Framing

 Framing - use the surroundings to create a border around the subject

Create a contact sheet with five photos

Framing Video

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Extreme Angles

 Extreme Angles - try different views, like from above, below, or from the side

Create a contact sheet with five photos

Extreme Angles Video

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Macro

 Macro - get in as close to the subject as possible without making it blurry

Create a contact sheet with five photos

Macro Video

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Leading Line

 Leading Line - focus on a line that goes through the photo

Create a contact sheet with five photos

Leading Line Video

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Rule of Thirds

 Rule of Thirds - place the subject on the left or right (NOT CENTER)

Create a contact sheet with five photos

Rule of Thirds Video

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 Elements & Principles

Students will begin taking photos, but they will focus on a different element or principle each day. Camera settings will be general, so that they can learn proper practices. There is no specific order, one photo per each listed element and principle. Do not use filters, only the raw photo. We will learn how to crop, rotate, and place images in the diagram below. There will be tutorials in TEAMS, but we will go over step by step directions in class.

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Elements of Art: form, texture, value, shape, color, space, line
form - three-dimensional and encloses volume
texture -  refers to the way things feel, or look as if they might feel if touched
value -  lightness or darkness of tones or colors
shape - two-dimensional, flat, or limited to height and width
color - three properties: hue, value, and intensity. • Hue: name of color • Value: hue’s lightness and darkness (a color’s value changes when white or black is added) • Intensity: quality of brightness and purity (high intensity= color is strong and bright; low intensity= color is faint and dull)
space -  sense of depth
line - point moving in space
Principles of Design: pattern, balance, unity, movement, emphasis, contrast
pattern - repeating of an object or symbol
balance - distribution of the visual weight of objects, colors, texture, and space
unity -  feeling of harmony between all parts of the work
movement - path the viewer’s eye takes through the work of art,
emphasis -  part of the design that catches the viewer’s attention
contrast - arrangement of opposite elements (light vs. dark colors, rough vs. smooth textures, large vs. small shapes, etc.) in a piece so as to create visual interest, excitement, and drama

Below are the video tutorials

Elements

Principles

Photo Pass

 

Students will create their own Photo Pass that they will use throughout the course of the year. The photo pass must include a photo of themselves, CCHS, 2021-22, Photo Pass with a color bar. They may also include background images, and other images around their photo.

Photo Pass Tutorial

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