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!)  
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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. 

Nov. 4th

Focus:  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?

  

Objectives:

• Download your images for Surrealism.
• Create a contact sheet and post to blog (Post title: Surrealism Contact Sheet)
• 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:
Explain the difference between the healing brush & the spot healing brush.

Nov. 1st

Focus:  Watch this video of how images are retouched in photos for publications.

Objectives:

• Download your images for Surrealism.
• Create a contact sheet and post to blog (Post title: Surrealism Contact Sheet)
• 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:  Explain the function of the spot healing brush tool.  How is it different from the clone tool?

Also, check out this video to see more photo retouching....