***Seniors’ due: 6/9***

2nd Semester Photo PortfolioEveryone else due: 6/15 or 6/16

Re-shoot/Re-imagine an early photo

1. Choose a photo from the beginning of the year with a technique and theme you think you can accomplish better now

2. Reimagine and reshoot that photo. This time make it awesome, try:a. using more compositional strategiesb. shooting in a better locationc. shooting in better lightd. using a tripode. using your Photoshop skills to really show a theme that you had

trouble with before3. Display the two photos side-by-side in a diptych (follow these instructions

except make a WHITE border) like this:

Before: Distracting

background Camera shake Underexposed White Balance issues No compositional

strategies

After: Non-distracting background Properly exposed Low vantage point Rule of thirds Levels, curves, HP filter

***Seniors’ due: 6/9***

8-10 of your best photos: Requirements

Select 8-10 photographs that demonstrate growth and skill in your work.

All work is the photographer’s own.

All photos must have a levels, curves and high pass filter adjustment layers and be resized to 300dpi resolution, longest side =10 in.

Title each photo: Last Name, First Name, Title.jpg

Make a folder labeled Final Portfolio in your Skyview CTE link folder, save jpgs of your best photos there.

Artist’s statement

Photo portfolios always include a statement from the artist about their work.

In your statement, please discuss 4 points.

1) BEST PHOTOGRAPH (1 paragraph)

After reviewing all of the photographs in the portfolio, which is your best photograph? Explain what makes it your best. You may discuss any of these areas that are relevant, be sure to support statements with details:

Technique – Were you working with a fast shutter? Macro? Shallow depth? Showing motion? Etc.

Creativity – how did you go about showing your theme? How did you try to get the viewer to understand what your photo was about?

Elements of Composition – Which compositional strategies did you use? Why did you choose to use them? How did the compositional strategies help tell your story?

Growth – How does this piece show progress, improvement, greater understanding of technique?

2) Greatest success in this class? (1 paragraph)

Secondly, discuss what you think your greatest success has been in this. This could be in terms of style, growth, work ethic, motivation, participation or anything else that relates to our class.

***Seniors’ due: 6/9***

3) What would you have done differently? (1 paragraph)

If you were taking this class over again, how would you do things differently? Why?

4) How can you take what you have learned in this class and apply it to your everyday life? (1 paragraph)

Discuss how you can take your knowledge and skills and apply them in your everyday life. You don’t have to talk about photography specifically you can talk about skills that apply to all facets of life (not giving up until you get something right, divergent thinking, trying to do something different than others, etc.)

Up to date notebook

Use the checklist

Organize shared file

1. Make a folder for each project we’ve had this year: Photo 1:

Composition Getting to Know Your Camera

Photo 2: Getting to Know Your Camera Advanced Color Theory Surrealism & Photoshop selection tools

2. Keep your final photos from each assignment in your folders3. Keep your tracking sheets4. Delete all your duds, move stuff you like to your “personal” folder

Flickr

Upload:1. Reshoot diptych (as jpg.)2. Best photo (in the description of the photo add your paragraph you wrote

for your artist’s statement)3. 2 other photos of your choice

***Seniors’ due: 6/9***

Add these photos to the Skyview photography group