Unit 1: MAking it Interesting
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"You don't take a photograph...you make it" Ansel Adams
How do we learn to see with our camera?
Unit 1: Making it Interesting
Part 1: Elements of Art
Part 2: Principles of Design
Part 3: Compositional Guidelines
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Part 1: Elements of Art
Class presentation on the Elements of Art
B Class-Link to Presentation
Previous Class Presentations on the Elements of Art
A1-Link to Presentation
B1-Link to Presentation
Some resources for the presentation research:
Elements of Art videos-KQED Art School
Elements of Art in Photography-article
Slideshow of Elements of art in photography
Elements of Art explained-Digital Photo Secrets
Principles of Design
Links for images:
National Geographic Gallery
Flickr
Wordpress Photo Contest
Travel Photographer of the Year contest winners
We'll present to each other, and this will help us with our first photo assignment, which will be to find examples of the elements of art on our campus.
Part 2: The Principles of Design
B Class-Link to Presentation-Principles of Design
Last year's example:
C Class-Link to Principles of Design Presentation
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Part 3: COMPOSITION
What does it mean? How does it apply to photography?
We begin to see as an artist/ architect/ designer sees the visual world by transforming the ordinary to the extraordinary. How we arrange/compose the elements within our camera frame makes all the difference! And what we capture matters.
Take a look at what we mean...
National Geographic Photographer Steve McCurry shows us how..
How do we learn to see with our camera?
Unit 1: Making it Interesting
Part 1: Elements of Art
Part 2: Principles of Design
Part 3: Compositional Guidelines
______________________________________________________________
Part 1: Elements of Art
Class presentation on the Elements of Art
B Class-Link to Presentation
Previous Class Presentations on the Elements of Art
A1-Link to Presentation
B1-Link to Presentation
Some resources for the presentation research:
Elements of Art videos-KQED Art School
Elements of Art in Photography-article
Slideshow of Elements of art in photography
Elements of Art explained-Digital Photo Secrets
Principles of Design
Links for images:
National Geographic Gallery
Flickr
Wordpress Photo Contest
Travel Photographer of the Year contest winners
We'll present to each other, and this will help us with our first photo assignment, which will be to find examples of the elements of art on our campus.
Part 2: The Principles of Design
B Class-Link to Presentation-Principles of Design
Last year's example:
C Class-Link to Principles of Design Presentation
_________________________________________________________________________
Part 3: COMPOSITION
What does it mean? How does it apply to photography?
We begin to see as an artist/ architect/ designer sees the visual world by transforming the ordinary to the extraordinary. How we arrange/compose the elements within our camera frame makes all the difference! And what we capture matters.
Take a look at what we mean...
National Geographic Photographer Steve McCurry shows us how..
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Part 3: Compositional Guidelines in Photography
Prezi-10 Compositional Guidelines
Compositional Guidelines List
1. Focal point/Center of Interest
2. Figure/Ground separation
3. Simplicity
4. Leading Lines (especially diagonals)
5. Point of View-change it up!
6. Give space to moving objects
7. Rule of Thirds (hot spots)
8. Rule of Odds
9. Framing within the frame
10. Fill the Frame
Additional practice challenges:
-silhouettes
-reflections
-shadows
1 object 30 times-Student example album
Bob Holmes-PHOTOGRAPHER (Website Link)
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Listen for 3 helpful tips from Bob Holmes.
Composition photo Assignment
1 object/30 ways
You will choose an object to photograph in 30 different ways exercising the compositional guidelines AND storytelling.
Example by Robyn Zellar here
You will choose an object to photograph in 30 different ways exercising the compositional guidelines AND storytelling.
Example by Robyn Zellar here
Rule of Thirds
Different Points of View
Framing
Shadows
Reflections
Leading Lines