Art Photography Projects

Be sure to remember:
In Photoshop

• Make copy of photo 
• Image size to: no larger than 10 inches x 7.5 inches and 300 dpi 
• Always save as: JPEG (located in the format selection) 

When saving to Due Date Folder Example:

• macrooriginal 
• macrofinal 
• macrorevised (when needed)

Here is a list of photography projects that are required for art:

1. MACRO PROJECT- The macro setting magnifies forms close up, allowing you to capture small worlds in amazing details. The camera will only work in macro when it is within a certain range of the subject, approximately 2-8 inches. DUE Tuesday, 10/13/09

Negative Print Project due Tuesday, 10/13/09


2. BUILDING PROJECT- Every building has its own character or feeling that it gives you as you enter it or look at it. Like a real person, you need to look at it closely to capture the interesting details. Find a building and photograph PART of it so that you express that character. This part might be a door, stair, window, or a crack in a wall. Try to use an unusual camera angle for this. You will need to watch your composition on this one, be sure to only put important things in the frame. DUE Friday, 10/16/09

3. REFLECTION PROJECT – Make a photograph where reflection of light is a main composition or interest point. Look at how things reflect light and how a reflection point in a photo can add major interest. Be creative. DUE Friday, 10/16/09

4. TEXTURE PROJECT –Shoot an object with an interesting texture (look for good contrast) it means that the object should be in open sunlight. DUE Tuesday, 10/20/09

5. SHAPES PROJECT – Look at the shapes of things around you and look for interesting patterns and lighting contrasts. Look for subject matter that is part of our every day life but so close we forget it is there. For this assignment you are to look for GEOMETRIC SHAPES like circles, squares, triangles, etc. as they appear in the world around you. DUE Tuesday, 10/20/09

Black and White Photo due Friday, 10/23/09

6. WATER PROJECT- Photograph of water of any kind from a puddle to a pond to the ocean. DUE Tuesday, 10/27/09

Panoramic and Edges Projects due Friday, 10/30/09

7. FOOD AD PROJECT – Studio Still Life – This is a commercial photography type assignment. Here you will photograph some object, as you would see it for sale in an advertisement. You may set up this “Still Life” using any props you need. Use a background. Get close on this and be creative in your camera angle. Try different types of lighting. DUE Tuesday, 11/3/09

Solarization Project due Friday, 11/6/09

8. EMOTION PROJECT – Photograph an emotion. Think of a few: anger, happy, sad, scared, lonely, shy, etc… NO PEOPLE in the shot. It can be done. Example: Photo of a snake FEAR. DUE Tuesday, 11/10/09

Juxtaposition and Mirroring Projects due Friday, 11/13/09

9. POSED PHOTO PROJECT- In this assignment you are to find a subject to pose. Be sure to get subject permission. Note- When the photographer takes control of the subject and directs their attention toward the camera the result is a posed photo. This causes the action to change and makes the photo stiff. Most snap shots are like this, they don’t really tell us much about the subject. Just direct the subject to do something with action. This will make the shot more interesting than just standing stiff. DUE Tuesday, 11/17/09

Printing on Hand-Painted Rice Paper Project due Friday, 11/20/09

10. STUDIO PORTRAIT PROJECT- Using studio lighting produce a formal portrait of head and shoulders style. This is supposed to be a FORMAL portrait, you will need a background and will use lights to get the effect you want. You MAY use a prop. DUE Tuesday, 11/24/09

Pushing Pixels Project due Thursday, 12/3/09

11. LEADING LINES – Leading lines draw the viewer’s eye to the point of interest or help create the illusion of depth and/or distance. DUE Friday, 12/4/09

12. SUNSET PROJECT – Shoot a series of photos that show a good use of light at this time of day. DUE Friday, 12/4/09

Color Stylization Project due Tuesday, 12/8/09

Photo T-Shirt Design Project due Friday, 12/11/09

Kaleidoscope Project due Tuesday, 12/15/09

Montage with Transparency Project due Thursday, 12/17/09

THEME PROJECT (10-15 PHOTOS) -- DUE WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 2010

Personal Anecdote Essay

Write a lesson or fact of life you learned, as does Isaac Asimov in "Intelligence," p.49, and James Lincoln Collier in "Anxiety: Challenge by Another Name," p. 82. Your essay must meet the following requirements:

1. Relate to the average person.
2. State the thesis in the conclusion (though you may allude to it in the body).
3. Include at least one well-developed personal anecdote or several short ones.
4. Feature a logical and consistent order, such as chronological or at least familiar to most people.
5. Begin with an engaging title (this time it counts) and a thoughtful introduction.
6. Italicize the thesis in the conclusion.
7. 1-2 pages, double spaced.

Due Wednesday, September 30, 2009 at the end of class. If time is used well, however, the due date may be extended to Friday, October 2, 2009 at the end of class.

2-Day Lab Quiz: Galileo's Inclined Plane

All materials are at your lab station - Use 2 yard sticks to create an inclined plane and 2 more yard sticks to create a level plane.
Use a computer stopwatch as a timer.
The purpose of this activity is to determine the effect of gravity on the acceleration of a marble rolling down the incline.

There are six (6) legs on this incline from which to gather data, each measuring 12 inches in length.

Collect ten (10) trials for each leg and record your data. Once you have completed the data collection, you are no longer working in a group - the remainder of your work must be completed individually.

You are to complete the following sections:

Hypothesis - which area of the setup do you predict to have the fastest and slowest times?

Data Analysis - Create graphs of your data to illustrate your findings. Each graph should also include a written explanation.

Possible Sources of Error - as many as encountered.

Concluding Statement - Summarize your findings. Accept/reject hypothesis and explain why. How would/could you retry the experiment to remove possible sources of error?

Due Thursday, 9/24/09.

Summer Reading Poem

In a direct address or poetic apostrophe, the poet speaks to a subject that is unable to respond, as does Robert Burns in “To a Mouse,” where he uses the mouse as a symbol of the forces beyond man’s control.

In a panegyric, or ‘anthem’ if you will, the poet commemorates or celebrates something of significance, be it a national event, figure or value.

You will be composing one of the two types of poem. First, you must decide if you want to write about your philosophy of life or if you want to pay tribute to something. If you are writing about your philosophy, you will compose an apostrophe. If you are celebrating something, you will compose a panegyric. In the case of the apostrophe, you will need to carefully consider the entity to which your poem directly speaks. Make sure that the subject you are addressing works smoothly into your theme and is not forced; it may be animate or inanimate. Both poems must be thoughtful and serious.

Requirements are as follows:

1. approximately 24 lines
2. use of elevated language
3. consistent stanza form, rhythm and rhyme
4. use of sense imagery in every stanza
5. use of at least one of the following in every stanza: simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole (over-exaggeration), understatement, or onomatopoeia 
6. alliteration in every stanza

Due Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009