Week 1: Composition
1. Rule of Thirds
2. Look for Lines
3. Change the angle you are shooting from
4. Photographing kids...get down to their level
5. Watch where the Horizon is
6. Make things straight
7. Fill the Frame
8. Get the background right
9. Converging lines
10. Frame your shot...eyes lead to the focal point
Let's take a look at some sample pictures...for each one decide which # above applies and whether the picture is good or could be improved.
Be mindful of the light...don't shoot directly into the sun or a light source
History of Photography:
Take 3 photos of yourself from 3 different vantage points ie..high low and side....you can take more than 3 but keep only 3 for use next week.
History of Color Photography Color Rush Milwaukee Art Museum
Week 2: Portrait Photography
Annie Leibovitz from Paul Chase on Vimeo.
Famous Photographers self-portrait in mirror
Famous Portraits
Self Portrait edited with PS Express
Decide on which of the 3 pictures from last week you will work on
Use PS Express and change to a sketch
Change to black and white
Add some effects gently
Save to DropBox by going to dropbox and add a photo
We will print these from Computer #1 in the lab
Week 3: Landscape Photography
Landscape basics ...outside to photograph
Save 3 good photos to Dropbox
Ansel Adams from Tom Watson on Vimeo.
Ansel Adams from Miguel Angel on Vimeo.
Week 4 and 5:
iTunes U videos:
National Geographic Live:
What is Beauty
Photographing Whales
The Life of a Photograph
We will use the Collage app on the IPADS to make 2 photo collages.
1. Photo Collage of your Self Portrait
2. Photo Collage of Landscape Pictures
Use the editing tools in Collage to make these unique
To access the photos in Dropbox, simply go to Dropbox and click on the photo you want to use. Tap on the download button and save to the photo library. The photo will then be available for use in Collage.
Once the collage is finished you can tap the export button and save it to the photo album...from there it can be printed to the printer on the cart.
Simply Beautiful Photographs
Try to take a photo a day during the summer to create a photo journal.
George Eastman House...Eastman Kodak
Famous Photographers
List of Apps:
Collage
Pic Stitch
Classic Toy Camera
Photo Booth
Watercolor Effect
iBooth
Pix and Flix
Pic Collage
PS Express
Picassa Free
FastCamera
Instagram
Snapseed
Review Sites:
coolsmartphone.com
gizmodo.com
iphoneography.com
bestappsite.com
appbrain.com
Interesting Book:
Snapp Shots by Adam Bronkhorst
How to Take Great Pictures with Smartphones and Apps
