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: