Thursday, October 22, 2009

Next Week

AP Students-
Desolation/Lonely/Singled out--Don't forget that I have changed the due date for the Desolation/Lonely/Singled Out photo assignment to Monday of next week. (Contact Sheet must be turned in for this assignment)
Blog--You will also have a blog assignment due Monday critiquing your breadth up to this point. (more to come later)
Pop-Up-Photo--Your concept assignment for Wednesday is to create a photo that literally pops out off the surface of the page. You will print 3 or 4 copies of one previous image. (They should probably be glued to a poster board surface to make it stiffer.) Then select areas to cut out and "pop-up" using foam core. (see my example in class)
Beauty in the Ordinary--Next Friday, you will turn in your assignment of Beauty in the Ordinary. You are an artist, so look for things the average person wouldn't necessary see. (Contact Sheet must be turned in for this assignment)

Monday, October 12, 2009

This Week

Photography II-- You are working on your Extend-a-photo concept that is due next Wednesday, October 21st. Also, your next portfolio assignment on Rhythm and Pattern is due next Friday, October 23rd. (see examples from the AP blogs below)

AP Photo--
You are working on the concept of Textures to turn in for this Wednesday. Also, Friday, you have the Triptych assignment due. This is a selection of three similar images in theme, concept, or time that you will display together.
Also, be thinking ahead to next week; Concept Assignments due next wed- you will have to use one of your old B&W photos to add handcoloring and answer questions about the photographer James Van Der Zee. Portfolio Assignment will be on Desolation, Lonely, Singled Out--due next Friday.


**Both classes may want to look ahead and begin taking images for Costumes/ Masks/ Fairy Tales etc. This is the perfect time of year to get some great shots of this!!

Blog Assignment (AP Photo & Photo II)

Respond to the following in the form of a comment to this post. 2-3 paragraphs

In Photography today, there are still photo classes teaching film, but many are switching to all digital. What are the possible reasons that High School and/or College photography classes would be making this switch? What are the pros of teaching film photograph? What are the cons? What are the pros of teaching digital? What are the cons?

Finally, in your opinion, which do you prefer; film or digital photography? Do you think that high school classes should teach one or the other? Could they integrate both? How so?