DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY PROJECT A Journey in Self-Portraiture This project is due Tuesday, February 17th

THIS PROJECT IS REQUIRED BY ALL STUDENTS. Photo Essay: Each project will be a “Photo Essay”. A Photo Essay is an essay or short article consisting of text and numerous photographs. Each project will have different requirements. A Journey in Self-Portraiture: You will use 12 Selfies for this project. Each selfie must be a different photo. Be prepared to write about a different topic on each photo. You will have 14 slides total: Cover Slide (Title, Name, Date, Class Period) 12 Slides (One self-portrait on each slide and answer the questions below – one per slide.) Final Slide (Write 5 sentences about this project. What did you learn about yourself? You may use the ACE It form if you like to help guide your answer. THIS PROJECT IS REQUIRED BY ALL STUDENTS. Answer the following questions in 3-5 sentences on each slide. Organize your self-portraits in a way that best suits your questions and reflections. Who are you? What are you passionate about? What are you most grateful for in life?  What are your values? What do you represent? What do you want to embody? Do you love yourself? Why or Why not? What are your biggest goals and dreams? What would you do if you cannot fail; if there are no limitations in money, resources, time or networks? What would you want to say to yourself 1 year in the future? 3 years? 5 years? 10 years? What are the biggest actions you can take now to create the biggest results in your life? Where are you living right now – the past, future or present? What is your purpose in life? Why do you exist? What is your mission? When was the last time you were proud of yourself?

This project can be described as __________ and __________. For instance, … In addition, … As a result, … The impact of this was …

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES Bokeh – You might want to research this technique used in photography. You can create the effect on iPiccy. It might give additional meaning to you project. http://hs.riverdale.k12.or.us/~pnelson/photo/essays.html http://www.woodsidehs.org/?id=1031 http://digital-photography-school.com/7-photography-projects-to-jumpstart-your-creativity/ http://www.edutopia.org/blog/art-lesson-plans-photography-writing-elena- aguilar