Dec. 16th

Focus:
Emily is taking a photo of Terek at a basketball game.  She wants to capture Terek mid-air during a slam dunk.  Should she have her shutter speed set at 1/2000 or 1/30?

Objectives:

• Complete editing for your final stop motion.
• Complete your Artist Rendition Worksheet [post on blog]
• Begin creating your TWO - ORIGINAL PPT slides.  Reminder:  All slides should be created in Photoshop [including images, font, and graphics]  You will be graded on originality and creativity for design & typography.  The elements and principles of art should be applied.

Closure:  Terek would like to photograph Emily inside a restaurant.  The lighting is low, and he has to set his shutter at 1/20 of a second.  What does he need?

Dec. 13th

Focus:  Review:  Complete this sentence...  

Shutter speed controls_________________________.


Objectives:

• Complete editing for your final stop motion.
• Complete your Artist Rendition Worksheet [post on blog]
• Begin creating your TWO - ORIGINAL PPT slides.  Reminder:  All slides should be created in Photoshop [including images, font, and graphics]  You will be graded on originality and creativity for design & typography.  The elements and principles of art should be applied.

Closure:  This picture is any example of....

Dec 12th

Focus:  Review:  What is an f-stop?

Objectives:

• Complete editing for your final stop motion.
• Complete your Artist Rendition Worksheet [post on blog]
• Begin creating your TWO - ORIGINAL PPT slides.  Reminder:  All slides should be created in Photoshop [including images, font, and graphics]  You will be graded on originality and creativity for design & typography.  The elements and principles of art should be applied.

Closure:  Which aperture setting lets in more light?  f5.6 or f11

Dec. 11th

Focus:
  Your camera is set at 1/60 (shutter) 2.8 (aperture - lowest your lens goes) 400 (ISO).  You do NOT have a tripod with you.  The light meter is telling you that there is not enough light.  What is your best option?  (The first person to answer this question will receive a cupcake on Tuesday the 17th.)  Good Luck!

Objectives:

• Complete editing for your final stop motion.
• Complete your Artist Rendition Worksheet [post on blog]
• Begin creating your TWO - ORIGINAL PPT slides.  Reminder:  All slides should be created in Photoshop [including images, font, and graphics]  You will be graded on originality and creativity for design & typography.  The elements and principles of art should be applied.

Monday the 16th: Reminder...  Presentations begin this Monday.  I will pick names at random, so be prepared.  

Closure:  What are the benefits of a tripod?  What is a shutter release?

Dec. 9th

Focus:  Look at the following image created by Martha Rosler.  What comment is she trying to make with this photograph?


Objectives:

• Complete editing for your final stop motion.
• Complete your Artist Rendition Worksheet [post on blog]
• Begin creating your TWO - ORIGINAL PPT slides.  Reminder:  All slides should be created in Photoshop [including images, font, and graphics]  You will be graded on originality and creativity for design & typography.  The elements and principles of art should be applied.

Closure:  Look at the work of Dawoud Bey.  The project is called "Class Pictures"  After view the work, read the project statement.  Write a brief response about his work.
http://dawoudbey.net/index.php/photographs/class-pictures/

Artist Rendition Assignment (Description)

Artist Rendition Worksheet

Your name:

Photographers name:

Title of Photograph:

Artist Bio:

Education?

Upbringing?

Art experience?

Artistic Background:

Did your artists work in other artistic Mediums (paint, clay, etc.?)

Why is he or she a photographer?

What inspires his/her work? 

Has your artists encountered any hardships or successes in his or her life that are directly reflected in their work? Explain.

Your image:

Why did you select this image?

How would you describe your photographer’s style? (in your own words) 

After researching the photographer what have you found most interesting about his/her photographic style or image production?

How are you planning to recreate your photographer’s image?

What images do you anticipate taking to recreate this image? (i.e. describe the shots you intend to take to reach your final goal) 

When you complete worksheet and discuss ideas with you may begin creating Power Point presentation. 

Designing your PPT template in Photoshop?

 
DIMENSIONS 
Width 1058px 
Height 794px 
72 Resolution 

 Tip: Your PPT should visually flow with your Photographers work.
       Look at the style and mood of their images.
       Color, Text and Design should not be distracting or take away from the images

REMEMBER: ALL PPT slides must leave the bottom 1/3 blank. SEE below

{10 Slide Minimum}

Please write your name and then your artist's name in the comments for this post.  1st come 1st serve!

Artist Rendition List

Bernice Abbot

Ansel Adams

Robert Adams

Richard Avedon

Guy Bourdin

Diane Arbus

Eugene Atget

E.J Bellocq

Karl Blossfeldt

Margaret-Bourke White

Bill Brandt

Brassai

Henry Callahan

Julia Margarey Cameron

Robert Capa

Imogen Cunningham

Roy DeCarva

Thomas Demand

Phillip-Lorca diCorcia

Bruce Davidson

Robert Doisneau

William Eggleston

Walker Evans

Robert Frank

Larry Clark

Lee Friedlander

Nan Gowin

Andreas Gursky

Robert Heineken

Lewis Hine

Candida Hofer

Peter Hujar

Yosuf Karsh

Andre Kertesz William Klein

Josef Koudelka

Dorthea Lange

Jacques-Henri Lartique

Helen Levitt

Man Ray

Sally Mann

Robert Mapplethorpe

Ralph Eugene Meatyard

Richard Misrach

Lisette Model

Tina Modotti

Laszlo Maholy-Nagy

Aberlardo Morell

Vik Muniz

Eadweard Muybridge

Nadar

Arnold Newman

Timothy O’Sullivan

Paul Outerbirdge

Gordon Parks

Irving Penn

Jacon Riis

Alexander Rodchenko

Sebastiao Salgado

Lucas Samaras

Andreas Serrano

Aaron Siskind

Thomas Struth

Cindy Sherman

Stephen Shore

Eugene Smith

Frederick Sommer

Edward Steichen

Alfred Steiglitz

Paul Strand

Henry Fox Talbot

Wolfgang Tilmans

Jerry Uelsmann

Jeff Wall

Weegee

Edward Weston

Minor White

Garry Winogrand

Francesca Woodman

Useful links for research & photographer selection.

http://art-support.com/photographers.htm

http://www.masters-of-photography.com/
 http://www.moma.org/
 http://www.phxart.org/collection/photography?gclid=CJvzgIK3kLQCFYqZ4AodqWoAAg  

Check out this website for student examples:
http://www.refrigeratorgood.com/2013/02/artist-rendition-digital-photography.html

Dec. 3rd

Focus:  Review:  Sally is photographing a very hyper dog that doesn't sit still.  She wants a clear crisp picture.  Which shutter speed would she most likely use?  1/60 or 1/1000


Objectives:

• BRAINSTORM:  Spend the period watching stop motion and working on idea list.  (Remember, your first idea typically need developing.  To be successful, 90% of the difficult work is done in the planning stages.  DON'T FIGHT IT!!! JUST TRUST ME!) 
• Complete story board & planning sheets
• Practice editing stop motion in movie maker.
• Complete editing for your final stop motion.

Closure: [critique stop motion]
Did this video keep you engaged?
What was the story line?
What do you think about the sound music?
Comment on the photo quality.
Name an area of strength and something you would improve.

Dec. 2nd

Focus:  List some "photo tips" that you would give a beginner photographer.  Write as many as you can remember. 
Ex. Never take a picture slower than 1/60 second without a tripod.  

Objectives:

• BRAINSTORM:  Spend the period watching stop motion and working on idea list.  (Remember, your first idea typically need developing.  To be successful, 90% of the difficult work is done in the planning stages.  DON'T FIGHT IT!!! JUST TRUST ME!) 
• Complete story board & planning sheets
• Practice editing stop motion in movie maker.
• Complete editing for your final stop motion.

Closure:  In your own words, what is ISO?

Nov. 26th

Focus:


Objectives:

• BRAINSTORM:  Spend the period watching stop motion and working on idea list.  (Remember, your first idea typically need developing.  To be successful, 90% of the difficult work is done in the planning stages.  DON'T FIGHT IT!!! JUST TRUST ME!) 
• Complete story board & planning sheets
• Practice editing stop motion in movie maker.

Closure:

Why do I have to create story board?!? :(

Check out this site....

Story Board Samples

Nov. 25th

Focus:  Look at the work of contemporary photographer Nick Brandt.  What do you think this body of work is about.  Why is he taking these pictures?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/picturegalleries/10388100/Portraits-of-a-ravaged-land-incredible-photography-by-Nick-Brandt.html?frame=2706264\

Objectives:

• BRAINSTORM:  Spend the period watching stop motion and working on idea list.  (Remember, your first idea typically need developing.  To be successful, 90% of the difficult work is done in the planning stages.  DON'T FIGHT IT!!! JUST TRUST ME!) 
• Complete story board & planning sheets
• Practice editing stop motion in movie maker.

Closure: [critique stop motion]
Did this video keep you engaged?
What was this video about?
How does it compare to the work of Nick Brandt?
Back to the Start from Johnny Kelly on Vimeo.

Nov. 22

Focus: [critique stop motion]
Did this video keep you engaged?
What was the story line?
What do you think about the sound music?
Comment on the photo quality.
Name an area of strength and something you would improve.


Hudson - Against The Grain from Dropbear on Vimeo.


Objectives:

• BRAINSTORM:  Spend the period watching stop motion and working on idea list.  (Remember, your first idea typically need developing.  To be successful, 90% of the difficult work is done in the planning stages.  DON'T FIGHT IT!!! JUST TRUST ME!) 
• Complete story board & planning sheets
• Practice editing stop motion in movie maker.

Closure: [critique stop motion]
Did this video keep you engaged?
What was the story line?
What do you think about the sound music?
Comment on the photo quality.
Name an area of strength and something you would improve.

Address Is Approximate from The Theory on Vimeo.

Nov. 21th

Focus: [critique stop motion]
Did this video keep you engaged?
What was the story line?
What do you think about the sound music?
Comment on the photo quality.
Name an area of strength and something you would improve.


The Victorian Past from Hudson's Digital Imaging {class} on Vimeo.

Objectives:

• BRAINSTORM:  Spend the period watching stop motion and working on idea list.  (Remember, your first idea typically need developing.  To be successful, 90% of the difficult work is done in the planning stages.  DON'T FIGHT IT!!! JUST TRUST ME!) 
• Complete story board & planning sheets
• Practice editing stop motion in movie maker.

FYI: Due Friday - Mini stop motion clip (HW)
Due Monday: Story Board & Planning Sheet (HW)
Rough/Partial Cut Due Dec. 4th (QZ)
Due Dec. 6th - Final Stop Motion (Screeening!!!!) (TEST)

Closure: [critique stop motion]
Did this video keep you engaged?
What was the story line?
What do you think about the sound music?
Comment on the photo quality.
Name an area of strength and something you would improve.

Tegan from Cream's Digital Imaging Class on Vimeo.

Nov. 20th

Focus:  Watch this video.  Write down 4 ideas that you can apply to your video.  



Objectives:

• BRAINSTORM:  Spend the period watching stop motion and working on idea list.  (Remember, your first idea typically need developing.  To be successful, 90% of the difficult work is done in the planning stages.  DON'T FIGHT IT!!! JUST TRUST ME!) 

Closure: Check out this title sequence.  Write down some ideas that you can do for your beginning title and ending credits.

Here's a student video with a good title sequence...

Nov. 19th

Focus: [critique stop motion]
Did this video keep you engaged?
What was the story line?
What do you think about the sound music?
Comment on the photo quality.
Name an area of strength and something you would improve.



Objectives:

• BRAINSTORM:  Spend the period watching stop motion and working on idea list.  (Remember, your first idea typically need developing.  To be successful, 90% of the difficult work is done in the planning stages.  DON'T FIGHT IT!!! JUST TRUST ME!)  
• 
  

Closure:[critique stop motion]
Did this video keep you engaged?
What was the story line?
What do you think about the sound music?
Comment on the photo quality.
Name an area of strength and something you would improve.

Nov. 18th

Focus: [critique stop motion]
Did this video keep you engaged?
What was the story line?
What do you think about the sound music?
Comment on the photo quality.
Name an area of strength and something you would improve.

Objectives:

• Continue to photograph from still life
• You may create your own still life at the windows to use natural light
• Photography 3 different still life compositions [post 3 contact sheets to blog - post title: Still Life Contact Sheets]
• Submit 5 [corrected] images to blog.  Post title: [Still Life]
• Submit your manipulated woman image. [Post title:  Woman Manipulation]

Closure: [critique stop motion]
Did this video keep you engaged?
What was the story line?
What do you think about the sound music?
Comment on the photo quality.
Name an area of strength and something you would improve.

Finished???  View some stop motion.

Nov. 15th

Focus: [critique stop motion]

Objectives:

• Continue to photograph from still life
• You may create your own still life at the windows to use natural light
• Photography 3 different still life compositions [post 3 contact sheets to blog - post title: Still Life Contact Sheets]
• Submit 5 [corrected] images to blog.  Post title: [Still Life]
• Submit your manipulated woman image. [Post title:  Woman Manipulation]

Closure: [critique stop motion]

Finished???  View some stop motion.

Cream & Hudson's Vimeo Addresses

Hudson's Vimeo Link             Cream's Vimeo Link

Stop Motion Videos [Viewed in Class]

Crayons Gone Wild! from Cream's Digital Imaging Class on Vimeo.

Nov. 14th

Focus:   Create a new note in Evernote titled MP2 Focus/Closure. 
[This entry should be #1]
Stop Motion: an animation technique to make a physically manipulated object appear to move on its own. The object is moved in small increments between individually photographed frames, creating the illusion of movement when the series of frames is played as a continuous sequence. 
[Critique Stop Motion]

Objectives:

• Continue to photograph from still life
• You may create your own still life at the windows to use natural light
• Photography 3 different still life compositions [post 3 contact sheets to blog - post title: Still Life Contact Sheets]
• Submit 5 [corrected] images to blog.  Post title: [Still Life]
• Submit your manipulated woman image. [Post title:  Woman Manipulation]

Closure: [Critique Stop Motion]

Nov. 13th

Focus:  As per your request, view these examples of "contemporary" still life photography.  
http://www.thephotoargus.com/inspiration/35-superb-examples-of-still-life-photography/

Objectives:

Attention:  The marking period ends this Wednesday!  Everything must be posted to your blog to be graded (no exceptions).

• Download portrait from your email and save to your documents.  
• Using quick mask, healing brush, clone tool, layers, dodge, burn, color overlay, & opacity changes, manipulate this portrait to create a "new look" for this woman.  (Be creative!!!)
• Using multiple images, create a surreal photo inspired by the Surrealism art movement.  
• Focus on strong selection (appropriate feathering) & use of the clone tool (demo to occur).  
• Consider manipulating color or working in black & white to create a more believable final image.
• Create a "How it was made..." file similar to the ones created by Alyssa G. http://www.chasing-tomorrow.com/

Closure:  Compare your blog to the assignment list on the class blog.  Be sure all of the assignments are posted to your blog before leaving class today.  

Edward Weston by jaimecream

Nov. 12th

Focus:  In your own words, what is a still life?

Objectives:  

Attention:  The marking period ends this Wednesday!  Everything must be posted to your blog to be graded (no exceptions).

• Download portrait from your email and save to your documents.  
• Using quick mask, healing brush, clone tool, layers, dodge, burn, color overlay, & opacity changes, manipulate this portrait to create a "new look" for this woman.  (Be creative!!!)
• Using multiple images, create a surreal photo inspired by the Surrealism art movement.  
• Focus on strong selection (appropriate feathering) & use of the clone tool (demo to occur).  
• Consider manipulating color or working in black & white to create a more believable final image.
• Create a "How it was made..." file similar to the ones created by Alyssa G. http://www.chasing-tomorrow.com/

Closure:  Critique this photo...
1. Do you find this photo interesting?  WHY?
2. What do you think of the title of the piece?
3. Could have it been done differently/better? Why, why not?
4. Does this inspire you or give you any ideas?  What?

Nov. 11th

Focus:  In your own words, describe the function of the quick mask tool.  

Objectives:  

Attention:  The marking period ends this Wednesday!  Everything must be posted to your blog to be graded (no exceptions).

• Download portrait from your email and save to your documents.  
• Using quick mask, healing brush, clone tool, layers, dodge, burn, color overlay, & opacity changes, manipulate this portrait to create a "new look" for this woman.  (Be creative!!!)
• Using multiple images, create a surreal photo inspired by the Surrealism art movement.  
• Focus on strong selection (appropriate feathering) & use of the clone tool (demo to occur).  
• Consider manipulating color or working in black & white to create a more believable final image.
• Create a "How it was made..." file similar to the ones created by Alyssa G. http://www.chasing-tomorrow.com/

Closure:  Create a list of 5 items that you will bring in for your in-class still life.  Use Edward Weston's "natural studies" as inspiration for your selections.

(Slide show - courtesy of M. Hudson)

Finished???

• Not happy with your own photos?  Go out and take MORE!!!!  This is the beauty of digital photography...  You can take as many photos as you want for free!!!
• Continue to work on blog design and header design.
• Check out the following site http://art-support.com/photographers.htm Look at the work of professional photographers.  This can influence your own work, inspire, and allow you to think about photography and art in a new light.