1. Take a portrait photo for the line mosaic project. It must be of someone you know, and cannot be an image you find on the internet.

4. Richard Avedon b. 1923

5.  What is it?  The arrangement of the Elements of Art according to the Principles of Design  Why is it important?  Considering your composition makes an artwork (or photograph) look purposeful, and professional

6.  Cropping  Rule of Thirds  Lighting  Expression

7.  The way in which a photograph is framed.  It's the parts of the photo the photographer chose to leave in, and cut out  Most people choose to leave far too much in their photos! Before After

8.  A rule of thumb for balancing a photograph  Imagine a tic-tac- toe grid over the photo, with areas of interest falling on top of the intersections of the lines

9.  Can set a mood, and create contrast (the difference between values)  Can be angled in different ways  Can be natural or artificial (natural is preferred, i.e. daylight)

10.  The subject’s expression can help set the mood for a photograph  Don’t be afraid to be creative!

11.  You may NOT use a blurry / pixelated photo for your project!!!  Set your camera or phone to the highest quality setting possible  Use a flash if it’s a dark area, and don’t move the camera too much!

12.  Which portrait do you prefer, and why?  Consider:  Cropping  Rule of Thirds  Lighting  Expression

13.  Which portrait do you prefer, and why?  Consider:  Cropping  Rule of Thirds  Lighting  Expression

14.  Which portrait do you prefer, and why?  Consider:  Cropping  Rule of Thirds  Lighting  Expression

15.  5 portrait photos of the same person with different compositions (You’ll eventually use your favorite for the project)  Quality of photos  Not blurry  Can be enlarged without getting blurry/pixelated *You must be able to pull up your photos on a computer to get credit! = 1 pt. each (5 pts. total) = 1 pt. each (5 pts. total)

16.  Flash Drive (Portable thumb drive)  DVD or CD  Email them to yourself (download them to make sure they work before class!)  Especially if you took them with your phone, consider emailing them to yourself before class *We will edit the photos in class on the due date, so if you don’t do this assignment, you’ll be a day behind on the first project!!! That‘s really really bad!