Photographer Presentation Condenced

1. Show 5 photos from your chosen photographer.
2. Talk about their life and work- 5 important points about your photographer i.e. how they got their start, what is important about their work, discuss their style, what they photograph and maybe how they photograph. Your info should be based on your Photographer paper.
3. Then show your own top 5 photos on how you attempted their style.

You can put it together however you want ie Powerpoint, Movie Maker, Prezi... or even just put the images in a file and view slideshow and use recipe cards for the info.

It's basically the same thing, just shorter and less formal. The whole thing will be marked out of 15 (5 marks per image, or info bite).  Due Friday (12s) Monday (11s).

This Year in Pictures

It is the beginning of a New Year. We're going to reflect on events that happened throughout 2010 that were where documented with photographs. We are going to take a look at the MSNBC photos of the year together as a class.

View the photos from either site (or both sites)

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4999736/
or
http://uk.reuters.com/news/pictures/slideshow?articleId=USRTXVJJH#a=1

Here's what you do:

1. Select your favourite "news" photo from 2010.
2. Print or upload to journal/blog.
3. Comment why it is your favourite.
4. Explain what the event is.
5. How does the image document the event? How does the image tell the story? 
6. Identify the subject?
7. What emphasizes the subject and how does it emphasize it? Leading lines, repetition, rule of thirds, contrast, framing?

Then

1. Select your favourite New Year's Photo.
2. Print or upload to journal/blog.
3. Comment why it is your favourite.
4. Explain what the event is.
5. How does the image document the event? How does the image tell the story?
6. Identify the subject?
7. What emphasizes the subject? Leading lines, repetition, rule of thirds, contrast, framing.