2017-18 NVSS Photography

Sports Photography  In this assignment you will experiment with capturing the action and emotion of sports. Consider a variety of perspectives and camera angles to create interest or to capture the over all feeling in the activity. Be creative don't be afraid to create backgrounds that make the image more dynamic and interesting. Consider the skills you used in capturing movement. What are you trying to achieve and how can you make your sports photo's fun and interesting? Again use panning, slow shutter speed, and fast shutter speeds for different effects. http://photography.tutsplus.com/tutorials/8-tips-for-taking-sports-photos-like-a-pro--photo-296 https://www.google.ca/search?q=Sports+photography&safe=off&rls=com.microsoft:en-CA:IE-Address&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjhsIir6srJAhUX82MKHTY_CEIQ7AkINg&biw=1873&bih=794 Criteria 20 action shots /60 marks Posted by muellervaughn a

  char·i·ty     / ˈtʃær ɪ ti / Show Spelled [ char -i-tee ]   noun, plural char·i·ties. 1. generous actions or donations to aid the poor, ill, or helpless: to devote one's life to charity. 2. something given to a person or persons in need; alms: She asked for work, not charity. 3. a charitable act or work. 4. a charitable fund, foundation, or institution: He left his estate to a charity. 5. benevolent feeling, especially toward those in need or in disfavor: She looked so poor that we fed her out of charity.

Capturing Movement      There are many different strategies for creating the illusion of movement,  Make sure you label each picture and summarize the photo technique and the editing tools you used. Have fun and good luck! Take 10 photos using different movement techniques. Rememeber be creative and use a variety of different techniques. Each photo is assessed out of 9. Make sure you assess and document your strategies. Consider the following techniques: Panning (following the moving subject with the camera), slow shutter speed fast shutter speed, all these will give you a variety of different results. A slow shutter speed will give you a blur, a fast shutter speed will freeze your movement, a pan will give you a frozen object with a blurred background. You may want to use a tripod, and a small aperture setting for anything at night. http://digital-photography-school.com/how-to-capture-motion-blur-in-photography/ Total Mark /90 http://www.digital-photogr

Photo of the week "Energy" Definition: Energy is the capacity of a physical system to perform work . Energy exists in several forms such as heat , kinetic or mechanical energy, light, potential energy , electrical, or other forms. How are you going to portray Energy? Be creative and think out this photo! 1 photo 25 marks!

For this assignment you will be responsible for producing 25 portraits. When you have completed your pictures show me them before you post them on your blog. Make sure you ask Mr. Mueller for the use of his tripod and lights.  Also try early morning photography using the sun rise for the back ground. If you have a manual setting on your camera please use it. Black and white photos can be taken in the small auditorium, using a light source.   1. Consider using the stage with a lighting source. 2. Are you capturing their personality? 3. Consider Costumes with various poses. 4. You can do full body portraits or regular close ups, also extreme close ups of just facial portions are interesting. 5. consider perspective to add interest. 6. Create both black and white and color portraits. 7. and last but not least include all the basics of good picture taking, that you have learned in this course. consider the following to add interest to your projects: perspec

  Landscapes       In this assignment you are going to compose some land scape photos. Consider some of the options you learned in your composition assignment. High and low horizon lines,  framing and the use of depth of field. Landscapes should not include a major subject ie. a person or animal in the photo. Also it is a good idea to consider the effects lighting has on your image. This time of year there are some excellent atmospheric conditions due to the cold weather that produce some fantastic cool colours especially in the morning when the sun begins to rise.  Different perspectives also add interest. But most of all try and find interesting places that have unique qualities. Good luck on this project and have fun! Take 10 different types of landscape photos . Choose different locations, and different lighting conditions. Consider Perspective, Layout - Landscape or Portrait, high Horizon Line Low, Horizon Line, silhouette, framing, and use of foreground.

hope   (h p) v. hoped , hop·ing , hopes v. intr. 1. To wish for something with expectation of its fulfillment. 2. Archaic To have confidence; trust. v. tr. 1. To look forward to with confidence or expectation: We hope that our children will be successful. 2. To expect and desire. See Synonyms at expect . n. 1. A wish or desire accompanied by confident expectation of its fulfillment. 2. Something that is hoped for or desired: Success is our hope. 3. One that is a source of or reason for hope: the team's only hope for victory. 4. often Hope Christianity The theological virtue defined as the desire and search for a future good, difficult but not impossible to attain with God's help. 5. Archaic Trust; confidence. 25 marks Remember to use your newly acquired skills, and Be Creative!                             

Hello Everyone! The next assignments will be a little different in the layout then the first term. Term 2 is all about camera technique and creativity. you now have the basics of picture taking, you understand how to implement the elements into your photo's, and you understand the basic functions of your camera. For term 2 it is all about taking good fundamental photographs. Be creative when doing so. an emphasis in the marking will be based on camera technique and creativity, so try and think outside of the box when creating your projects. The following projects will have a variety of different expectations. Single Photo Projects (Photo of the Week) must pack a punch they will be weighted heavy so they must be well thought out and prepared each one will be out of (25) marks so don't under estimate them. 1. What story am I telling? This is an important question and one that should help you to make any number of decisions in terms of composition, framing, exposure etc. I

Assignment #10 The Photo Montage     photomontage ( noun)   the technique of producing a composite picture by combining several photographs : In this project you will take a series of four pictures with the same theme. You will then combine them together to create a Photo Montage. The links provided will give you some ideas. A photo montage is simply a collection of separate images compiled into one to create a single image. In this assignment you will be expected to provide 3-4 photos. Photo 1    /9 Photo 2    /9 Photo 3    /9 Photo 4    /9 Total Mark     /36 Due Friday October 16th http://www.jgen.ws/jlog/photographs/layers/ http://home.lcusd.net/lchs/adiconti/montage_practice.htm http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=The+Photo+Montage&FORM=HDRSC2&adlt=strict