Thursday, April 29, 2010
Attractive/Repulsive...what NOT to do
Assignment 2
In this assignment, you are to approach color photographic imagery by taking and or creating images that affect you in contrasting ways: attraction, repulsion.
1. You are to use images that follow this line of inquiry: attraction/repulsion
2. From the images that you make, choose two that are most attractive to you and the two that are the most repulsive to you.
3. Especially concentrate on the color aspects of these sensations. Use color to convey attraction and repulsion (not just a photograph of an attractive person, flower, car, etc....)
The paradox is that the more repulsive an image gets, the more it tends to start looking more, well, attractive....
Artists to look at : Gregory Crewdson, Cindy Sherman, Richard Misrach, and Jan Saudek.
Play with your ability to manipulate and control color. Ultimately, you will use color to dictate what it is your image is about. You must make use of adjustment layers in your 4 images. The images that do not utilize a colorcast must be color balanced. During the critique you should be able to explain why you have chosen to make these images and what reaction/reading you are looking for from viewers.
You will turn in four images.
Monday, April 26, 2010
4 Easy Ways to make your Photos Pop
By the end of the week (Fri 4/30 EOC), you should have 8 Photos that you have applied these 4 filters to. If you do the math, then that means that you should have 2 photos PER filter (that are photographs that you have taken, at some point in time).
They should be on your blog, on their own. Please explain why you chose the photos that you did (for the effects). Don't forget to spell check.
When you save them on the class flash drive, please save them with your name, with the original (4 on one document).
Make sure that you understand how to use these images, as they will show up again on a later assessments.
They should be on your blog, on their own. Please explain why you chose the photos that you did (for the effects). Don't forget to spell check.
When you save them on the class flash drive, please save them with your name, with the original (4 on one document).
Friday, April 23, 2010
4/23/10 : Weekend Assignment (formative)
Color Exercises
The purpose of this assignment will be for you to gain an understanding of how color is affected by differences in light temperature. We will use projection for this exercise to avoid the amount of color variations introduced during digital color printing.
1. Make one exposure under fluorescent lighting. What are you going to set your camera at? (Fluorescent, Incandescent, etc.? Its up to you, but be able to tell the class)
2. Make one exposure indoors under incandescent lighting (ordinary household bulbs)
3. Make one exposure with at least two different light sources (i.e. daylight an tungsten, daylight and fluorescent)—may have to set up…lamp to window, lamp to grocery store
4. Make a long exposure of over one second (if your camera allows for it).
5. Take 2 “outside” photographs. Watch the weather this weekend (don't just save it for Sunday night or you may be in trouble).
You will have SIX photographs that are taken over the weekend.
Next week we will go over camera settings, white balance, etc.
The purpose of this assignment will be for you to gain an understanding of how color is affected by differences in light temperature. We will use projection for this exercise to avoid the amount of color variations introduced during digital color printing.
1. Make one exposure under fluorescent lighting. What are you going to set your camera at? (Fluorescent, Incandescent, etc.? Its up to you, but be able to tell the class)
2. Make one exposure indoors under incandescent lighting (ordinary household bulbs)
3. Make one exposure with at least two different light sources (i.e. daylight an tungsten, daylight and fluorescent)—may have to set up…lamp to window, lamp to grocery store
4. Make a long exposure of over one second (if your camera allows for it).
5. Take 2 “outside” photographs. Watch the weather this weekend (don't just save it for Sunday night or you may be in trouble).
You will have SIX photographs that are taken over the weekend.
Next week we will go over camera settings, white balance, etc.
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Extra tutorial.....
This is optional: Use your photos to create an iPod ad ,
as well as turning day into night with a photograph that you take (or it can be a photograph from the internet).
Contact Sheet
Your contact sheet needs to be 8x11 inches @ 300 dpi.
There are 4 colums and 7 rows, with your name on it and the box unchecked [to include titles].
You should save the contact sheet as a flattened jpeg in the alphabet file for your class [with your name as the title].
There are 4 colums and 7 rows, with your name on it and the box unchecked [to include titles].
You should save the contact sheet as a flattened jpeg in the alphabet file for your class [with your name as the title].
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Great Blog
Add this to your google reader
http://500photographers.blogspot.com/
and Artists' Eyes http://www.artistseyeblog.blogspot.com/ (we will reference them when we start portraiture).
http://500photographers.blogspot.com/
and Artists' Eyes http://www.artistseyeblog.blogspot.com/ (we will reference them when we start portraiture).
Due Dates
Your space montage should be completed by the end of class on Wed.
Friday, your alphabet is due.
Friday, your alphabet is due.
Friday, April 16, 2010
The Alphabet Assignment
As a way to get you familiar with your camera, and the use of Photoshop, you will be asked to photograph the alphabet.
Your challenge: Can you do it with NATURE as well as man-made letters? Try to get at least 2/3 of the images as forms. When was the last time you saw an "O" spot on your dog, a "Y" in the veins of a leaf, an "X" in a fallen tree? We need creativity, people!!!
Here is a site that may be fun for you to play with (regarding the alphabet):
http://metaatem.net/words/
Here is a site that uses butterflies : http://www.butterflyalphabet.com/ and the children's book Alphabet Through Nature by Lynne Smith Diebel and Jann Faust Kalscheur is a great reference as well.
WORD TO THE WISE: Because you are not needing to use these photos in a large format, click your camera setting down a notch. It will give you more room on your computer and your camera (and less time waiting in class!)
Think about a common thread (for visual unity), colors or items. How interesting!
Your challenge: Can you do it with NATURE as well as man-made letters? Try to get at least 2/3 of the images as forms. When was the last time you saw an "O" spot on your dog, a "Y" in the veins of a leaf, an "X" in a fallen tree? We need creativity, people!!!
Here is a site that may be fun for you to play with (regarding the alphabet):
http://metaatem.net/words/
Here is a site that uses butterflies : http://www.butterflyalphabet.com/ and the children's book Alphabet Through Nature by Lynne Smith Diebel and Jann Faust Kalscheur is a great reference as well.
Think about a common thread (for visual unity), colors or items. How interesting!
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Space
Learn about the element of art called Space and the techniques artists use to achieve the illusion of three dimensional space.
Use these links 1 & 2 to find the answers to these questions. Type up your answers and save the text file to the server.
1. Atmospheric Perspective deals with what two art elements.
2. What are three types of perspective used to create the illusion of three dimensional depth on a two dimensional surface?
3. Change in scale, overlapping and position on the picture plane are all types of what?
4. What method is usually used when drawing natural shapes rather then the rectilinear forms of perspective drawing?
5. Go to Google or Stockexchange and look for a photographic examples (one each) for :
Overlapping, atmospheric perspective, linear perspective, scale and position. Copy and paste the images into your text document and label them (and why you chose them).
Use these links 1 & 2 to find the answers to these questions. Type up your answers and save the text file to the server.
1. Atmospheric Perspective deals with what two art elements.
2. What are three types of perspective used to create the illusion of three dimensional depth on a two dimensional surface?
3. Change in scale, overlapping and position on the picture plane are all types of what?
4. What method is usually used when drawing natural shapes rather then the rectilinear forms of perspective drawing?
5. Go to Google or Stockexchange and look for a photographic examples (one each) for :
Overlapping, atmospheric perspective, linear perspective, scale and position. Copy and paste the images into your text document and label them (and why you chose them).
Monday, April 12, 2010
Earth Day
In honor of Earth Day, lets try to create a tiny planet of your very own (by Friday..if possible!)
300 dpi and at least 6 " wide
Due Dates Coming up
Wed 4/14: Your photography inventory is due
By Wed, you should have your blog created. Make sure that you are following the class blog, as well as the ohs blog
By Wed, you should have your blog created. Make sure that you are following the class blog, as well as the ohs blog
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