For student portfolios please include:
Module overview / Assignment overview (summary of assignment)
Artist Statement of Intent: this is the reasoning behind how you completed the assignment
Add images of your work from that module

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Module 1: Smartphone Photography

Overview

1. Learning about iPhone / Smartphone / iPad photography
2. Learning exposure, lighting, composition basics and tips and tricks on our devices

Assignments:
HEIF-JPG
Smartphone 30/30 Collage
​9 Camera Angles

Images from this module:

Module 2: Smartphone Photography Continued​

Overview

1. Continuing working with iPhone / Smartphone / iPad photography
2. Learning creative photo techniques

Assignments:
Light and Exposure Balance (3 images)
Shadows (5 images)
Reflections (5 images)
Backlighting (3 images)
Natural Light and Reflectors (gold, silver, white reflectors, and black diffuser) (5 images)

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Module 3: History of Photography and Camera Functions & Exposure Triad

1. Learning the History of Photography
2. Learning photography basics: camera functions, exposure triad
3. Photography Basics
4. Camera Functions
5. Aperture Settings
6. Shutter Speeds
7. ISO
8. Camera RAW vs JPG
9. Composition

Learning week...no photo assignments
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Module 4: Principles of Design in Photography

1. Students will learn:
   • The Elements of Art and Principles of Design and how the terms apply to photography as a form of art
   • Examine image examples of each art term in relation to the definition of the art term
   Students will apply:
   • The knowledge they learned from this lesson to their photo assignment
   Students will create:
   1. Images of their own showing creative and artistic examples of the art terms
   
   Assignment:
   Take photos showing an example of each principle of design:
   1. Contrast
   2. Unity
   3. Emphasis
   4. Scale/Proportion
   5. Movement
   6. Rhythm / Pattern
   7. Balance
   
   

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​Module 5: Photoshop

Overview

1. Introduction to Photoshop: workspace navigation
2. Learning Photoshop basics: layers, selection tools, copy/paste

Assignments:

1. Building a sandwich in Photoshop (layers, selection tool, copy/paste)
2. Building a pizza in Photoshop (layers, selection tool, copy/paste)
3. Building a jack o'lantern in Photoshop
4. Building a Veggie Person in Photoshop

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Module 6: Photoshop Continued

Overview

1. Introduction image editing in Photoshop: white balance, color correcting, levels, filters
2. Learning about image restoration in Photoshop: clone stamp, healing brush tools

Assignments:

1. Warm-Up
2. Color correcting images: color image, black and white image, sepia toned image, colorized black and white image (5 images)
3. Photo restoration: restoring an old photo, colonizing an old photo, cleaning up dusty photo (2 images)

Images from this module:
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Module 7: Netflix's Stranger Things Inspired Image

Overview

1. Applying learning about camera functions/exposure and photoshop basics to create eerie/spooky image inspired by the Netflix show Stranger Things. 
2. Working with cameras, digital files, Photoshop, and also drawing digitally
3. Story writing

Assignment 

1. Watching trailers of Stranger Things season 1–4
2. Lesson on Stranger Things inspired image: original image, copy of image (spookily enhanced), reflected spooky image (upside down realm), and digitally drawing the creature in the upside down world
3. 5-7 sentence backstory about the digitally drawn creature

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Module 8: Surreal Imagery

Overview

1. Learning about photographer Jerry Uelsmann and surreal imagery (traditional and digital art)
2. Learning about surrealism in photography
3. Applying learning about camera functions/exposure and photoshop basics to surreal image assignment

Assignment
Create a surrealistic scene using any images (your own, unsplash, or Google)
Use the Photoshop tools like clone stamp, selections, and painting to achieve something believable, but impossible.

Criteria
Final scene should show proof of using Photoshop tools
Final scene should be "realistic" with a twist of fantasy!
Final scene should show understanding of what surrealism is

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Module 9: Portfolio
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Please submit the link to your Weebly Website of your digital portfolio featuring your original artwork from this term.
Make sure your portfolio is all about YOU. Personalize it, stylize it, keep it professional.
Website must have:
Home page
About Me page (your mini auto-biography)
Portfolio page with your work

DUE AT THE END OF THE TERM
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Assignment checklist:

• Module 1: Smartphone Photography (11 images)
• Module 2: Smartphone Photography Continued (21 images due)
• Module 3: History of Photography (no images)
• Module 4: Principles of Photography (7 images)
• Module 5: Photoshop (4 images)
• Module 6: Photoshop Continued (Image editing-5 images- and Restoration-2 images) 
• Module 7: Stranger Things Inspired Image (1 image)
• Module 8: Surreal Image (1 image)
• Submit your Weebly website address in Canvas. Make sure the link works for grading! 
• Add 2-3 sentences about EACH assignment and your intent for the assignment. 

Tips on organization:
For your portfolio page:
• Add a page for Module 1
• Add text box for your summary about the assignment
• Add image gallery to upload your images from that module