Friday, April 10, 2015

Critique - Depth of Field

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Name your post "Critique - Depth of Field"

Take a screenshot of your best image (Command Shift 4) and insert it here:



1. How did you use aperture to affect the appearance of depth of field in your photograph?

2. How did you use depth of field to impact the expressive qualities of a photo?

3. What did you learn from this project and how will you apply it to future projects?



Collaboration/Communication: You will look at classmates critique blogs and make insightful supportive comments, questions, and/or suggestions to help them increase learning. You will respond back to any comments made to your blog.

Tuesday, April 7, 2015

Goal Setting/Planning - Color

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Name your post "Goal Setting/Planning - Color"


*Apply what you learned from your Inquiry Activities to do your goal setting and planning.


Considering the knowledge you already have, where do you need to focus your learning? What are your learning goals for the project?

How will you use what you learned about the essential questions in your photography for this project?

What did you learn from the last projects that you will use in this project?

What additional questions will you need to ask yourself to focus your learning?



Brainstorm ideas for... (Remember to focus on your role and essential questions in your planning)

Content/context: subject matter, theme, story, message, place, time - (who, what, why, where, and when)

Composition/Dynamics: elements of art/principles of design. What kind of elements will you focus on? How will you arranging those elements?

Technical: camera settings, shooting techniques, quality lighting, equipment.

How will content, composition, and technique work as a unified whole in your photographs?


Collaboration/Communication: You will look at classmates goal setting planning blogs and make insightful supportive comments, questions, and/or suggestions to help them increase learning. You will respond back to any comments made to your post.

Friday, April 3, 2015

Critique - Landscape

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Name your post "Critique - Landscape"

Take a screenshot of your best image (Command Shift 4) and insert it here:



How did your planning and goal setting impact your final landscape image?

What composition tips did you follow when taking the photos of landscapes? How did the tips impact the success of your best photo?


Evaluate the quality of light in your landscape photograph. What type of light did you take the photo in? Would a different type of light improve your photo?

What would you do differently next time you take landscape photos?



Collaboration/Communication: You will look at classmates critique blogs and make insightful supportive comments, questions, and/or suggestions to help them increase learning. You will respond back to any comments made to your blog.