In-Class Assignments

2018-19 PHOTO I // IN CLASS ASSIGNMENTS

Tuesday, 9/10/19

Today you will use class time to learn about the work of different artists. We will look at work both online and in monographs. You will pick 1 artist and write 4 paragraph response to their work on your Weebly student website blog.

Your response should include:

Why you chose your artist. What is it about their work that you respond to?
Pick one image by your artist and write a response to the image. Describe the image, describe the formal qualities of the work, and evaluate the content of the work.
What could you take away from this artist and their work and apply it to your own image making practice?

Friday, 5/3/19

Today you will use class time to create a shot list for your weekend shooting homework assignment. You will post this as a blog post to your Weebly student website and publish it for a grade. This is due by the end of class.

On your BLOG, create a new blog post and title it Final Project Shot List. You can write in sentences or use bullet points. Include any ideas you have for photographs, equipment needs you might have, time of day you plan to shoot, etc. Reference at least 1 photographer/artist you are looking at and include 1 image of their work. The post should be published by the end of class for a grade.

Tuesday, 4/30/19

Today you will use class time to prep your 10 strongest images for soft critique.

Convert your images to JPEG using Image Processor in Bridge at 2000 pixels on the longest edge, quality of 12.
Label your images lastname_firstname_p7_soft_1, 2, 3, etc.
Drop your files HERE in the Google Drive soft critique folder. Be sure to choose the folder that corresponds to your class period!

Friday, 3/29/19

Today you will use class time to complete your quarterly exhibition submission. This time you will be submitting to the Tamron Student Showcase.

Navigate here: http://www.tamron-usa.com/tamronedu/showcase_edu.html
The season theme for the contest is Springtime Sensations. Take some time to look through the images you've made this year in class.
Pick 2 photographs that fit within this theme. Convert them to JPEG using Image Processor in Adobe Bridge. Your JPEGS should be 2000 pixels long with a quality of 12.
Rename your files lastname_firstname_tamron_1 and lastname_firstname_tamron_2.
On the website, click submit your photos. You will have to fill out the form with your name, email, school name, etc. Follow the instructions.
When you get the Image Submission portion of the page, you must include the title of your image with a description of the focal length and location your image was taken in.
In order to receive credit for this assignment, you must show me your images and information BEFORE YOU HIT SUBMIT. Do not click submit before showing me your work and submission form!

Thursday, 3/21/19

Today you will use class time to prep your 5 strongest images for soft critique.

Convert your images to JPEG using Image Processor in Bridge at 2000 pixels on the longest edge, quality of 12.
Label your images lastname_firstname_color_portrait_soft_1, 2, 3, etc.
Drop your files HERE in the Google Drive soft critique folder. Be sure to choose the folder that corresponds to your class period!

Thursday, 3/7/19

Today you will use class time to prep your 5 strongest images for soft critique.

Convert your images to JPEG using Image Processor in Bridge at 2000 pixels on the longest edge, quality of 12.
Label your images lastname_firstname_color_still_life_soft_1, 2, 3, etc.
Drop your files HERE in the Google Drive soft critique folder. Be sure to choose the folder that corresponds to your class period!

Friday, 3/1/19

Today you will use class time to complete 2 tasks:

You will head to the Photo Lab and use the studio to create a quick still life as part of the Photo Smackdown challenge. You will shoot this on your own SD card (or borrow one from me). Once you are finished, come back to the lab, import the image, process it, and turn it in HERE via Google Drive to be judged. Be sure to label your file lastname_firstname_still_life.
When you are not working on the above task, you will navigate to your Weebly student website to create a SHOT LIST of color still life ideas for your weekend homework. On your BLOG, create a new blog post and title it Color Still Life Shot List. You can write in sentences or use bullet points. Include any inspiration or research in the blog post. Reference at least 1 photographer/artist you are looking at. The post should be published by 4pm for a grade.

Friday, 2/22/19

Today you will use class time to pull the 20 strongest images you've made in class so far in preparation for building your portfolio for a later project.

On your hard drive, look through your final files for the projects you have completed in class so far this year.
From these, pull your 20 strongest images and move them into a new folder called Portfolio. You will use these for a later project.
When picking your images to add to the new folder, make a copy of these files instead of bringing the original files into the folder.
You can make a copy by right clicking and choose COPY, then right clicking and choosing PASTE in the new folder. Or use the keyboard shortcuts. (Command+C and Command+V). You can also click and drag the file to the new folder and make a copy of the file by holding down the option key.
Once you have finished, make sure your Portfolio folder has at least 20 files in it. You might want to replace some of the images in your portfolio later; this is okay. Your portfolio is a work in progress.

4th Period - Thursday, 2/21/19

Today you will use class time to update your Weebly student website with your most recent project.

Use Image Processor in Adobe Bridge to export your 10 final In The Style Of images to JPEG at 2000 pixels on the longest edge, quality of 12.
Navigate to your student website. Under Pages, create a page for your ITSO project. Under Build, upload your images using a gallery or slideshow.
Use this time to add or update any other projects you've completed so far.
Don't forget to press PUBLISH when you are done!

Friday, 2/15/19

Today we will watch this Ted Talk by photographer Zora Murff together in class. Afterwards, we will have a brief discussion.

Then, you will choose 1 photograph from Murff's Corrections series and write a post on your student website blog analyzing it. Keep the talk that he just gave in mind as you write. If you need help analyzing a photograph, check out this handout.

Choose from one of the images below to write about on your blog. Right click and download the image, then add the image to your blog post. Be sure to include the title of the image when analyzing it. Your analysis must be 4 paragraphs minimum, 5 sentences minimum per paragraph. Title your post "Zora Murff Corrections Analysis". This is due by 4PM today for a grade. Good luck!

Thursday, 2/14/19

Today you will use class time to update your Weebly student website with your most recent project.

Use Image Processor in Adobe Bridge to export your 10 final In The Style Of images to JPEG at 2000 pixels on the longest edge, quality of 12.
Navigate to your student website. Under Pages, create a page for your ITSO project. Under Build, upload your images using a gallery or slideshow.
Use this time to add or update any other projects you've completed so far.
Don't forget to press PUBLISH when you are done!

Thursday, 1/31/19

Today you will use class time to prep your 5 strongest images for soft critique.

Convert your images to JPEG using Image Processor in Bridge at 2000 pixels on the longest edge, quality of 12.
Label your images lastname_firstname_style2_soft_1, 2, 3, etc.
Drop your files HERE in the Google Drive soft critique folder. Be sure to choose the folder that corresponds to your class period!

Thursday, 1/24/19

Today you will use class time to prep your 5 strongest images for soft critique.

Convert your images to JPEG using Image Processor in Bridge at 2000 pixels on the longest edge, quality of 12.
Label your images lastname_firstname_style1_soft_1, 2, 3, etc.
Drop your files HERE in the Google Drive soft critique folder. Be sure to choose the folder that corresponds to your class period!

Thursday, 1/17/19

Today you will use class time to submit your work to an exhibition opportunity for a grade. This quarter, you will be submitting to the Sun Magazine.

Navigate here: https://www.thesunmagazine.org/submit#photography
RYou will choose 5 images that you have made so far in this class to submit. The Sun only accepts black and white image submissions, so you will need to convert your 5 images to black and white in Photoshop before submitting them.
Navigate to Adobe Bridge and choose the 5 images you wish to submit. Open them in Photoshop and apply a black and white adjustment layer to the image if it is not already in greyscale. Save this as a separate .psd file.
Then, you will need to save your 5 images as JPEGs using the Image Processor in Bridge. Save your files as JPEG at 2000 pixels on the longest edge.
Label your files lastname_firstname_sun_1, lastname_firstname_sun_2, etc.
Click Submit Online. You will need to create an account using your TMI email address. Once logged in, fill out the required information. You will need to title your work and, if there are recognizable faces in your images, indicate whether you have a model release.
Upload your JPEG files and click Submit. Once you've finished, raise your hand and show me where you have submitted your work so that you may earn your grade.

Monday, 12/10/18

Today you will use class time to submit your work to an exhibition opportunity for a grade. This quarter, you will be submitting to the Rocky Mountain School of Photography High School Photography Contest.

Navigate here: https://rmsp.com/photo-contest
Read the call for entry and read through the different categories. You will choose 5 images that you have made so far in this class to submit; consider which category they would fit in best.
Navigate to Adobe Bridge and choose the 5 images you wish to submit. You will need to save these as JPEG at 2000 pixels on the longest edge.
Label your files lastname_firstname_hs_contest_1, lastname_firstname_hs_contest_2, etc.
Click Enter The Contest. You will need to create an account using your TMI email address. Once logged in, fill out the required information and choose which category or categories you plan to submit to.
Upload your JPEG files to the correct categories. Once you've finished, raise your hand and show me where you have submitted your work so that you may earn your grade.

Thursday, 11/15/18

Today you will use class time to write a detailed shot list for your upcoming weekend homework. Remember, over the break you must shoot 300 images towards your Family Portrait project.

You will post your shot list to your Weebly student website blog. This is due by the end of class for a grade. On your shot list, you must write a detailed list of who you plan to photograph this weekend. You will plan out and describe ideas for 8 separate photographs. Each description must be 1 paragraph long (minimum). In each description, you must include:

Who you plan to photograph
How you want the photograph to look (describe your idea in great detail—how will the model fill the frame, what will they be wearing, what is in the background, etc.)
What kind of light and location you want the image to be photographed in
What you want to say about the person you're photographing
What kind of equipment you plan to use to create your image (tripod, type of lens, etc)

Take the feedback you were given for soft critique and use that to inform your decision making. You must complete and post this by the end of class for a grade. Make sure to hit PUBLISH on your student website so that I may see your post. Good luck!

Tuesday/Wednesday, 11/13-14

Today you will use class time to prep your 8 strongest images for soft critique.

Convert your images to JPEG using Image Processor in Bridge at 2000 pixels on the longest edge, quality of 12.
Label your images lastname_firstname_p3_soft_1, 2, 3, etc.
Drop your 8 files HERE in the Google Drive soft critique folder.

Friday, 11/9/18

Today you will use class time to write a detailed shot list for your upcoming weekend homework. Remember, this weekend you must shoot 150 images towards your Family Portrait project.

You will post your shot list to you Weebly student website blog. This is due by the end of class for a grade. On your shot list, you must write a detailed list of who you plan to photograph this weekend. You will plan out and describe ideas for 5 separate photographs. Each description must be 1 paragraph long (minimum). In each description, you must include:

Who you plan to photograph
How you want the photograph to look (describe your idea in great detail—how will the model fill the frame, what will they be wearing, what is in the background, etc.)
What kind of light and location you want the image to be photographed in
What you want to say about the person you're photographing
What kind of equipment you plan to use to create your image (tripod, type of lens, etc)

You must complete and post this by the end of class for a grade. Make sure to hit PUBLISH on your student website so that I may see your post. Good luck!

Tuesday & Wednesday, 10/30-10/31

Today you will use class time to practice the technique of masking, or applying a selective change to a part of your image in Photoshop.

Navigate to Google Drive and go to your Shared With Me folder. In the folder titled 2018-19 TMI Photo Class Folder, navigate to In Class Assignments and Masking. In this folder, there is a DNG file for you to download. You will use this image to practice masking today.

Thursday, 10/4/18

Today you will prep your Project 2 homework images for soft critique. For this, you will need to choose your 5 strongest images for your project. You should have already processed these in ACR and Photoshop.

Label your images lastname_firstname_p2_soft_1, lastname_firstname_p2_soft_2, etc.

Convert your 5 strongest images to JPEG for soft critique. You are ONLY converting these to JPEG because this is a soft critique that occurs on the projector, and a JPEG file is easier for me to download for class critique. Please note that when you are PRINTING your work, you NEVER print from a JPEG—only the processed RAW file!

Once you have converted your images to JPEG, I want you to zip them and label your zip file lastname_firstname_p2_soft. Drop this in the class soft critique folder on Google Drive located HERE (1st) or HERE (4th).

Friday, 9/27/18

Today you will write a detailed proposal explaining your ideas for Project 2. You will post your completed proposals to your Weebly student website blog. Your posts are due by midnight, and we will go over them together as a class on Friday. You may also include inspiration images, text, video, etc. into your proposal, if it helps you to get your idea across.

Your proposals should be a minimum of 4 paragraphs long, with 5 sentences minimum per paragraph. In your proposals, you should explain:

What is your idea for your Tableau project? What narrative are you choosing to work with? Is this an existing narrative or one you have made up? Explain briefly what happens in your chosen narrative.
Why are you choosing the narrative you've chosen for your project? What are you drawing on for inspiration? How can you best communicate your conceptual ideas through photographs? Make sure that your concept aligns with the project goal for Tableaux images.
How are you going to shoot your images this weekend? Do you have ideas for images in mind? Will you need to secure models for your shoot? Will you need any special props to make your images? Detail any equipment or technical needs here. (For example, if you plan to do long exposures, you will need a tripod. Or, perhaps you want a wider angle image, so you will need a wide angle focal length lens.)
Where and when do you plan to create your images? Do you have a set location or locations in mind? What kind of light will you need to make your photographs? Be aware that quality of light/time of day can communicate a mood or idea. For example, images made at twilight can signify a turning point between the safety of daytime and the covert, potentially threatening time of night.

Friday, 9/21/18

Responding to Photographs

Today you will read the following article titled Responding to Photographs.

Then, you will take some time to look through your 24 final Project 1 images. Choose 1 image of your own and write about it as a blog post on your student Weebly website. Be sure to refer to the filename of the image you are writing about.

Title the post Responding to Photographs.
Your response should be 4 paragraphs minimum, 5 sentences minimum per photograph. Refer to the PDF you just read as you write about the image. You may also find it helpful to look at this handout: how_to_critical_analysis_2017-18.pdf
Post your response before the next class period. If you don't finish in class today, you must finish and post this for homework. Be sure to hit PUBLISH at the top right hand corner.

Tuesday, 9/11/18

Today we will have your first soft critique. For this, you will need to choose your 10 strongest images for your project. Process these in ACR at least.

Label your images lastname_firstname_p1_soft_scavengerhuntword

Convert your 10 strongest images to JPEG for soft critique. You are ONLY converting these to JPEG because this is a soft critique that occurs on the projector, and a JPEG file is easier for me to download for class critique. Please note that when you are PRINTING your work, you NEVER print from a JPEG—only the processed RAW file!

Once you have converted your images to JPEG, I want you to zip them and label your zip file lastname_firstname_p1_soft. Drop this in the class soft critique folder on Google Drive located HERE (1st) or HERE (4th).

Monday, 9/10/18

Use class time today to import your second round of homework images.

Label your images lastname_firstname_p1_hw2_1, lastname_firstname_p1_hw2_2, lastname_firstname_p1_hw2_3, etc.

Create a contact sheet with your 120 homework images.

Label your contact sheet lastname_firstname_p1_cs2.
Turn this into your Project 1 folder on Google Drive.

This is due by midnight for a grade.

Once finished, spend the rest of class time rating and processing your strongest images for soft critique on Wednesday.

Friday, 9/7/18

Weekend Homework Word Map
Today in class, you will create a word map for your remaining 12 Scavenger Hunt words. When you are finished, take a photograph of your word maps with your cell phone and post them to your Weebly student website blog. Title your blog post "Project 1 Word Map." This is for a grade.

If you finish early, flesh out your ideas for shooting in the same blog post by writing a shot list. This is a list that you make detailing ideas on how you are going to make your photographs. Be sure to cover the how, why, what, and where, as well as any equipment needs to make your ideas happen.

Tuesday, 8/28/18

Photo Smackdown: Camera Basics Challenge
Today in class, you will complete your first Photo Smackdown! We will periodically have challenges where you compete in teams as a class, or against my other section of Photography I. Today you will divide into 2 teams and compete against each other. These are meant to be fun, with points awarded for creativity and ingenuity, so use your noodle!

See below for your instructions. When you return to class, your team will begin importing your images onto 1 computer, and you will process your images in ACR as a team. We will then vote on the strongest images—the winning team will receive a fabulous prize!

TMI PHOTO / CAMERA BASICS CHALLENGE
Divide yourself up into 2 teams. Give your team a name. I will name a captain for each team. Designate 1 person to operate the camera, 1 person to direct models, 1 person to pay attention to lighting, etc. Come up with a game plan before you get to work.

Set your camera to Manual mode for this challenge. Make sure that you are shooting in RAW format, and that your camera’s color space is set to Adobe RGB 1998.

Teams may only work in the area designated by Mrs. Cooper McCauley. Practice common sense while working. Conduct yourself according to TMI’s honor code and behavior expectations.

The team with the most successful images wins. Points will be awarded for creativity and ingenuity. The winning team will receive a fabulous prize!

As a team, make a photograph:
1. where you freeze motion
2. where you blur motion
3. with a shallow DOF
4. with a deep DOF

Make a portrait of one of your teammates (different teammate for each scenario—you may repeat 1 teammate if your team has less than 5 members).

5. in dramatic lighting
6. in open shade
7. in harsh lighting
8. using the fastest ISO your camera offers
9. using the slowest ISO your camera offers
10. Make a team self portrait using the self timer on your camera. All teammates must present in the image.

Monday, 8/27/18

Weebly Website Set Up
Today in class, you will set up your new Weebly student website for Photo I.

To log in, navigate to https://students.weebly.com/.
Your username is photolastname (be sure to type in your actual last name).
Your default password is Panthers1! You will need to reset this once you log in.

You may choose to decorate your website how you wish. You must include these pages on your website:

Projects
Assignments
Portfolio
About Me
Blog

Once you have created your pages, navigate to your blog. You will use this throughout the year for various graded writing assignments, such as responding to photographs or art, writing artist statement drafts, project proposals, etc. For your first blog post, write 3 paragraphs that answer these questions:

What are you most excited for this year at TMI? This doesn't have to be related to our class.
What are you most nervous about this year at TMI?
Name 1 goal you hope to accomplish in our class this year and why. What kind of photography are you interested in? Did you have a favorite project in Digital Art? What are you hoping to learn from this class?

Be sure to hit the blue Publish button in the top right hand corner when you are finished!

2017-18 PHOTO I // IN CLASS ASSIGNMENTS

Tuesday, 1/30/18

Project 4, Part II Soft Critique 1
Today in class, we will have a soft critique of the 5 strongest images you've shot so far towards your In The Style Of project.

Choose your 5 strongest images and process them in ACR. Convert these to JPEG using the "Save Images" command in ACR.
Batch rename your JPEGS lastname_firstname_p4_soft1_1, lastname_firstname_p4_soft1_2, etc.
Drop your images in the shared class folder on Google Drive HERE.

Monday, 11/14/17

Project 3: Family Portrait Soft Critique
Today in class, we will have a soft critique of your 5 strongest images you've shot so far for your Family Portrait project.

Choose your 5 strongest images. (They do not have to be processed in ACR or PS.) Convert these to JPEG using the "Save Images" command in Adobe Camera Raw.
Batch rename your JPEGS lastname_firstname_p3_soft_1, lastname_firstname_p3_soft_2, etc.
Drop your images in class the shared Google Drive folder HERE.

Monday, 11/6/17

Quarterly Exhibition Submission 1: Submit to Tamron Student Showcase
Today you will use class time to submit to the Tamron Student Showcase Contest. Navigate HERE to submit your images.

Choose 2 of your strongest images that you have created either this year in Photo II or last year in Photo I.
Open your 2 original, high res TIFF files in Photoshop. Under Image>Image Size, leave Resample checked. Resize your images to 2000 pixels on the longest edge at 72 PPI.
Save these newly resized files as JPEG to submit online. Label them lastname_firstname_tamron_1, lastname_firstname_tamron_2.
Navigate to the website listed above and submit your images. Fill out the submission form correctly.
Once you have submitted your images, raise your hand and show me so that you may receive credit for your submission grade.

10/10/17

Project 2: Import HW images and create contact sheet #3.
Use class time today to import your homework images, convert hem to DNG, and create your second contact sheet for Project 2.

Label your images lastname_firstname_p2_cs3_1, 2, 3, etc.
Label your contact sheet lastname_firstname_p2_cs_3 and turn into your shared Google Drive folder under Projects>Project 2. This is due by midnight tonight 10/10/17.
If you need help creating a contact sheet, navigate here for a tutorial.
When you are finished, use the rest of class time to filter, rate, and edit your best images for your project that you want to print. Remember, you will turn in 10 digital files. You will print 5 of these.

10/2/17

Project 2: Import HW images and create contact sheet #2
Use class time today to import your homework images, convert hem to DNG, and create your second contact sheet for Project 2.

Label your contact sheet lastname_firstname_p2_cs_2 and turn into your shared Google Drive folder under Projects>Project 2. Due by midnight.
If you need help creating a contact sheet, navigate here for a tutorial.

9/26/17

Project 2: Prepping your images for soft critique
Use the last half of class time to prep your homework images for soft critique on Thursday an Friday.

Sort through your homework images and choose your 5 best.
Convert these to JPEGs at 1500 pixels on the longest edge using Bridge's Export panel.
Batch rename your 5 JPEGs lastname_firstname_p2_soft_1, lastname_firstname_p2_soft_2, etc.
Place your 5 JPEGs in the class shared Google Drive folder HERE.

9/25/17

Use class time today to import your homework images, convert hem to DNG, and create your first contact sheet for Project 2.

Label your contact sheet lastname_firstname_p2_cs_1 and turn into your shared Google Drive folder under Projects>Project 2. Due by midnight.
If you need help creating a contact sheet, navigate here for a tutorial.

9/12/17

Project I: Work Day

Use class time today as a work day for your Scavenger Hunt Project. You need to rate and choose your best image for each word, and then process your chosen images in Camera RAW. Be sure to avoid any clipping if possible in your shadows and highlights.
Once you have processed all 25 images, you will choose your 10 best overall for our soft critique on Thursday. Choose your best 10 overall images and convert them to JPEG at 1500 pixels on the longest edge using the Adobe Bridge Export Panel. You will then batch rename these JPEGs as lastname_firstname_p1_soft_1, lastname_firstname_p1_soft_2, etc.
Upload your 10 jpegs to the shared class folder HERE for soft critique on Thursday. Your 10 jpegs are due before class on Thursday for a grade.

*****Please note that you are only converting these images to JPEG for your SOFT CRITIQUE. You will turn in a processed RAW file. You will never turn in a JPEG as your final project submission.

9/11/17

Project I: Contact Sheet I
Use class time today to import your 120 remaining homework images for your Scavenger Hunt project.

Import and convert your images to DNG. Be sure to apply your new Photo I metadata template to your images.
Batch rename your images lastname_firstname_p1_cs2_1, lastname_firstname_p1_cs2_2, etc.
Create a contact sheet for all of your images labeled lastname_firstname_p1_cs2 and turn it in under Project 1: Scavenger Hunt folder on Google Drive. This is due for a grade by 4:30 PM today.

Tutorials can be found under Technical/Tutorials>Digital Art>Digital Workflow.
If you finish early, you may spend the rest of class rating and processing your best images in Adobe Bridge and Camera Raw.

9/5/17

Project I: Contact Sheet I
Use class time today to import your 130 homework images for your Scavenger Hunt project.

Import and convert your images to DNG. Be sure to apply your new Photo I metadata template to your images.
Batch rename your images lastname_firstname_p1_cs1_1, lastname_firstname_p1_cs1_2, etc.
Create a contact sheet for all of your images labeled lastname_firstname_p1_cs1 and turn it in under Project 1: Scavenger Hunt folder on Google Drive. This is due for a grade by midnight.