Learning Target of the Day
Week 1 Focus Question: What is the purpose of function of photography?
Documenary
Photography of the Week: Dorothea Lange
7/20
​By the end of class today, students will have a clear understanding on the how collaboration/cooperation, classroom rules, course fundamentals/concepts and expectations, evidence by reviewing syllabus, teacher website and creating snap meetings.
7/21
By the end of class today, students will learn how to create their own portfolio website evidence by navigating, editing and creating their own design on the website.
7/22
By the end of class today, students will be able to identify six elements of design for striking photos, evidence by reviewing a power-point and writing the academic vocabulary terms.
Week 2 Focus Question: What is Focus and Composition?
Documentary
Photographer of the Week: Steve McCurry
7/25
By the end of class today, student will complete an autobiography on their digital portfolios, evidence by following the rubric provided and uploading autobiography to their digital portfolio under "About Me" webpage.
7/26
By the end of class today, students will demonstrate their skill level on photo editing/photoshop skills evidence by manipulating and critiquing a sample photograph, uploading a before and after final edit to their digital portfolios.
7/27
By the end of class today, students will be able create a video gallery of their 5 best photos evidence by using Animoto Video editor and uploading it to their digital portfolios.
7/28
By the end of class today, students will be able to edit 5 best photos evidence by manipulating one on Photoshop and uploading a before and after to their digital portfolios.
7/29
By the end of class today, students will be able to edit and caption 5 daily photos and reason to choose a documentary photography event for their weekend assignment evidence by uploading pictures on their website and completing a documentary photography assignment.
Week 3 Focus Question: What is the purpose and function of camera angles?
Landscape
Photographer of the Week: Ansel Adams
8/1
By the end of class today, students will be able to edit and upload documentary event photos and choose a series (theme, subject) for a photography focus, evidence by uploading photos onto their academic digital portfolio of their documentary photography assignment and researching series photography.
8/2
By the end of class today, students will be able to edit and upload landscape photos (edit one using photo edit software) and learn about camera angles and evidence by uploading photos onto their academic digital portfolio and completing their camera angles activity.
Agenda of the Day
7/20
1. Welcome Back!
2. Class Website. Grades. Syllabus. Sample Student Work.
3. About/Awards/Contestshttp://bvhsdigitalmediashowcase.weebly.com/
4. Your Pre-Photography Class - FIVE Best Photos.
(Upload as a slideshow)
6. Syllabus
Please Be on time. Seated before the 3rd/last bell.
Academic Term Quiz DUE DAILY (before 3rd/last bell).
Questions or Concerns: Ask Mrs. Camacho at anytime...or
1. Ask the students to the left and/or right of you.
2. Ask the Teacher's Aide.
3. Ask Mrs. Camacho once more. I am here to HELP.
7/21
1. Quiz Terms; Line, Shape, Form, Texture, Pattern
2. Create Websites:
3. Design Edit Websites
4. Minimum of five photographs for tomorrow 7/22
7/22
1. Elements of Design PowerPoint
2. Upload 5 images
3. Interact with Photoshop (Choose your Favorite Image)
4.Open a google account to save all images on Google Drive
5. Have a Wonderful Weekend!
7/25
Note: Open a Google Account to Save all images to GoogleDrive
1. Quiz.
2. Slideshow: 5 Best Photos with Captions
3. Caption all your photos including last week.
See my San Diego County Fair sample
- title/caption/info, date, photo credit.
4. MUST COMPLETE TODAY About Me/AutoBiography.
Due: Middle of class today. Write a 50-100 word autobiography. Who are you in one paragraph? Edit/proofread. "About Me" webpage. Must be in the 3rd person.
"Mrs.Camacho is a ... She teaches ..."
​How to Begin.....
I. 1st sentence. Who are you in one sentence (job, ethnicity, ...)
Ex: Barrack Obama is the 44th president of the U.S. and the first African American elected to the White House.
II. Middle sentences: special skills, languages, interests, special about you, ...
III. Write your experience in photography (i.e. new/experienced, jobs, interests, style/genre, subject ...)\
IV. Last sentence: Plans after high school.
V. Go the the Rubric webpage. Copy the Rubric and grade yourself on every criteria (A to F). You have an A if all criteria are As. Self-Grade (0-100%) and tell why. Be ready for partner grade.
7/26
Note: Open a Google Account to Save all images to GoogleDrive
BIO should be COMPLETED!
1. Quiz: Space, Movement, Emphasis, Balance, Elements of Art
2. Pre-test: Photo Editing/Photoshop skills.
Take the photo - Adrienne & Ari - Original, and photo edit it with any software you know (Photoshop, Google Photos, ...). Show me your skill level, and write me a short paragraph on what software you used and the editing that you did and why. Put your name on the final edit.