Tammy Hotchkiss September 24, 2015

DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY
Lesson Plan 3: October 4, 2015

Objective
Develop an understanding of
the parts and basic
functionality of a camera.
Materials
The required Text for
this course is the
Complete Digital
Photography
Eighth Edition. By: Ben Long
ISBN-13:987-1-305-25872-3
! Project 2 - The Daily Location Project enables you to see how the
Access to the usage of a
Digital Camera and tripod will
be used for this block of
instruction and will be
required for completion of
assignments.
! ways to express yourself. Mix it up and explore new ways in
Students will need access to a
computer the online portion of
the course instruction.
Hours
This class is a hybrid course
and will include two hours of
instruction, including both in
class and online interactions.
! Project 5 - The Reflection Project enables you to transform
behind photography. Take an image that clearly depicts a
Photography
In this class, we will begin practicing camera skills.
Homework!
For this assignment, you are provided ten photography projects
below. Choose at least five for a grade. You will be graded on your
ability to achieve the goals set forth in the following:!
Project 1 - The 10 Strangers Project enables you to interact with
10 strangers and take a photo of each of them. It can be quite
scary to start shooting people in the halls at school, at local
restaurants, especially if youre an introvert. Photography is all
about overcoming your fears. This project will help you do that.
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world around you is constantly changing. Select a location
whether it is a park bench, cow pasture down the street from
where you live, or somewhere that sparks your interest and take
an image at that location. Try to go at about the same time each
day and try to frame the shot from the same location each time.
!
Project 3 - The Self-Portrait Project enables you examine creative
which you do not normally express yourself. This will be your
moment to shine with selfies.
!
Project 4 - The Dark Side Project enables your ability to focus
more on the visual elements in your surroundings. Shoot your
images with the awareness you will be converting them to black
and white. The beauty of black and white is to allow you to focus
on all elements in the frame such as tone, texture, shapes, and
lighting.
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ordinary subjects into memorable representations of the emotion
reflection. Locations could include: glossy surfaces such as

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Grading System
1. PhotoChoice 1 - 100 points
2. PhotoChoice 2 - 100 points
3. PhotoChoice 3 - 100 points
4. PhotoChoice 4 - 100 points
5. PhotoChoice 5 - 100 points
A 90 -100 Exemplary
In depth development of topic and
ideas. Academically written with
syntax rich vocabulary, organized
thoughts, free of errors in grammar,
spelling, capitalization, punctuation,
and formatting.
B 80 - 89 Proficient
Sufficiently developed ideas with
structured paragraphs, effective
syntax, occasional errors in grammar,
spelling, capitalization, punctuation,
and formatting.
C 70 - 79 Emerging
Insufficiently developed ideas with
non-structured paragraphs,
ineffective syntax, several errors in
grammar, spelling, capitalization,
punctuation, and formatting.
F 69 - below Unacceptable
Confusion with the topic, lack of
support of main ideas, multiple
errors in grammar, spelling,
capitalization, punctuation, and
formatting.
* Student must obtain a C or better in
order to pass this course.
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countertop, metal, water, eye glasses, sunglasses, mirrors,
puddles, lakes, ponds, or even just a highly polished surface such
as a floor.
!
Project 6 - The Perspective Project enables you to view the
dimensions of a building as it fades to the distance and becomes
smaller and smaller. Search for shots that capture the perspective
of objects. City streets and buildings are the perfect location for
this type of shot.
!
Project 7 - The Seemingly Personal Project enables you to get up
close and personal to your subject. If it is a child, get down on
their level as you take the photo. If it is a pet, try to focus on each
little hair in their fur or the sparkle in their eye. Be sure to watch
your settings, pets are quite mobile and on the go.
!
Project 8 - The Food Project enables you to display food in a
professional setting. Imagine you are hired to take images for
Food Networks Magazine cover. Creatively consider the entire
setting in which the food is displayed. Ensure that the image will
entice everyone to devour the mouthwatering food displayed in
your image. Take time to research past magazines for ideas, but
come up with your own.
!
Project 9 - The Grateful Project enables you to capture what is
really important and how appreciative you are. Take images each
day for one week of things, places, or people that you are grateful
for.
!
Project 10 - The Religion Project enables you to consider the
faithful side of emotions. Whether the faith you chose for your
project is Catholic or Musulim or Athiest, each faith has an image
that clearly reflect that belief. Try to capture the belief of that faith
in your image so that viewers can clearly identify which faith
youre representing without any words.
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Extra Credit - 25 points - Keep a photo journal for each day
during this course. Journal should include an image (taken by you
- of course) and narrative about that image reflecting your
experience with photography during this course. It should provide
the details of what you learned and gained this semester.
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* Examples of these projects can be found on CourseDen.
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