Today’s Warm Up:Photographic Images That Weave Moments in Time

http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2016/04/photographic-images-that-weave-moments-in-time-by-jason-chen/

After viewing the photos contained in the link above, answer the following questions using complete sentences.How does Chen weave two moments into one photograph? What are the differences between the two images? How does cutting the image into strips change the way we see the images? How could you show the passage of time in your own work?

Today’s Warm Up: Surreal Photo Manipulations by Laurent Rosset

http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2016/04/surreal-photo-manipulations-by-laurent-rosset/

After viewing the photos contained in the link above, answer the following questions using complete sentences.

In your opinion, how do you think Rosset creates these images? How does Rosset play with scale and proportion to take the viewer’s head on a journey? How could you do something similar? AP students, what influence do these images have on your brainstorming for our next assignment, Weather/Nature with Contrast?

 

Group Critique & Voting: Slow Shutter: Period 5

Step 1: Get together in your CFGs and pull up the famous quote you made this week.

Step 2: Each person should be able to answer these questions about each photo in your CFG. Write down the group’s thinking on each of these questions for each of your photos. Post the answers in a google doc and turn it into Google Classroom. Critiques are due on Tuesday.

1.Does the photo demonstrate the competent usage of slow shutter speed? How successful was the person in creating the slow shutter speed technique? Does the image contain not only a special effect but a subject as well? Does the photo demonstrate thinking outside the box? Is the focus appropriate for the subject of the photo? Does the contrast in the image engage the viewer? Was Photoshop used appropriately to adjust the levels in the photograph?

2. What is the person trying to say with their use of slow shutter speed? What could be done to improve the overall quality of these images?

Each person turn in a copy of their group’s answers to the above questions.

Critiques are due on Tuesday.

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