x10-11 Photo Design 1: February 2011 Archives

Essential Question:  How do you work a pinhole camera?

Monday and Tuesday: Group 5 in darkroom learning procedure and how to make a photogram
All other groups working on sketchbook and digital assignments
Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday:  Group 1 learning how to work pinhole camera - taking pictures of line and texture - all other groups working on sketchbook assignment and digital assignment

Sketchbook: Create a comic strip on the photogram process
Digital work: Research self portraits that have done by other artists - choose one that you like the most - first complete a one page spread on the artist and include image of their self portrait(s) - also reflect on how you can do a self portrait that is similar but also your own.

Monday: Presidents Day Holiday - No School for students
Tuesday and Wednesday: Group 3 learning darkroom and how to make a photogram
All other groups working in sketchbook on 3-4 page History of Photo timeline
Thursday and Friday: Group 4 learning darkroom and how to make a photogram
All other groups working in sketchbook on 3-4 page History of Photo timeline - Due Friday for all groups

Essential Question:  How has Photography impacted society?

Monday: Working on decorating their pinhole camera OR the following sketchbook page:
Create a 4 page spread in sketchbook: Brainstorm and think about how Photography impacts society.  How would it be different if there was no such thing as a camera?  How would you know about past history if there were not image?  For each of the 4 pages, illustrate and verbalize 4 different ways photography has impacted society.
(For example - photography impacts the way we see beauty -- images in glamor magazines and of famous people make us want to look a certain way.)
Tuesday: Working on decorating camera or the sketchbook page above
Wednesday: Working on decorating camera or the sketchbook page above
Thursday: Working on decorating camera or the sketchbook page above
Friday: Working on decorating camera or the sketchbook page above - Both due today

Group 2 and 3's Essential Question: How do you make a photogram?

Group 1,3,4 and 5's Essential Question: How can you create a narrative series of digital photographs?

Monday: Group 2 in darkroom learning Photograms - All others reading and taking notes about animation (group 2 will read and take notes for homework)

Tuesday: Group 2 in darkroom making photograms - All others working on plans for narrative series

Wednesday:  All groups planning narrative series - ideas for topic or story due today at end of period

Thursday: Group 3 in darkroom learning how to do photograms - all others planning narrative series

Friday: Group 3 making photograms in the darkroom - all others planning narrative - plans for 20 images and plans for format due today at the end of period