Assignment #7 Examples

Character and Relationships

You can tell a lot from a photograph about what kind of relationship people have with one another.  Think about what you want to show about the relationship before you photograph.  Is there tension, anger, hate, love, friendship, etc?  You can do this with expressions, but also think about how you can say something without words using body language.  Put your best ten shots on your blog.

Richard Avedon

Sid Grossman

Dorothea Lange

Assignment #2 Examples

Portraits Using the Rule of Thirds

You can do this vertically (up and down) and horizontally (side to side).

Take several photographs of a person or people using the rule of thirds.  This basically means you will put the person off center where the rule of thirds line would be.  Nothing should really be centered in the photo, especially not the eyes.  Try placing the eyes where the lines would intersect (the red dots above).  The rule of thirds is a compositional rule that helps the viewer move his/her eyes throughout the photograph.  Rules are meant to be broken, however, not for this assignment :)  Take several photographs and put your best ten with explanation on how you used the the rules of thirds underneath the photo.

Benny Joseph

Andrea Klarin

Raya

Part 3 students only - #12

Your next assignment (after "macro") is Pattern, Texture, and Leading Lines.  Please post 10 images with at least one image from all three of these compostional elements on your page.  For example, if you really love your texture pictures, post 8 of them, 1 pattern, and 1 texture for a total of 10 images.

Due March 4th.

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PS - Levels (Image Contrast)

Open your image

Go to Layers < New Adjustment Layer < Levels

The Level graph will show up on the right.  You can change the arrows to adjust your contrast.  You can also your the eye drop tool on the left side of the graph to adjust the contrast.  Contrast is the difference between the shadow and highlight area.  You may also try hitting "auto," however I suggest changing levels manually.

Photo 1: Assignment #1 Photo 2: Assignment #6

Happy Valentine's Day Students!
I am happy to be here to help you learn Photography.

I will do my best to keep this updated.  If you are absent often, check this often!

First assignment for Photo: Part 1 is the "Who Are You?" assignment.
First assignment for Photo: Part 2 is the "Setting assignment."  I think of this as an architecture and langscape assignment.  Please remember to use the rule of thirds and create a mood in the photograph.
First assignment for Photo: Part 3 is Marcro Photography.  Use a macro lense, magnifying glass, and the "flower" feature on your camera to create interesting macro shots.  Macro photography gives the artist the ability to distort photos, enhance details, and really show shape, pattern, and texture (elements and principles of design).

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