Student Sample
This photo was originally published in "Why Many Young Russians See a Hero in Putin," in December 2016.Photograph by Gerd Ludwig
This photo was originally published in "This Park in Peru Is Nature ‘in Its Full Glory’—With Hunters," in June 2016. Photograph by Charlie Hamilton James
This photo was originally published in "Cave-Dwelling Giant Tortoises Are a Big Surprise," in February 2016. Photograph by Thomas Peschak
This photo was originally published in "Why Many Young Russians See a Hero in Putin," in December 2016.Photograph by Gerd Ludwig
Snap Meetings
01/17/17 - Photography Lighting Term Chart
01/19/17 - Relationships in Lighting Terms
01/23/17 - Captured Lighting Images
Magic Hour Lighting - Your Choice Of Lighting
This image was taken in Ramona at 5:24pm on Saturday January 21, 2017. This image portrays Magic Hour in photography which is a type of lighting. You can see that the sky is colorful. It emits shades of light blue, orange, yellow and whites. It is overlooking mountains in Ramona Landscape. The mood this images creates is soothing, relaxing and pure because it is a very serine
Description Expectations
Location - Time - Date
Type of Photography Lighting, Explain Details about lighting give details.
What mood does your image set?
Very Brief Example is given in the right image.
01/25/17 - Natural and Studio Lighting
Natural Light Colored Image
In this description, you should describe your image in details, what type of environment you chose and why, what did you ensure for good composition, did you edit the image how so, be sure to use academic vocabulary terms.
Natural Light Black & White Image
In this description, you should describe your image in details, what type of environment you chose and why, what did you ensure for good composition, did you edit the image how so, be sure to use academic vocabulary terms.
Studio Light Colored Image
In this description, you should describe your image in details, what type of environment you chose and why, what did you ensure for good composition, did you edit the image how so, be sure to use academic vocabulary terms.
Studio Light Black & White Image
In this description, you should describe your image in details, what type of environment you chose and why, what did you ensure for good composition, did you edit the image how so, be sure to use academic vocabulary terms.
REMINDER: Ensure to apply concepts learned last semester, Rule of Thirds, Use of lighting, composition, aesthetics etc.
01/27/17 - Camera Settings Chart
Description
In this section you will describe this chart in your own words (at least 200 words) OR You may answer the following questions: What did you know about the chart already? What did you need to review when
power -point was presented? Overall outcome of chart when you created it?
02/6/17 - Product Advertisement
In this section you will link the title to your PROPOSAL, followed by images of products and or portraits with the use of props. This will guide you to finalize the product/portrait image you will use in your AD.
Prior to Capturing Images:
1. Research advertising photography online and then on your blog post 5 ads that you saw and thought were very effective in getting the consumer to want to buy the product.
2. In that same blog, write a reflection about what type of lighting the photographer used to create the ad, and why you think they are so effective. Mention if you could in-vision yourself as a commercial advertising photographer and what skills you think you would need to be successful.
3. Link Proposal to Title
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In this section you will explain the Ad at its best:
What are you trying to sell, if you were voicing this AD, what would you say?
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What strategies did you use to add focus and narrate your AD's effectiveness? Photoshop edits? Strategies? Light Usage?
Who is your audience (age group, focus group)? Do you think your audience would be convinced? Why?
01/15/17- Principals of Design Through My Lens
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In this section you will upload your captions images that portray at 4 chosen Principals of Design, you will describe each using academic language and professionally describing each for FULL CREDIT. You will then edit TWO of your choice (One as a GIF and the other one with your photo-shopping skills, ensuring aesthetics and comosition for each image.
GIF Description
This paragraph should include a small description of what you edited in the picture, features you used to manipulate the image. Using your daily academic vocabulary, give details and explain what you feel this picture conveys compared to the "before" image.
Principals of Design EDIT (Your Own Title)
This paragraph should include a small description of what you edited in the picture, features you used to manipulate the image. Using your daily academic vocabulary, give details and explain what you feel this picture conveys compared to the "before" image.
Over / Under Exposure (Your Choice Of Lighting)
02/23/17 - Painting with Light Masterpiece
02/28/17 - Me in History
Find a historic photo online and include yourself in the scene. Ensure to adjust size, color and resolution to match the historic photo to look as realistic as possible.
Under your photo write an explanation: 1. Why you chose to put yourself in this historic photo? (personality, someone or event you look up to, etc.) Explain original image, event and historic scene.
In this section you will describe the type of light painting you created. Did you choose a theme? A color? a design? A specific scene you were trying to portray? Etc.
Ensure you explain if at lease 5 sentences using academic language development (compare and contrast etc. )
LED Light and Hallway Light On
Class of 2017. Photography- Light Graffiti. 02/21/17. Anna Camacho
Pitch Dark - Used DSLR on Camera Mode: Shutter Speed 30 seconds - Aperture of f/stop 8 and ISO of 100.
Students face edited into Audrey Hepburn on Photoshop CS6. Captured image using same angle as the chosen image be replaced into history.
03/06/17 - Take a Vacation
In this assignment you are going to go on a virtual vacation. Find a location online where you would like to go and digitally put yourself into that location. Begin by brainstorming, gathering ideas and strategies.
Expectations:
1. Make sure to match lighting and color balance to make it look realistic as possible.
2. You must add 3 props into the scene (sunglasses, shopping bags, friends to go with you, etc…)
3. Make your new document for all the elements in the image a 12×8 150 resolution.
4. In a paragraph, using academic language, describe and explain why you would like to go on this vacation (give details and make connections).
03/10/17 - HDR Photography at its BEST
HDR PHOTOGRAPHY ASSIGNMENT EXPECTATIONS
ACADEMIC BLOG:
1. Create a blogpost explaining what the term HDR in photography means and ways to achieve successful results.
2. After you explain term, read this article and post about one image that impresses you and why? (in the SAME blog)
ACADEMIC TARGET:
Photograph 5 different exposures of a landscape (on Manual)
I. One at the perfect exposure, plus one and two stops underexposed and one and two stops overexposed. USE A TRIPOD for this!
II.Save images in a folder and open Photoshop>File>Automate>Merge to HDR Pro
III.Select your five landscape images and press ok. Photoshop will compile your images into one HDR image.
IV. You will probably need to do more adjustments to make it more vibrant and saturated. You should bring in cool clouds from the Internet to blend into your sky.
V. Upload to Digital Portfolio with a list of the 5 exposures you used to create the image. Explain how you manipulated and edited the image to get your final image.
HDR Image Project
HDR Image Project
HDR Image Project
03/17/17 - Self Illustration Portrait Sketch
For this assignment, you will first take a self-portrait or use an existing one for this project.
1. Create a new document 8×12 300 resolution. Put your self-portrait within the new document.
2. Put a blank layer on top of your photograph, and lock the photo layer.
3. PRACTICE SKETCH: Use the pencil to trace yourself and then use brushes and colors to color in your illustration.
4. Add a background to your illustration layer and save as .jpeg.
5. After all expectations are met: Describe Yourself, then illustrate why you used the colors you used, why emphasized yourself in the manner that you did and why you chose the background that you did.
Manipulated each prop on Photoshop CS6.
Took a Disneyland vacation and added Disney characters in the back and used Disneyland Castle as her focus point.
Took a vacation to FIJI and added individually props using Photoshop CS6.
04/5/17 - Candid Moment with Captions
For this ONE DAY assignment, photograph candid moments here at school, and edit your images on Photo Editing Software.
In the caption section of each photo you post write a caption including who, what, where and why.
As an Academic Review: Look at the work of photographer Henri Cartier Bresson, who captured the “decisive moment”.
BLOG: Title your blog Henri Cartier Bresson Candid Images: Post 2-3 of his photographs and write 10 sentences about his work and your opinion of his timing, composition and ability to capture the perfect moment.
04/28/17 - My Face from a Book
Assignment Task: This project requires and involves strategically lining up a face or another body part alongside a book cover that features a matching body part so that there appears a blending of life and art. Take a few bookface photos, edit in Photoshop CS6 and make a series of 3-12 photos. Finally, upload your series to your digital portfolio, describe with #’s the series and why you chose that book and or style. You may go to the library and QUITELY capture the images there or check the book or book out to create your series of images with correct environment.
05/3/17 - Me in My Childhood
This is Mrs. Camacho when she was 6 years old. She is standing next to her third youngest sister Priscilla at Toontown in Disneyland California.
This is Mrs. Camacho when she was 6 years old. She is standing next to her third youngest sister Priscilla at Toontown in Disneyland California.
You will be time traveling back into your childhood memories. Choose four images from the time you were walking or around age 2 until about the time you were in 6th grade. Ensure there is enough space in the image for you to insert yourself into it.
05/8/17 - My Realistic Surrealism
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In this section, academically describe the images your choose, the perspective and lighting you implemented to finalize your Realistic Surrealism Image. What were you trying to convey, any specific message? Explain Use academic vocabulary!
Photoshop CS6 Adobe Training May 23-26
Log into your GMETRIX.NET account - Complete the Photoshop CS6 Training Test 1 and then Test 2.
Ensure to POST your PASSED 95% or Higher Grade in this section for your ACA Exam and Training Grade!
Good Luck and Thank You!!