September 13th: How Photography Connects Us

Hello and welcome back,

  I hope you had a restful weekend. Today we are going to spend the first half of the class inside and the second half outside taking photos and uploading them to our blog. The first is you are going to watch a TEDTALk on your own about how Photography Connects us and then you will answer a few questions:

PART A:

David Griffin-How Photography Connects Us

(David Griffin is one of the world's most successful food photographers)

1. How do you think photography connects us?
2. What was the most interesting image for you and why?
3. How is photography more than just pretty pictures?

PART B:

Next go to National Geographic Photo of the Day and look through the photos from September (or further if you are interested).

1. Find a photo that tells a story. Post a link to it on your blog with the reference of the Photographer's name, and title of the photograph. Explain why you think the photo tells a story, and what about the photo "caught your eye".

PART C:

After you are done all of that, sign out a camera and go outside and take as many shots as you can that follow the rule of thirds. DO NOT DISTURB ANY CLASSES OR RESOURCE PERIODS. You will upload your 5 best photos to your blog at the end of class. At least 1 of these photos should be a portrait, so you should talk with a classmate and take each other's photos. YOU MUST STAY ON SCHOOL PROPERTY AND OUT OF THE PARKING LOT. All the composition work must be done on your camera, do not crop or edit your photos.

Tips: Use the horizon line as a guide in your photos, and you can use the grid display overlay on your camera. Take a wide variety of shots. Outdoor shots are generally more successful than indoor shots.

Return to class before 3:05.