Photography Class –Homework Page

Photography & Yearbook

Homework

Information

mail to: sazevedo@parishepiscopal.org

Computer Room 2172

Darkroom 2266

Work above by Parish Students

Welcome, third trimester students!

We are looking forward to a very busy and exciting trimester with several highlights:

ISAS festival in Houston

Tapps competition in Austin

AP Senior show

Fine Arts Night

Let us plan to work hard and enjoy the visual arts.

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Attention Photography and Visual art students:

If you would like to submit your images for consideration by the editors of the brand new

PAW Print (Parish Art and Writing Magazine, please talk to your visual art teacher (photo,2D or 3D) or simply e-mail your selections to:

parishpawprint@yahoo.com

Deadline: April 15 2009

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“Leaving aside the mysteries and the inequities of human talent, brains, taste, and reputations, the matter of art in photography may come down to this: it is the capture and projection of the delights of seeing; it is the defining of observation full and felt."

Walker Evans

“I’ve told people in my workshops, over and over again, “if I were choosing between a photographer with a lot of talent and a photographer who was utterly dogged, I’d take dogged every time. These are the people who will keep going back and back and back. Steve McCurry has said that people often want to know how he takes the really good pictures. But he says they don’t really want to know what I do, because if I tell them what I really do—that I go back over and over again—that’s not the answer they want to hear. It’s a remarkably big part of it. Just be absolutely dogged about it. Students and other photographers want to believe in the romance of the moment—that we just happened to get the picture. The idea of the once-in-a-lifetime shot. If I do my job right, it’s my job to go out every day and get once-in-a-lifetime shots.”

Jim Richardson

National Geographic Veteran Photographer – for whole article, click here

Also, see

what-i-learned-from-steve-mccurry

Links

Homework Page Parish home page

Photography Program Photography Courses

Recommended Exhibits & Events:

Still online:

Three Variations on the Landscape
Photographs by Eliot Porter, James H. Evans and Mitch Dobrowner

Tuscan Trees, 2007

Brian Kosoff

New Workk

WOLFGANG ZURBORN

Thomas Michael Alleman

Sunshine & Noir:

Holga (“toy camera”)

Photographs of LA & NYC

Recently added sites

Upper School AP Studio Art

Congratulations to our AP students for a great year

and many outstanding pieces!

Handouts (links):

Introduction to AP Art

Staying Curent

Creative Journal

Principles of Design

AP Class Calendar

Student Portfolios:

Portfolio Class

Portfolio Class Calendar

Student Portfolios:

Digital Photography III

Class:

Current Homework

Traditional Photography I

Syllabus and supply list (click here)

Supplies due first class of second week

Handouts:

Exposure

Exposure Chart

$C:\Documents and Settings\Rustin.RUSTIN-PC\My Documents\My Pictures\Cameras for Sale\IMG_0679.JPG$ Traditional Film Camera for sale by Parish Alumnus

Week 1 classes:

@ Computer lab

· Intro

· Photography History

o XIX century >> Birth

o XX century >> expansion

Week 2 classes:

@ Computer lab

· Exposure & Camera operation

· Masters and the great works

First Assignment: Photogram

Due: (at least 2 8x10 prints)

Independent studies >> report to teacher on a regular basis

Traditional Photography II

Syllabus and supplies (click here)

Independent studies >> report to teacher on a regular basis

Digital Photography I

(click for syllabus)

Coming up…

First Assignment

Lines

Create images that use LINES as their basic compositional element. Explore different spaces and objects seeking to create images that reflect the theme clearly and creatively.

Second Assignment

Shadows

Observe light and shadows and record interesting shapes formed by shadows. Create images that have shadows, shades and silhouettes as the main compositional element.

Third Assignment

Reflections

Using reflective surfaces such as water, glass, mirrors, metallic surfaces, etc, produce images that show creativity, elegant composition and clear intent.

Fourth Assignment

Textures and Patterns

Look around you. Surfaces with different textures and patterns are everywhere. Use your imagination to create images that are unique and creative using different patterns and textures. Wall textures, fabric patterns, nets, scratched surfaces are all inbounds. Let your imagination take over and capture some good ones.

Frames

Photographers often use frames to create their images. Trees, architectural structures, vegetation objects can all serve as frames in order to compose a photograph. The use of frames in photography and painting allows the artist to create compositions that are more personal and that allow the viewer to relate to the subject being photographed more closely.

Color Compositions

Create a set of four images that illustrate color compositions, two color contrast pieces and two analogous composition.

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