Media Arts, Smith, 1-31-2019

Warm-Up:

Examine one of the photos you took last time. Write how you think you could make it better through editing.

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Objective:

Students will refine and complete artistic work. (Anchor Standard 3) to show understanding of the methods and techniques incorporated in the media of photography.

Today's Agenda

Guided Instruction
1. Warm-Up Review
2. Homework Review
  1. 1-25: In your journal, write 3 questions about Media Arts that you have not been able to answer yourself.
  2. 1-29: Describe 3 ways how something covered in class today can help you take better Nature Photo shots.
3. 2019 Film Festival
  1. Recap
    1. Audience Etiquette & Respect
      1. Be the change you want to see in the world.
      2. How do you want to be seen by others?
4. Q3 Project 1: Nature Photography
  1. Rubric:
    ► 25% 12-20 of your best photos of nature.
    ► 25% Photos are presented in landscape format.
    ► 25% Photos are taken at noticeably different times of day.
    ► 25% Photos include post-processing.
5. Editing Tutorial
  1. Editors
    1. I am using GIMP because it's free and open source.
    2. Photopea is a decent web-based solution.
    3. Adobe Photoshop is fantastic if you can afford it. It will never be required for this class.
  2. Techniques (Tutorial Video)
    1. Crop
    2. Levels
    3. Color adjustment
    4. Selection
    5. Layers
    6. Rubber Stamp
    7. Filters
    8. Export vs. Save
Independent Work
1. Homework/Journal checks
2. Editing Drill
  1. Select ONE of your photos from the last class.
  2. Starting with the image you picked, create 10 significantly different images using the techniques shown in class today.
  3. Hand these in to the correct assignment posted to Google Classroom.
HOMEWORK
1. 1-31: List 5 things that you think would be harder to "fix in post" with your current skills than it would be to just take another photo.