Photo 1 Assignments 2025

2 Assignments due Friday, May 2:

1. Album Cover for Digital Audio Production Student

Collaborate with a digital audio production student to produce an album cover for their recordings. Make your album cover 12×12 @ 300 resolution. Give a copy to the recording artist and also put the final product on your blog.

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2. Post It Note Message with Shallow D of F

Use a post it note to write a message and hold it out in front of you. Use a shallow depth of field to focus on just the message, with it blurry in the background. Post to blog.

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PORTFOLIOS: DUE ON TEAMS CHANNEL BY FRIDAY, MAY 9

Create your photography portfolio using Adobe Express https://www.adobe.com/express/

Make a folder in your Desktop called Portfolio Images. Select your best 20-25 images you created either during this class or outside of class time.

Log into Adobe Express with your school credentials.  Go to the Presentation tab

Add a title to your portfolio. Add an image to the header and then add introduction text about yourself, your hobbies, and your experiences in photography.

Keep adding your images with the Adobe Express layouts: Design each page to your liking. Put one image per slide, unless you are going for a diptych or triptych.

Write a caption for each photograph, or series of photographs.

End your portfolio with a meaningful quote.

Go to the share button and make sure to publish and update your portfolio often. Post your portfolio on the Teams Channel: :PORTFOLIOS 2025

Put the link on your blog homepage as a widget.

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Assignments due Friday, April 25:

1.HOW TO GET INSPIRATION IN YOUR PHOTOGRAPHY WHEN YOU FEEL STUCK

Read this article about how to get inspired in your photography and create a list of 5 things you can do to get more inspired, and how you would go about it.

15 Ways to Find Photography Inspiration When You Feel Stuck

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2. MAGAZINE COVER

Look at magazine covers online and post 3-5 covers you like and explain why these covers attracted your eye. Then create a magazine cover (9×12 @ 200 res)using your own photographic image. Include the name of the magazine and a list of articles, which would be within the magazine. Make it look as authentic as possible.

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3.  MOVIE POSTER ABOUT THE STORY OF YOUR LIFE

Look at movie posters online and post 3 that you like on your blog with an explanation as to what is it that captures your eye and that you like about these movie posters. Then make your poster in Photoshop 20×24@ 200 resolution. Make sure to include the title, at least one original photograph, the actors who will be in the movie, a catch phrase, and a rating. Post to your blog, and in a 200-300 word reflection give a synopsis on what your movie is about.

 

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3 Assignments Due Wednesday, April 16:

1. LETTER TO NEXT YEARS PHOTO STUDENTS

Write a three paragraph letter to next year’s photo students. Talk about what you liked and did not like about the class, projects and workload, and any other pieces of advice you give to future Digital Photo students here at Jurupa.

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2. METICULOUS PHOTOGRAPHY

Meticulous means to show great attention to detail, very careful and precise. For this assignment you will meticulously arrange everyday objects that can be found around your home.

First, look at the photography work of Emily Blincoe. http://www.emilyblincoe.com/arrangements

Select your favorite work by her and put it on your blog with a short explanation why this image caught your eye.

Find a variety of objects and items that can be used to create your meticulous arrangement.

Find a simple suitable background for your shot. This could be a plain pillow case, large piece of paper, or anything large enough with no pattern. Set up your arrangement and be meticulous and pay attention to details. Make sure you are in adequate lighting, and please remember how important good lighting is in photography.

Take a few photographs from above, looking straight down at your arrangement. Go in as close as you can. Make sure your image is tack sharp!  Never rely on just taking one shot.

Edit your favorite photograph with PS or LR and then post to your blog.

Meticulous arrangement of objects, which are then photographed have been used in advertising and commercial photography for years.

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3. SURREALISTIC COLLAGE 

Use Internet images to produce a surrealistic collage, 12×12 200 dpi. Think about the THEME and COMPOSITION to catch the viewer’s eye. Explain your concept and idea in the caption section when posting.

https://creativemarket.com/blog/design-it-yourself-surreal-collage

Collage is a technique of an art production where the artwork is made from an assemblage of different forms or images, creating a new whole.

A collage can include magazine or newspaper clippings, textiles, paint, bits of colored or handmade papers, portions of other artwork or texts, photographs and other found objects, glued to paper or canvas. The origins of collage can be traced back hundreds of years, but this technique made a dramatic reappearance in the early 20th century as an art form.  The term collage was coined by both Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso in the beginning of the 20th century when collage became a distinctive part of modern art.

This is an opportunity to play with images, text and ideas to create artwork that creates connections between disparate images and ideas to create a surreal image or tell a story – whatever you want!  Explore some examples of collage work done by masters of the technique to inspire you and then you will experiment and create using your own ideas. A range of images are available to you on the Internet, and you are encouraged to bring your own drawings, photographs or found imagery to use in your personal creations.

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Assignments Due Wednesday, April 2:

1. SILHOUETTE STORY

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2. CLOSE UP PORTRAITS/ STILL LIFES

Take close up portraits of some of your classmates. You can use any type of lighting you choose, but make sure to compose as a close up composition. Post 3 portraits of different individuals to your blog and include a list of 10 words in the caption section of each photograph to describe that person. You can photograph still lifes if you prefer.

 

3. WHITE BALANCE READ AND WRITE

http://digital-photography-school.com/introduction-to-white-balance/

Read this link on white balance and on your blog write a one paragraph synopsis of what you learned from reading the article. Under that list all the white balance settings and at least one sentence about each.

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Assignments due Friday, March 14:

1. ILLUSTRATION OF AN ICONIC IMAGE

Make a new document 8×12 or 12×8, 200 resolution. Paste the illustration you want to trace and fit to the correct size. Make a new blank layer to trace on and lock it. Trace the illustration with a thin pencil and then color it in with brushes and the paint bucket. Make sure to add a background to your illustration. 

https://cauchonphotoclass.edublogs.org/?s=illustrations

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2. ADVERTISING PHOTOGRAPHY

For this assignment you will create a photograph that would be used for advertising purposes. First you will research advertising photography on the Internet to generate ideas. Post 3 ads that you really like and write a sentence about why they catch your eye. Before you begin to create your advertisement, write a proposal by answering the following questions:

1. Who is the client, or company you are representing?
2. What is the product?
3. Who is the target audience?
4. Where would you expect to see this advertisement?
5. What kind of lighting are you going to use to make this look professional?
6. What props do you need?

Shoot the product and use of variety of compositions. Think about: lighting, composition, depth of field, product placement. Use Photoshop to tweak and enhance your photograph. Add necessary text and captions. Post your best advertising shot, EDITED, to your blog with the proposal. Samples below:

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3. PORTRAITS WITH MAKE UP

Take a beautiful portrait of someone, or use an existing portrait you took and apply make up to their face using Photoshop paint and brush tools.  (Make sure the portrait is a head and shoulder shot.) Put makeup on 2 different portraits and post them to your blog. Read this link and about painting with brushes & make a blogpost explaining 5 important tips you learned from reading it.

https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/painting-tools.html

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4 assignments due Friday, March 7:

1. FILE FORMATS

https://digital-photography-school.com/understanding-all-the-different-image-file-formats/

Read all about digital file formats. On your blog list each file format and one sentence about each which describes how it saves the file and what makes it different from the other file formats.

2. HDR LANDSCAPES:

-Go online and research the meaning of HDR photography. Create a blogpost explaining what the term HDR in photography means and ways to achieve successful results.  Choose an HDR image from online to post and give your opinion about the image you chose and what  impresses you about it and why? Include the image in your post.  

Photograph 5 different exposures of a landscape (on Manual) for this assignment. One at the perfect exposure, plus one and two stops underexposed and one and two stops overexposed. USE A TRIPOD for this!

Save images in a folder and open Photoshop>File>Automate>Merge to HDR Pro -Select your five landscape images and press ok. Photoshop will compile your images into one HDR image. -You will probably need to do more adjustments to make it more vibrant and saturated. You should bring in cool clouds from the Internet to blend into your sky. Post to blog with a list of the 5 exposures you used to create the image. (MASIL) Samples below:

3. MIRROR IMAGERY

Photograph an interesting photo with lots of lines. Put the edited photo in a new document and make a copy of the image to flip to make mirror imagery. Either 2 or 4 images would work for the mirror image. Post to blog.

 

4. MULTIPLE EXPOSURE WITH FLASH AND SLOW SHUTTER SPEED

In the dark studio, set your camera to 30 seconds at F 8 or 11 (adjust as necessary to get the perfect exposure) and 200 ISO. Make sure to be on Manual metering and MF for manual focus. Focus before the lights go off. During the long exposure, have your subject move slightly and manually set off the external flash (at M mode, not ETTL) each time they move and you will capture them several times during the long exposure. You should post your best 1-3 images from the multiple exposure shoot. Write a paragraph about how you accomplished the final results. Go over the process of multiple exposure with flash and slow shutter speed.

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Assignments Due February 28

1. BARBARA KRUGER STYLE

Barbara Kruger is an artist who creates conceptual art and collages. Look at this link to learn more about her. https://www.thebroad.org/art/barbara-kruger

Create a photograph similar to hers, with the same format (block text with red rectangle and red border, with an appropriate image you shot and edited to communicate your message. When done, reflect on your work and explain what you want your viewer to feel after viewing your Barbara Kruger style photograph.

2. WHAT  COLOR IS YOUR AURA?

Create a Photoshop Collage 12×9 or 9×12 300 resolution representing your favorite color. Include a photo of yourself that you took with the camera on self timer mode, the color you select and some writing about why this is YOUR color. Perhaps add a tint of your color to the image with Photo Filter tool. Post to blog.

3. SHOOT LIKE AARON SISKIND

Research the work of Aaron Siskind, an American photographer who shot abstract black and white images, which focus on nature, architecture and human form.

Take some photos in the style of Aaron Siskind, and edit them with good density and contrast with your favorite editing app.

In the caption section of your image, write the name of the app(s) you used to edit your work

Post 2-3 black and white images on your blog, and under your photos, post a photo by Aaron Siskind and write three complete sentences describing his work and your opinion of his work.

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AM I TALKING TO MYSELF

Photograph several images of yourself or someone else in the same location, and put them all together in Photopea to make it look as if you (or they) are relating to themselves in some way. Use one of the photos as the base image, and move the other subjects in the base image to create a unique photo for this Am I Talking To Myself assignment. Writing Critique: Make a blog post called My Inspiration and list 1o things which inspire your creativity. Sample student work below:

 

MY FAVORITE TEACHER

Photograph your favorite teacher with bounced external flash off camera with sync cord. Edit and post your best portrait and write a 3 paragraph reflection in academic language explaining why you like and admire this teacher. Give details, reasons and examples as to why you chose this teacher. Samples below:

 

FILL FLASH OUTSIDE

-Read this link, (or find another link online), about using FILL FLASH outside to fill in the shadows. Write 1 paragraph explaining what fill flash outside is and why you would need to use it to get perfect exposure on the subject and background.  http://www.digital-photo-secrets.com/tip/195/using-a-flash-when-outside/

-Go outside and photograph a subject which is BACKLIT. Set your camera on AV to meter the natural light. Use a small aperture like f11 or 16 and a low ISO like 200 or 400.  Make sure your flash is on ETTL and fill the subject in shadow with fill lighting from the external flash. Post 2-3 photos showing your understanding and good usage of fill flash.

 

BODY, SHAPE, FORM

Photograph a part of the body, or something, which shows shape and form. Think about getting great QUALITY OF LIGHT and make your composition a strong Post 1 to 3  original photos you shot and edited. In the caption section of your image(s) write 10 words to describe your photos.

 

WARHOL/POP ART 

-For your Pop Art assignment you should photograph an object, which is POPULAR IN THE CULTURE TODAY.

-Make 4 copies of the photo you chose, 4×6 or 6×4 (200 res) each, labeling them Warhol 1, Warhol 2 and so on…

-Work on each picture separately, experimenting with filters, gradient maps, colors, patterns, and more….make sure there is contrast between the subject and the background!

-When you complete the 4 individual photos, merge the layers in each. -Open a new document in Photoshop, 8×12 or 12×8 (200res)

-Move the four individual photos into the new document. -Save as a jpeg and post

-Critique: Research and answer these questions about an interesting pop artist. Post one of his or her works with your answers to the following questions.

1. What is Pop Art?
2. Why is this artist’s work considered Pop Art?
3. Describe some of this artists work.
4. Why did you pick this artist and why do you like his/her work?

https://cauchonphotoclass.edublogs.org/?s=pop+art

PUT  YOURSELF IN HISTORY:

Create a document 9×12 with 150 resolution. Find a historic photograph online and insert in your document. Include yourself in the scene. Adjust size, color and resolution to match the historic photo to look as realistic as possible. Under your photo write a short reflection as to why you chose to be this person in history. Look at the link below for more samples.

https://cauchonphotoclass.edublogs.org/?s=history

 

WORD ART

-Make a Photopea document 4×6 or 6×4 (100 dpi)

-Find an interesting image on the Internet and use the move tool to move it into your document in Photopea

-Size it with Control T + shift to fit in the document

-With the Text Tool, type a word or phrase in a thick black font

-Find a picture online to go inside of the word and size it over the text

-Put the picture layer on top of the word layer

-Press Control +Alt + G to put the image inside the word.

–Merge the picture and text layers together (make the background layer invisible to not include it in the merge)

-Add a stroke around the word to help it stand out.

-Save as a jpeg and post to blog.

 

STUDIO PORTRAITS WITH STROBES AND GELS

Photograph 25 portraits in the studio using the strobes and colored gels in the background. Edit your portraits in Lightroom and make cosmetic retouches in Photoshop. Post 9-12 final portraits on your blog. Writing critique: Find a portrait online that was shot with studio strobe lighting and write 20 sentences to describe the subject and their personality based on the photographers version of them. Evaluate the lighting used in the photograph and how you think the lights were arranged to get the results. Samples below:

READ AND WRITE: INTRODUCTION TO USING STROBES

Read this article on beginning strobe use and then write a list of ten important information you got out of the article.  Post the list to your blog. https://photography.tutsplus.com/articles/a-fundamental-introduction-to-studio-lighting-equipment–photo-6067

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3. TRAVEL POSTER OR POSTCARD

Use Photoshop to create a travel poster or travel postcard of where you want to go or where you have gone that you would like to go again. Look up pictures of the location. Create an 11×14 200 resolution canvas for the poster, or a a 5×7 or 7×5 200 resolution canvas for the postcard in Photoshop. Your travel poster must include at least one photo of the location, the name of the location, and a catch phrase. Be sure to add a layer style around all of the text. Under your image, eplain why you would like to travel to that destination?

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 WHAT IS YOUR COLOR 

Create a Photoshop Collage 12×9 or 9×12 300 resolution representing your favorite color. Include a photo of yourself, the color you select and some writing about why this is YOUR color. Perhaps add a tint of your color. Post to blog.

 

METICULOUS PHOTOGRAPHY

Meticulous means to show great attention to detail, very careful and precise. For this assignment you will meticulously arrange everyday objects that can be found around your home.

First, look at the photography work of Emily Blincoe. http://www.emilyblincoe.com/arrangements

Select your favorite work by her and put it on your blog with a short explanation why this image caught your eye.

Find a variety of objects and items that can be used to create your meticulous arrangement.

Find a simple suitable background for your shot. This could be a plain pillow case, large piece of paper, or anything large enough with no pattern. Set up your arrangement and be meticulous and pay attention to details. Make sure you are in adequate lighting, and please remember how important good lighting is in photography.

Take a few photographs from above, looking straight down at your arrangement. Go in as close as you can. Make sure your image is tack sharp!  Never rely on just taking one shot.

Edit your favorite photograph with PS or LR and then post to your blog.

Meticulous arrangement of objects, which are then photographed have been used in advertising and commercial photography for years.

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 CAMERA MODES

Read through this link on camera modes. On your blog make a new post writing 1 to 2  sentences about each camera mode.

http://digital-photography-school.com/digital-camera-modes/1 paragraph about what each camera mode does.

 DEPTH OF FIELD

-Read these two links and write two paragraphs explaining in your own words what depth of field is in photography and the ways to control depth of field when shooting. Call this blogpost: Depth of Field Explained.

http://www.macworld.com/article/1150150/depthoffield.html http://www.digitalcameraworld.com/2013/07/17/what-is-depth-of-field-how-aperture-focal-length-and-focus-control-whats-sharp/

– Go outside and take two photographs of the same subject, trying to get two different depth of fields. Remember to first format the memory card, set WB to auto and ISO to 400, and be on Manual focusing. You will set the camera mode to AV (aperture priority). Make sure to focus on the same subject for both shots you take.

-In Photo #1, you will get a shallow depth of field. Zoom out to the longest focal length of the lens which is 55mm. Set the aperture on f5.6 (the widest aperture at 55mm) and take note of what the camera sets the shutter speed at. Make sure it is not below 60^th of a second. Get in good and close to your subject

-In Photo #2, you will get a good depth of field. Put your lens at 18mm ( which is the widest lens mm on your lens). Set your aperture at f16, and take note of what the camera sets the shutter speed at. Make sure it is not below 60^th of a second, or open up the aperture to f11. Stay a bit further back to get a better depth of field.

-Repeat the depth of field activity 2-3 times to make sure you get it right.

-In the lab, edit your photos for maximum impact and post each one (good and shallow depth of field) to your blog as the large photo. Include the technical info in the caption section of each (Mode, ISO, Shutter speed, Fstop, Focal length of lens.

– For the critique for this assignment you are to find two photos online- one which shows a good depth of field and one which shows a shallow depth of field. In the caption section when you post them guess at what you think the aperture, shutter speed and lens mm was for each photo.

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CAPTURING ACTION AND MOTION IN PHOTOGRAPHY

-Read these online articles about capturing action and motion photography and write two to three paragraphs stating what you learned about action and motion photography techniques

How to Capture the Perfect Action Shot in Sports Photography

​ http://digital-photography-school.com/how-to-capture-motion-blur-in-photography/

-Take photos outside that capture ACTION SHARP. Try to “capture the moment”.  Shoot at the shutter priority mode and auto focus AI SERVO . Make sure your shutter speed is above 125th of a second. ISO 400

-Take several photos and post your favorite 2 action shots, edited in Photoshop.

-Take action photos inside trying to capture MOTION BLUR. Try to “capture the moment”.  Shoot at the shutter priority mode and auto focus AI SERVO mode. Make sure your shutter speed is 60th or below for more blur. Use a tripod to make sure stationary objects are not blurred.

Take several photos and post your favorite 2 motion blur shots , edited in Photoshop.

-Include technical info on all photos: MASIL

-Find 2 photos online, one showing action sharp and another showing motion blur. Guess what shutter speeds, f stops, and lens were used. Post as critique. Samples below: