What Do I Like About This Photo?

I like how her face is in focus and the background is a little blurry, making a shallow depth of field.

I like how this picture utilizes the Rule of Space by leaving a little more space in the direction that she is looking.

I like how the trees frame her which draws the viewer’s eyes to her.

What Can I Improve?

Even though her face is in focus more than the background, I think it could be crisper and more in focus.

What emotions are shown in the picture?

I think she looks like she is deep in thought and the picture makes me wonder what she is thinking.

What Do I Like About This Photo?

I like how her face is in focus and the background is a little blurry, making a shallow depth of field.

I like how she is posed and has a comfortable, pleasant look on her face.

What Can I Improve?

There are some twigs on the ground that I should have removed before taking the picture.

I should have moved her so the bare spot of ground wasn’t in the picture because it is distracting, taking the viewer’s eyes away from the focal point.

I should have moved her or changed my viewpoint as a photographer because it kind of looks like the tree is growing out of her head (merger).

What emotions are shown in the picture?

I think she looks really relaxed and comfortable and has a pleasant smile on her face.

For the next couple weeks, because you are beginners, we will be taking photos using the Automatic Scene Modes such as Portrait Mode, Action Mode, Macro Mode, etc. As the year progresses, you will learn how to shoot in Manual Mode by changing the shutter speed, aperture, and ISO on the camera. Today we are going to start taking a few Portrait Mode shots outside if the weather permits, and if not, we will do them inside.

First Pose: We will start with a sitting pose where the model will sit with one leg bent and one leg under that leg. Take some smiling shots and some serious shots. The model will look forward, down, left, right, and up for different shots. Girl models will cross fingers holding bent knee, touch hair, etc. for different poses. Boy models will hold bent knee or hold one wrist with the other hand. See examples below.

Second Pose: For our second pose we will do a walking pose. Model will walk very slowly forward, guys could have one hand in pocket or hands at side. Girls could have hands at side or reach up to touch hair with one hand. Take some smiling shots and some serious shots. The model will look forward, down, left, right, and up for different shots. See examples below.

Due on your blog by 8/31/2022

Read about what makes strong composition in a photograph and what catches the viewers eye. Composition Photos by Steve McCurry

Find  12 sample photos online which show good composition. Make a gallery of images in Edublogs. Post your gallery and write 12 complete sentences, (with capitals and periods), one sentence under each photo in the gallery before posting, to explain what element of composition each photo represents. Examples can be found below.

Welcome to Photography Class! Click on the Digital Photography Syllabus link and read through the syllabus. For your first assignment, you will be creating a blog where you will post photography assignments.

Start a new blog using edublogs.org   Bookmark the class blog: https://wlphotography.edublogs.org/  Create pages on your site.

As the year progresses, you will include some of your photography on your homepage and some in at least one gallery page.

Home/Landing Page (always add new work to your homepage every week.)

 Assignments Page (post your photography assignments on this page. Add a writing assignment page also.)

1 to 2 Gallery Pages (ex: Portraits, Black and Write, Photojournalism, Sports, whatever you want to concentrate on)

Comparative Study Page (Post your comparative study where you compare the work of different artists and make connections with your own work)

Process Portfolio-Journal Page (photograph your journal pages and post on this page)

*PUT YOUR BEST WORK ON YOUR HOME PAGE AS A GALLERY OR AS INDIVIDUAL IMAGES.

*CREATE WIDGETS.

* CREATE AN IMAGE WIDGET AND PUT AN IMAGE IN THERE OF YOURSELF OR SOMETHING YOU LOVE