Weekend Assignment

YOUR ASSIGNMENT: 3 SELF PORTRAITS (Summative Final)

Self-portraits are part of the communication process that we call photography. Photography is not just about clicking the shutter button, it is a way of being in the world; it is a form of viewing the world, exploring the world, and interacting with the world that reveals, in the process, how the photographer sees that world. Their images, therefore, reveal much about self...their likes, their dislikes, their fears, their politics, their philosophical underpinnings, etc.


So, in essence, every image made by a photographer is a kind of self-portrait; the more formalized self-portraits merely extend that line of thinking further. In this case, it is an obvious act of self-revelation whereas many photographers fail to see how much self-revelation goes on in all of their photographs.

3 photo critiques

Due on Thurs: 3 photo crits.
Hand in (with the rest from the term).

Weekend Assignment

Take 2 photographs to illustrate 2 song lyrics (or the "feel" of a song) of your choice.
The photographs are due on Thursday May 27th.

NO TEXT ALLOWED ON YOUR PHOTOS!!!!

Vote for the next Google Ad!

http://www.google.com/doodle4google/vote.html#grade-10-12

You're so pretty!

Tips for making the finished face look hotsie totsie...

or perhaps you just want to make eyes pop...

Portrait Photography (8 tips)

8 Lessons learned.... read up!

Post processing

This is an interesting site on different options available through a professional photographer.

Hold your mouse down to see the different effects. Then click on the retouching photo tab and see what happens.

You should be capable of making your photos be fine tuned enough for these things to "happen".

OHS Alum

Check out this site by one of our very own!

You rebel, you...

Now that we've learned about composition...sometimes its fun to "break the rules"...
check it out: http://www.lightstalking.com/27-photos-that-break-all-the-composition-rules-but-still-rock

Cell phone picture submission

Be sure to make it out to this one of a kind exhibit, featuring the works of the anonymous, every day Milwaukeean!
Shouldn't an occasional exhibit take place that truley questions the value and/or meaning of art, as well as the role of the gallery/curator?
I will be showcasing hundreds of cell phone photographs that are being
sent to me from all corners of Milwaukee, by anonymous art, and non-art contributors alike. I will be hosting this unique show in the beautiful Pritzlaff building, within a layout that has been envisioned specifically for this concept.
It is sure to spark some healthy conversation, bring in a diverse crowd, and be a lot of fun.

CONTRIBUTE to this diverse portrait of our culture, by sending your best/worst/favorite cell phone pics to JOSEPHREEVESART@YAHOO.COM, or by simply FWD them to 414 520 0699. All work remains anonymous, and I will have the right to use/arrange the entries however I wish, provided that I do not alter the artists work in ANY way. All content is acceptable.

WHAT: "The Cell Phone Photo Gallery," Curated by Joseph R. Reeves

WHEN: FRIDAY, MAY 28th (opening reception), 6:00 p.m.- 12... SAT/SUN: 12-12

WHERE: The "Pritzlaff" Building, 333 Plankington

HELP!
By SUBMITING your favorite "Cell Phone Picture" to:
JOSEPHreevesART@yahoo.com, or 414.520.0699

Sharpen

at least one photo



http://blog.epicedits.com/2007/03/17/photo-sharpening-techniques/

lighting article- a "must read"!

Please read this article before you take photos this weekend.

2 Portraits!!!

Make 2 portraits to critique in class on Friday.
Choose two of the following inspirational portraits to choose (ie "texture" and "posing")
Have fun!
- check out this site for inspiration.

Tues

On Tuesday, please put your images on the flash drive (for the in-progress crit, boc on Wed).

At the boc on Tues, I would like you to please project the composition link. Read over the
Rule of 1/3s, working the lines, finding fresh angles, fill your frame, and the importance of focal points.

After you have discussed that as a class, please go to the OHS Photoblog and leave a comment (put it on your Word document that you started at the beginning of the term).

The remainder of the time is yours. If you haven't started a photobanner, start it now.

Composition

Rule of thirds, leading lines, framing your subject.
Please review some composition tips here.

In-Class next week

Next week, in class, please create a photobanner for your blog.

Color on the Couch Links

• How seeing color alters our behavior.
• How to take pictures of bold colors.

Color on the Couch

Digital Photography Color plays a vital role in the world in which we live. Color can sway your thinking, change actions and cause reactions. As a powerful form of communication, color is meaningful and irreplaceable.


For this assignment you will be challenged to use color to evoke a particular mood and/or a psychological effect.

Here are a few things to keep in mind: how colors relate to other colors, how contrast and saturation can affect mood, how other artists have done this, how you respond to color, and also, how color is and has been utilized in our (or in any) society (i.e. media, military/authority, baby nurseries, bus stations, etc.). Consider lighting, composition, subject matter and Photoshop’s color tweaking potential.This assignment will help you to pay careful attention to the construction of your images, to the importance of the communicative role of art, to the diverse ways in which viewers interpret and relate to photographs and the degree to which color can be used to translate meaning.

You will need 3 photographs on your blog that represent color.You will need another photograph illustrating The Yellow Wallpaper.

So that makes a grand total of FOUR photographs due next week Friday.

Inspiration Response

Here is the work of a student (Kathryn) who was emulating Rosie last year . . .

Inspiration

Rosie Hardy is 19-years-old.

She's talented.

She's original.

Check her out.

Try Lomo Photography!

Here's a link with a step-by-step guide to turn your photo into a lomo photo!

Here's the website!