Cameras translate living moving stuff into small flat photos Every picture, from the portrait on a driver’s license to a war photograph in a newspaper, describes a particular point of view. Some points of view are more interesting than others. The acts of deciding where to stand,what to frame, and when to press the shutter button can make or break a photo
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1# Mini Project Perspective.. In class, group work out of
class.. All camera, no photoshopin Perspective, point of view What
you see, where you stand How you DECIDE to capture something 3d and
squash it into a flat surface Cameras translate living moving stuff
into small flat photos Every picture, from the portrait on a
drivers license to a war photograph in a newspaper, describes a
particular point of view. Some points of view are more interesting
than others. The acts of deciding where to stand,what to frame, and
when to press the shutter button can make or break a photo We see
the world from about 3 feet to 6 feet off the ground. Most images
we make and see are made within that normal range of human vision.
In this project you are going to make pictures from extreme points
of viewways of seeing that fall outside our normal ways of looking
at the world EXTREEEEMe Points of View First part of Assignment:
Individual Do NOT Take a photo from a normal human point of view. 2
photos of each (1 at school and one at home) 1.Extreme angles
2.Looking down 3.Looking through things 4.Reflective surfaces
5.Birds-eye view 6.Worms-eye view 7.Looking into/through REMEMBER
Its not enough to just make random pictures at weird angles. Choose
subjects that are interesting and dramatic. The key is to make
pictures that are expressive and well composed. Part 2: Group:
Forced Perspective Work together to create 10 (10!!!) different
successful photos showing forced perspective. Take turns operating
the shutter and posing. Make these interesting, consider props,
location, action, narrative/story,etc All Camera tricks, no
photoshopin Remember, you need to create 10 different SUCCESSFUL
photos showing forced perspective. No blurry boring junk. Not
acceptable. You will most likely shoot, review on the computer, and
then have to reshoot and make adjustments. Warning! This is a
DECEPTIVELY simple shooting assignment, if you want a good grade,
you cannot shoot these photos in a matter of minutes. You have to
search for interesting subject matter. I will not accept boring
junk.
