20-21 DD Photography Assignments

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Printable Google Doc Handout of Photo To-Do List

  1. Organizing Folders

    1. Make 20-21 Folders

    2. Put previous DD folders in 20-21 DD folder

    3. Make Photography folder in Progress folder

    4. Make sub folders for each of the assigned photos

    5. Photography Journal Google Doc – Google Classroom – move to Photography folder

  2. Photo Critique

    1. Ready this page.    Watch these critique tips.

    2. Watch one photo critique video from this page.

    3. Choose a photo to critique from these choices 1 2 3 4 5 6

    4. Answer these critique questions while recording your critique using Screancast-o-Matic

      1. Put the .mp4 video in your TBG folder

  3. DD2’s Lightroom Lesson Videos

    1. Camera Raw vs JPG

    2. Lightroom Mobile

    3. Importing/Organizing Photos - Lessons 2 - 6

    4. 7-Point System - Photo Editing - All Lessons

      1. If you want to try out what the lessons are teaching, copy the Lesson Asset Files to your Progress/Photography folder

      2. S:\Team Drives\01 Murphy DD Common\02 Textbooks\

  4. DD2’s How-to & Get to Know your Camera

    1. Read through How-To Section from this page.

    2. Shoot to get to know your camera using all dials and settings. Shoot the same scene with each setting on the dial and compare the EXIF Data in the Meta Panel in Bridge to understand the differences. Write down your discoveries in your photo journal and turn it in to the google classroom assignment.

Photo Assignments
1. Original JPG in Progress/Photography folder
2. If edited in Photoshop, PSD file in Progress/Photography folder
3. Exported JPG for turn in should be put in To Be Graded folder with 8x10 at the end of the file name.

  1. Instagram
    4 photos a week using hashtag #snhsphoto

  2. 2 – Hands 1  2
    ###-name-hands.jpg      ###-name-hands-8x10.jpg

  3.  1 – Light Leak/Lens Flare 1 2 3 4 5 6 
    ###-name-lightleak.jpg    ###-name-lightleak-8x10.jpg

  4. 2 – ICM - Intentional Camera Movement 1  2  3  4  5
    ###-name-icm.jpg      ###-name-icm-8x10.jpg

  5. 2 – Smoke 1 2 3 4 5
    ###-name-smoke.jpg      ###-name-smoke-8x10.jpg

  6. 2 – Sunset/Sunrise 1 2 3 4
    ###-name-sunset.jpg      ###-name-sunset.jpg

  7. 2 – Celebrate a female in your life 1 2 3 4 5
    ###-name-women.jpg      ###-name-women-8x10.jpg

  8. 1 – Emotion because of or with a mask 1
    ###-name-mask.jpg      ###-name-mask.jpg

  9. 2 – Rim Lighting  1  2  3  4  5
    ###-name-rim.jpg      ###-name-rim-8x10.jpg

  10.  2 – Refraction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
    ###-name-refraction.jpg    ###-name-refraction-8x10.jpg

  11.  2 – Bubbles  1 2 3 4
    ###-name-bubbles.jpg    ###-name-bubbles-8x10.jpg

  12.  1 or Series – Journey 
    ###-name-journey.jpg    ###-name-journey-8x10.jpg

Photography Rubric

Printable PDF

Photography

6 Excellent

 4 Good

 2 Needs Work

Total

Following Directions

All assigned components to the assignment are present.

Half of the assigned components are present.

Not assigned components are present.

 
Composition Shows strong photographic composition Rule of thirds, leading lines, framing, unusual angle, fill the frame Shows some element of composition, but not strongly No composition element used  
Contrast / Lighting Photograph has strong contrast of blacks & whites or dark colors and light colors Good contrast but slightly over or under exposed Poor contrast  
Cropping All unwanted areas of the photograph are eliminate Some unwanted elements in photograph Recrop photograph  
Focus Excellent focus in photograph with no unintended blur Slightly out of focus Out of focus  
Visual Impact/Mood Photograph creates a dramatic image Photograph creates a pleasing visual image Photograph does not give mood or feeling  
Focal Point Obvious focal point Contains focal point but image also contains distractions No visible focal point  
      Total