Photo 2 (aka Photo10) Outline

“A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you, the less you know.” 
Diane Arbus

Photography 2 (AKA Photo 10) is an exploration of the visual world around us as we collect memories, thoughts, and ideas by capturing light. In class students learn how to use and operate cameras, from point and shoot to manual cameras composition, symbolism, concepts, and issues. Students are introduced to a wide spectrum of the medium from darkroom to digital. Upon completing Photography 2 (10), the student will be able to identify and compose a successful photograph, and learn how to use the camera as creative tool to document life and as a means for artistic expression.  Students will learn more advanced photographic concepts and processes from film to digital processes.

1. Blog- Create a blog that includes inspiring photos from the internet, and your own original work. There will be small deadlines and a final submission- This project will be on going throughout the semester
2. Home - Get creative with composition and learn how to push the rules of photographic composition to create thoughtful imagery.
3. Solargraphy [Pin Hole]- Learn about light. Take photos with a basic box. 
4. Aperture- Learn about light, and how to control the movement of your photos.
5. Panorama/Scale- Take multiple images of landscapes that look like they are somewhere else in the world. Collect images by David Hockney for your journal.
6. Studio Lighting portraits- Learn how to set up lights and control your environment. Be a studio Photographer- it’s fun
7. Computer Manipulation- Learn how to be creative with Adobe Photoshop.
8. Photographic Comic Strip- Tell a story through a series of images and thought bubbles.

Evaluation will be based on the following:

Questions, Vocabulary (knowledge): 10%

Journal/Photo Diary (display knowledge of concepts, gather ideas): 20%

Contact Sheets (skill):10%

Projects /Prints (skill): 60%