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March 23 : A Photography Challenge!

Due Friday, April 10!!!!

PLEASE KEEP CELL PHONES AWAY!

Either in your backpack or the lock box!

CELL PHONE POLICY!

All cell phones will be off and away during class time. If confiscated, student will be marked in 5 Star and receive detention.

Expectations:

C: Voice Level 2 (only the people next to you can hear you and no shouting across the room)

H: Ask your team, elbow partner or raise hand

A: Work on the assignment

M: Stay in your assigned seat

P: Work till assignment is completed

S: Finishing your work

Have you been adding your images to your Portfolio?

All photography images need to be added to your portfolio as you complete your assignment!

Adding to your Portfolio...

How to add and Publish your portfolios!

Snapshots vs Photographs

What's the difference?

WHAT ARE WE LEARNING: Snapshots vs Photographs

WHY IS IT IMPORTANT: Understanding the difference between snapshots and photographs is crucial because snapshots are quick, often unedited captures of a moment, while photographs are intentional, carefully composed, and often convey a deeper meaning or artistic intent.

HOW WILL MY TEACHER KNOW WHAT I LEARNED: You will follow along with instruction and use what we have learned to create amazing photographs!

Snapshots

Characteristics:

Taken spontaneously, often without much thought about composition, lighting, or subject placement.
May be taken with a small, handheld camera or even a phone.
Focus is often on capturing a moment rather than creating a visually compelling image.

Snapshots are quick, unplanned images often taken without much thought or consideration for composition. They capture a moment but may lack depth or purpose.

A snapshot is a casual, often quick and unplanned photograph, while a photograph is a more carefully composed and intentional image, often with artistic or journalistic intent.

Photographs

Characteristics:

Created with deliberate consideration of composition, lighting, and subject placement.
May involve using a variety of camera equipment and techniques.
Often aims to tell a story or convey a specific message.

Photographs are intentional and thoughtfully composed images. They use techniques like the Rule of Thirds, leading lines, and careful attention to light, subject, and framing to tell a story or evoke emotion.

Your goal...

As photographers, your goal is to elevate your work from a simple snapshot to a meaningful photograph. Even in a playful activity like this one, you can be intentional with your creativity and composition.

Pareidolia...

Have you ever looked at an object or building and thought, “Hey that kind of looks like a face!”?

It’s actually a psychological phenomenon known as pareidolia.

Pareidolia involves a vague and random stimulus (often an image or sound) being perceived as significant; it’s a form of apophenia (seeing meaningful patterns or connections in random or meaningless data).

Steps to follow...

OBSERVATION

Instead of rushing to snap the first thing that catches your eye, pause and observe. Look for objects that could resemble a "face" with googly eyes. Be intentional about what you choose to photograph.

WHAT DEFINES A FACE?

Think of a simple smiley face. What is on the face?

Eyes...yep!

Mouth...Probably!

Nose...Sometimes!

Compose THOUGHTFULLY

Transform your snapshot into a photograph by considering the composition rules we’ve learned:

Rule of Thirds: Don’t just place the face in the center—try positioning it on an intersecting point for balance.
Leading Lines: Find ways the environment can guide the viewer’s eye to your face.
Framing and Background: Avoid cluttered backgrounds and use natural framing to draw focus.

Think about the EXPRESSION!

Think about the story the "face" tells. Is it happy, sad, surprised, or something else? Angle and lighting can emphasize its "expression."

Photograph the FACE

Once you’ve composed your shot, take your time. Check the lighting, angle, and focus. Aim to create an image that brings the "face" to life.

REFLECT

After capturing your image, look at it and ask yourself: Is this just a snapshot, or have I created a photograph? What makes it stand out? Could it be improved?

THE POINT...

This activity isn’t just about having fun (though I hope you will!)—it’s about learning to see the world differently. Photography is about finding beauty, humor, or meaning in the ordinary, and through intentional composition, turning a quick moment into a powerful image.

Enhance the FACE

For ONE subject, use the googly eyes to bring out or exaggerate the face you see. Think about how placement, size, or perspective can change the "character" of your subject.

RULES! You MUST NOT use an actual face (drawn or real!)

NOT Pareidolia

OPEN YOUR PHOTOGRAPHY FOLDER!

Double click to open the folder on your desktop

Create a NEW FOLDER INSIDE YOUR PHOTOGRAPHY FOLDER

(right click...New Folder)

Name the folder:

FIND THE FACE

The Assignment...

For this assignment, you will need to take photographs showing faces on inanimate objects. The goal is to capture the essential elements of the image and draw the viewer's attention to those specific details.

For this assignment, you will need to find 3 DIFFERENT faces...

YOU choose what you are shooting! Do NOT just copy these!

Remember to make sure each face has a DIFFERENT EXPRESSION...Is it a snapshot or a photograph. Did you "compose the shot?" It's NOT just a picture of a face!

PHOTO 1 & 2:

...a FACE without adding the googly eyes!

This is about spotting naturally occurring "faces" in everyday objects, patterns, or structures.

Your Initials Face-Expression.psd

TE-Face-happy.psd

TE-Face-scared.psd

Each face MUST have a DIFFERENT EXPRESSION!

PHOTO 3

...Add some Googly eyes!

Use the eyes help create a face!

Your Initials Face-Expression.psd

Example:

TE-Face-Shocked.psd

Remember to be creative! Look for interesting faces around campus!

NOT Pareidolia

To shoot Find the Face...

Set your camera to M!

You are in control of ALL settings again!

M (Manual)

Set your ISO to 100!

Click the Right Cross Key

Lets change the Drive mode to SINGLE SHOOTING

This means you click the button one shot at a time!

Get low! Take the face image from DIFFERENT ANGLES!

Think of YOUR Point of view to get the perfect angle!

Add Press the Q button on the top left of the LCD screen

Auto Focus Area (top left AF button):

How much of your camera is able to see with your auto focus

Spot: only that little box will have it in focus. Good for Portraits.

Whole Area Auto Focus: Camera will determine what needs to be in focus.

Good for Landscapes

Take your time... Focus on one idea and take a few options/angles.

Don't rush!

Downloading your photos...

To Split the screens (to see them better):

Editing your photos!

Open Photoshop

Click OPEN (on the left)

Navigate to Desktop> PHOTOGRAPHY folder>

FIND THE FACE

Select ONE of the subjects/images you would like to work with.

Always select the best image based upon this criteria:

Does it work for your assignment?

Is it a good exposure?

Is it in focus?

Click OPEN

CHOOSE YOUR BEST IMAGES! If they don't meet the criteria, check out a camera and go shoot some more! DOES IT HAVE A FACE???

NOT Pareidolia

SAVE (as) YOUR DOCUMENT!

Shortcut: Shift + Ctrl + S

(or File: SAVE AS)

Save as Type: PHOTOSHOP!

Then click Save to Cloud Documents

Save to CREATIVE CLOUD!

Click the Save to CREATIVE CLOUD button

Name the photo:

"Your Inititals Face-Expression"

Example:

TE Face-Happy.psd

TE Face-Sad.psd

TE Face-Excited.psd

(You get the idea...when you are done you will be turning in 3 images!)

Click SAVE

If you have selected your best "face" photo you can do the same process for other photos of a different "face"!

Your Initials Face-"Expression".psd

(Open through Photoshop, Save as, Save to Creative Cloud)

Editing your photos!

Adjusting using layers

Remember to use an ADJUSTMENT LAYER (in the layers panel: click the adjustment icon) so it is non-destructive

Adjust such things as:

Brightness/Contrast
Exposure
Vibrance
Hue/Saturation
Black & White

Make Adjustments as needed! (And they are needed!)

If the photo is dull, brighten it!
If the photo is under-exposed...use Exposure!
Make the adjustments!!!

Edits are subjective! They are what YOU feel needs to be adjusted. But YOU MUST MAKE ADJUSTMENTS!

Spot healing/patch

If there is anything you want to remove:

Create a new layer and use the Spot Healing or patch tools to clean it up!

Remember to make sure Content-Aware is selected AND Sample All Layers is checked!

Remove distractions! No trash, cracks in sidewalk etc

Make the adjustments!!!

Using the masks

Remember on the mask of an adjustment layer (make sure it is selected), we can add black to conseal what we are adjusting!

White=Reveals

Black=Conseals

Make sure your adjustment layers are ON the TOP in the layers panel so that any other alterations (spot healing etc) are adjusted also!

ADD A SIGNATURE!

(all images MUST have this!)

Remember! If your image area is dark, make your signature WHITE. If the image area is light, make your signature BLACK!

Make sure you have added the vignette AND your signature!

Each image MUST have YOUR signature on the bottom right!

EXPORTING Your FILES

Please make sure it is a JPG file!

You will export 3 images:

Your Initials Face-"Expression".jpg

Each face MUST have a DIFFERENT EXPRESSION!

RULES! You MUST NOT use an actual face (drawn or real!)

CRITERIA:

3 Images of YOUR choice finding faces (only ONE with Googly Eyes)!
You will shoot 3 different Faces...in different places (come up with 3 DIFFERENT IDEAS!)
Each image MUST be edited appropriately in Photoshop
Each image MUST have a signature!
Each image MUST be named correctly
- Your Inititals Face-"Expression".jpg
- Your Inititals Face-"Expression".jpg
- Your Inititals Face-"Expression".jpg
File format turned in MUST be correct (jpg)