All of the work for Photo/Writing 9

 Writing

• Bucket list
• Photo poem ( poem should be about the photo)
• 8 line poem ( one poetic device)
• Choice poem ( min 8 line, one poetic device) OR thank- you letter
• Total 40 marks: Hand in to Ms Chase

Photo

• 5 Spring shots 10 marks student folder
• 10 Skate (focus on angles) 20 marks student folder
• 10 Portraits 20 marks student folder
• Overlay ( one photo on top of another, change opacity 10 marks) student folder
• Final video ( 30 shots, only 10 can be taken from assignments or before this class, should be a variety of different shots including: pets, nature, landscape, people, macros, headshots ect.) 40 marks to be presented in class On Mon/Tues June 19 and 20
• Total 100 marks

Final Deadline for all work is Thurs June 22

Week of May 23

 Due this week:

1. Photo poem

2. 8 line poem: write about something...a fav. place, fav meal, an experience, something you love or hate, something that bugs you, something you find funny, about school or what you do on your free time, a fav sport or hobby, what you did last Sat. night etc.

How to Write a Poem, in 7 Steps

1. Devise a Topic. The easiest way to start writing a poem is to begin with a topic. ...
2. Journal. At this point, you've got a topic for your poem. ...
3. Think About Form. ...
4. Write the First Line. ...
5. Develop Ideas and Devices. ...
6. Write the Closing Line. ...
7. Edit, Edit, Edit!

How to write a poem step by step

3. Portraits: 10 photos of one person

Week of May 8

 

Assignments due this week Friday May 12

STUDENTS SHOULD RETURN BACK TO CLASS 20 MIN BEFORE THE END OF CLASS TO UPLOAD PHOTOS. DIGITAL SLR CAMERAS SHOULD BE USED. 

TOP PRIORITY: 

• Writing: Bucket List (20 things you want to do before you turn 30)
• Skatepark (10 shots) and Spring shots (5) in your folder on M Drive

• Skatepark shots (10) Focus on angles and edited. Can include people, objects, or the skatepark itself. Criteria: in focus, well composed, edited shots
• Spring Shots (5) Evidence of spring...make sure each photo has a focal point

Finished all of this work...

• make sure your term 3 work is moved and saved to your One drive
• create your new term 4 folders: skate, spring, portraits, overlay, final slideshow
• Begin working on your Photo Poem ( check out post under this one)
• Begin the new Portrait Assignment ( see below)

Portraits

Working with 1 model of your choice, you will photographing a collection of portraits. 

You will need 10 different shots of your model. Plan to shoot a variety of shots 

( no candid goofy shots will be marked), including but not limited to: 2-3 head or head and shoulder shots, 3-5 full body used shots in a variety of locations and other shots with props. These shots should not all be taken on the same day or in the same outfit. Study other portrait photographer's work to learn how to pose your model. This should be part of the research needed and preparation for this shoot.

This assignment is worth 20 marks. Your portraits should be 

posted to M drive in the assignment folder.  

SEE POST BELOW for PHOTO POEM ASSIGNMENT

Week of May 8

NEW Writing Assignment: Photo Poem

Plan to take a photo that has some space around it, (or use one you already have) focus on a subject that you think you can write a short poem on. The poem should be a least 4 lines long. Focus your poem on meaning not rhyme. I really do not like poems that have no meaning and meaningless rhyme. 

Your poem needs to be about something.

Think about the concept of simplicity with regard to the poem and the photo. Make sure your text is large enough to read. Below are 3 poems I wrote from  photos to show you as an example. SIZE 8.5 wide x 11 PLEASE PRINT OUT to Library Colour printer.

All poems by L.Chase

Week of May 1

Things you should be working on this week

• Bucket list 20 items
• Saving term 3 photos on One Drive, creating new term 4 folders
• 10 skatepark shots with a focus on angles ( next Fri)
• 5 Spring shots (next Fri)
• Continue taking photos for final slideshow
• Edit skate and spring shots, move edited shots to assign. folders
• Take a photo that you can write a poem about ( have ready for next week)
• Begin to take your portrait shots

When taking photos focus on:

• Getting close enough to your subject
• Framing the shot so you have clean backgrounds
• Be aware of the assignment criteria
• Make sure your shots are in focus