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To Do Today!

To Do Today!

First half of Class:

1. Today you will be introduced to using a simple layer mask working in Photoshop. This mini lesson will help provide a little more depth and understanding as you continue to use this powerful application.

Second half of Class:

2. Please check out a camera and begin working on a Unique Framing Devices photograph for this week’s Photo Challenge.

3. Please turn in your final Leading Lines photographs from last week’s photo challenge. I will be grading and collecting submitted photos for class critique and voting in a post tomorrow!

What’s Happening Today!

Photo Challenge: Creative and Unusual Framing Devices

Today we will be begin working on our new Photo Challenge; Unusual Framing Devices. This challenge is unique because it will expand on what you have already learned in photography class (Rule of Thirds, POV, and Leading Line). You will have the opportunity to widen your photographic knowledge base with this new assignment while continuing to explore more fully the visual compositional devices you have learned about already. You will start to see your confidence grow as you continue your practice work using the DSLR camera. You will also start to see your visual accuteness expand and your unique eye begin to devleop.

It’s all about seeing the world around you in your own unique way!

To begin:

1. Please spend 10 minutes reflecting and writing a short description about how you plan to create Unusual Framing Device photograph for this week’s photo challenge. To help you, use what you have learned so far in class as a guide as you reflect.

Use Word on your computer and then copy and past your description at the reply link to today’s blog post. 

Additionally:

2. In groups of 4 you will present, listen, and brainstorm as you come to a better understanding individually about how you will approach and start this week’s new photo challenge.

3. As a class let’s talk about some of your great brainstorming ideas!

What’s happening today!

Hailey Falash-Wright portrait.

Hailey Falash-Wright portrait. (Photo by Troy Wayrynen)

This week we will be learning about using leading line as a compositional tool and aid. Leading line(s), not unlike rule of thirds, and point of view, help photographers everyday create dynamic photographs that are pleasing to the eye and help tell stories. Today’s lesson will be a brainstorming session about how to make leading line pictures!

http://digital-photography-school.com/how-to-use-leading-lines-for-better-compositions/

Rule of thirds (practice) portfolio

View the following photos and respond to this post with a comment, answering the following questions.

Which photos (list numbers) really were most successful in capturing rule of thirds? Which photos were centered? Which photos need a little help? Where does your photo fit into this? What could you do to improve your photo?