Blyth Academy • Term 3

Mr. Sargento!! ! AWQ3M/4M

Photography

✤ Starter✤ Class rules & expectations✤ Tools & resources✤ Units Overview✤ Edmodo & Remind sign-up✤ Icebreaker: Facebook Profile Creation✤ Submit Facebook PDF to Edmodo✤ ISP✤ Blog Setup

Agenda

StarterKahoot!

✤ Respect

✤ Fairness

✤ Kindness

✤ Team

✤ On time

✤ Phones + other devices

✤ Missed classes

✤ Late/missed assignments

Expectations

Digital Camera (dSLR or Prosumer) + SD Card (8 GB +)

Required Tools

✤ Digital Camera (dSLR or Prosumer) & SD Card (8 gb +)✤ Laptop✤ 3-ring Binder (1” - 2”)✤ Journal/Sketchbook✤ Tripod (not mandatory)✤ Document Creation:

✤ MS Office, Apple iWork, or Google Drive✤ File Storage, Backup, and Sharing:

✤ USB (4gb+)✤ Dropbox, Google Drive, or Box

✤ Adobe CS/CC:✤ Photoshop, Photoshop Elements, and/or Lightroom

✤ Library card

Required Tools

✤ Edmodo

✤ Class Twitter: @marciosargento

✤ Remind

Resources

✤ Term Units – 70%:✤ Unit 1 – Introduction to Photography✤ Unit 2 – History of the Photograph ✤ Unit 3 – Composition✤ Unit 4 - Digital Darkroom✤ Unit 5 – The Photographer

✤ Final Assessments – 30%:✤ ISP – Art Show ✤ Exam

Units Overview

✤ Education & Careers✤ Photography tools & settings;

✤ Traditional cameras vs. dSLR✤ Film vs. Sensor✤ Aperture (f stops)✤ ISO✤ Shutter Speed

✤ Intro to colour theory

Unit 1Introduction to Photography

✤ History of the Camera✤ History of film✤ History of development processes✤ Famous photographers and their work✤ Impact on society✤ Ethics

Unit 2History of the Photograph

✤ How to compose a “good” photograph (rules and guidelines)

✤ Elements and Principles of Design✤ Extension of colour theory✤ Lighting✤ Framing (exclusion & inclusion)

Unit 3Composition

✤ Adobe Photoshop/Elements & Lightroom:✤ Brightness✤ Contrast✤ Curves✤ Levels✤ Saturation✤ Vibrance✤ CMYK vs RGB✤ Pixels✤ Retouching✤ etc.

Unit 4:Digital Darkroom

✤ Learning how to shoot various styles of photography...✤ Fashion✤ Landscape✤ Editorial✤ Portrait✤ Architecture✤ etc.

Unit 5:The Photographer

✤ Three parts;

✤ Independently organize, promote, and host an art show showcasing select photographs

✤ Research a famous photographer

✤ Maintain a digital portfolio of all your work throughout the term

ISP

✤ We will use it for…

✤ Quizzes & tests

✤ Assignments

✤ Marks

✤ Feedback

✤ Communicate with each other

Edmodo

✤ Already have an account?

✤ Login with existing account

✤ Join group code: 8stbye

✤ New user?

✤ Sign up as a student

✤ Use group code: 8stbye

Edmodo.com

Remind

✤ Facebook Profile Creator

✤ Using the PowerPoint template, create a Facebook profile

✤ Save as… PDF

✤ Submit to Edmodo assignment dropbox

✤ Present your profile to the class!

Icebreaker

✤ WordPress, Blogger, Tumblr✤ Which one is best?✤ Advantages/disadvantages?✤ Which one(s) do you already use?

✤ Weebly, Wix, Webydo✤ Which one is best?✤ Advantages/disadvantages?✤ Which one(s) do you already use?

Blogs & Website Creators

✤ URL: first initial + last name (i.e. msargento.tumblr.com)

✤ If unavailable, add course course (i.e. msargentoAWQ3M4M.tumblr.com)

✤ Title: Full name

✤ Description: Photography - Digital Portfolio

✤ Pages/Sections:

✤ We will add throughout the term...

Setup ISP Digital Portfolio

✤ Use one of the following websites to find a photograph that interests you...

✤ 500px

✤ Flickr

✤ Write a short, 1/2 page reflection on why you think your chosen photograph is an example of “good” photography...

✤ Colour

✤ Framing (Composition)

✤ What’s in the frame? Left out of the frame?

Activity:What makes a good photograph?