Digital Photography I 2012 - 2013, "A" Day: Lesson Sequence A-3, 11:43 – 1:06 Quarter
Date Aug 21
1st Quarter
Aug 23
Aug 27
Lesson Sequence Details 1.) Introduction to Digital Photo1 2.) Requirements and Expectations: You must have a printed copy of this syllabus in your three inch binder, a pen and notebook, by the next class: no syllabus – 0%, no binder – 0%, no pen and notebook – 0%. 3.) Syllabus review 4.) Research and Preparation Days: Be prepared for anything; research on your current assignment, presentation of your homework, technical presentation, power point, film, demonstration or an intense discussion on the meaning of life. 5.) The Web Search Photographer Power Point Assignment. Each student will be given an individual to research and present to the class. 6.) The Documentary: a yearlong project to document a personal interest. 7.) The Portfolio: Requirements 8.) Lesson #1: The best photo I have ever seen. Place into Mr. Stanforth’s “x” drive file in the File Digital Photo “1 Best Photo”, two photos, 1 B&W and 1 Color Photo. Photos must be in file by 7:45am the day the assignment is due. Late 0%, On time 100%. The file must be named: Your last name first_ Best Photo_name of photographer – no spaces. Example: Stanforth_BestPhoto_Adams. Assignments with files not named correctly will receive a 0%. Lesson #1: “The best B&W photos I have ever seen” followed by a discussion of what makes a good photo and why one is better than the other. Lecture/Presentation: Power Point: Elements of Art and Principles of Design, Discuss: fill the frame, the rule of thirds. Lecture/Presentation: Power Point: Digital Photography Lecture/Presentation: Power Point: A Brief History of the Birth/Invention of Photography. Discussion: of SUBJECT, FORM, and CONTENT in Photography - The Three Basic Components of a work of Art. 1. Subject: the "WHAT", A person, place, a thing or an idea: the obvious visual subject 2. Composition or Form: the "HOW". The technique,