Photo 9- BW Film/ Natural Portrait Project

BW film assignment

(Photos by Greg Swales, LFAS grad)
Shane Oosterhoff

Take a series of photographs of someone you know to show off many sides of them. The background is as significant as the subject and should be well planned. Compose 5 different portraits in surroundings that describe the person in the photo. Try 5 different shots of each scenario: Close-up, Medium, Long Shot, and two Different Angles.  Also consider your expressions, costumes, props and lighting.
Plan it out in advance. Find 5 + images of people in interesting backgrounds with natural lighting. Find examples of close-up, medium and long shots.

Photograph the series. Find backgrounds that will be descriptive of your person. Make sure you take at least five different photos of each set-up so that you can have a selection to choose from. The more pictures you take, the better chance for successful compositions. Be as clear as possible with your idea so that you can clearly communicate to your subjects.

Evaluation-
Find 5+ examples of portraits photographed with natural lighting post to your blog.
Develop your BW film and print a contact sheet and select your favourite.
Enlarge three 3.5 x 5 prints of your portraits using an elarger in the darkroom. Make sure each image is technically sound: is in focus, has good exposure, and contrast.

9s Shutter Speed Vocabulary

Define the following (in your own words) and post to your blog

1. Shutter-
2. Shutter Speeds (write out each speed and identify faster and slower speeds)-
3. Shutter Priority-
4. Aperture-
5. ISO/ASA-
6. Exposure Triangle-
7. "B" or Bulb-
8. Cable Release-
9. Tripod-
10. Bracketing-

Find image examples of the following for your journal:

• Slow Shutter Speed,
• Fast Shutter Speed,
• Panning,
• Painting with Light,
• Multiple Exposures/Experiment

Some Shutter Speed Vocabulary make sure to write in your own words.

Project Criteria
Check out Sterling Lorence Photography for some cool shutter speed examples...

Camera Modes Assignment

Photography 9
Camera Modes
Here's a link to help you find 6,7,8,9
Camera Modes to help you find some answers

http://www.alexismiller.com/phototips/whitebalance2.jpg

Photography10
Advanced Camera Modes
All Camera Care

Instagram Relfections

Select your Instagram favorite photo, post it to your blog.
Save it, copy it, or paste the URL to your blog. or if all else fails- click "print screen" on your key board and then paste the image into "Photoshop".
Answer questions based on your selected image:

1. Why did you choose this as your favourite?
2. What was the photo topic i.e. hashtag.
3. Identify the subject.
4. Describe what is in the background.

10 Breaking the Rules Techniques

1st Find an example  of the 5 breaking the rules techniques. Post the photos to your blog, title it by the technique and define the technique based on the photo that you chose.

2nd Go out with your camera and take a series of  photos with people using the 5 breaking the rules techniques that you found. Remember to include a subject and all of theose emphasis techniques, keep the background simple etc. You should take at least 15 photos.

3rd When you finish taking you 15 photos, download them to your file, then organize your photos in a contact sheet as per instructions via Adobe Bridge and then upload 5 images (one of each technique) to your blog and label.

4th Then we are going to do some portrait/shape double exposures in B/W with toy cameras.

Instagram Assignment

Today we are to go out to take photos with our personal electronic devices- cell phone, ipod, anything with a camera to take a collection of photos based on the following inspiration:

1. Self-Portrait
2. LFAS Community Garden
3. My LFAS

Take several photos for each topic with your phone camera.




Choose your favourite photo and upload it to the class Instagram site, Type your name in the comment line and/or hashtag your name
and hashtag the #topic.

D1 Class:
Login: lfasphoto910e
Password: lfas1234

D2 Class:
Login: lfasphoto9102
Password: lfas1234

10 Photoshopping your Studio Portraits

Try a few Photoshop techniques with one or more of your Studio Portraits post it to your blog when you are finished:
1. Simple TOUCH UP

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_iuw6k-txY
and or
TOUCHING UP and SELECTIVE SHARPENING your portrait: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94BMoqtur1Q

2. CONVERT your digital portrait to BW:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjTkwxLPClA

3. SELECTIVE COLOUR in a area of your portrait:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcRbEwUQcb0

4. SELECTIVE BLUR and VIGNETTE:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzZsIqm-Z2I

10Term2 Assignments

1. Aperture Questions
2. Aperture Contact Sheet
3. Aperture Images 3, short medium, long
4. Studio Portraits Contact Sheet
5. Studio Portraits 3 Images Labled
6. Studio Portraits
7. Comic Narrative
8. 2012 in Photos
9. Panorama Examples
10. Panorama 3 Contact Sheets
11. Panorama Final

9 Term2 Assignments

1. Photohop Comic Portrait
2. Shutter Questions
3. Shutter Examples
4. Shutter Contact Sheet
5. 6 Shutter Images Best, labled with effect
6. Camera Questions
7. 5 Portrait Examples
8. 2012 Year in Photos
9. Darkroom Question Sheet
10. BW Portrait Contact Sheet
11. BW Portrait Print

2012 Year in Photos

Happy New Year Everyone!
For our first day back to school after the winter break, we are going to reflect on the past year through photographs that marked  significant events. There are a few sites that host selections of photos from the year. We are going to look at a few with the class and then you can explore on your own to find photos that you find important to you either something that you remember, or perhaps images that inspire change:

MSNBC.com
Reuters.com 
TIME Magazine
TIME 366
MSNBC- New Years Traditions
NYTimes- The Lens

You are to select 2 impactful images from 2012 and add them to your journal/blog. Write a short reflection of the event that the image is representing and why you chose it.