Photography Website Portfolio Final: Sem 1
DUE Friday, DECEMBER 17 (80 POINTS)
20 POSSIBLE EXTRA CREDIT POINTS
Your final for this year will be to create a digital portfolio of all of the photoshoots we did completed during the first semester. I can provide support with of this FREE professional platform:
For help getting started on wix, watch the video below! We will also be breaking it down in class throughout the next few weeks.
You can ignore the contact form, mobile website and SEO sections in this video
HOWEVER, YOU MAY USE A DIFFERENT PLATFORM IF YOU WOULD LIKE. ADDITIONALLY YOU MAY ADD YOUR PHOTOGRAPHY PORTFOLIO TO AN EXISTING PORTFOLIO IF YOU WISH.
Once your website is completed YOU WILL NEED TO PUBLISH! You will need to submit your portfolio website as a hyperlink on a Google Doc. Once you have finished creating your portfolio, Wix will give you a free domain to use, and that will be the link you provide for me. This account will be linked to your school email and just like Google, it saves your progress automatically.
For your final you will need to have the following items:
The title of you web page must be your first and last name ‘s portfolio with the sub title of Photography 2020-2021
EX: Kristi LaDuca’s Portfolio: Photography 2021-2022
WHILE CREATING YOUR PORTFOLIO, THE ARRANGEMENT, PAGES, AND NAVIGATION ARE ALL UP TO YOU. BUT YOU MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS
A picture of yourself next and your artist statement (15 points)
We will be discussing how to create an artist statement on Monday 12/13 in class
If you need a little extra help writing an artist statement, Check out THIS helpful article.
EXTRA CREDIT: IN ADDITION TO YOUR ARTIST STATEMENT INCLUDE 10 BULLET POINTS OF UNIQUE FACTS ABOUT YOU. (10 EXTRA CREDIT POINTS)
here is an example: https://www.kristiladucaphotography.com/aboutkl
Your favorite picture from the semester (5 points)
Three key concepts you learned during this semester in Photography (10 points),
each key concept must have a minimum of three sentences describing the topic.
Goals for yourself as an artist going into semester two of photography: minimum of two goals (5 points)
A gallery for each photo shoot completed this year (3 images minimum per gallery), You must title each gallery and include a short summary of the project. Minimum of two sentences.
Abstract Bubbles (5 points)
One Subject | Elements of Art (5 points)
Shutter Speed Exploration (5 points)
Aperture In Class Photoshoot (5 points)
Falloween (5 points)
In Camera Ghosts (5 points)
Forced Perspective | This gallery only needs one image (5 points)
Small World (5 points)
Treasure Hunts #1-#3 (5 points)
EXTRA CREDIT (10 POINTS): MINIMUM OF THREE IMAGES YOU TOOK FROM AUGUST 2021-DECEMBER 2021 OUTSIDE OF CLASS
PHOTO 2 GALLERIES
Abstract Bubbles (5 points)
Paper Surgery (5 points)
Shutter Speed Exploration (5 points)
Falloween (5 points)
In Camera Ghosts (5 points)
Forced Perspective | This gallery only needs one edited image (5 points)
Night Photography | This gallery needs your two edited images & your Milanote planning board(5 points)
Levitation part 1 | This gallery needs your two edited images (5 points)
Levitation Composite Plan | This Gallery needs your Milanote planning board (5 points)
EXTRA CREDIT (10 POINTS): ANY IMAGES YOU TOOK FROM AUGUST 2021-December 2021 THAT YOU TOOK OUTSIDE OF CLASS
PHOTO 3 GALLERIES
Abstract Bubbles (5 points)
Paper Surgery (5 points)
Shutter Speed Exploration (5 points)
Falloween (5 points)
In Camera Ghosts (5 points)
Forced Perspective | This gallery only needs one edited image (5 points)
Night Photography | This gallery needs your two edited images & your Milanote planning board(5 points)
Cyanotype Diptych | For this gallery you will select two Diptychs, mount them on poster board and photograph them (5 Points)
We will walk through the steps in class
Cyanotype Digital Negative Prints | for this gallery you will need to hang and photograph 3 of your prints (5 points)
EXTRA CREDIT (10 POINTS): ANY IMAGES YOU TOOK FROM AUGUST 2021-December 2021 THAT YOU TOOK OUTSIDE OF CLASS
Here are a few samples of student portfolios to help spark some inspiration!
AN EXCUSED PHOTOSHOOT OR AN ALTERNATIVE ASSIGNMENT WILL NOT COUNT AGAINST YOUR GRADE ON YOUR FINAL!
IF YOU ARE MISSING ANY OF THESE PHOTOSHOOTS, YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RESHOOT AND DISPLAY 3 NEW IMAGES IN YOUR PORTFOLIO. CLASS TIME MAY BE USED TO RESHOOT YOUR IMAGES.
Cyanotype Photo Series (photo 3 only)
milanote plan Due: tuesday 12/7/21 (10 points)
Digital Negatives due: friday 12/17/21 (15 points)
final prints due: friday 1/14/22 (35 points)
After getting a feel for the full cyanotype process, it's time to GET CREATIVE! You will now have the opportunity to plan and execute a photo series using the alternative process of cyanotypes. For this assignment you will be planning, shooting and printing a 5 image series of your creation. When you are coming up with your concept, be sure to keep the medium itself in mind. How can you use the chemicals to print in a unique way? How will the Prussian blue change the mood of your series? How will your presentation tell the story of your series?
Step one, PLAN: You will have full creative control over what you will photograph. Please note that you will be using a digital camera, edit your image using Lightroom or Photoshop and create a digital negative with our transparency paper. Your concept will be all your own. Use Milanote to create a mood board for your series concept and inspiration for your final print. In this assignment you will submit a PDF of your Milanote mood board.
Due Tuesday 12/7
The Mood Board must Include:
2 inspiration images of how to print
3 inspiration images for your photo series (what you are photographing)
A detailed description of your project idea
Any other aspects you need to include for yourself
Step two, PHOTOGRAPH: The part of the project we all love the most! At this stage you will photograph your 5 image series using a digital camera. As you are photographing, be aware of your lighting. For cyanotypes you will need to convert your images into grayscale, so be sure to photograph thinking more about your shadows and highlights rather than the colors in the image. How does a high contrast image print vs a low contrast image?
Images Due: Friday 12/17
Step three, EDIT AND PRINT: Once your images have been photographed, you will need to convert them into grayscale using Photoshop or Lightroom. While you are editing be sure to adjust the color values to add luminance to the shadows or highlights. The differentiation will help your final cyanotype print. As you are editing feel free to let your imagination run wild. You can cut subjects out in photoshop, composite in words, etc. This project is your own! Use the tools you have learned over the past three years to help bring your ideas to life. Don’t forget to invert your image to create a proper negative! Or, you can even leave it as a positive to print your final image as a negative… THE SKY'S THE LIMIT FOR YOUR PRESENTATION! Save your edits as a JPG and print them on our transparency paper and get to printing! For this project you are limited to the provided watercolor paper for your final prints. When preparing the paper with chemicals you can use different application tools and brush the chemicals however you’d like. Your creativity does not need to stop once your image is turned into a negative!
Final prints Due: Friday 1/14/22
