Photography Assignment Take pictures and acquire digital images on a flash drive (You may also use your Z:\ and the dropbox) for the following shots:  Self-portrait  Shots of family, friends, pets, cars, etc.  Shots that are under-exposed, correctly exposed, and over exposed  Close-up shot  Action shot  Landscape shots with minimum and maximum aperture settings  Sunrise and/or sunset shots  Lighting shots including back-lighting, front-lighting, and side-lighting  Shots that demonstrate the elements of design  Shots that demonstrate different art styles  Shots that convey a school problem

Photography Assignment Continued  Shots that convey your personality, goals, and interests  Shots that convey a ideological viewpoint that is important to you  Close-up shot of a flower  Shots that demonstrate different camera angles  Time lapse shot  A black and white shot  A night shot  A multiple exposure shot  Shots of summer, fall, winter, and spring  2 sets of 4-5 shots that are of complementary and may be used for layering and channeling

Elements of Design  Rule of Thirds Break the image into nine sections (tic tac toe board) and align content with the lines  Style What art style is being used  Message What is the message to be communicated to the viewer  Color  Contrast Use of dark vs. light, bright vs. dull, large vs. small, etc.

Elements of Design  Focal Point What the eye first moves to when looking at an image  Balance Symmetrical-mirroring of elements Asymmetrical-contrasting of elements  Visual Weight Size, number, density(darkness), and position(bottom and sides) of elements increases weight  Directional Flow Line that the eye follows through the image  Unity Clear focus, common shapes, patterns, lines, colors, etc.

Artistic Styles