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Photography One Calendar 

Schedule and Due Dates Fall 2013http://mail.pcs.k12.mi.us...2.mi.us/Photography%20One.html
Michigan Merit Curriculum
Visual Arts Content Standards Alignment

Project Alignment / Assignment Presentations
Safety Rules, Darkroom Diagram
Color  New in 2013!
Color Presentation
Color assignment Handout

Resources
How to get the best color out of your photos
Five ways to use color

Photograms

Photograms are a simple way to explore the negative and positive relationships in Photography.  
We learn simple darkroom processing and review the elements of art.

We will scan these images and alter them using beginning Photoshop Techniques.
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Photogram from the 1920's

Photogram Presentation click Download File
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Pinhole Photography
Students make pinhole cameras out of cardboard containers. The pictures are altered using Photoshop.

This is a example of a egg made into a pinhole camera!
Next to it is the picture inside the egg shell.

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Multiple Pinhole Image

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Camera Obscura - The very first camera like device used by painters
The Power of Pinhole - Photographer Micheal Falco creates a visual narrative honoring the 150th anniversary of the Civil War

Flat Surface    

This assignments explores texture and surface and its the effects of light.
We learn how to bracket our exposures and see the difference the the amount of light makes on our film.                          
                   
 Flat Surface Presentation
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How Does Exposure work in your camera?
It is important to begin to understand this as we start using our cameras.
 
Basic Camera Tips

Interactive Demo 

Zone System / Grey Scale

Aperture Diagram
Aperture Priority and Shutter Priority

Tips for shooting graphic Pictures
Learning to See with your camera
Why Shoot in Black and White?

Lines and Shapes Presentation

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Lines and Shapes 
Working with Lines
Creating Graphic Images with your digital camera
Advanced Composition -Using Geometry
Thinking vs Seeing

Light and Shadow

Light and Shadow Presentation

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National Geographic Photographers using light
5 Tips for Controlling Natural Light using your digital camera
White balance
Handout Spring 2013

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Through a car window + reflection NYT photo

Weather Issues Part One - Part Two
Taking Photos in the Rain

Macro Photography

Directions and Examples
Tips for Macro Pictures

Selective Focus
Selective focus is a way of creating Emphasis in a Picture.
Using your aperture controls you can direct interest, lead the eye
and convey the illusion of distance.
Selective Focus Presentation
Selective Focus Directions
Making an impression ways to use digital camera to enhance focus
Creative Triangle
Tips on creating a selective focus picture

Photographers that use Selective Focus
Robert Doisneau
Honored by Google
Nicolas Nixon
Intro to Food Photography
Food Photographer Jessica (Ruppel) Kaufman - former PHS Student
Great Angles for Food Photography Use your digital camera to explore food photography

Animal Point of View

Thinking Creativtly
Point of View

Animal Point of View presentation
What's inside your camera, assemble a Canon EOS10D



Motion     
Motion Presentation
Motion Handout

Good Things to Photograph
Martin Roemers's photos of crowded cities using long exposures.
5 Tips for Long Exposures
Long exposure Video Tutorial
How to Use Your Tripod
Capturing the moment
Light Drawing


Video Tips

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Object Three Ways
Description , Poetic and Form
(this assignment will eventually go digital)
Creating Silhouettes digital technique

Photoshop Projects

Alter a Photo

4 tips to make your Photos Pop

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Selection tools


Magic Wand tool


Color Replacement tool is an easy tool to use

Collage Effects
Basic Directions
Using Layers to compose

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Mrs. Levine's Kid's at  Chinese New Year Celebrations

Other Multi Media Projects
Transfer techniques

PHOTO FINAL 2013
Kick start Your Photos (article)
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