Composition+Tasks

Your Digital Photos
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You will be responsible for creating a __minimum of__ __**25 compositions**__ for this course. You will need to complete the REQUIRED activities below and then can add your own choice work **after** you have completed the required work.

=Preparation:= Read the following website resources to learn more about the art of photography. [|Basic Photography Exercises] [|Rule of Thirds] Tips for Beginners [|Composition Tips] 10 Composition Tips Be prepared (maybe through journal entries or some other format) to SHARE what you know about composing photographs. Use the vocabulary learned in the Elements and Principles, as well as from these websites, in all your writings about photography.

=Other Important Information:= =Tasks:= __Elements and Principles of Design & Composition__ You must have at least one (1) artifact for EACH element/principle. (12 total) NOTE: Some of the other activities below may already have something to do with the elements/principles--you do NOT have to do more than ONE per element/principle.
 * You need to store your photos on a website designed for photographs like Flickr, or one you create yourself.
 * You need to save all photos (even your not so perfect ones!) on your flash drive and/or Mac @ school.
 * You need to use the copyright protections you decided on for each FINAL composition (and should use for ALL photos).

__The Daily Shoot__ Go to the following website: The Daily Shoot Spend some time looking through the website. It has a daily photo "assignment." Browse through some of the daily "assignments" and see what kinds of photos are posted.


 * For this activity, you will need to choose **ANY 10** daily "assignments" to complete.
 * You will need to take SEVERAL photos for each daily "assignment" to practice the art of composition.
 * You will keep track of the photos for the same "assignment" by labeling them with the daily "assignment" tag.

__Photo Challenge__ Go to the following website: [|PhotoChallenge.org] Spend some time looking through the website. For the year 2010-there was a monthly challenge. For the year 2009-there was a daily challenge. Most of these challenges are around themes or topics, rather than the Elements and Principles.
 * In your FINAL exhibition you will need to show how you went through the process of the daily "assignment" from start (picking the assignment) to finish (showing your BEST photo for that assignment).
 * You MUST journal♣ about each daily "assignment."


 * For this activity, you will need to choose **ANY 6** challenges to complete.
 * You will need to take SEVERAL photos for each challenge to practice the art of composition.
 * You will keep track of the photos for the same challenge by labeling them with the daily "assignment" tag.
 * In your FINAL exhibition you will need to show how you went through the process of the challenge from start (picking the assignment) to finish (showing your BEST photo for that assignment).
 * You MUST journal♣ about each challenge.
 * You will also need to CREATE your own challenge. You will need to write your challenge, show photo examples of your challenge (your photos!), and put this challenge in your journal♣.

__Other Compositions__ For this task you will need to complete **4 compositions** meeting the requirements below.
 * 1) **Panoramic Composition**--find something to shoot to create a panoramic image. Use the following website as a guide: []
 * 2) **Black and White Compositions**--shoot one composition of your choice in color and use photo editing software to adjust the color to B&W, then shoot a similar composition using the B&W setting on camera. Use the following website as a guide: []
 * 3) **Digital Manipulation Composition**--create one digitally manipulated composition. Use the following websites for examples: @http://www.onextrapixel.com/2010/02/11/60-amazing-digital-photo-manipulation-art/@http://www.digital-photography-school.com/20-incredible-photo-manipulation-examples

__Choice Compositions__ For your remaining required compositions, you will need to create your own compositions.
 * For this activity, you will need to create original compositions.
 * Your choice of theme/topic/element/principle.
 * You MUST journal♣ about each composition--where did your inspiration for the idea come from? What is your composition saying about you to others?

__Extra Compositions__ You may include more than 25 compositions, BUT 25 must be from the above requirements.

=Final Product:= A digital portfolio of your compositions, in a format of your choice, must be presented during your Final Exhibition.

Next Page--Final Exhibition