3. Make a contact sheet in photoshop and save as a JPEG. (File> automate > contact sheet)
4. Edit your 3 best pictures from the shoot on photoshop or lightroom.
5. Post 3 pictures and contact sheet to blog. Describe the texture of each image.
6. Do artist reflection on blog post.

Wednesday, September 11, 2019

Composition: Points to Ponder

PICTURES BROUGHT INTO CLASS:
A-Day = Due Monday Sept. 16th
B-Day = Due Tuesday Sept. 17th

FINAL EDITS POSTED TO BLOGS:
A-Day = Due Friday Sept. 20th
B-Day = Due Thursday Sept. 19th

What is Composition? = Click to view Power Point

Points to Ponder

Before you shoot or compose, ask yourself the following questions. What am I going to do/photograph? Why am I going to make/photograph it? How am I going to make/photograph it?

Concerning composition, remember the following;

1. Simplicity: Fill the frame; eliminate dead space; eliminate distracting elements.

2. The eye seeks brightness and sharpness. Always try to get the best lighting and focus. Side lighting = better texture.
3. Use the “rule of thirds” Position your main subject(s) at any of these points. It will usually result in a more interesting composition.

4. Avoid “bull’s eye” and eye level composition.

5. To emphasize foreground, place the horizon in the upper half of the frame.
6. To emphasize height and distance, place the horizon in the lower half of the frame.

7. Leading lines pull the viewers eye and can create certain feelings:

horizontal = calm and tranquil convergence = depth vertical = strength and dignity curves = serenity and romance diagonal = movement and speed

8. With complex or multiple subjects and odd number is easier to compose than even.

Photography Composition Scavenger Hunt Assignment: Using your digital camera or camera phone, photograph examples that CLEARLY demonstrate the points to ponder #1-8. Photos should be of good quality, well-lit, not pixelated, and clear. Take at least 30 pictures for a contact sheet. Create a post on your blog called “Composition: Points to Ponder” using these images. Post on Blog. Label each image correctly with each point discussed in class and write a small explanation of how that label is demonstrated the corresponding image to show your understanding. You are using 1 picture per point. This will be graded as a project.