What’s Due Today: 5/29

1. Journals Week 17
2. Panorama (was due on Wednesday, May 27th)

Due Next Week:

Wednesday 6/3: Photo Challenge Juxtaposition

journal entry for 5/29

1. What is your favorite image by Manuel Vasquez? Post your answer as a comment to the Vasquez post.

2. What do you think Vasquez is trying to say about who we are in public in these shots? Why do you think he chose to black out the background the way he did?

Photographer of the Day: Manuel Vasquez

Manual Vasquez in this series explores who we are in public places. In places like Airports, Train Stations, and Shopping Malls, Vasquez examines who we are under the lens of security cameras and who we are to the world at-large.

Journal Entry for 5/28

1. What is your favorite image by Cig Harvey and why? Post your answer as a comment to the Cig Harvey post.

2. How does Mr. Harvey incroporate story telling into his images? What sort of back story do you get from what is inside the images? Just what sort of story is being told in these pictures?

Photographer of the Day: Cig Harvey

All photos are from his series 350 Main St.

Journal Entry for 5/27

1. What is your favorite image by Troy Paiva and why? Post your answer as a comment to the Troy Paiva post.

2. What kind of exposure do you think Tory Paiva had when he was shooting these images? What clues are contained in these images to let you know what sort of exposure he used?

Photographer of the Day: Troy Paiva

“Photographing the light in the absence of light. The work of Troy Paiva is about painting darkness with light, using small portable flash and colored gels, he blends the existing light with his vision to give shape and a new face to abandoned cars and locations.”

Thanks,Exposure Compensation/

Photo Challenge Winners: Famous Quote

First Place Period Six: Clara Russell

AWESOME!!!!!!!!

First Place Period Five: Carly Ford

HOW DID SHE CAPTURE IT?

Honorable Mention: Kristin Guest

YES!!!!!!

Journal Entry for 5/26

Journals Week 17 Day One

1. What is your favorite image by Joe Johnson and why? Post your answer as a comment to the Joe Johnson post.

2. What was your experience like in Photo One with Blogs or creating Blogs?

FINAL PROJECT: PORTFOLIO

If you have never created a WordPress blog before, click here and sign up for an account. See Mr. Strong if you have any questions.

Once you have your WordPress blog set up,

1. Create new pages

• About
• Projects
• Final Five

3.  Create a sub page   for your Photo Sequence Project. Have text and photos on the page, arranged in an interesting format.

To do this, create a new page, then click on the blue drop-down button as seen below to create a parent page.

In this case, the parent will be projects and the sub will be Photo Sequence, Snack Time and Final Five.

• One separate sub page under the projects page  for your Snack Time project.
• One separate main page under the projects page for your best five images of the semester
• On the about page, write a paragraph on what inspires you about photography
• On the about page put your Artist Statement (Click here for a tutorial on how to write an Artist Statement)

Post your blog address as a comment to the Student Portfolios 2008-2009 Page