Wed/Thurs Photo 9

 1. The First Step, make sure you have done the following: Review

1. Create a folder on the L drive called Photo 9, then create a folder on the M drive under Photography by your name
2. Open Photoshop and Photo Story and drag them to the desktop of your computer
3. Go to google and open a Flickr account
4. Install the Flickr App on your phone

2.  Review Assignment #1, go through steps on Flickr: 

        Flickr Organization: 

1. Create a Flickr account (use your real name)
2. Make Ms. Chase a contact( go to people, then find friends lisa chase)
3. Create 2-3 other contacts 
4. Create a buddy icon ( a photo of you, not of anything else)
5. Change your background photo on Flickr 
6. Install the Flickr App on your phone for fast and easy uploads. 
7. Join the Mark Isfeld Photo group.( under groups) 
8. Make sure when you upload photos all your photos are public, this means there is a green rectangle beside your photos  Marks: 10

3.    Review Uploading Photos: You will need to get a card reader/or use a     phone cord from the teacher or upload directly to the Flickr App

• Get a card reader from the teacher( there is not enough for everyone so you will need to share.)
• Insert the card into the card reader and then plug into the usb port 
• Click on the drive( usually the c drive) on the left hand side, and then upload photos by selecting them then copy/paste your images on the M drive in your PHOTO folder. Make sure you create a new folder and call it HEADSHOTS. This will be important so you keep all of your photos organized.
• Once you have edited them in Photoshop, upload to Flickr. Put into an album called Headshots
• If uploading directly to Flickr from your phone, use a photo app to edit photos before uploading to Flickr

4. Go over the New Assignment: Headshots 5 photos of 5 different people, make sure at least 3 photos are of people not masked up. Also include a headshot of yourself in this album.

5. 35 minutes to go out and shoot headshots and experiment with using the camera. DO NOT DISRUPT OTHER CLASSES. When you return, spend time uploading photos, editing photos, and putting good headshots on Flickr in an album.

Headshot Criteria

background clean

good eye contact with camera

edited head and shoulders

pleasing to the eye

in focus

speaks to subject's personality

5. Today's Inspirational Video:

Welcome to Photo/Writing 9

Overview Photo/Writing 9: In this class you will learn much about how to see from a different perspective, how to improve your ability to take artistic photos and how to edit photos in Photoshop. There is much to know in the field of Photography and I am a learner as much as a teacher. In fact, we can learn much from each other. This class will allow a fair bit of freedom, but with this freedom comes responsibility. Along with Photography you will be learning how to improve your creative writing skills by way of various exercises and assignments.

( Class GuidelinesTo be discussed)( Speak to new students and student who have taken photography before)

We need good photography for the yearbook.

This year will be a bit different from years past. Students are encouraged to use their phones for taking photos due to Covid. School cameras will be available for student use in class only, and cameras will not be able to be signed out to take home. Techniques on how to use your phones will be taught in class. Students should download the Flickr App on their phones, but should also carry their phone charge cords with them as well. Students will be expected to disinfect all school camera equipment used.

We will be using the Flickr App for posting and organizing photos and students will be encouraged to find a phone photo editing app that will work for them.( VSCO or Snapseed) Assignments, links, videos etc will also be posted on this blog regularly which can be accessed  from home. 

Requirements for success in this course:

• a positive attitude and a willingness to learn and push beyond the level you are at
• your own cell phone and charger cables 
• using class time effectively and a respect the freedom you have in this class
• realizing the benefits of  taking photos outside of class occasionally
• be a good model for your peer/help out others when you can

• RE: COVID RULES: ALL COMPUTER KEYBOARDS AND MICE ARE TO BE WIPED AT THE BEGINNING OF CLASS
• STUDENTS WILL DISINFECT CAMERAS AFTER EVERY USE
• UPON APPROACHING THE TEACHER'S DESK PLEASE MASK UP
• TRY TO REMAIN 6FT APART FROM OTHERS WHEN PHOTOGRAPHING
• SHOOT OUTSIDE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE

Core Competencies

• Critical and Creative thinking
• Self and Social Responsibility
• Visual Communication skills

The First Steps

1. Create a folder on the L drive called Photo 9, then create a folder on the M drive under Photography by your name
2. Open Photoshop and Photo Story and drag them to the desktop of your computer
3. Go to google and open a Flickr account
4. Install the Flickr App on your phone
5. All cameras and cards are to be signed in and out in the sign out book at the front of class

The Interview: 3 Crazy Questions

Questions link

 

Assignment #1: Flickr organization: 

1. Create a Flickr account (use your real name and  2021)
2. Make Ms. Chase a contact
3. Create 2-3 other contacts 
4. Create a buddy icon ( photo of you)
5. Change your background photo on Flickr 
6. Install the Flickr App on your phone for fast and easy uploads. 
7. Join the Mark Isfeld Photo group. 
8. Make sure when you upload photos all your photos are public   Marks: 10

Camera Basics

All Assignments due Friday June 5

Students, if you are having trouble getting your work in on time, please email me to discuss.
The following assignments are due:
1. Dialogue: 10 marks
2. Photo walk: 10 photos , 20 marks
3. Photo poem: 1 poem overlayed on top of photo, 20 marks
4 Final collection of best taken 30 photos: 30 marks
Photo: Catrina Kretji

Below this post, scroll down for criteria and examples of what to do for the Photo poem.

Check out these Flickr Groups for Inspiration

Click on this link to check out some Flickr groups where you can get ideas for taking photos.
Flickr Groups

Term 4: Final Deadline All Assignments are DUE FRI JUNE 5

Here is all of the work that needs to be done for term 4

Here is a list of all of the term 4 work which is due Friday June 5. Please note I have moved the deadline up for the final photo assignment to June 5 from June 15.

CRITERIA for all Photos: Make sure the photo has a focal point, is in focus, and you are trying to implement the Elements of Composition we have learned. Things like: fill the frame, rule of thirds, framing, rule of odds, tell a story in your photo, use of triangles, leading lines etc.

1. Photowalk: 10 photos taken on a walk in nature. Please DO NOT recycle old photos you have taken, I will not mark old photos. All photos should be taken by you recently. Put in an album on Flickr. (20 marks)

2. Dialogue: 16 lines of back and forth dialogue between 2 characters. The idea is to reveal information about the characters or develop the storyline through the dialogue. Send by email or post in TEAMS. (10 marks)

3. Final Collection of Best Work: This should include your best photos from the class. 10 of these photos can be from before this class, or old assignment photos from the class, but the other 20 need to be recently taken photos by you. Try to include a variety of different shots. I do not want to see 30 dog shots, or 30 flower shots. Try to include: macros, landscape, portrait, pets, creative shots. Please refer to the Inspiration post on the blog for ideas. There is a lot you can shoot in your home. All photos should be posted in an album on Flickr.
NEW DEADLINE JUNE 5 ( changed from June 15) (Marks 30)

4. NEW and FINAL 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 some of your photos to show you as an example. Thank you to the photographers! Please post in an album on Flickr call it Photo Poem. If you have trouble putting onto Flickr send in a word document on teams.
(Marks 20)

All poems by L.Chase

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