Sept. 08 09 Welcome back! Just a reminder that a studio fee of $70.00 is payable to Cawthra Park (Visual Arts Photography), by cheque upon start of the course. Course expectations can be viewed by both parents and students on-line at Mr.Ball's Teacher Web site in the Expectations section. No cameras are needed for the first week, but if you have a 35mm film camera with a manual setting to use, bring it the following week. Manuals for home cameras are very helpful, as are fresh batteries. Loaner cameras will be available upon return of parental/guardian signed permission to borrow sheets. Photography notebooks are essential as diagrams etc. will be handed out. Student portfolio books are provided as part of supplies paid in fee. Sept. 15 09 Students are learning the parts of the camera in preparation for their unit 1 test. A "pop" test is quite possible. Some reading homework has been assigned. Sept. 17, 09 We had some fun shooting intentional mergers with the digital cameras. We have begun looking at composition. Students are learning the parts of the camera and the functions of these parts. More reading and diagram labelling is being assigned Friday. Fees are due for payment on Friday the 18th unless other arrangements have been made. Another "pop" quiz is likely for next week, before the Unit 1 test (TBA). Sept 23,09 We are learning about photograms and the darkroom. This is a brief "detour" as we create items for fundraising for our Terry Fox event. We expect an optional second attempt at the of the parts of the camera "pop" quiz on Monday. We will return to theory on the Camera next week. Oct. 02 09 Unit #1 TEST OCT 05 -- PARTS OF THE CAMERA AND HOW THEY WORK AND FUNCTION/PURPOSE. October 13 09 All students have now written the unit #1 test. Most students now have a loaned camera and are shooting photos for the "Exploring the World around You" project. October 16 09 Students have finished shooting their film and are now learning how to load film onto reels for processing. All cameras out on loan should now be returned. Oct 21 09 Just a heads up note. There will be a unit 2 test in about two weeks or so on the processing of film and paper, as we progress through our darkroom theory. We will also be doing some pin hold photography. Nov. 03 09 Students have begun pinhole photographs, and processed negatives. Text questions/review of general darkroom procedure were done today. Students should have complete notes and diagrams for the unit 2 test November 16 09. We will begin enlarging negatives next! Pinhole ( small project worth 20 marks) due Nov. 20 09. Exploring the World project due shortly after this. November 9 09 Students have a progress check due this Wednesday. They need to show one contact sheet completed and to hand in for marking a test strip of 5- 5 second intervals. Ten marks are allotted for this. It must correctly focused and have correct contrast, as well as having correct sequencing of the image at the 4 X 6 inch size. It is due at the end of class on Wednesday the 11th. Nov.15, 09 The test on Unit #2 has been moved to the 23rd of November. Exploring the World Project is due on the 25th of November. Pinhole project is still due on the 20th of November. Dec. 03 09 Students should now have submitted their first film project, "Exploring the World". Portfolio process work is to accompany all print projects. We are now starting the unit on lighting and portraiture, including both film and digital work (concurrently). One piece from this unit is due before the holidays on the 16th of Dec. Students will be working on two projects. The other piece will be due at the end of thefirst week back in Jan.2010. Dec 17 08 Students may be able to hand in a digital piece today, if they started out with the digital option. Since, the darkroom was not open yesterday, I have extended the due date for the first half of the Portraiture by one day -- to the 5th of Jan. and am asking for one 8x10 traditional film print, which must be labelled either candid(informal) or studio(formal). It is not to be spray matted, but rather submitted in the portfolio with supporting negatives.