Guggenheim Museum Frank Loyd Wright was a master of line and pattern in the buildings he designed. One of the most famous is the Solomon Guggenheim Museum in New York City. For this assignment, you will capture 15 images that explore line, texture, and pattern in the world around you. Line In this photograph the window frame literally frames the image of the patterns on the roof. Using one object to frame another is a great way to add depth to your photos. Experiment with a frame that adds contrast in terms of light or texture when compared with your subject. This photograp ..read more

Below is a link to photographic examples, and the definitions for each of the Elements and Principles of Art and Design.  Study these carefully, as they are a big portion of your current "learning opportunity" Click HERE to see some examples of how these Elements and Principles are utilized in photography. The definitions are below: Elements of Design Line - is a mark on a surface that describes a shape or outline. It can create texture and can be thick and thin.  Types of line can include actual, implied, vertical, horizontal, diagonal and contour lines. Color - refers to specific hu ..read more

For this photographic Challenge you can use any camera that is available to you or find images online that you can screenshot and save to your computer. Use the Elements and Principles of Art and Design, and Color to visually represent any of the emotions that you wrote down in Part 2 of this exercise. Photographic Challenge: Turn in 2 photographs that each represent one emotion.  Each photo must demonstrate any 1 Element and 1 Principle  Each photo must use a Color to represent each emotion you are trying to portray ..read more

Study the Chart of Emotions Below Write down any and all emotions you have been feeling during these past few weeks while the Covid-19 virus has taken a hold of our everyday lives. Do you feel the colors used to represent these emotions are accurately? If not, what colors would you use?  Make note of it.  You'll be using color to possibly represent the emotions you wrote down ..read more

Please click on the link to this website and read through ALL of the 'Guidelines for Beginning Photographic Composition.' You will use these guidelines to critique your classmate's photos. This material will also be included on your first test. http://asp.photo.free.fr/Composition/photoProgramCompMainClass For the "6 Rules of Composition" assignment you will be required take 10 examples of each of the 6 Rules. Simplicity Rule of Thirds Leading Lines Framing Balance Color Contrast - (Click on this link to learn more about Color Contrast, also known as Complementary Color) Details: 60 photo ..read more

Assignment: For this assignment it is recommended that you bring in 5 objects of personal significance to take photos of next class period. You can also use one of your fellow student(s) as a subject(s) for this assignment. Each object or subject you will photograph from 5 different angles.  Make sure that each angle and photo are much different perspectives and distances than your previous ones. The trick will be that you MUST make each object you photograph the ONLY EMPHASIS in EACH PHOTO!!! Once you've completed this assignment you will have 25 photos total. You will need to use your class ..read more

WORD OF THE DAY DATABASE: Ideation - the formation of ideas or concepts Aesthetic - concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty Articulate - having the ability to speak fluently and coherently Emphasis - give special importance or prominence to (something) in speaking or writing Subjective - based on or influenced by personal feelings, tastes, or opinions Perspective - a point of view Instigate - bring about or initiate (an action or event) Symbiotic - a mutually beneficial relationship between different people or groups Procedure - an established or official way of doing something M ..read more

Today you'll be watching the Netflix film, "Night on Earth", using state-of-the-art digital camera technology that turns night, into day, through the lens of the camera. There are many ways this technology works, but one of the ways is directly related to a not-so-distant-future lesson plans that we'll be diving into later this semester, that relate to the Manual Exposure Functions on the DSLR cameras you'll be using in class.  Consider the information below as a primer to those lesson plans. Read this information below, and then click on the link at the very bottom to read a short article tha ..read more

Today you'll be working in Photoshop, using Layers in Photoshop to build and create your Punkt ID Card. Layers are specific to Photoshop and allow you to change, alter, or move very specific elements that make up your Photoshop document. Use your Layers Palate and make sure you have to correct Layer selected when you need to work on that Layer element in your Photoshop document. Example:  When you're moving or changing the size of your photo, you will need to make sure that your photo layer is selected in your Layers Palate.  (Layer 1 shown below is highlighted, which means it is selected ..read more

I am happy to welcome you to Digital Photography 1. During the course of this semester, it is my intention to expand your knowledge of photographic composition, hone your digital camera skills, and enhance your digital images using iPhoto and Photoshop CS-CC. This website is designed to help keep you informed on all projects, assigned readings, and updates on class discussions over the course of the semester. Whenever you have any questions regarding Digital Photography 1 assignments or topics, you can first look on this website for details. If your questions remain unanswered, feel free to e ..read more