25-26 Photography Assignments

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Photography TO–DO List
Updated 8/11/25

  1. Organizing Folders

    • Photo 1 Students - Know where your DD folder(s) are. If you are no longer taking DD class, move your DD folder into your new photo folder.

      • Rename Photography Folder “Your Name Photo 25-26” 

      • Create new sub folders 01 Progress, 02 To Be Graded, 03 Exhibit

      • Make Photo Assignment folders in Progress folder

      • Open Photography Journal (Google Classroom)

        • Create a tab on the left for career related entries

    • Ashlynn, Macyn 

      • Rename Photography Folder “Your Name Photo 25-26” 

      • Make a new folder in your photo folder called Your Name Photo 24-25 and move last year’s Progress, To Be Graded, & Exhibit into it. 

      • Create new sub folders 01 Progress, 02 To Be Graded, 03 Exhibit

      • Make Photo Assignment folders in Progress folder

    • Locate and open Photography Journal (Google Classroom)

      • Mark the start of a new school year with a line or something

      • Create a tab on the left for career related entries

  2. History of Photography

  3. Photo Critique

    • What makes a good photo, Basic tips to a good photo

    • Group Critique

      • Analyze - Fact vs Fiction, what do you see, no opinion

      • What category would it fall into in-order to approach the experience through that “lens.” commercial, portrait, wedding, event, still life, editorial/journalism

      • Experience - My experience of the photo is….

        • What do you connect with as a viewer, personalize, storyline, emotion. “This feels like when I…..” Begin to put together what the photo is about for the viewer. This looks like the subject is doing….

  4. Macyn - Work on Website.

  5. Ashlynn - Update website , Create poster that demonstrates aperture and shutter speed

  6. Photo 1 Students - How-to & Get to Know your Camera

    • Camera Raw vs JPG 

    • Read through How-To Section from this page.

    • Make a section in your Photo Journal for "Get to know your camera." 

      • Shoot the same object/scene with each setting including white balance, ISO, f-stop, and shutter speed. 

      • Then move to a new location and shoot the same object in a scene with different lighting with each setting again.

      •  Put photos in your "Get to know your camera" folder.

      • Ms. Murphy will help you import & rename files in Adobe Lightroom. Compare the EXIF Data in the MetaData Panel to understand the differences. 

      • Write down your discoveries in your photo journal & turn in to Google Classroom

  7. Photo 1 Lightroom Lesson Videos -
    kelbyone.com murphysclay@gmail.com sp3wRE7h

    1. Importing Photos - Lessons 2

    2. Organizing Photos

    3. Renaming photos - Ms. Murphy needs to set this up for you

    4. Develop Module Basics

    5. Lightroom Masking

  8. Create a contact sheet using your get to know your camera photo. Turn in to google classroom assignment.

Procedure
1. Original JPG in Progress/Project folder

2. In Lightroom - Import, 1st deletes, rename, edit, export 8x10 for our mats

3. If edited in Photoshop, PSD file in Progress/Photography folder

4. Lightroom or Photoshop exported JPG for turn in should be put in To Be Graded folder with 8x10 at the end of the file name. 300 resolution/100 quality.

Assignments 

  1. Instagram - 2 photos a week using hashtag #snhsphoto

  2. Group Activity & Contact sheet

    1. Growing Creativity activity together

  3. 1 – David Hockney Style - Assembled in Photoshop
    ###-name-hockey.jpg  ###-name-hockey-8x10.jpg

  4. 4 – Panning 1 2 3 4
    ###-name-panning.jpg      ###-name-panning-8x10.jpg

  5. 2 - Insect - 1 2 3 
    ###-name-insect.jpg    ###-name-insect-8x10.jpg

  6. 4 - Animal - 1 2
    ###-name-animal.jpg    ###-name-animal-8x10.jpg

  7. 1 - Surreal Self-Portraits  -  Assembled in Photoshop
    ###-name-surreal.jpg       ###-name-surreal.psd      ###-name-surreal-8x10.jpg

  8. 1 - Demonstrating sound
    ###-name-sound.jpg      ###-name-sound-8x10.jpg

  9. 2 – Trees (PAC Photo Show Theme) - 1 2 3
    ###-name-tree.jpg      ###-name-tree-8x10.jpg

  10. 1 - Double Exposure 1 2 3 4 5 - Assembled in Photoshop
    ###-name-doubleexposure.jpg      ###-name-doubleexposure.psd

  11. 1 - Photo Transfer on Wooden Letter
    ###-name-transfer.jpg - no photos to turn in, print and transfer onto wooden letter

  12. 2 – Bokeh 1 2 3 4 5  How To's 1 2 3 4 5    Bokeh & Lens Ball combination
    ###-name-bokeh.jpg      ###-name-bokeh-8x10.jpg

  13. 2 – Corrugated Paper/Lens Ball - Examples
    ###-name-lensball.jpg  ###-name-lensball-8x10.jpg

  14. 2 – Refraction - How To
    ###-name-refraction.jpg  ###-name-refraction-8x10.jpg

  15. 2 – Texture/Grunge/Pattern 12345678
    ###-name-texture.jpg      ###-name-texture.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