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Unit 1: IDENTITY Art Ed Approaches: Meaning Making & Big Ideas 2

IDENTITY “Throughout history and across cultures, people have... IDENTITY.” “Throughout history and across cultures, people have... been concerned with IDENTITY.” KEY CONCEPTS: Identity involves characteristics (physical, emotional, psychological) that allow us to name or distinguish people, places, and things. Identity expresses who we “are” to others and can, therefore, be read. Identity can be assumed or imposed. Identity can be expressed and communicated through art. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS: What is identity? How is identity expressed to/read by others? When/How/Why might identity be assumed or imposed? 3

Photography Warm-Ups 4

The next several slides walk you through a series of WARM-UP ACTIVITIES to be completed today during class time and for homework. 5

Warm-Up #3 (photo 1 of 8) Find, photograph, edit (no filters, please), and post (Digital Portfolio > Identity Constructions) the following prompt response as a warm-up... Select a WALL SPACE in/around your current home or dwelling, and capture its IDENTITY. The possibilities are endless – ranging from a very dramatic memento, occupying a wall in a high-traffic area, to a very private token, secreted into a discrete wall space of a less- trafficked room, etc. 6

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Warm-Up #2 (photos 2, 3, 4, 5 of 8) Find, photograph, edit, and post (Digital Portfolio > Identity Constructions) the following prompt responses as warm- ups... 1.Locate one INTERESTING OBJECT with plenty of negative space around it that has a sense of IDENTITY— you may stage something. Please post the image without using any photography filters. 2.Explore at least THREE FILTERS on the same photograph (remember to save your original first) using the Instagram app, iPhoto, or something similar. Learn more about filters here. For your consideration: How do these filters CHANGE THE OBJECT’S IDENTITY?here 8

OriginalSepia AntiqueBoost The ‘original’ photograph seems to best capture the mood of the Panamanian wall mural. It’s important to me to honor the skin color represented by the painter, as this helps to capture the identity of the subject pictured. 9

Cindy Sherman is a contemporary artists who works with the BIG IDEA of IDENTITY... Photograph of Sherman 10

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Written Warm-Up DEVELOP A PLAN for your first studio. Here’s a template to get you started: 1.The ESSENTIAL QUESTION(S) that appeal(s) to me is/are... 2.I plan to ‘ANSWER’ this/these question(s) by photographing... because... 3.The time of day might be... because the LIGHTING will be... 4.I might use the following PROPS... because... 5.I WILL/WILL NOT be in the photograph because... 6.I will/will not use FILTERS because... 12

Photography: Studio 13

STUDIO Capture your identity in interesting ways with a Smartphone. Take AS MANY photos as you can during class/studio time while being mindful of the overall COMPOSITION. 14

STUDIO CONT’D. (photos 6, 7, 8 of 8) Narrow your focus by selecting THREE (3) IMAGES. You may delete all others. Edit your three favorite images, and add filters, if desired. Post the images (Digital Portfolio > Identity Constructions). See what your peers are up to by clicking here:

Photography Demonstration 16

LEARNING YOUR Smartphone CAMERA Smartphone iPhone How to Use The iPhone 5 Camera Android Your complete guide to the Android camera Your complete guide to the Android camera 17

WATCH THIS! Smartphone photography tips 18

RULE OF THIRDS Every talented photographer knows about the rule of thirds! Learn more here.here 19

SmartphoneSmartphone Introductions: TAKING PICTURES iPhone 10 Quick iPhone Photography Tips 10 Quick iPhone Photography Tips How to Use the iPhone camera How to Use the iPhone camera iPhone photography Android How to Take Better Pictures with Your Smartphone’s Camera How to Take Better Pictures with Your Smartphone’s Camera If you have another type of Smartphone, I recommend glancing at the above links, and then conducting your own Google search using key-phrases like “photography tips for [insert type of Smartphone here].” 20

WHAT’S NEXT? Now you’re ready to put what you’ve learned into action. Let’s get ready to TAKE SOME PHOTOGRAPHS! 21