AWQ3M/4M • Introduction

1. Blyth Academy • Term 3
Mr. Sargento!! ! AWQ3M/4M
Photography

2. ✤ Starter
✤ Class rules & expectations
✤ Tools & resources
✤ Units Overview
✤ Edmodo & Remind sign-up
✤ Icebreaker: Facebook Profile Creation
✤ Submit Facebook PDF to Edmodo
✤ ISP
✤ Blog Setup
Agenda

3. Starter
Kahoot!

4. ✤ Respect
✤ Fairness
✤ Kindness
✤ Team
✤ On time
✤ Phones + other devices
✤ Missed classes
✤ Late/missed assignments
Expectations

5. Digital Camera (dSLR or Prosumer) +
SD Card (8 GB +)
RequiredTools

6. ✤ Digital Camera (dSLR or Prosumer) & SD Card (8 gb +)
✤ Laptop
✤ 3-ring Binder (1” - 2”)
✤ Journal/Sketchbook
✤ Tripod (not mandatory)
✤ Document Creation:
✤ MS Office, Apple iWork, or Google Drive
✤ File Storage, Backup, and Sharing:
✤ USB (4gb+)
✤ Dropbox, Google Drive, or Box
✤ Adobe CS/CC:
✤ Photoshop, Photoshop Elements, and/or Lightroom
✤ Library card
RequiredTools

7. ✤ Edmodo
✤ Class Twitter: @marciosargento
✤ Remind
Resources

8. ✤ Term Units – 70%:
✤ Unit 1 – Introduction to Photography
✤ Unit 2 – History of the Photograph
✤ Unit 3 – Composition
✤ Unit 4 - Digital Darkroom
✤ Unit 5 – The Photographer
✤ Final Assessments – 30%:
✤ ISP – Art Show
✤ Exam
Units Overview

9. ✤ Education & Careers
✤ Photography tools & settings;
✤ Traditional cameras vs. dSLR
✤ Film vs. Sensor
✤ Aperture (f stops)
✤ ISO
✤ Shutter Speed
✤ Intro to colour theory
Unit 1
Introduction to Photography

10. ✤ History of the Camera
✤ History of film
✤ History of development processes
✤ Famous photographers and their work
✤ Impact on society
✤ Ethics
Unit 2
History of the Photograph

11. ✤ How to compose a “good” photograph
(rules and guidelines)
✤ Elements and Principles of Design
✤ Extension of colour theory
✤ Lighting
✤ Framing (exclusion & inclusion)
Unit 3
Composition

12. ✤ Adobe Photoshop/Elements & Lightroom:
✤ Brightness
✤ Contrast
✤ Curves
✤ Levels
✤ Saturation
✤ Vibrance
✤ CMYK vs RGB
✤ Pixels
✤ Retouching
✤ etc.
Unit 4:
Digital Darkroom

13. ✤ Learning how to shoot various styles of
photography...
✤ Fashion
✤ Landscape
✤ Editorial
✤ Portrait
✤ Architecture
✤ etc.
Unit 5:
The Photographer

14. ✤ Three parts;
✤ Independently organize, promote,
and host an art show showcasing
select photographs
✤ Research a famous photographer
✤ Maintain a digital portfolio of all
your work throughout the term
ISP

15. ✤ We will use it for…
✤ Quizzes & tests
✤ Assignments
✤ Marks
✤ Feedback
✤ Communicate with each other
Edmodo

16. ✤ Already have an account?
✤ Login with existing account
✤ Join group code: 8stbye
✤ New user?
✤ Sign up as a student
✤ Use group code: 8stbye
Edmodo.com

17. Remind

18. ✤ Facebook Profile Creator
✤ Using the PowerPoint template, create a Facebook profile
✤ Save as… PDF
✤ Submit to Edmodo assignment dropbox
✤ Present your profile to the class!
Icebreaker

19. ✤ WordPress, Blogger, Tumblr
✤ Which one is best?
✤ Advantages/disadvantages?
✤ Which one(s) do you already use?
✤ Weebly, Wix, Webydo
✤ Which one is best?
✤ Advantages/disadvantages?
✤ Which one(s) do you already use?
Blogs &Website Creators

20. ✤ URL: first initial + last name (i.e. msargento.tumblr.com)
✤ If unavailable, add course course (i.e. msargentoAWQ3M4M.tumblr.com)
✤ Title: Full name
✤ Description: Photography - Digital Portfolio
✤ Pages/Sections:
✤ We will add throughout the term...
Setup ISP Digital Portfolio

21. ✤ Use one of the following websites to find a photograph that interests you...
✤ 500px
✤ Flickr
✤ Write a short, 1/2 page reflection on why you think your chosen
photograph is an example of “good” photography...
✤ Colour
✤ Framing (Composition)
✤ What’s in the frame? Left out of the frame?
Activity:
What makes a good photograph?