Photographic+Assignments

=__Photo Assignment 1 - Juxtapositions (combination of objects) and Reflections__= Apple of His Eye by Jill Lively

"Janet's Flower" by Jessica Hardy

__Equipment:__
35 mm SLR 1 roll 12 exposure film 1 plastic negative sleeve 1 plastic print sleeve Black and white printing paper Exposure data sheet (how you exposed the film in the camera) Black and white printing paper Darkroom Equipment Film Processing Equipment Darkroom data sheet (how you exposed the paper under the enlarger) Reflective surfaces as subjects “Photographic Eye” Textbook, page 178, look at and read about Henri Cartier Bresson and "The Decisive Moment".

__Directions:__
1. Shoot one roll of film with a focus on reflections in a reflective surface, such as: a close up of a metal object, a window, glass table, and/or water. Subject matter is imagery that is reflected and what is visible beyond the reflected surface. Read page 178 in the “Photographic Eye” for subject matter ideas.

2. Expose carefully. If there is a great deal of reflected light shining into your camera at the time of metering, your meter will not read correctly. Bracket your exposures. Shoot one exposure as the meter suggests and one above, and one below the meter reading. This can be done by shooting one exposure as the meter reads appropriate, one by opening up the aperture one stop, and stopping down one stop from the original exposure, or you can adjust the shutter accordingly. So for each shot you are making three exposures.

3. With this technique good notes are vital. If you don’t want to carry the exposure worksheet carry a writing tool and a small tablet.

4. Print three 5” x 7” prints for tonal range, use filters, and properly spot them.

5. Remember the photograph is only ever as good in quality as the negative. So make great negatives and take care that they don’t collect dust or get scratched. Leave the negatives in the appropriate box in the darkroom.

__Criteria for Assessment__:
1. Exposure of, at least three, well exposed flawless negatives recorded on an exposure data sheet. (Remember, Expose for the shadows and develop for the highlights.) 2. Three effective prints. 3. Mounting or matting one 5”x7” print. 4. Darkroom data guide showing data for every test strip and print that led to the final print. Data guide must also include record of time spent in the darkroom. 5. Contact sheet and one roll of negatives in a plastic sleeve. 6. This sheet submitted in a folder with three brads for grading. 7. Properly signed model release for anyone recognizable in the reflections.

__Final Criteria:__

 * Followed all directions correctly.
 * All 3 images printed with accurate exposure and filtration where need to increase contrast.
 * One to three prints matted or mounted.
 * Work is neatly presented and properly spotted where dust spots are visible.
 * Subject matter features juxtaposition in a reflection.

=__Photo Assignment 2 - This is My Life...A Photo Essay__=

Criteria to fulfill assignment.
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 * 4 images in a series
 * Text equals 50-100 words
 * Text reflects on the students life in a poetic manner
 * Images are of places, personal objects, and things to describe the student
 * Text value contrasts the background
 * Creative placement of text
 * Images are metaphorical self-portraits
 * Utilize layers in Adobe Photo Shop go to this site below to review how. Always keep the background layer untouched, make changes to the layers.

These 4 images were made with out dated color negative film, which was scanned to CD. The film has an obvious color shift. Image and text by Brittany Erps

These 4 images were made purely with digital media. Image and Text by Tyler Crawford

This assignment was inspired by:
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=__Photo Assignment 3 - Hand Coloring vs. Digital Coloring__=

Marshall’s Oils on Gelatin Silver vs. Digital Coloring

Directions:
Select **2** gelatin silver black and white images to color. The **first** image must be printed in the darkroom on matte surface paper, print at least two of the same image. Then apply color to the majority of the image area by hand. Images are hand colored utilizing Marshall’s oils. This is an oil-paint-like product (we have some in class, but it is also available at photography stores). How do you use Marshalls oils on photographs? Listen to and observe the teacher demonstration. If you are absent for this seek tutoring from a class mate who has the time. The **second** image will be scanned into the computer. This image will be digitally colored and touched up in Photoshop Elements by using the clone stamp tool, and colored through use of the brush tool, erase tool, and foreground color selection.

Equipment:
Previously shot film Marshall's Oils Ppaer Towels Newspaper Cotton Balls and Q-Tips Darkroom Equipment Flat Bed Scanner and Computer Adobe Photo Shop Elements Software Matte surface Black and white printing paper Ink Jet Printing Paper

Hand Colored
Before After Belt, by Dani Ross

Digital Color
Image above by Jill Lively of her parents

= = Birds by Jessica Hardy

=__Photo Assignment 4__ - __Selective Color- Digital__= Follow the directions from the website below, to selectively color a minimum of two images in Adobe Photo Shop Elements. The original my be digital or a scanned gelatin silver print. [] Self-Portrait by Rachel Carrere

Nicole by Jessica Hardy

=__Photo Assignment 5 -____Painting With Light (shooting film)__=



Objective:
To create a pre-visualized image utilizing any combination of light emitting sources, bulb camera setting, longer than normal exposures, and darkness.

Equipment:
35mm SLR w/ adjustable aperture and shutter speeds 1 roll 400 speed T-Max 135/24 or 36 exp. (Or equivalent film on teacher approval) Darkroom Equipment, supplies, and photo Paper 1 plastic negative sheet and plastic print sleeve Exposure data sheet & darkroom data sheet Black and white printing paper 1 fine point permanent marker Negative critique sheet Print critique sheet Cable release cord Contact sheet tripod

Directions:
Correctly expose one roll of film. Photograph light emitting sources: e.g. Flash, floodlights, Christmas lights, flashlights, light bulbs (try different colors), etc. Paint with the light using a subject of your choice, however, you must decide what to accent with the lighting you are using and the purpose of your photograph. Because this is highly experimental, it is important to record exposure times and creatively play with what you would like to see happen with the possibilities. Work with exposures from 30 seconds to 1 minute utilizing a shutter release cable and the bulb setting.

You will need a tripod or steady place to rest the camera, a chosen light source, and “B” setting on your camera. Bracket and experiment with the amount of exposure. Keep accurate records and shoot immediately in case you have to repeat your set up. You are responsible to resolve camera function questions before the due date.

Criteria for Grading

 * Shoot 12-24 negatives.
 * A completed darkroom data sheet
 * One shooting data sheet and darkroom data sheet
 * A labeled negative sheet with negatives properly cut.
 * Properly exposed contact sheet.
 * Two properly exposed and spotted prints.

Submit for Assessment:
Negatives, contact sheet, and negative critique sheet 2 - 8”x10” prints, print critique sheet, and data sheets for darkroom and camera exposures

=__Photo Assignment - High Contrast Ortho litho film and Digital Imaging - CANCELED __=

Objective: To creatively play with industrial film and create a series of high contrast images.
__Original Print__ by Jessica Hardy Negative made by contact printing ortho positive on ortho film by Jessica Hardy Print made on ortho film, projected from original negative by Jessica Hardy

Equipment:
35mm SLR w/ lens Previously exposed negatives of a normal to high contrast nature Print critique sheet Photo Paper Plastic print sleeves Ortho litho developer, both parts A & B mixed Photo-Flo Dark room facilities and chemicals

Directions:
In the darkroom the ortho litho film will look dark on one side and light on the other. The light side is the emulsion side. If you were to bring it out into the light one side is red and the other side is pink. It is light sensitive like photo paper so you do not want to do this. Process using ortho litho developer, all other steps are the same, and finish with a final photo -flo bath. Play with this process, be creative, there are many opportunities for an original artwork with this industrial material.

Criteria:

 * At least 1 positive and 1 negative 8” x 10” black and white high contrast print, printed, and spotted properly
 * At least 1 positive and 1 negative 8” x 10” ortho litho image
 * Variety and a level of premeditation on at least a fourth generation print, look at the book for examples.
 * Choose subject matter that will look interesting in extreme high contrast.
 * A completed darkroom data sheet noting all printing that lead to the final print including, paper and ortho film used, test strips, and notes on all burning and dodging manipulations, and time spent in the darkroom. (due with prints)

=__Photo Assignment - CANCELED__ = =__Elongated Photo montage (requiring two prints)__ or __Memory Frame collage (requires old photos)__ =

Elongated Photomontage by Whitney Pantella

=__Photo Assignment -__ __Spring Break – Independent Project Proposal - CANCELED __= =(ex. Grid/Book/Infrared/Under water shooting film or digital)=

Yes, and photograph something on your own over the break.
=__Photo Assignment 6- Digital Burst Function__=

Equipment:
Digital SLR w/ a Burst Mode Function Digital Printer and Ink Digital Printing Paper tripod

Directions:
Photograph a moving subject using the burst mode to create a sequence of images. Put the images together on the same background image utilizing Photoshop CS.

You will need a tripod or steady place to rest the camera. You are responsible to resolve camera function questions before the date due.

Criteria for Grading

 * One 8 x 10" print.
 * At least 4 repetitions visible in the final print of the moving subject.

Submit for Assessment:
Final print by the date due.

http://www.sxc.hu/photo/1063885 http://www.sxc.hu/photo/871835 http://www.sxc.hu/photo/862191

=__Photo Assignment 7 -__ __Pictorialism and the Self- Portrait (shooting film)__=



Objective:
The objective is to create a triptych of quality pictorialist images; fine art images that are soft focus, hand colored, or hand made processes.

Equipment:
35mm SLR w/ adjustable aperture and shutter speeds 1 roll 400 speed film 135/12-24 exp. (Or equivalent film on teacher approval) 1 fine point permanent marker 1 plastic negative sheet 1 negative critique sheet Exposure Data sheet Darkroom Data sheet

History of Pictorialism: (1895 - 1910)
Pictorialism was a photographic term used to describe images that emphasized the artistic quality of the photograph rather than the scene it depicted. The movement’s primary aim was to bring photography into the fine art realm. Also, concerned with aesthetics and impact, Pictorialists sought to produce images that were not solely about the objects in front of the camera. Techniques used by these photographers to create a more painterly effect included combination printing, soft focus, and manipulation of the negative.

Artists prominent in the movement:
Frederick Holland Day- 1864 - 1933 Guido Rey- 1861 - 1935 Alfred Stieglitz- 1864 - 1946 Frederick Holland Day- 1864 - 1933

Directions:
Print or photograph images of yourself that are painterly or soft in character by utilizing filtration in front of the camera lens or enlarger lens. Correctly expose and process one roll of black and white film. Photograph yourself as the subject. To stay in control of the image being made this can be accomplished one of two ways, accept by you being in front of and behind the camera at the same time. Utilize a tripod and long shutter release cable to photograph yourself. Or use someone else in the scene to plan the image, while you direct the image being made, select the controls, and meter the light yourself. Then switch places with the person who is helping you. Pay attention to: your exposure meter to control depth of field and recording the selection of the creative controls on the film data sheet. All exposures must be recorded on a data sheet. Keep all negatives in the darkroom box, labeled, in a plastic sheet protector. The data sheet will be collected with the print critique sheet. Print in the darkroom and record all work done there.

Criteria:

 * 24 correctly metered and exposed negatives.
 * Attempt to bracket any questionable exposures.
 * A completed negative critique sheet.
 * A labeled sheet with negatives properly cut.
 * Properly exposed contact sheet.
 * 3 properly exposed prints that appear painterly or soft in character by utilizing filtration in front of the camera lens or enlarger lens.
 * 3 double sided print critique sheets.

Look here for further explanation of what pictorialism is:
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=__Photo Assignment 8 -__ __Sabatier and Solarization__=

Auto Shop by Kristel Woods

Flag by Shay Hipkins

Equipment:
1 negative with good contrast (i.e. good tonal range of black, white, and many grays in between), density, and focus Darkroom data sheet complete with hours in lab listed and notes on experiments with exposure Black and white printing paper Previously shot negatives Darkroom Equipment and Chemicals A Flood Lamp with a low bulb of 40 watts or less

Directions:
1. It is not necessary to reshoot for this assignment. You may shoot for the specific effects gained by using the Sabatier technique, but again, it is not in the grading criteria. 2. Make a straight 8x10 print of your negative using regular developer for later comparison. 3. Make a test strip to determine by trial the least exposure that will give a deep black in the darkest shadow area when developed for about 1 ½ minutes. Be sure to develop for the full time. 4. Expose a new sheet of paper under the enlarger for one-third less the Normal time determined from the test strip above. 5. Develop the print, face up, in solarol for 35 seconds, then turn on the 40 watt bulb (3’ from tray) for one second without removing the print from the developer. 6. Continue development for one minute more. During this time the reversal image builds up. Resist the temptation to remove the print from the developer prematurely. Continue process steps as usual. 7. Test to find the effect that you judge works for your negative. Remember: • The first exposure (under the enlarger) determines the amount of positive and negative character. • A greater exposure gives a more positive image. • A lighter exposure a more negative image. • The re-exposure determines the density in the negative part. (In strong Sabattier the re-exposure is sufficient to produce a deep black in the originally unexposed regions of the print.) • Too little re-exposure no change will occur. • Too much re-exposure the print will turn dark almost instantly and too quickly.

Defined:

 * Sabatier Effect** is defined as partial reversal of tones that occurs when film or paper is re-exposed to light during the development process. Re-exposure produces **Mackie Lines** or the white lines created at the border between something that was black and something that was white. The effect takes place at the edges of the objects in the photograph. Highly varied effects can be achieved with very slight variations in timing. Experimentation is required by changing the timing of each step, but change them one at a time and record them, so you will know what caused the resulting effect and get results desired.

Criteria:

 * Choice of one well exposed flawless negative. (Remember, the print is only as good as the negative.)
 * One effective print developed in regular developer with no Sabatier Effect.
 * One effective print developed in solarol or regular dveloper with Sabatier Effect.
 * Darkroom data guide showing data for every test strip and print that lead to the final print. Data guide must also include record of time spent in the darkroom.
 * Two matted or mounted prints

=__Photo Assignment 9__ - __Double Exposure__= Outta My Woods by Whitney Pantella

Only a Dream by Danna Amrein

Equipment:
2 negatives one with good contrast (i.e. good tonal range of black, white, and many grays in between), density, and focus the other somewhat thin Darkroom data sheet complete with hours in lab listed and notes on experiments with exposure Black and white printing paper Previously shot negatives Darkroom Equipment and Chemicals

Directions:
1. It is not necessary to reshoot for this assignment. You may shoot for the specific effects gained, but it is not in the grading criteria. 2. Read page 220 in The Photographic Eye. 3. Look at your negatives through the plastic sleeves on the light table. Previsualize what two negatives may work well together. 4. Print two sandwiched negatives.

Criteria:

 * One effective print that exhibits an interesting combination of images.
 * Darkroom data guide showing data for every test strip and print that lead to the final print.
 * Data guide must also include record of time spent in the darkroom.
 * 1 well exposed print
 * A minimum of 1/2 page of a story or interpretation to be shared in class, after your classmates share their interpretation

=__Photo Assignment 10 - Core Strength Revisit One Assignment __= Print one image utilizing one process learned from this class.