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On this page please post a LINK to YOUR PADLET hosting your photographs (it's free and easy to set up) and ADD YOUR NAME so i can keep track of who's submitted!
I am also asking you to cross post to google classroom, but we will have conversation and critique here. I think we can learn a lot from each other's work.
I posted some examples via website links but will also create examples and post here.
Your padlet should have 9 images total in three categories, please see below.
All photos of ONE object.
I can answer questions in our session on Weds or by appointment or email.

Please select an object that means something to you at this time; it could relate to quarantine experience or be an object and photograph in at least three different ways for each concept.
You will most likely be taking dozens of photos and selecting three for each concept/skill. Please post these on your own padlet and place the link to the padlet on google classroom.

I will then consolidate them in an assignment so that you can respond via critique and learn from each other's work.
So this assignment is NINE photographs posted on a padlet, with brief explanations, link submitted via classroom. Due tuesday 4/21.

Shooting objects/people indoors is considered STUDIO PHOTOGRAPHY.

1. Framing. How does the position of the object in the picture plane and the distance and angle to the lens affect the feel of the photo? Try close up crops; shooting from above; shooting from below; etc. Select the strongest image and in your submission explain why you think that framing

2. Use of light to create drama. Try lighting directly; placing the object in front of a window or light to create backlighting; spotlighting in a dark room; placing light below or directly above; lighting from the side. No fancy lights needed; You can just use a desk lamp, a flashlight, angling towards a window; experiment.

3. Perspective. Try shooting from above to make the object look small, from below to make the object look large, and forcing perspective by lining it up with other objects and bringing the lens down to horizon level.On this page, Please post your links here and we will add comments on THIS page when we review each others' portfolios!

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As requested, I am posting an example on this page! However, for YOUR work please create YOUR OWN PADLET and just post the link, this will allow us to review and discuss on Wednesday, and i will also do a screen capture video showing you classmates' work with comment if you can't make the blackboard meetup.

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Here, I shot the object slightly from above, slightly to the right of the frame, lit by natural light on a cloudy day.

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Same object, lit from below with a spotlight. all other lights in the room are out. Interesting shadow work. Could add intentional backdrop beneath for better effect.

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Studio lighting, spotlight from the side

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Studio lighting, spotlight from the side

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Lighting from the side creates longer shadows behind the object and a greater sense of depth and movement.

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Shooting from above with side lighting, the object looks smaller. Also the framing with the object closer to the right creates more sense of movement.

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Here i cropped close and tight with the head of the snail towards the right. It creates more focus on "character" even though the face is not developed on this sculpture, there is a sense of the eyes looking back. Could be stronger if i painted pupils on.

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Shooting at an angle creates a greater sense of movement - this is the exact same sculpture as in the second photo, but there is looks very static and here it looks lively.

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Here, i've combined the high perspective with the angle composition to create a sense of action. I notice that the tangent on the left side, where the shell touches the edge of the picture plane, flattens the image and makes it more difficult to tell the scale.

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Here, i have created a centralized composition with a close crop, focusing on the spiral of the snail shell. This plus the strong studio lighting creates an illusion - i can't tell how large the object is, and it seems more timeless.

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I continued the close crop work focusing on the snail's face, but paired it with strong studio lighting at an angle (creating the shadow on the shell, which creates depth), an eye-level perspective, and a centralized composition with the face smack in the middle. As it is turned to the left it creates a sense of conversation or action, as if it is looking at another figure.

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Trumpet