Year 13

Homework for friday: Considering the three short films we watched, comment on the technical, visual and narrative techniques used in each which were effective.

1. 'About a girl'. Brian Percival (2001)
2. 'Boy and Bicycle'. Ridley Scott (1958)
3. 'Terminal Bar'. Stefan Nadelman (2002)

Y12 #3 transforming with colour

This week, you should post on the following with before/after shots, screen shots and as much technical terminology as possible:

1. different ways to warm up your shots

2. Hand-colouring using blending modes and brushes

3. Challenge - to create a high contrast monochrome picture using one of your own landscapes. Record all stages and make reference to the famous photographers you have studied this week.

You should work in class and then finish for our lesson next Thursday (development day Tuesday).

FOR NEXT WEEK -Bring in a landscape image and an object that you could composite onto the landscape digitally. It can be as random as you like!

Y12 #2 colour basics

The following posts are due for the lesson on Wed 30th Sept. Each post should have before/after images and detailed evaluation of stages/screenshots:

1. Explain the hue/saturation tool

2. Use the colourize option on the hue/saturation tool

3. Select parts of an image image and intensify the colour

4. Research David LaChapelle and comment on his use of colour

Year 13 Photography

Please make sure you have the following on your blog:

1. Introduction to your chosen topic with a couple of images
2. A post on 'Poster Art' which outlines stages you went through in photoshop. Post a couple of images to show development and process.
3. Complete a post on toning, with a couple of images to illustrate.
   

Homework. Complete poster to a good standard for Wednesday's lesson.

Y12 #1 Levels

The blogs are now working in school – you should be able to upload images without problems. Use this lesson to update your blog and reflect on the learning so far. You should then take skills and apply to one of your own photographs. Using the learning in the lesson and the handout, answer the following questions and ensure that you post a ‘before’ and ‘after’ image of the landscape that you worked on in that lesson. You should have the following 3 posts on your own blog:

1 - Using cropping tool
How can you use the cropping tool to improve your photograph? What do you consider when making your “cropping” decisions?

2 - Using levels
Remember, we looked at using levels adjustment layers on Chilean landscapes that you downloaded from the VLE. We then used the selection tool to adjust parts of the image on different adjustment layers.
What is a histogram and what does it show?
What is the difference between an under-exposed image, correctly exposed and over-exposed image?
What is the difference between a high key image and low-key image?
How can you use levels to improve your images?
How can you use selection tools to work on different areas of image? (name tools used)=
Some of you may have got to using different channels (colour) – explain this process and effects of changes


3. Skills development
Using skills learnt last week, take one of your own photographs and aim to digitally improve composition, contrast and tones using tools above. Explain process in detail with visual evidence.

Key terminology that should appear in your blog entries: histogram, over / under exposed, high/low key, layers palette, adjustment layer, cropping, rule of thirds, lead-in line, composition, framing, contrast, tonal range, hue/saturation


I will mark blog entries Tuesday when I return to school at end of the day so make sure you submit your post, not just save draft. If you have any problems with the blog, you can still do the work in Word and then print out in BW and leave on my desk at front. No excuses not to do this task!

C Fernandez

Using your blog

Our top tips for successful use of blogging as a digital portfolio:

1. Remember that a moderator will be viewing this blog - ensure that you use standard English and take care with accuracy
2. Use it as a collaborative tool - comment and discuss each other's work
3. Add links to other websites rather than cutting and pasting information - you are better off sumarising findings
4. ALWAYS optimise images for web before uploading. Make sure that your optimised file is A COPY of your photograph and not saved over the top
5. This blog is about evaluation and reflection - all images should be accompanied with detailed evaluation of stages of development

Happy blogging!