6/11-6/12 ABSTRACT EDITING

Name this:AbstractAdjusted = 100 pts
Turn in your Abstract Best = 100 pts.

Turn in 20 edited abstract pictures:

• 3 Selective Focus (SF)
• 3 One item in Color (OC)
• 3 Vignette (Vig)
• 3 Vivid Color (Viv)
• 3 Enhance Saturation (Sat)
• 5 of your choice (this includes Grayscale) MC

Abstract Editing TUTORIALS...

selective focus:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSZ_Pqh63dM

vignette:
http://rockysnapper.blogspot.com/2007/12/creating-vignettes-in-photoshop-cs3.html

Vivid Color:

http://photoshoptutorials.ws/photoshop-tutorials/photo-effects/vivid-glow.html

Enhance Saturation:

http://www.tutorialized.com/view/tutorial/The-Best-Technique-to-Enhance-Saturation/33311

More Vivid Colors, that look natural:

http://www.tutorialized.com/view/tutorial/Naturally-Vivid-Colors/32530

6/4 & 6/5: FINAL PROJECT: ABSTRACT PHOTOGRAPHY

ABSTRACT HOMEWORK  ASSIGNMENT:

• Abstract - DUE on 6/11 or 6/12
• Contact Sheet of 24 INTERESTING abstract images (you may need to take more than 24 to get 24 good pictures)

When taking Abstract pictures today, keep the following in mind:

• Think about strong compositions, patterns, lines, shapes, lighting, color, nonrepresentational images (where it is not of something specific, or it is hard to tell what it is).  To achieve this, you may zoom in or try unique angles.
• Throw out the rules of photography.  Experiment. If your camera has experimental settings, you may want to try them.
  

Please look at the links below for examples of abstract work. What is an abstract photo? What makes abstract photos interesting?

Googled

Earth Photography

Photo.net

40 Great Examples of Abstract Photography

70 Great Examples



























For this next assignment I want you to throw out all of the "rules" we've discussed in class this semester. This is your chance to be as creative as possible. I would recommend looking for patterns, colors, and shapes when deciding on pictures to take. Also try to take pictures of things you don't normally see in pictures.

FINAL QUIZ, EXTRA CREDIT, LATE WORK, & SENIOR INFO

FINAL QUIZ: 6/9 & 6/10
ALL LATE WORK or resubmitted work is due: 
Fri. 6/5 (SENIORS)
Tues. 6/9 &  Wed. 6/10: (FRESHMAN-JUNIORS)

SENIORS:  DUE THIS FRIDAY, 6/5:

• All photo equipment
• The additional 8 prints you would like printed in a folder titled PRINT

EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES:

1. Attend the Art Expo Showcase evening this Friday, 6/5 from 6-7:30pm.  Say hi to Ms. King in the Theater Building, sign in, and stick around for at least a half-hour.  You will receive additional credit for each additional person you bring.
2. Extra Credit Photo Assignment:  You select your own theme and select a Photo concept that we explored in class.  While you are readdressing a topic from previous classwork, you must select a theme that makes it different than the assignments that we did this semester.  Examples could be: SC demolition shots exploring DOF; Nature shots exploring complementary color; Action shots from a sporting event focusing on unique angles; A day in the life of you/friend using selective color; etc.
• You will submit the following:
1. A paragraph about what your theme is and what Photo concepts you will focus on.
2. a contact sheet titled, EC(& YOUR THEME), with 24 INTERESTING PICTURES WITH STRONG COMPOSITIONS
3. Your best image as a JPEG titled, EC(& YOUR THEME) BEST

6/2-6/3: COMPLETING PORTRAITS & SELF-PORTRAITS UNIT

Today you will edit all of your PORTRAITS & SELF-PORTRAITS pictures. You will turn in the following:

• Contact sheets titled Portraits1-3:
• Due 5/12
• 24 images on each contact sheet. 
• Contact sheet #3 is optional extra credit.
• Highlight your best 3
• Worth 25 pts./each

• Contact sheets titled Self-Portraits1-3:
• Due 6/1
• 24 images on each contact sheet. 
• Contact sheet #3 is optional extra credit. 
• Highlight your best 3
• Worth 25 pts./each
•  
• Contact sheet Portrait and Self-Portrait Adjusted:
• Due 6/4-6/5
• 12 PORTRAIT & 12 SELF-PORTRAIT edited pictures = 24 EDITED pictures
• Worth 100 pts.
•  
•  PortraitBest:   (JPEG)
• Due 6/4-6/5
• Your SINGLE BEST Portrait saved as max quality jpeg.
• Worth 100 pts.
•  
• Self-PortraitBest:   (JPEG)
  • Due 6/4-6/5
  • Your SINGLE BEST Portrait saved as max quality jpeg.
  • Worth 100 pts.

SELF-PORTRAIT PROJECT EXAMPLES

Self Portrait Assignment

The Art of Constructing a Self-Portrait

A self-portrait comes from within. Injecting 'those we love' into the portrait steers one away from the harder task to trying to reveal self without adornment.

If you eat, sleep, and live for speed then your self-portrait should reflect motion and movement as one of its cornerstones.

If you are a reflective type, then reflections and patterns and their intersections should occupy a primary space.

If overall you feel more flawed then whole, then you wouldn't want to go about photographing the most pristine parts of yourself; you would want, instead, to capture your essence in a manner that describes and defines you without complaining. I say that because the essence of self-discovery requires you to be a benign observer of self so as not to hone in too closely on this or that part.

A sense of 'wholeness' is difficult to capture at best. Indeed, wholeness is almost impossible for some people to even understand -- let alone capture in themselves -- because their persons and their lives are so fragmented, so disorganized in general.

But that is what self-portraiture is all about, capturing the whole -- the whole of who you are as a person.

Try to be unforgiving in a benign and neutral way. Study yourself in the mirror and paint what you see there. Then go inside yourself and paint what you see there."

www.drellenrudolph.com

5/28-6/1: SELF-PORTRAIT OFF-CAMPUS ASSIGNMENT & HOMEWORK

5/28-5/29: OFF CAMPUS SHOOT: 

• Return 20 minutes before the end of class. 
• 24 photo contact sheet titled SelfPortrait1  (Take at least 50 shots!) 
• Highlight your 3 best shots on each contact sheet
• 24 images that emphasize color. Color may include wardrobe, location, props, or natural objects. Think of your picture as a one or two color concept picture. COLOR SCHEMES: monochromatic, warm, cool, neutral, analogous, complementary

 

6/1 (DUE) HOMEWORK:

• 24 photo contact sheet titled SelfPortrait2  (Take at least 50 shots!)
• Highlight your 3 best shots 
• Select 2 photo types from the following 4 categories, and shoot at least 12 pictures for each concept. 

 

6/1 (DUE)OPTIONAL HOMEWORK/EXTRA CREDIT:

• 24 photo contact sheet titled SelfPortrait3  
• Highlight your 3 best shots 
• Self-portraits of your choice.

1. A picture that emphasizes lighting and shadows. This will be a grayscale self-portrait.
2. A self-portrait that showcases your interests and hobbies. In this picture we learn what you like to do away from school. Think about what interests you and transfer that into a photo.
3. A fantasy self-portrait. Dress up and use costumes. In this self-portrait you can use Photoshop to enhance your picture in any way, shape, or form. Transfer yourself to Hawaii or become a Viking like you have always wanted.
4. The Supermodel self-portrait. Dress up like a GQ or Cosmopolitan magazine model. This can be a grayscale or color picture. You will use Photoshop to airbrush and enhance this photo.

Hints for self-portraits:

•      Use colors or lighting to create a concept.
•      Costumes or uniforms work great.
•      Change angles.
•      Use props.
•      Vary the lighting.
•      Try different emotional looks.
•      Pose in action. 
•      COLOR SCHEMES: monochromatic, warm, cool, neutral, analogous, complementary
•  ****Most importantly for this assignment don't forget your composition rules. Use framing, leading lines, rule of thirds, color contrast etc. to enhance your photo. Fill the frame. Look at your entire frame, and be sure the background and subject work together 

Technical Tips:

• Use the shutter timer and/or a tripod
• If shooting manually, have a someone pose in the frame to meter and then switch spots with them.
• Set your ISO___________.  
•  Bright, sunny light 100 (or very low number)
• Low light, higher number 800 or higher. 
• If you are having trouble metering, and/or the shutter speed is to slow, you may need to change the ISO, most likely to a higher number. 

5/26-5/27: INTRO TO SELF-PORTAITS

Look at the photos on the following websites for self-portrait ideas. 

Then and then answer the questions below to prepare for your self-portrait photo shoot. 

 

Google Self Portraits

100 Awesome Self Portraits 

http://www.istockphoto.com/file_search.php?action=file&text=%22self+portrait+photography%22&b360a499b630a312fcf53946152d9cd2_1_203920=self+portrait+photography

http://www.teachingphoto.com/school_work.html

Also, go to Getty Images and do a portraits search (self-portraits on Getty show people taking pictures of themselves. We do not need to see the camera).

What categories do you think you will pick? Why?

What are your interests and hobbies that you can showcase in your self-portrait?

What colors will be the best for you to work with for self-portrait where color is emphasized? What are your favorite colors?

Do you have any costumes or props you can use for the self-portraits?

(OPTIONAL)  Next, use text edit, or Word and drop the answers into the proper class folder. Then sketch two of your ideas for self-portraits. Include location, outfits, poses, costumes, and facial expressions etc. I realize that not everyone is an amazing artist, but do your best.