RULE #1: NO "SELFIES".

That is all.

- Mr.W

New Assignment: Remake a Classic Work of Art

Hello Students,

Your next assignment is an exercise in planning, preparation, creativity with location and costume and direction of your model. The idea with this project is to remake a classic work of art using photography.

Remake A Classic Work of Art With Photography:

• Look through the examples and links below for clarification and inspiration
• Research and find a classic work of art that inspires you. Your final choice of artwork to remake must be approved by your instructor before proceeding.
• Keep it classic, think old masters. Im not looking for contemporary artwork, album covers, fashion photography or cinematic references
• Final result is a photo only, no color correction, cropping or special effects allowed. If you do it correctly the majority of work happens before you take the picture
• Put all of your creative energy into the arrangement and recreation of elements. Pay attention to costume, color, light, position, framing, facial expression etc... the key is in the details.
• Elements of your choice of artwork can be re-imagined of course. Strive for recreation of details with whatever you have available

Grading:

This project will be evaluated on your ability to meet the requirements as well as the intention of the assignment. Your work should show careful planning and execution. You are the artist with a vision and it is your responsibility to direct your costume, scene, model and props to achieve your desired results.

Links:

Example - Old Master paintings recreated by photographer Josef Fischnaller

Example - Famous painting recreated

Student Work Samples:

New Assignment: Forced Perspective / Superimpose

Hello Students,

You new assignment is to create 4 images that demonstrate forced perspective or superimposing. Take a look at the samples below after reading the assignment specifications. Forced perspective is an optical illusion that has been used in cinema to add scale. Superimposing is a clever method for surprising the eye, it can also be a powerful tool for creating sub-context. This is a fun quick project and is due at end of class friday.

Forced Perspective / Superimpose Assignment Specifications:

• Create 4 final images that demonstrate the concept of forced perspective or superimposing
• Cropping, color enhancement is allowed, image manipulation is not allowed.
• Be creative!

Grading for a total of 10 points:

2 Points - Images posted on due date

2 Points - Images demonstrate principals of forced perspective or superimposing

2 Points - mages are in proper focus, both foreground and background for forced perspective

2 Points - Images are properly exposed, not too dark or bright

2 Points - Images show creativity, color correction, enhancement but not manipulation

- Mr. W

Double and Multiple Exposures

Hello Students,

For this project you will create images by combining 2 or more photographs into single images, use your creativity and composition skills to create some eye catching images.

Mr.Wilson is beside himself

Assignment Requirements:

• Create 2 double exposure images or portraits
• Create 1 multiple exposure image or portrait. Must contain at least 4 or more exposures/images combined into image
• Be creative, use good image composition, color, exposure etc.

What is Double Exposure?

Double exposure with a traditional film camera involved exposing 2 different images to 1 piece of film. The effect creates an overlay of 2 images into 1, the areas of dark and light combine. With digital camera's we can take 2 different photos and combine them into 1 by using Photoshop's layers. See examples below:

Composer Karlheinz Stockhausen, double exposure made using a film camera, 1980 by Claude Truong-Ngoc / Wikimedia Commons 

Double exposure made using a film camera

What is Multiple Exposure?

Multiple exposure is when a camera is timed to take an exposure at different intervals of time, creating a series of images into 1 image. With a digital camera we can take multiple images and combine them with photoshops layers and some clever use of the Eraser Tool. See examples below:

A multiple exposure image created with photoshop

A multiple exposure composite image of a lunar eclipse taken over Hayward, California in 2004.

Artistic Double Exposure Portraits

When you pay attention to the light and dark areas you can have some amazing results with double exposure. Photoshop lets us combine and erase and change the way our layers blend together. Try to achieve an artistic effect. Can you figure out how the images below were created? The examples below were created by the artist Dan Mountford.

Have fun!

Student Showcase: High Dynamic Range Imagery