FRIDAY

In addition to the discussion post below, you should have film from the "beauty is..." assignment to load onto a reel and process today....

For Friday...

Please find 3 images that relate to your ideas of "Beauty is..." on the web.
Search on:

• http://www.gettyimages.com
• http://www.istockphoto.com
• Google images
• http://www.fotosearch.com

Once you find your images, please post them with a brief description to our class discussion board

FINISH SHOOTING "BEAUTY IS..."

You should be complete with your roll of film for the "beauty is..." assignment BEFORE Friday October 30. We will process this film on Friday, be sure to have it with you. We will also have an in class assignment.

Tips for shooting beauty is:

• be creative with your concept/interpretation
• think outside of the box
• be sure your image is interesting
• follow our compositional rules (1/3, leading lines, balance, framing etc.)
• always, ALWAYS, shoot from a unique or interesting angle/perspective
• consider lighting/shadows

What do you think beauty is? be sarcastic, literal, creative, inventive, etc. But be confident in your theme/interpretation.

Video today...

Take notes! We will have a quiz. The bulk of the video should be review. Look for the following terms:

• aperture
• shutter
• depth of field
• light meter (what color does it look for)
  
• lens types (tele, macro, etc)
• film types (ignore color info)
• darkoom chemicals
• loading film
• test strips

Beauty Is... TIMELINE

Friday Oct 23: Shooting/Work Day
Monday Oct 26: Darkroom technique/skills
Wednesday Oct 28: Work Day
Friday Oct 30: Last day to shoot
Monday Nov 2: Printing
Wed Nov 4: Printing
Fri Nov 6: Print & Contact sheet due, matted, with entry form and blurb.

Dodge and Burn...

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Dodging and burning are terms used in photography for a technique used during the printing process to manipulate the exposure of a selected area(s) on a photographic print, deviating from the rest of the image's exposure. Dodging decreases the exposure for areas of the print that the photographer wishes to be lighter, while burning increases the exposure to areas of the print that should be darker.

Any material with varying degrees of opacity may be used, as preferred, to cover and/or obscure the desired area for burning or dodging. One may use a transparency with text, designs, patterns, a stencil, or a completely opaque material shaped according to the desired area of burning/dodging.

Ansel Adams elevated dodging and burning to an art form. Many of his famous prints were manipulated in the darkroom with these two techniques. Adams wrote a comprehensive book on this very topic called The Print.

ADVANCED DODGING AND BURNING:

http://www.photovisionmagazine.com/articles/fstopprinting.html

Re-Grade Policy...

As you receive work back, please resubmit additional images for a re-grade. Our re-grade policy is as follows:

• if an assignment is turned in on time it may be resubmitted as many times as a student desires to achieve the grade desired. Re-submitted work should be turned into the re-grade box and should be labeled as to what assignment they are to replace.
  
• There is no cap on the grade resubmitted work can achieve, there is also no cap on the amount of times an assignment can be resubmitted.
  

example original image:
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example resubmitted image

Landscape Turn In:

Please turn in your landscape assignment.

To turn in:

• Contact sheet with your 24+ landscapes
• 3 printed landscapes (all with for/mid/background, rule of 1/3, variable contrast, proper exposure, etc.)
  

Reflections assignment

For your third roll of film we will be shooting images for the PTSA reflections contest.

The 2009-2010 Reflections theme is “Beauty Is...” which can be interpreted in your own unique way. Decide what the phrase means to you and how you can explain, depict or portray in a photographic form what the concept of beauty is. Interpretation of the theme, artistic merit and creativity are the criteria by which each entry is judged. If you are chosen as a finalist for Shorecrest, your artistic work will go on to the Shoreline Council level, then possibly to State and National levels. This is a great way to be recognized for your artistic talents and ability to express a theme in a creative way.

What do you think “Beauty Is...”? Think out of the box, get creative, remember the compositional techniques we have studied and remember for every image you take, try to make it unique, creative, and something you are proud of...

Click here for more information.

Click here for entry form.

Landscapes... printing!

By now you should all have shot your roll of 24 landscapes. This week we will have time to start making prints from this roll. Once you have processed your film and made a contact sheet, you should find a few images that you like best and begin making prints.

tips:

• use contrast filters
• focus & adjust your horizon line to be straight
• be sure your easel crops the edges of your image
• look for for/mid/background
• follow rule of 1/3 and horizon line
• make test strips for EVERY print

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TURN IN from 1st shooting assignment...

You should turn in:

• contact sheet and test strip
• image and test strip
• re-printed image using filter and test strip(s)

be sure your name is on all of the above.

filters...

Everyone needs to re-print their image from the first assignment using a variable contrast filter... you will need to make yet one more test strip for this!

Using filters...

Variable contrast filters are used to increase contrast in flat images.

Contrast filters are necessary for increasing or decreasing the amount of contrast in your print. If your test prints are coming out much too gray, then increasing the number of your filter will increase the contrast, making the whites whiter and the blacks blacker. Everyone has a different preference when it comes to deciding which contrast filter to start with, but I have always found for my purposes that a contrast filter of 3 suits me well when I’m working on a black and white enlarger.

Changing your contrast filter as you do test prints will also affect your exposure times, so don’t expect the same results in exposure when changing from a 3 to a 3 1/2 or a 4. You will need to make a new test strip!!!

The first photograph here shows the effect of a lower contrast filter. The second illustrates the effect of using a contrast filter higher in number.

making prints...

remember you have to make a test strip for EVERY printed image: