Lesson 2 FOR THE LOVE OF COMPOSITION Assignment: Compositional strengths – 25 exposures
The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera.” ― Dorothea Lange
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First Peoples Principles of Learning • Learning involves recognizing the consequences of one’s actions. • Learning is holistic, reflexive, reflective, experiential., relational • Learning requires exploration of one’s identity. • Learning involves patience and time. Big Ideas: WHY IS COMPOSITION IMPORTANT TO PHOTOGRAPHY? Take a closer look around you and start to understand how elements for composition can strengthen your photographs. Composition creates narrative and can direct your story. It can direct the viewer's eyes to you intent. By making a conscious decision about what to include or not include in your photograph can further develop your discourse.
Theme: Fall You theme for this assignment is Fall! Take some full frame photos (close up) as well as some pictures showing a different viewpoint, preferably ones that emphasizes the most important features of your subject.
CLICK HERE TO FIND IDEAS What you will do: A) Investigate 5 of the elements discussed in Worksheet #1 Composition and this time take 10 shots of subjects that best describe those elements. Try to improve on your composition, and to correct any mistakes in exposure you made on with your last photos. Have at least 70 to 100 images to choose from.
B) Create a new album labeled Lesson 2 in photo
C) Make a contact sheet (3 columns) using your best examples - 25 in total. Please put the images in order on your contact sheet based on the compositional element. Your contact sheet should have 5 compositional areas with 5 images each. HIGHLIGHT YOUR STRONGEST ONE WITHIN EACH CATEGORY BY PLACING IT FIRST.
D) Upload onto Lesson 2 folder in the Google classroom;
2 edited images ( Please create another contact sheet with the edited and original image) firstname lastnameL2B.pdf
Evaluation: 2 edited images on a separate contact sheet with the edited and original image- using naming convention Contact sheet (25 exposures organized in 5 compositional areas) - using naming convention Number of exposures correctly exposed, focused images, image quality, Photographic solution/artistic intent/theme/risk taking to the problem.