Semester 2 Warm Ups -
Practicing Photography Techniques
Practicing Photography Techniques
1. Portraits - Richard Avedon Style Wednesday, 1/11/17
YOUR WARM UP:
Classic Portraits in the style of Richard Avedon.
-Simple backgrounds
-Focus on lack of emotions…capture the rawness of the person.
-Black and White
Two Photos:
HOW TO TURN IN 2 Photos:
-Name files: lastname first initial_portrait 1
lastname first initial_portrait2
Slideshow:
Portraits - Cut out person Thursday 1/12/17
-Just Practice! No need to turn in or post to website:)
-I will check in class for completion.
-Just Practice! No need to turn in or post to website:)
-I will check in class for completion.
A. Cut out person #1
Directions From Video
Use the photo below and cut out person and place on background. Place on cut out on white background
ABOVE: Before cutting out. (Download image here)
Above: After cutting out
Warm Up #2: Cut out Portrait and place on background. (Merging 2 photos) Friday, 1/13/17
*Use your own photos NOT ones below!
Warm Up #2: Cut out Portrait and place on background. (Merging 2 photos) Friday, 1/13/17
*Use your own photos NOT ones below!
1. Cut out person in your Richard Avedon warm up or any other photo of your own and place on any background (landscape/setting). The best background could be a landscape photo or a photo with a setting for the person to reside in.
2.Post your final photo to your website's Sem. 2 Warm Ups & Title "Portrait on Background"
3. Turn into google classroom under assignment, Sem. 2 Warm up #2 "Portrait on Background"
* Make sure to set the resolution the same as your portrait photo - around 8.5" x 11" at 300 resolution is best.
Another option to merge 2 photos - Using a Layer Mask
Warm Up #2: Take candid personality photographs of the person you are assigned to in class.
-Make into a triptych
-Post to your Website
Photoshop Sizing:
1. Make canvas size 12x18 at 300 resolution
This warm up is to help you understand and practice for Project #2 - Personality Triptych. (See details below)
-Create a triptych of a person that captures their personality.
-Can be a stranger or someone you know.
-Black and white or in color.
-DO NOT turn in one from school! This is an outside of class assignment.
Task: Take 10 or more candid street style photographs outside (2 minute time frame)
2 teams - Taking turns being the “streets”
Team 1: First are the Photographers - have to keep moving/walking and taking photographs.
Team 2: The “street people” - Can be walking, talking, standing, sitting. In groups or alone. Can not look at photographers! Have to move every 30 seconds. May say “freeze” occasionally.
Warm Up #5: Overlay Living vs. Inanimate Object
Practice overlay: Take 1 photo of a pattern of inanimate/non-living object (brick wall) and take 1 photo of living thing (person, flowers, plants). Combine using blend mode in layers using Photoshop – see video.
1. Combining Nature with man-made objects: Pattern and Textures
-You choose photos to combine. Must be your OWN photographs!
*THIS IS PRACTICE. You should not use this for your final project!!