7th Period: Photography-7th Period Assignments

Use the provided postcard template in our class folder, OR choose your own postcard template from Canva. If you choose your own, be sure to add your design into our class postcard folder.

I will look at your Postcard in Canva. But if you can, please download a PDF of your postcard and attach it here.


Read the rubric!

Use street photography to take pictures for your final Chicago Postcard. NO DOWNTOWN OR SKYLINE PHOTOS! We are making NEW postcards that show aspects of the city that don't get much love in the dominant narrative!

Fill out the attached template to plan the pictures that you will take for your Postcard.

In a private comment, please tell me why you chose these pictures as your best ones, and explain how you edited them.


Try it in black & white if there are any distracting colors! Eliminating colors can help make sure that the emphasis is on your intended focal point, and not competing with a bright color in another part of the photo.


Avoid making your photo too dark or too light. Don't go so dark that you lose details in the shadows.

Candid pictures of people in private places with permission, OR out in public.


See the attached slideshow for examples and tips!


You may photograph pets AS A LAST RESORT.

In a private comment, please tell me why you chose these pictures as your best ones, and explain how you edited them.

Take photos of the city environment around you. See slideshow for examples!

In a private comment, tell me why you chose these 2-4 photos are your best ones? Why do you like them? And how did you edit them?

Take pictures of human-made structures, including buildings, homes, garages, fences, concrete, etc.


Focus on finding interesting perspectives and angles, and details rather than the whole building.


See the attached slideshow for examples and explanations.

Cast your vote now! Once you voted, you can't change it. We will vote at the end of the flash challenge midway through Episode 1.


Check out the attached article for each photographer's bio and Instagram.

DUE THURSDAY, APRIL 29
This is the slide on which you will place your edited Final Series. Your written artist statement should be at least 4-6 sentences long, carefully explaining your artistic intentions and how your final artwork is showing the viewer your concept. Consider these questions while writing your statement:
1) Describe the theme or topic that you used in the creation of this artwork. What prompt did you select from the Journal Jamboard? 
2) Why did you choose this topic? How is it symbolizing your selected prompt from your journal?
3) How does this artwork fall into re-staging or reimagination? Maybe both?
4) How did you come up with your final series title? Does a story exist behind the title?
5) What is this artwork about?
6) Why did you choose this subject?
7) How does your final series display a sense of unity?
8) What do you hope viewers learn about you or think differently when looking at this artwork?

Where do photographers get their ideas from? 
How do artists think creatively?
Create 25-30 photos using 1 of the JOURNAL JAMBOARD prompts and edit 6-8+ photos that visually display a series of restaging or reimagination.

DUE MONDAY, APRIL 26

DUE FRIDAY, APRIL 23
Criterion C - Thinking Creatively
What will you be creating your series on?
Choose one: Which will you use - restaging or reimagination?
How will your photos be a restaging or reimagination of your memory? Explain
How might you photograph this to create a sense of unity?

Pick 3 out of the 12 questions on this jamboard to answer.
Think about how would you photograph this?
How would you restage or reimagine your photos?
Answer 3 questions on this Jamboard. This is what you will be photographing for your final series.
DUE TUESDAY, APRIL 20th


1 of these 3 answers is what you will be photographing for your final series.

This is the slide where you will create your "How to? Series" (Criterion C)

Write out what you are doing briefly in each step. (For example, Step 1: Cut the orange) 
Place your edited photos on the slides, delete the text that has instructions. Final slides should have 4-6+ Edited photos. If you need to add another slide use the  (+) tool located in the left corner. Feel free to customize the slides and change the fonts!


DUE THURSDAY, APRIL 15

Submit your EDITED Best 4-6+ "How to? Series" photos here. Answer the following in a private comment:
1) What compositional strategies did you use to create your “How to series?”
2) Why did you select these 4-6+ photos? Why are these your strongest and favorite?
3) Explain your editing choices. What changes did you make to the photo while editing it? How did you incorporate UNITY into your series?

DUE MONDAY APRIL 12th
Create 25-30 photos that visually display how to do something. 
This assignment is open ended subject matter wise and should be a reflection of YOU. What do you know how to do?
Consider how unity, editing choices and composition can strengthen your photographs and enhance your “How to_? Concept"
*We will put together our series, and edits next week*

DUE APRIL 9th
Criterion C- Thinking Creatively
What will you be creating your “How to? Series on?
How might you photograph this? What kind of composition, or editing choices will you make?
How will you incorporate unity into your series?

Submit your EDITED Best 2 Series Mimic Photos here. Answer the following in a private comment.

1) What compositional strategies did you mimic from your photographers series?
2) Why did you select these two photos? Why are these your strongest and favorite?
3) Explain your editing choices. What changes did you make to the photo while editing it? How does this mimic the series you selected?

Due Monday, March 22nd!
Take 25-30 Photographs that mimic your photographer's series!

IT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE EXACTLY THE SAME
Consider; Composition, editing styles, lighting, time of day, location. BE INSPIRED! By the patterns that you notice!

DUE FRIDAY March 19,
Criterion C- Thinking Creatively
Select a photographers series from the list, if you would like to choose your own photographer! This is fine! Just let me know.

Explore the series, think about the patterns you are noticing. What do you see repeating?

Answer the 3 questions on the planning document. What is the name of the series/artist? What patterns are in this series? How can you mimic this series?

Put it all together - solve the puzzle. What is this artwork about? How do you know? What is the intention of this artwork? Cite details from the artwork itself AND cite details from the context clues you discovered. Use complete sentences to write a paragraph synthesizing your analysis.

Some sentence starters: “I think Until You Change” is about…”
“Something about the series Until You Change… In all of the photographs…"
"Paredes uses (Photographic technique…) to show us..."

Step 1 INITIAL POST: In one post, share both parts: (a) Choose a pattern that resonated with you. Briefly describe it. (b) Inquire about the pattern.

Example: There is a discrepancy where the author uses 3 triangles, then ends with a circle. Why would the author switch up triangles like that toward the end?

Step 2 FIRST RESPONSE: After reading several of your peers' posts, choose 1 question to respond to. At this point, no textual evidence is necessary.

Step 3 MORE RESPONSES: Now you can respond to other posts, or reply to other people's responses -- at least 2 more times.

*Some ground rules*
-Refrain from telling someone you "disagree." Instead, uses phrases like, "I wonder if" or "Could it be that" or "Do you think." It makes the discussion more of a discussion, less of an argument.

-Don't treat the responses like an assignment. Type to each other in the spirit of exchanging ideas!

Please fill out the reflection form.
Criterion D grade for self evaluation.

This is the slide on which you will place your edited Final Diptych, and add your text. Your written artist statement should be at least 4-6 sentences long, carefully explaining your artistic intentions and how your final artwork is showing the viewer your concept. Consider these questions while writing your statement:

What is this artwork about?
Describe the theme or topic that you used in the creation of this artwork. What word did you use from your mind map?
Does this artwork fall into being seen or not being seen? Maybe both?
Why did you choose this topic? How is it symbolizing your selected word from your mind map.
What does the line of poetry/text say? How does this symbolize your diptych?
Why did you choose this subject?
What do you hope viewers learn about you or think differently when looking at this artwork?

What compositional strategies did you use while taking these two photos?
Why did you select these two photos? Why are these your strongest and favorite?
Explain your editing choices. What changes did you make to the photo while editing it? Why?

What is does it mean to be “seen”?
Select ONE word from your mind map
How might you want to photograph that?
Your photos can all be of the same person/object or of different people, objects
They can be wide, showing some of the environment OR they can be macro. Apply compositional techniques we have learned.
Consider the ways in which lighting can impact mood and meaning!

Upload a clear photo of your completed mind map. See my in-progress example attached (it's not done!)

What compositional strategies did you use while taking these two photos?
Why did you select these two photos? Why are these your strongest and favorite?
Explain your editing choices. What changes did you make to the photo while editing it? Why?

What is does it mean to be “seen”? Do you need to see someone’s face in order to “see” them?
Without showing a literal face, take portraits of someone - could be yourself!
Your photos can all be of the same person, or of different people.
They can be wide, showing some of the environment OR they can be macro.
Consider the ways in which lighting can impact mood and meaning!

What compositional strategies did you use while taking these two photos?
Why did you select these two photos? Why are these your strongest and favorite?
Explain your editing choices. What changes did you make to the photo while editing it? Why?

25-30+ Photos of accidental still life

Insert your line of poetry on this template (select a font that matches your text's vibe)
Insert both of your photos on this template.
Photo 1 + Photo 2

Edit your photos in Lightroom.
Does your photo symbolize your meaning of the text?
Would you want to print these photos? Hang them up on your wall?

25-30+ Photos of visualizing line of poetry

Open this document and fill out this planning worksheet for photos. DUE February 4th, TODAY
Criterion C- Thinking Creatively

Please explain!

1. Read the rubric!

2. Open your copy of the slide.

3. Place your EDITED album cover artwork (abstract photo) in the space provided.

4. Decide on an album title. Use the type tool to place it over your photo. See notes about placement in the notes on the slide.

5. Write your artist statement in the gray box on the right:
- What is this playlist about? Explain the "time in your life" that these songs take you back to - whether that is a memory, person, or place. Tell us about it.
- What emotions does listening to these songs make you feel? Why?
- HOW does your abstract photograph visually communicate your playlist and memory? In other words, how does your photograph match with your playlist?
- Consider explaining your choice of subject matter, colors, focal point, textures, editing choices, etc.

6. Put the song list. Make the font size smaller if you run out of space.

BEFORE YOU SUBMIT:
Double check spelling & grammar! Install grammarly.com and use it to help you.
Read the artist statement guiding questions - did you answer them all thoroughly?

Attach screenshot(s) showing all of the photos you took for your album cover (do assignment #7 first to get a plan!)

CRITERION C
Complete the attached planning document BEFORE you take your photos

Take 30+ photos of any textures, patterns or repeating objects. FILL YOUR FRAME!!!

Try to use the portrait mode for some photos to get a shallow depth of field.

Edit your photos in Lightroom. Edit for the histogram, exposure,

Selection criteria:
1. Is it in focus? Is it exposed properly? Does it have a strong composition?
2. Do you love it? Are you proud of it? Would you want to print it and hang it up on your wall?

Play with editing! Enhance details! Try a vignette, play with colors, try black & white, correct the histogram, play with sharpening and clarity but avoid having too much noise!

Choose the best two photos you took to edit - are they each in focus? fill the frame? clear and crisp? properly exposed?

Edit to enhance the focal point by using a vignette, contrast, lighting, dehaze, clarity if applicable, try black & white or playing with colors

Attach 2-3 screenshots showing all of the macro photos you took! At least 30 or more photos please! See attached slideshow for examples and definitions. See attached image for assignment details!

In a private comment, tell me...
1. What purpose do zines serve in our society? Explain, citing some examples for our unit of study.

And then...
2. How do you feel you did on your Zine? Be honest.
3. What parts of your zine could you have done better? Why? How so?
4. If you could start your zine over again, what would you do differently? Why? How so?

Fill out step 2 in the attached document - submit at the end of your group critique on Friday, December 11. Help your peers make their zine better!

Criterion D - Responding
Evaluate the work of others.

Please turn your camera on if you are able to! You may only take this quiz DURING CLASS.

Attach screenshot(s) of the photos you took for your zine!

Use the attached document to plan your 8-page "My Quarantine Life" zine! If you prefer, you can draw it out in your sketchbook and attach a photo instead of using the document. Look at your Mind Map for ideas!

Plan is due BEFORE we leave for Thanksgiving!

Homework over break will be to take your photos!!!

Create a Mind Map in your sketchbook or a piece of paper (or a Google Doc if you do not have any paper). Start with the phrase "My Quarantine Life" and branch out from there. List every thing you think of when you think about the last 8 months since school shut down in March. How has the lockdown impacted your life, your family, your friends, school, work, money, health, politics, racial & social justice, and anything else!

See attached example of what a mind map looks like!

Open the attached Google Document to complete your art study for the zine "Koreangry"

Stick with me during class today, and we'll finish it together!

Post your question from step 4 here. Then, click on "see classmates answers" and respond to several of your peer's questions!

7 points for posting your question
3 points for answering peer's questions
= 10 points total

Attach your screenshot(s) of 20 or more leading lines photos.
Photos that use lines to guide the viewer to the main focal point.

Edit your photos to enhance the emphasis on the focal point (we will discuss how to do this on Monday!)

1. Read the attached articles and watch the attached videos.

2. Then, in a Google Doc, reflect on what you've learned by writing a thorough response synthesizing the core components of composition. Length is up to you - depth and clarity of your explanations is more important. Cite details and examples from the articles. You can add photos as examples, too - be sure to explain why you included that photo in your response.

Some questions to consider answering in your response:
- What is composition?
- What strategies can help strengthen your compositions? If your friend was just starting out with photography, what tips would you offer them to help them improve their compositions?
- Summarize: what are some common themes you read/heard across all of these articles/videos?
- Summarize: Why is composition important? Why should we think about our compositions? Why does it matter?

Attach your screenshot(s) showing your framing photos here!

Submit your BEST two edited photos! Edit to correct exposure, and add your own artistic style! Due at the end of class Monday.

Attach a picture(s) of your notes from Week 9!

Attach a screenshot(s) showing 30+ photos that have clear emphasis to create a focal point. Don't forget to keep using Rule of Thirds!

Attach 2+ edited emphasis photos - choose your BEST photos that have strong compositions, focus and intentional editing.

This is the slide on which you will place your edited Rules Portrait, and add your text. Your written artist statement should be at least 4-6 sentences long, carefully explaining your artistic intentions and how your final artwork is showing the viewer your concept. Consider these questions while writing your statement:

What is this artwork about?
Describe the theme or topic that you used in the creation of this artwork.
Which rule in our society is your artwork about?
Why did you choose this topic?
What does the text say, and why did you choose to write this?
How are you posed (positioned), and why did you pose this way?
Now go beyond just this artwork - What do you hope viewers learn about you or think differently about society by looking at this artwork?

Show me all the pictures you took for the Rules Artwork! Look at the slideshow with examples! Think about WHERE your text might go as you are taking photos.

Take at least 10 photos. Take more if you need to! Take as many as you need until you like it!

Use the TIMER or SELFIE function to take photos of yourself! OR have someone else take the photos for you.

*Any quiz submitted outside of class will result in a ZERO*

TURN YOUR CAMERA ON DURING THE QUIZ - one you submit, you may turn your camera off.

Do not open any other websites!

Now, looking at your Mind Map and your Journal document... choose one rule that you'll investigate in depth for your artwork.

Open the attached Google Document template, and fill it out as honestly and thoroughly as possible.

PURPOSE: Reflect on the various ways in which rules, stereotypes and societal expectations have impacted your life.

- Use complete sentences
- Write full 4-6 sentence paragraphs in the boxes for responses
- This document is private and confidential; I will not share anything you write with anyone!

Attach a photo of your finished mind map for the word RULES here.
See attached slideshow for examples and instructions!

Step 1 INITIAL POST: In one post, share both parts: (a) Choose a pattern that resonated with you. Briefly describe it. (b) Inquire about the pattern.

Example: There is a discrepancy where the author uses 3 triangles, then ends with a circle. Why would the author switch up triangles like that toward the end?

Step 2 FIRST RESPONSE: After reading several of your peers' posts, choose 1 question to respond to. At this point, no textual evidence is necessary.

Step 3 MORE RESPONSES: Now you can respond to other posts, or reply to other people's responses -- at least 2 more times.

*Some ground rules*
-Refrain from telling someone you "disagree." Instead, uses more nuanced phrases like, "I wonder if" or "Could it be that" or "Do you think." It makes the discussion more of a discussion, less of an argument.
-Don't treat the responses like an assignment. Type to each other in the spirit of exchanging ideas!

Attach screenshot(s) showing all of the directional lighting photographs you took. See attached PDF for examples and instructions!

Take 30+ Photos that have directional lighting. Some strategies for how to do this:
- Visible shadows
- Use any subject
- Use any light source. Some ideas:
- Window, open door, garage door
- Lamp, shade on or shade off
- Desk light, office light
- Clamp light, work light
- Move the subject OR move the light!
- Move yourself!

- Sharp & In-Focus
- Has clear directional lighting, visible with shadows
- Uses rule of thirds
- Photos you are proud of, that you would want to show someone else

Download at least TWO of the attached photos. Using the histogram, edit these photos in Lightroom to correct their exposure, value and contrast. Feel free to convert to black & white. See attached slideshow for details and examples of how I would edit these.

** Follow the attached video to learn how to download the photos from GC into Lightroom on your phone **

1 worm's eye
1 bird's eye
1 POV / angle

Show me all of the pictures you took with different perspectives!
- 10+ worm's eye
- 10+ bird's eye
- 10+ POV/Angle

Round 2 - show me the best 2-4 you got, edited in Lightroom!

Round 2! But this time better than before! Attach your screenshot(s)

Look through our Round 1 Rule of Thirds Jamboard. Some photos are stronger than others: https://jamboard.google.com/d/1Z86aG3x4RgEVO5w-F58ezSzuRTXacfREf94rhu5ds7I/edit?usp=sharing

1. After looking at everyone’s photos, what do you notice? What trends do you see?

2. What distinguishes a stronger photo from a more basic one? What will you do differently when you try rule of thirds again?

We are going to do this assignment AGAIN - yes, that’s right. Take another 20+ rule of thirds photos, trying to improve your quality and find creative solutions.

*Answer in a PRIVATE COMMENT*

1. What does it mean if a photo has LOW CONTRAST?
2. What does it mean if a photo has HIGH CONTRAST?
3. What does it mean if a photo has a full range of value?

*Respond in a private comment*

ATTACH YOUR SCREENSHOTS HERE TO SHOW ME YOUR PHOTOS

Take at least 30 pictures of at least 5-8 different subjects using the RULE OF THIRDS. Slideshow with explanations and examples is attached below.

Try to make your use of the rule of thirds clear and obvious.

Pay attention to your light source. Clean your camera lens before you start!

Take a SCREENSHOT of the pictures in your photo album on your phone, and attach the screenshot(s) here to show me the pictures you took. You can also attach a link to a Google Drive folder.

Edit your best two rule of thirds photos using the Lightroom App or Photopea.com, focusing on correcting the exposure.

EXPORT or File > Save As when finished, and attach the two new edited files here. Make sure you turn in / mark as done!

Attach a picture of your KWL chart notes. Entry document attached if you need it for reference! ATTACH FILE and upload from your phone, or use the camera on your Chromebook and hold up your sketchbook to take a picture of it.

Why do humans make art? What purpose does art serve in our society? Consider many different forms of art in your response.

In a PRIVATE COMMENT, tell me about your relationship with pictures.
- Do you prefer to be in front of the camera, or behind it (taking the photos)?
- How often do you take pictures? What do you use to take pictures?
- What kinds of things do you take pictures of?
- What do you do with your pictures?
- Do you share pictures on social media (that you took, or that you found?)