Digital Photography 1 and 2 Syllabi
Digital Photography 1
Teacher:Rebecca Cauchon
http://cauchonphotoclass.edublogs.org/
(909) 357-6300 x16336
Course Description
This course will cover the use of the Digital DLR camera controls, including f/stops, shutter speeds, film speeds and the production of a correct exposure. Skills will include composition, criticism, lighting, and image editing software. Students will also learn the history and invention of photography. Assignments will include creative use of the camera controls including depth of field and action motion, shadows and light, alternative camera angles, portraits, still life’s, and compositions based on the principles and elements of design. Students will receive basic instruction, demonstration, and see samples of the desired outcomes, They will be allowed to go outside and shoot assignments, based on what they are learning. Students will post their photography work and writing on their blogsites.
Topics:
Exposure Triangle
Camera Modes
Flash Modes
ISO settings
White Balance
Drive Modes
Lens Focal Length
Exposure Compensation
Focusing Options
Depth of Field
Macro Photography
Portraiture
Landscape
Action Photography
Still Life
Candid Photography
Indoor Photography
Fine Art Photography
Black and White (Monochrome)
Techniques of Lighting
Photography Composition
Image Editing (Using Photoshop and Lightroom)
Special Photoshop Creative Ideas involving use of layers
High Dynamic Range (H.D.R.) Photography
Written Photo Critiques: This is a writing assignment that will be attached to all photo assignments. Students will critique one intriguing photograph, which relates to the current assignment and explain what makes it a good photograph. Students will also critique their own work and the work of their peers.
What I am looking for:
Time and effort put into your projects
Interesting and creative ideas
Good technical quality
Participation and active engagement with the material discussed in class
Participation in critiques
Classroom Decorum:
Be careful with your words, think before you speak, take your time and listen. Respect your self, your classmates, your educator and environment/community.
Shooting:
Experiential learning takes place in an outdoor or community setting. Through this experience students will develop leadership team building and photographic skills in an environment that is outside the classroom.
Imagery:
Students have artistic freedom within the boundaries of school policy. Promoting drugs, violence, sex, gangs or racism is against school policy.
Food:
NO FOOD OR DRINK IN CLASSROOM
Grading
Projects & Assignments/50%
Portfolios/20%
Presentations/10%
Exams, Midterm and Finals/10%
Citizenship and Participation/10%
Course Objectives:
Upon Completion of this course, students will:
– Understand technical and aesthetic differences between traditional and digital photography.
– Make informed choices about composition when photographing and editing digital images.
– Make informed choices about appropriate technologies for use in a variety of photographic assignments
– Analyze and discuss complex ideas in works of art and photography.
– Create original works of art of increasing complexity and skill that reflect their feelings and point of view.
– Describe the relationship involving the art maker, the process, the product and the viewer.
– Demonstrate proper camera and digital processing techniques in production of a work of art
– Understand and utilize the steps in the creative process
– Realize the vast amount of career choices in the visual arts.
. Produce an accomplished portfolio of work and an applicable resume
Units:
Introduction to Digital SLR Photography
Learning the Lab
Digital Workflow
Factors to consider in a digital camera
Setting up student blogs for sharing and grading
Exposure and Light Metering
Learn photography vocabulary: aperture, shutter speed, ISO
Equivalent Exposures
Camera Metering
Camera Modes
Shooting assignment: Texture
Quiz, grading rubric, peer critique and self assessment
Lenses and Optics
Learning about focal lengths
Lenses and f stop numbers
Science of Optics
Quiz
Composition and Learning How to See
Ways to get images with strong composition
Samples of good composition
Shooting Assignment: Shadows and Light
Shooting assignment: Alternative camera angles
Shooting assignment: Framing a subject
Critiquing, analyzing and evaluating photography
Critique Writing
Grading rubric, peer critique and self assessment
Learning Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom
File Management
Learning the Photoshop and Lightroom workspace
Toolbar and Option Bar
Image Adjustments
Image Extensions
Saving and sizing image
Image Output
Lighting Techniques
Natural vs. Artificial Lighting
Demonstration
Use of Reflectors
Tungstun Lighting with “hot lights”
Assignment: Natural Light Portrait with reflector
Grading rubric, writing critique peer critique and self assessment
History and Invention in Photography
Lecture and Discussion: Pioneers and Early Techniques
Invention and key terminology
Slide Show
Make History Timeline
Quiz
Depth of Field and Aperture Control
Understand the concept Depth of Field
Technical overview and factors which effect depth of field
Camera operations and modes
Focal lengths and zoom lenses
Shooting assignment: Comparing depth of field at different apertures and lenses
Quiz, writing critique, grading rubric, peer critique and self assessment
Action and Motion in Photography and Controlling the Shutter Speeds
Understand and compare Shutter Speed effects
Techniques and terminology of action and motion in photography
Use of tripod under 60th of a second
Setting the ISO higher
Shooting assignment: Take a photo of both action sharp and motion blur using different shutter speeds
Quiz, writing critique, grading rubric, peer critique, and self assessment
Photographer Research
Discussion, Lecture and Slide Show on photographers past and present
Project: Photographer Research Project with presentation to share with class
Grading rubric, peer critique, and self assessment
Studio Lighting for Portraiture and Still Life Photography
Lecture and Demonstration of studio hot lights
Key terminology and Lighting Techniques
Lighting Patterns and Ratios
Shooting assignment: Portraits in studio with hot lights
Shooting Assignment: Still life and Product Photography
Grading rubric, writing critique peer critique and self assessment
Self Portraits
Learn self-timer camera controls
Explore work by photographers
Realistic vs. conceptual representation
Incorporate words and imagery
Shooting assignment: Self Portrait with describing words
Shooting assignment: Conceptual self-portrait
Grading rubric, writing critique, peer critique and self assessment
Photoshop Techniques
Learn a variety of Photoshop techniques
Assignments: Triptychs, Diptychs, Pop Art, Mirror Imagery
Grading rubric, writing critique, peer critique and self assessment
On and Off Camera Flash Photography
Develop understanding of when and how to use flash
Differentiate between direct and bounced flash and the use of fill flash outside
Understand flash synchronization
Use multiple flashes with slave units
Assignment: On-Location Portrait using bounced flash
Article readings and response.
Quiz
Grading rubric, peer critique and self assessment
Candid Photography and Capturing the Decisive Moment
Capturing the decisive moment
Looking at the work of Henri Cartier Bresson
Higher ISO settings, camera and external flash use
Explore newspaper and magazine photography
Shooting assignment: Capturing a candid moment with appropriate caption
Grading rubric, peer critique and self assessment
Studio Strobe Lighting Techniques
Explore the use of studio strobe techniques for portrait and advertising photography
Demonstration with student volunteers
Learn key concepts of main lighting patterns and ratios, and flash metering
Assignment: Studio Portrait
Assignment: Magazine Advertising Photography with proposal
Quiz, Teacher grading rubric, peer critique and self assessment
Re-create a Photograph
Research and evaluate a variety of photography from books, magazines and Internet to generate ideas
Assignment: Re-create an existing photograph
Grading rubric, peer critique and self assessment
Blending Art and Photography
Students learn about Surrealism, Pop Art, Cubism, Photomontage, and Photo Painting
Explore the concept of mixing mediums
Assignment: Extending a Photograph with Mixed Media
Assignment: Create a work of Surrealism using Photography, Photoshop and Internet
Assignment: Cubism: Make a Face
Artist matching quiz
Teacher grading rubric, peer critique and self assessment
Output: Printing, Portfolio Presentation, and Exhibiting Work
Explore ways to output imagery
Discuss and compare the difference between inkjet and laser jet printing
Printing Digital Photography
Matting and Presentation
Portfolio preparation and electronic portfolios
Exhibiting work at local galleries
Teacher rubric for final portfolio presentation
Peer critique and self assessment
Students may, at any time, return to a previous lesson to add further enhancements and receive a better grade on any lesson/project with the exception of the final.
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Advanced Digital Photography
Jurupa Hills High School
Rebecca Cauchon
http://cauchonphotoclass.edublogs.org/
(909) 357-6300 x16336
Course Description:
This is an advanced course in Digital SLR photography. Students will explore technical, artistic, and commercial aspects of photography. The course will include on and off camera flash techniques, studio strobe usage, advanced digital camera operations and creative digital darkroom techniques with the use of Lightroom and Photoshop software. Class time will enable students to work on independent and cooperative explorations. Students will prepare a portfolio of work to exhibit and at the completion of the course. They will also produce a website for their photography work and learn ways to market their photography and get work in the field.
Course Objectives:
Upon Completion of this course, students will:
-Refine and improved basic techniques of image exposure,
-Proficiency with and command of Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom
-Master Image compositing and manipulation
-Understand how to use a flash and studio lighting techniques to control and manipulate artificial light
-Apply vocabulary and techniques of selected alternative processes Identify, describe and analyze photographers, styles and genres
-Understand the relationships between multiple images and sequencing of images
-Develop knowledge of various forms of image presentation and understand the impact presentation can have on the meaning of images
-Organize selected images into a final artistic creation in conjunction with a reflective critique process in which the student is able to synthesize his/her conceptual idea, decision-making and final output.
-Create a cohesive body of exhibition quality work that collectively explores an idea or concept and be able to explain the significance of subject, form, presentation and meaning of student’s own work and the work of others.
Sample Assignments
Creative compositions
Photo Series
Mirror Image
External Flash Techniques:
Portraiture (both strobes, on-location, environmental)
Location Lighting
Photo Screen printing
Beauty Retouching
Advertising Photography using strobes or on location
Self Portrait Exploration
Day in the Life of Me Photo Essay
Advanced Painting with light techniques
Theme based photo series
Social Documentary
Action and Motion techniques
Landscape and Nature Photography
Personal and class photography exhibit
Grading
Projects & Assignments/50%
Portfolios/20%
Presentations/10%
Exams, Midterm and Finals/10%
Citizenship and Participation/10%
Students may, at any time, return to a previous lesson to add further enhancements and receive a better grade on any lesson/project with the exception of the final.
Classroom Expectations
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Consequences of Not Following Student Matrices
- 1. Warning
- 2. Student Conference
- 3. Change of venue and/or parent contact
- 4. Detention