Shutter Speed Assignment

Grade 10 Photo Majors.......

Your "rough draft" is due Thursday, February 19th

The "good copies" are due Monday, March 2nd

1. 5 outstanding, edited, photos that showcase FAST shutter speed (frozen action)  

1. 5 outstanding, edited photos that showcase SLOW shutter speed (motion blur)

~The trick is...because you're in grade 10, your images must tell a story or have a theme. You can present 2 sets of 5, or one big set of 10. Your images may be film or digital....posted on the class blog, or printed and hung on the magnetic presentation board. Your choice!~

I will be marking these 6 images on the following criterea:

• Image is in focus (even with motion blur, some aspect of the photo should still be in focus)

• Good composition (one of the 7 compositional devices must be present)

• Interesting subject matter

• 6 different locations

• Originality & creativity

• Correct exposure & contrast

• Straight horizon lines

Photographers, please note:  Ms. Echols does not require contact sheets for this assignment. However, she is expecting you to experiment and take LOTS of photos. She also wants to see evidence of you brainstorming & planning your photo shoot in your process journals. 

Lana Slezic & The Art of Photography

Knowledge Network ~ Lana Slezic: The Art of Photography

Please create a "visual response" in your process journals based on your reaction to watching this video (it can be a quote, a reflection, a photograph, a drawing.....all of the above. Be creative! You are being marked on your effort!) ;)

Due after class (11:30am) on Friday January 30th

FAST Shutter Speed & Movement

Shutter speed is perhaps the most creative adjustment available to a photographer. It allows one to freeze action or use motion blur to create a variety of effects. You can alter reality and make it your own. 

A fast shutter speed can freeze even the fastest moving objects dead in their tracks. For this to work, one will need a fairly brightly lit subject, as fast shutter speeds will not allow your camera much time to gather light for your exposure. 

For more great ideas & inspiration, check out these two videos on "Levitation" and "Hadouken" Photography, by Digital Rev TV:

Levitation Photography

Hadouken Photography

SLOW Shutter Speed & Movement

Shutter speed is perhaps the most creative adjustment available to a photographer. It allows one to freeze action or use motion blur to create a variety of effects. You can alter reality and make it your own. 

Slow shutter speeds (also known as "long exposures") are primarily used to intentionally blur a moving subject. These shutter speeds can have a magical and dramatic effect on the appearance of moving objects. Slow shutter speeds tend to work best in low-light conditions such as: outside during dusk/dawn (magic hour), indoors, or at night.

For more ideas, check out this video on Early Morning Street Photography by Digital Rev TV



Early Morning Street Photography

BARAKA & The Compositional Devices: A Unit in Review

BARAKA 
"If man sent another Voyager to the distant stars, and it could only carry one film on board, that film might be Baraka." 
~Roger Ebert

• Baraka is a documentary film with no narrative or voice-over. It consists of  only music and breath-taking imagery.  It explores a variety of conceptual themes through a compilation of natural events, human activities, and technological phenomena. It was shot in 1992, in 152 locations, 24 countries, and over a 14 month period. A truly spectacular undertaking!
• As you watch this legendary film and answer the questions below, pay special attention to the presence of texture, pattern, framing, thirds, leading lines, s-curves, framing, juxtaposition, and simplicity...

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 Compositional Devices

~A Unit in Review~ 

After watching the acclaimed movie "Baraka" mull over the following questions and answer on the sheet provided:

1. When designing this course, why do you think Ms. Echols chose to first teach you about “Compositional Devices” as your introduction to photography?  

2. If you got to be the teacher, in hindsight, how might you have taught “Compositional Devices" differently? Please give concrete examples regarding time-lines, assignments, workflow, deadlines…etc. Anything you can think of that would be helpful for the sake of future students.

3. Did Ms. Echols’ approach of teaching "Compositional Devices" work for you? If “yes,” please give reasons as to why. If “no,” please explain what might have been a better “introduction to photography” for you.

4. Now that you have completed the unit, do you think you have grown as a photographer? Are you pleased with the way you approached your learning? How might you do things differently if you could turn back time and start again?

Fred Herzog & The Art of Photography

Knowledge Network ~ Fred Herzog: The Art of Photography

Please answer the following questions in your process journal:

• Who is Fred Herzog and what makes him special/famous?
• How does he take photographs? What is his approach, or philosophy?
• According to Herzog, what does "style" mean?
• Why was photographing in colour the way Herzog did such a big deal? What is the historical significance?
• Listen to this Master Photographer's words....write down at least 3 Fred Herzog quotes. Pick the one gem that speaks to you the most and feature it in your process journal. Use up a whole page on this quote. 

Due by 4pm on Tuesday January 6th (tomorrow)