EXTRA CREDIT
As I said, I always like to offer some extra credit at the end of the year so students can grab a few extra points on their grade. I am providing you TWO different opportunities for the 9 week cycle. There will also be an other extra credit that will ONLY apply to the final exam grade and will ONLY be available on the day of the final. These two projects can BOTH be done for additional extra credit. You can complete both and I will give you DOUBLE Extra credit. You must do both the preview assignment AND the actual photo shoot for that credit. REMEMBER TO TURN OFF YOUR LIVE MODE ON YOUR CELL PHONE. And don't forget that you have to get these images from your phone to your Google Drive and they NEED TO BE .PNG files, not an .HEIC file!!
Here is what I will do if you turn in a Lay-flat AND/OR a Perspective photo. I will do the following for one or both of these assignments.
First - if you are missing a minor grade I will give you a 100 on that assignment
Second - if all of your work is turned in, I will bump the grade of any MAJOR grade 10 full points up to a 100
Third - if the points will not help you, I will give you UP TO 3 points on your SEMESTER AVERAGE.
Point of View (Lay-flat) Preview
In our first explorations into photography, we talked a lot about rules of composition. And one suggestion I made repeatedly was to change your position as the photographer. As I am trying to come up with new things for you to work on that you can do from home, I came across this website about point of view. Take a look:https://www.nyfa.edu/student-resources/point-view-photography/
And answer the following questions:
1. List the 4 point of views the website suggests you should think about.
2. For each points of view, write a sentence or two describing the point of view.
And then I had a friend on a Facebook group share what she had her students do given these 4 points of view and she called it the Flat lay shoot. I loved what her students came up with, so I decided we should do the same thing.
Go watch this video:
https://youtu.be/jbTRXVm7UCs
3. As you watch, what are two direct suggestions he has to make your photo pop?
4. What were two items he included in some of his images?
5. How many items do you think you would include in a Flat lay photo?
Now let's brainstorm some ideas for what you might come up with for your shoot.
5. Come up with 3-4 ideas for what you might gather for a Flat lay shoot.
6. What are some things you should be worried about when you actually have everything ready for the shoot?
Now before we go shoot - we should look at some examples, do a google image search for:
Flat Lay Image Examples
Perspective Photo Preview
For this week's assignment you will need access to toy figures (Barbie, Superheroes, GI Joe, dinosaurs) any sort of small dolls you might have), a tripod, a camera, and a good sense of space. We will call this the Forced Perspective Shoot.
First let's do some read and answer some questions:
Here are the questions I would like you to answer in a blog or email called Forced Perspective:
Go here first: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forced_perspective
Other links to check out:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macro_photography
https://www.slrphotographyguide.com/macro-micro-closeup-difference/
Now please answer the following questions:
1. What is Forced Perspective? Describe in 2-3 sentences
2. What is Macro Photography? Describe in 2-3 sentences
3. What is Micro Photography? Describe in 2-3 sentences
4. Think of 3-4 things you will need to do to get these photos to come out.
Check out these websites:
http://cvhsphotography.com/perspective-forced/
http://cvhsphotography.com/perspective-rotated/
https://digitalsynopsis.com/design/forced-perspective-photography-with-toy-superheroes/
and his instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/WireHon/
https://www.boredpanda.com/action-toys-scenes-marvel-hotkenobi/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=organic
and
https://www.instagram.com/hot.kenobi/
https://expertphotography.com/forced-perspective-photography/
This website has some "suggestive images" Yours CANNOT be like this - keep it CLEAN!!
https://www.boredpanda.com/funny-superhero-toy-adventures-action-figures-edy-hrjoe/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=organic
and
https://www.instagram.com/hrjoe_photography/
Looks like fun, right?
So how do you get this effect?
Go here for more information:
EXTRA CREDIT SHOOT - Take a single Perspective image and put it on your Google Site and label it correctly - LAY FLAT EXTRA CREDIT. Make sure you share it TWO WAY, one as a clickable link to the .JPG or .PNG from your Google Drive AND uploaded as an image using the upload function. I should see two copies of your photo.
Your task: Create an image like the examples above. I think it should be fairly simple - place your models closer to the camera, and get your real human (you or someone you know) further back and see what you can come up with. Or, create a miniature world for your heroes and take a photo of them, but make sure they look realistic and full sized. Again the perspective has to be right for this to work. See what you can come up with. This WILL BE HARDER TO TAKE with your cell phone. You may need to get a camera from me to get this done.
TIPS: the biggest problems we have had in the past are:
Focus - many people struggled to get things into focus. You may have to get a family member to be the model for the first couple of tries. Once you figure it out, you can probably set it up for a timer on your cell phone. Need a timed shutter release? Try these apps: Photo Timer+, Camera Timer!, Timer Auto Camera - there are tons of them out there.
Lining things up right - do your best here, it isn't easy and you may have to try multiple times. When you are trying to line things up, like shoes or models, take some practice photos first. Again, it make take multiple shots.
Depth of Field - this is going to be difficult unless you are using a DSLR camera. You phones WILL work for this assignment. But if you have a DSLR, it is easier but make sure you use a shallow depth of field.
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