WED/THU: Photo Portfolio Production Day (1 of 6)

"[Photography] is an immediate sketch, done with intuition, 

and you can't [really] correct it..." 

Henri Cartier-Bresson

Daily Learning Target(s):  

• I can create a portfolio of my Photography that I am proud of

Homework:  

•  Take Better Photos for your Blog

Announcements: 

• No more office hours for the Photography Unit

Photo Unit Reminders & Resources:

• Blogger.com
• ALL Class Albums & Examples
• John's Sky Park pictures
• Favorites [Quest for quality]
• All [Can you see my process?]

Agenda: [100]

• Typing.com [10]
• Daily Work Order (90...)
• If you have a SPECIFIC NEED get the pen from John and put your name on the board
• Process any outstanding photos into an album for yourself
• Submit any missing photos to the class albums
• Select one photo to make a required post for the nearest deadline
• Edit said photo appropriately if necessary
• Create blog post
• Only ONE photo per post
• One paragraph written reflection minimum per post
• WHY is this a good picture?
• WHAT did YOU do to make this a great picture?
• Be specific, naming the techniques 
• Describe your intention and evaluate your results
• Publish when it is GREAT WORK or you have run out of time
• Select another photo, edit, post, write & publish
• Repeat until ALL possible posts for the day have been made
• Review ALL existing posts & identify weak photos to be replaced and improve weak writing
• Go home and take pictures that are better than the ones on the blog and then... Start from the top and do it all over again! 

You are NEVER "done" - there is always another post or an improvement on an existing one. 

The Requirements

• Version 1 due FRI
• Using a 'better' Theme than the Kitty
• SIX Required Posts w/ well written paragraphs [you must replace any posts you made with temporary/not your own pictures]
• Photo Walk #1: The Town 
• Photo Walk #2: Portraits (head & shoulders)
• Photo Walk #3: Nature/The Lake
• Artistic: Food (Challenge 36)
• Landscape: Water (Challenge 29)
• Portrait: Family (Challenge 28)
• FINAL Version Due FRI, Feb 8
• Personalized Theme 
• Fonts/Colors/Backgrounds all complement the photography displayed therein
• SIX Additional Challenge Posts w/ well written paragraphs
• Different challenges, different subjects, different locations
• Competently done this will get you a "B"
• Excellently (photos & writing) done this will get you an "A"
• + ANY Extra Credit Posts w/ well written paragraphs
• NEW: They do NOT have to answer a specific challenge.
• They should still be different subjects from different locations
• + ANY BONUS Credit for advanced customization of your blog
• Especially custom layouts and clever uses of the gadgets