Agenda 3-26-09

1. Blog: Why do birds suddenly appear every time you are near?
2. Choose a Famous Photographer from the following list:
Annie Leibovitz
Ansel Adams
W. Eugene Smith
Joel Meyerowitz
Art Wolfe
3. Research your photographer
4. Post a brief bio and some of the artist's work on your blog

SILENT WORK DAY!

1. Blog - Would you rather have a large spike shoved into each of your kneecaps or one of your eyes scooped out with a melon-baller? Why?
2. Read the assignments for Tuesday and Wednesday. Complete the work you have not finished.
3. Study Hall - read and work silently

Thursday

1. Blog - Describe the best party you've ever been to.
2. Study Hall – students should bring homework to class and work silently

Wednesday

1. Blog: Describe a picture that has been taken of you that fully captures your personality.
2. Read http://www.geofflawrence.com/flash_photography.php
3. Take notes on the above article and post them to your blog
What is red-eye?
What causes red-eye?
What are some things you can do to eliminate red-eye?

Tomorrow
Study Hall – students should bring homework to class and catch-up. Or work silently on the computer.

Tuesday

1. Blog - Which celebrity would you like to photograph and why? How would you dress them and do their make-up? What theme/costumes would you use? Why?

2. Finish the assignment from yesterday (notes on natural lighting)

3. YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO LEAVE CLASS TO TAKE PICS WHILE I AM AWAY. Please find examples of side-lighting and back-lighting online. Post them to your blog.

Bright Idea

1. Blog - What famous/historical location would you like to photograph the most. Why?
2. Read: http://www.geofflawrence.com/photography_tutorial_available_light.php and take notes on each section. Post your notes on your blog.
Backlighting
Side-lighting
Middle of the day lighting
Cloudy-day lighting
3. Take pictures keeping the sun in mind.

Friday the 13th

1. Blog. Blog. Blog. Blog.
2. Make-up work if you have it (Will, Raymond, Thomas)
3. Finish taking pictures
4. Choose your 3 best "rule of thirds" pictures and your three best "lines" pictures.
5. Create a page on your wiki (wetpaint) for each of these topics and post your pictures on the corresponding page.
6. Write a paragraph about each group that describes how the pictures exemplify the photography rule you were trying to follow.

7. Message me with any questions you have...

Comprende??

GO AWAY FROM ME!! TAKE PICTURES!!

1. Blog - (OPTIONAL PROMPT: Tomorrow is your last day on earth. Describe what you would like to do. Then, describe what you will probobly end up doing.)

2. MAKE SURE you have a Flickr WEB ADDRESS and give me the URL. The only URL that is working right now is Traci's.

3. MAKE UP WORK (if you have any)

4. LOOKING FOR LINES - Take a camera and start taking pictures. Look for lines! You may go outside (stay on school property) and anywhere in the halls. YOU MUST be quiet and respectful of other classes. DO NOT enter classrooms unless it is o.k. with the teacher. DO NO talk loudly in the halls.

Looking for Lines

1. Blog - (OPTIONAL PROMPT: Chewbacca is a Wookie from Kashik. He has long fur and wears bandilleros to hold his weapons and ammo. Chewbacca was created by George Lucas to look like his dog. Your job is to create your own alien. Model the alien after something (or someone) found in your home.

2. MAKE SURE you have a flickr WEB ADDRESS and give me the URL. The only URL that is working right now is Traci's.

3. MAKE UP WORK (if you have any)

4. LOOKING FOR LINES - Take a camera and start taking pictures. Look for lines! You may go outside (stay on school property) and anywhere in the halls. YOU MUST be quiet and respectful of other classes. DO NOT enter classrooms unless it is o.k. with the teacher. DO NO talk loudly in the halls.

Picture Analysis

1. Find AT LEAST three of the following DO NOT do the same TYPE of line TWICE:

Horizontal Line
Vertical Line
Diagonal Line
Converging Line
Man-Made Line
Shadow Line
Natural Line - made by natural features such as rivers and streams, although not necessarily straight, have the same effect as they wind through a scene into the distance
Assumed Line - formed by the layout of features or objects in a scene, such as stepping stones across a stream.

2. Write a PARAGRAPH describe how each of the pictures you found FITS the description you've given it.

3. POST pictures and analysis on your blog

3/2/09

#1 - Blog - MANY of you have not been doing your 5 BLOGS PER WEEK!! DON"T LOSE CREDIT!! DO A BLOG EVERYDAY!!

#2 - (if you have not finished this) Locate three pictures online and write a paragraph explaining how each of them fit the rule of thirds. Post your three pictures and your paragraph on your blog (IF YOU HAVE NOT DONE THIS IT IS LATE).

#3 - OPEN AN ACCOUNT AT http://www.flikr.com/ (you should upload ALL the photos you have taken so far onto this website) (DUE TODAY - give Mrs. Martineau your flikr address)

#4 - OPEN A WIKI AT http://www.wetpaint.com/ (you will use this as your photo portfolio) (DUE TODAY - give Mrs. Martineau your wiki name/address)

#5 - Sort through all of your landscape pictures and choose your best three that best exemplify the rule of thirds. Write an explaination about each picture as follows: Artist, Date taken, Place taken (explaination on how it fits the rule of thirds).

#6 - CREATE a page for your best "RULE OF THIRDS" pics on your wiki and display your pics and analysis on your wiki.

Tomorrow: LEADING THE EYE