| Grade 11 Photo students
Welcome!!!
Fees due (cheque please) on the 14th of Feb. in class
-also due are signed course sheets and the important permission to borrow
sheets.
If students wish me to look at their cameras I am available after school in
room 100 or room 109. I am unable to service cameras but can give advice on
changing batteries and cleaning lenses etc. If cameras have been sitting
unused for an extended period of time then a quick check is often helpful in
advance.
The first unit is on Composition and Design. There will be some small in-
class activity sheets for submission. The second is on getting to
know the camera parts and safe operation of the camera. There will be
a "pop" quiz and then a Unit 1 test on the Parts of the Camera, which will
involve diagrams labels and basic camera operations, including exposure and
depth of field. Students are required to do well on this test to ensure
proper handling of loaned camera equipment.
Feb. 20 08
Students should have written a Pop quiz on the parts of the camera and have
received it back marked. They have notes from which to study and review for
the Unit #q test on Feb. 27 The test covers: proper and safe care and
handling of the camera, parts of the camera, operation of the camera, use of
depth of field, aperature, and shutter speed, calculating correct exposure,
and the relationship between camera parts and the human eye. There are fill
in the blanks as well as short answers and diagram labels.
Students have been asked to bring in to class three non-valuable items with
three levels of opacity, transparency and translucency. We
will have a learning skills check for this on Friday. Students are reminded
that these objects should be based upon a theme and that the title for their
composition should be thoughtful and thought-provoking. It has been
suggested that items straight out of one's pocket do not always have visual
interest. Photograms will stress composition and will serve as a basic
introduction to the darkroom.
Feb 26 08
THE UNIT 1 TEST IS MOVED TO NEXT WED.
Photograms are due on the 7th of March.
March 25 08
Students have shot their first roll of film and negatives are due for a
progress check on the 31st of March. They are reminded to submit them in a
negative sleeve with their name on it.
April 3 08
Students have submitted their negatives and have been working on questions
and readings in order to create a contact sheet.Students are encouraged to
keep complete and orderly notes and to organize handouts well. Unit 2 test at
the end of April!
Pin hole camera images are due on April 08.
April 23 08
Students have some work up in frames on the lower level outside of room 100
and along the hallway.
Exploring the World projects are due, including all "paper work" in
portfolios. The supporting negs,
contact sheets and test strips help me when assessing the end results
students are advised to
schedule extra darkroom time well in advance of due dates -- at least 24hrs
ahead.
Hear No Evil is the next digital project.
May 6th
Grade 11 Photostudents are working on questions from the text book on
lighting and flash techniques. These questions are due for evaluation out of
15 marks on or before Friday the 9th. Students are now working on the second
project - Portraiture. They will need to submit a contact sheet for a mark
out of 18 on the 16th of May. The whole major unit is tentatively due on the
23rd of May and is ou of 100 marks. There is another project running
concurrently called Hear No Evil, which is a digital project. It will be due
on the 27th of May. A Unit II test covering all darkroom processing and
print enlarging, including dodge and burn techniques is upcoming.Students are
encouraged to organized their time well and to track assignment due dates in
their agenda as we close in to the end of the year.
May 20 08
We arehaving to extend some of our deadlines.
1. Contact sheets are due on Monday 26th May
2. Portraiture unit is due on the 30th of May, including complete portfolio
3. Unit 2 test is going to be on the 29th a Thursday
4. Hear No Evil digital project due date remains the same
Test will cover the following:
properties of negative film, emulsion, photographic paper and order of
placement when using
film speeds (fast and slow) and appropriate uses, advantages
Under and over exposed prints and film
Equipment and method for loading film into processing tank
Chemical solutions, order, functions/actions and definitions
General handling of paper/safelights/chemicals
Parts of the Darkroom Enlarger
May 30 08
Students should now have handed in their last two projects. Term work is
closing in to an end. We are preparing for our final written summative on
the 6th of June. Students will need to be in class for the final practical
summative evaluation, beginning on the 5th of June. Review will take place
on the 3rd of June.
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