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Projects
Project 1 - ERIN CASE
Your task is to recreate this style of photography using your own images
This will help you gain valuable editing and analysis skills for the future - Working with Layers, Portraits and Landscapes
Activity 1 -
Artist Research on Erin Case
Follow this help sheet. It will tell you how to complete effective artist research.
Activity 2 -
Taking Photographs in pairs
There is a camera set up on the tripod with the settings
1/125, F5, ISO 200.
You need to take 2 portraits each of your partner.
Upload your own photographs to your mac from the SD card to use in the third step
Find a Landscape image of somewhere you've been or want to go to, either on your phone, or on the internet - We'll use this later
Activity 3 -
Editing on Photoshop
Edit in the style of Erin Case
Follow the instructions for Photoshop
Reflection
How did you make your final piece?
Have you grown in confidence when using Photoshop?
What techniques did you use?
What tools in Photoshop helped you do this?
Did you come across any problems? How did you solve them?
Does your work link to the artist Erin Case?
How successful do you think your piece is overall?
Why has it been successful?
What would you do differently next time?
How could you improve it?
Project 2 - Christoffer Relander - Double Exposures
Your task for today is to use this work as inspiration for creating some of your own DOUBLE EXPOSURES.
Double Exposure work is an amazing way to create a surreal effect on your images, where multiple photographs can work together to create a bigger meaning.
Who is Christoffer Relander and what is his work
Christoffer Relander
Both images used in this series of images mean something to the artist...what do they mean?
How did the artist come across double exposure?
Activity 1 -
Artist Research on Christoffer Relander
Follow this help sheet. It will tell you how to complete effective artist research. Think about why the artist has used the images he has.
Activity 2 -
Taking Photographs in pairs
There is a camera set up on the tripod with the settings
1/125, F5, ISO 200.
You need to take 2 portraits each of your partner, the same as last week. This will get you in the habit of using the camera correctly.
Upload your own photographs to your mac from the SD card to use in the third step
Find an image that represents you. It could be a landscape of your favourite place, a photo of your house, your favourite beach. What means something to you?
Activity 3 -
Editing on Photoshop
Editing in the style of Christoffer Relander
Follow along with the instructions for Photoshop by downloading one of these two - We will do this together as well in class
Start by placing your photo in Photoshop.
Remember to go back and look at how you have done these edits.
You will need this for your sketchbook evaluation, noting down the settings, tools and techniques used
Layout of Sketchbook
Reflection
How did you make your final piece?
Have you grown in confidence when using Photoshop?
What techniques did you use?
What tools in Photoshop helped you do this?
Did you come across any problems? How did you solve them?
Does your work link to the artist?
How successful do you think your piece is overall?
Why has it been successful?
What would you do differently next time?
How could you improve it?
We evaluate our images to understand how successful they are and what we could do to be better.
It can help solve problems, build your knowledge and help you to discover what else to work on in the future
Remember to pick at least 1 image and talk about it specifically. This will help you understand how good that image is!
Project 3
Micro Worlds
We are going to be making our own Pinterest Boards.
Click on this link to take you to Pinterest
Use these four Categories:
Micro Worlds
Double Exposure
Portraits
Long Exposure
Pinterest is all about creativity!
It allows you to look at other people's work and gain some inspiration.
It's now your turn to create your own Pinterest Boards.
Create an account using your school email address and then you're ready!
You need to have 4 Pinterest Boards with at least 50 PINS on each
You should choose 3 of your favourite images from each Board and place them in your sketchbook. Why do you like these images?
These will help you to create a Pinterest account
Evaluation of images
How did you make your final piece?
Have you grown in confidence when using Photoshop?
What techniques did you use?
What tools in Photoshop helped you do this?
Did you come across any problems? How did you solve them?
Does your work link to the artist?
How successful do you think your piece is overall?
Why has it been successful?
What would you do differently next time?
How could you improve it?
We evaluate our images to understand how successful they are and what we could do to be better.
It can help solve problems, build your knowledge and help you to discover what else to work on in the future
Remember to pick at least 1 image and talk about it specifically. This will help you understand how good that image is!
Shutter Speed
What are the uses of Shutter Speed?
Why do we need to change the shutter SPeed?
Aperture
What is Aperture?
Why do we need to use it and why is it important?
11th December
Today, we are going to be carrying out D.I.R.T. on our work!
Go to the:
2010-11 folder
Year 9
9Z/Y
0 DEC Marking
And find your Feedback.
Drag this feedback into your PowerPoint sketchbook
Like it is a picture
DIRT
Help
FOR THOSE THAT DO NOT HAVE ANY FEEDBACK YET........
You need a page in your sketchbook about ISO
What is ISO?
How do we change ISO on the camera?
What does ISO do to an image?
Does ISO stand for anything in Photography?
What are the problems of ISO?
How does ISO change an image?
What are some example settings of ISO?
ISO PowerPoint -->
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