Monday, December 8, 2025

Project 5: Mimicking the masters & presentation to follow...

Do nowFinalize your Project 5 selection to make sure you met the criteria of Photographers are known for their Black & White, Color and then digital photo work. and NO REPEATS. everyone has different ones.


Classwork: make cover sheets and then transfer your slide from last Friday to replace 2nd slide from your project 5 template. Slide 3: start your research on your B & W photographer from 1900s. Find their portrait, camera used and their contribution to photography and the genre of photography they have left behind. Slide 4: critique the photo you have chosen from them.

HW: PS # 3 due by Tuesday. what is your topic for this week's photostory? write your story answering the 5Ws & the photos you take with your phone goes into your google photo album as # 61-70.

Friday, December 5, 2025

Day3: Photo critique practice & weekend Photostory # 3

  Did you submit your Top 10 compositions definitions on Wednesday? if late write a review for this Video... Take Your Digital Photography to the Next Level!  watch this video

 Do now: email your three photographers' name and a link to the photo that you would like to be considered for Project 5 Mimicking the masters.  slide link

pls private comment before turning in your list.

Classwork: Day 3 of Photo critique Picture # 5 & 6

(Taking away the excess - dark gray area)
quick-crop Effect at lunapic.com

Critique picture # 5 

https://forms.gle/6ZuHncHJqeY6doBL7


1. What is the subject? which art element does it convey?
2. How is it lit? what type of light do you see? hard, soft, transmitted or reflected light
3. Where is the subject placed in the picture? what composition do you see?
4. How would you set the camera up for a similar shot? 
ISO _____, f/ ____, ______sec, ______mm
5. What is the message you get from looking at the picture?

Critique picture # 6


HW: PS# 3 - taking photos with new rubrics - top 10 compositions Due 12-9-25

HW: Weekly Photostories google slide on google classwork. Start taking pictures this weekend. PS# 3 due Tuesday.

Thursday, December 4, 2025

Photo critique - Day 2 (photo # 3 & 4)

 Photo critique # 3,4 & picking master photographers... for Project 5

 Do now: goto google class room for your class list... Pls pick 3 photographers from the list for your project 5 next week. no repeats. Google doc 

Critique Photo Day 2

photo # 3 https://forms.gle/3SdCfhidXMoPpmeA9


1. What is the subject? which art element does it convey?
2. How is it lit? what type of light do you see?
3. Where is the subject placed in the picture? what composition do you see?
4. How would you set the camera up for a similar shot?
   ISO= ________, f/ _________, __________sec. ___________mm
5. What is the message you get from looking at the picture?

photo#4 Photo # 4  https://forms.gle/zqDuCisbZe26bsZT7






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Wednesday, December 3, 2025

How to Critique a Photo...

 Do now: new MP3 album made? Turned in your Top 10 composition assignments? 

 what is your Photo- story # 3 going to be about? (your category / genre)

how do you critique a photograph?


on a loose leaf let's practice... due as exit slip
1. What is the subject? which art element does it convey?
2. How is it lit? what type of light do you see?
3. Where is the subject placed in the picture? what composition do you see?
4. How would you set the camera up for a similar shot?
    ISO_____, F-stop F/ __, shutter speed ____sec and focal length ____ mm
5. What is the message you get from looking at the picture?
critique# 1 pc:flickr by Marie Coleman

reminder... type of light maybe HARD, SOFT, TRANSMITTED or REFLECTED
ART ELEMENTS         vs            10 composition rules 
 Lines                             ⤄              Rule of Thirds                        Background    
 shapes / form               ⤄              Balancing Elements                Depth  
 space                           ⤄              Leading Lines                         Framing    
 value                                          Symmetry and Patterns          Cropping  
 Texture                                       Viewpoint                              Experimentation
 color
critique # 2 Pc:flickr by Delila

https://forms.gle/QFXDgDvRubsK37t56

Monday, December 1, 2025

Mp3 starts today... be creative with Photography

 Do now: wrap up Mp2 & make new album for MP3 with QR code.

Did you submit all Mp2 work? take both Quizzes? 2A & 2B pls email with your answer with Mp2 reflection.
based on all the work submitted what grade do you think you have earned this Marking period.
which project was your favorite? what will you improve next marking period?

Classwork: plan out Mp3 photostories.
                     email 6 possible topics.

HW: read & define TOP 10 compositions and watch the video.

Wednesday, November 26, 2025

happy thanks giving 2025

 origami ideas 

100+ Easy Thanksgiving Origami Ideas - Origami OK

watch origami video of your choice and make your orgimi.

turkey https://youtu.be/UkGwIwBrIrQ?si=J-i2O2mKuNlaRls8

https://youtu.be/pDvJXxkgH80

Mp2 Project packet due

Do now: did you submit your FINAL album check? 

https://classroom.google.com/c/NjIxNTAyMDYxNDY0/a/NjM3Mjc5ODU1NTc1/details
Classwork: Mp2 Project packet
                     prepare your printout packet of Project 2,3,4 
                                                                                                    and submit for final MP2 check.
Last day to make up and submit any missed work.