Syllabus: Visual Arts
Course 607: Digital Imagery, Grades 9-12
Credit: .5
In this semester course, students will learn how to use their digital cameras to capture, store, manipulate and transform images. They will begin to learn what is necessary in order to create strong compositions in photography. They will share what they do on their flickr and tumblr pages and will critique their own work and the work of others in the class. They will research master photographers and produce a portfolio of work in the style of one of those artists. They will work as photojournalists documenting aspects of their life in Beijing. Through a number of self and student directed tutorials they will understand how to use the powerful imaging software program, Adobe Photoshop. In the process of learning how images are manipulated the students will become more conscious of the impact of visual imagery in our culture.
Students must have a DSLR camera of their own at the beginning of the course.
Units:
Making it Interesting
Learning about the camera
Lightpainting
The Masters
Recreating Reality (Photoshop)
Pinhole Photography
The Portrait
Inquiry Project
Assessment:
Evidence of completed quality work posted on the following:
-ISB Blog
-Flickr
Course 607: Digital Imagery, Grades 9-12
Credit: .5
In this semester course, students will learn how to use their digital cameras to capture, store, manipulate and transform images. They will begin to learn what is necessary in order to create strong compositions in photography. They will share what they do on their flickr and tumblr pages and will critique their own work and the work of others in the class. They will research master photographers and produce a portfolio of work in the style of one of those artists. They will work as photojournalists documenting aspects of their life in Beijing. Through a number of self and student directed tutorials they will understand how to use the powerful imaging software program, Adobe Photoshop. In the process of learning how images are manipulated the students will become more conscious of the impact of visual imagery in our culture.
Students must have a DSLR camera of their own at the beginning of the course.
Units:
Making it Interesting
Learning about the camera
Lightpainting
The Masters
Recreating Reality (Photoshop)
Pinhole Photography
The Portrait
Inquiry Project
Assessment:
Evidence of completed quality work posted on the following:
-ISB Blog
-Flickr