Alphabet Art PhotographyInspirational Words

Using Letters FoundIn Everyday Items

Sharon TewesEMDT 330M5 Presentation

Components of this project

Create your group’s photo alphabet Design a group slide presentation Create your own inspirational art Write your own artist statement

Create Your Alphabet

With your group choose a theme click here for tips on using your cell phone camera

Take photos related to your theme (do not use images from the internet)

Crop each photo to reveal a letter (you need all 26)

Save on your flash drive

Paste all letters on one page, in order

Type your names onto the page

Print in black and white

Turn it in

Davidairey.com Galleryhip.com

Create your Presentation Describe your experience

photographing, finding and cropping your alphabet

Where did you look, did you try different lighting or angles, etc.

Use one slide for each letter

Each person should tell us about their favorites

Tips for your Presentation

Create all your slides first

Choose contrast colors Simple, plain fonts Leave space for the

viewer to breathe

More Tips

Animation: good timing is important

Uniform backgrounds make for a cohesive presentation

Click to the next slide Use transitions selectively

Create Inspirational Art Choose an inspirational word that goes

with your theme Print needed letters, 5 inches in height Create your poster, align your letters

evenly Add a quote related to your

inspirational word (optional) Add a frame for display

On Artsonia.com Write an artist statement about your

alphabet art Comment on at least two other

alphabet works from our class

Things to think about foryour artist statementWhat I learned . . .What inspired me . . .What I would change or do differently. . .What I enjoyed . . .

Credits Richman, Abba. "The Alphabet Photo Gallery." . David

Airey, n.d. Web. 13 July 2014. <davidairey.com>. O'Boyle, Barbra. "." . Barbra O'Boyle, 1 Jan. 2014. Web. 13

July 2014. <letterperfectnames.com>. "." . N.p., n.d. Web. 13 July 2014. <imagineletters.com>. "The Best Camera Angle for Taking Food Photos." .

LearnFoodPhotography.com, 1 Jan. 2014. Web. 13 July 2014. <LearnFoodPhotography.com>.

"Plain-or-Fancy." . The Metropolitan Museum of Art, n.d. Web. 13 July 2014. <http://metmuseum.org/metmedia/interactives/adults-teachers/plain-or-fancy>.

Payne, Darrell. "5 Cell Phone Photography Tips." . digital-photography-tips.net, n.d. Web. 13 July 2014. <http://www.digital-photography-tips.net/cell-phone-photography.html>.