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Digital Photography Assignment 12

2011-12-12T09:18:00.000-08:00

Create Distortion

In Photoshop

Select the distortion filter Liquidfy
Distort the original image
Send via Email both the original and the resulting images to Mr. Anderson
Convert both images to jpeg prior to emailing the images

Digital Photography Assignment 11

2011-12-12T09:14:00.000-08:00

Create a Christmas Card
Use Photoshop
Add Text
Use at least two separate photographs

Digital Photography Assignment 10

2011-12-01T09:06:00.000-08:00

Photographs Demonstrating Different Scales

1. Select a background Photograph
2. Import one or more additional Photographs featuring different subject material
3. Combine the various Photographs, which demonstrates the impact of different scales
4. Example: A person holding the Eiffel Tower in their hand

Digital Photography Assignment 9

2011-11-30T07:36:00.000-08:00

Working with two photographs

1. Select a radial photograph
2. Import to Photoshop
3. Select a common cartoon character
4. Import to Photoshop
5. Reduce the cartoon photograph to the character's head or face
6. Drag the reduction to the original photograph and edit the cartoon head to replace the original.

7. Save both the before and after, and present to the class

Digital Photography Assignment 8

2011-11-29T09:48:00.000-08:00

Cropping and Filters

1. Select a photograph
2. Crop out a section of the photograph
3. Apply a filter of your choice to the crop
4. Present the original and the edited photograph to the class

Assignment Notice for 11/17/11

2011-11-16T10:22:00.000-08:00

Music Comp and Instrumental Ensemble

Listen to the Toccata in D minor by Bach. Write a paragraph discussing the cannonic development used and your impressions of the piece.

Email your work to Mr. Anderson by the close of the school day.

Digital Photography Assignment 7

2011-11-15T08:58:00.001-08:00

Eliminate an Image

Use a Photograph that is either radial or symmetrical with more than one subject.
Using the photoshop techniques of copying and pasting, remove one of the subjects.

Save both the original and the "photo-shopped" version of the photograph and present the two pictures side by side to the class.

Monday November 7 2011

2011-11-07T10:56:00.000-08:00

Mr. Anderson will not be in school today Monday November 7, 2011.

Music composition and Technology Class, and Instrumental Ensemble. Email me your favorite part of the Opera presented Friday November 4.

Explain why you choose this part of the opera, and how it impacted the performance.

Digital Photography Assignment 6

2011-11-01T10:53:00.000-07:00

Describe in paragraph form, your favorite Compositional Technique and why. Submit to Mr. Anderson's email.

Digital Photography Assignment 5

2011-10-27T10:46:00.000-07:00

Photograph 1:

Create a photograph using extreme lighting. We will shoot this in the projection room in the balcony of the auditorium.

Photograph 2:

Create a portrait. Use live subjects if possible.

Critique the Photographs
Explain the Photographer's Point of View
Did the finished product match the expectations of the Photographer?
Did the finished product exceed these expectation?
What techniques were employed and were these techniques useful in realizing the finished product?

Digital Photography Assignment 4

2011-10-19T06:57:00.000-07:00

Photograph 1

Create a Self Portrait sans Self

Photograph objects, friends, or places that define you without you being in the photograph.

Photograph 2

Create an Advertising Photograph

Import the selected photograph to the background of a PowerPoint slide. Add text via the text box option. Use the text to enhance the message of the advertisement.

Critique the Photographs
Explain the Photographer's Point of View
Did the finished product match the expectations of the Photographer?
Did the finished product exceed these expectation?
What techniques were employed and were these techniques useful in realizing the finished product?

Assignment Notice for 10/6/11

2011-10-05T11:02:00.000-07:00

Instrumental Ensemble:

What are your initial impressions of the new arrangement of the March from the Nutcracker.
Is it too difficult? Does it work as an arrangement? Do you think that it is musically sound and why.
Email your work by the end of the day.

Music Comp and Tech:

What has been the single most difficult problem you have encountered so far in the "Scary Music" project? What has been the single least difficult problem you have encountered so far?
Email your work by the end of the day.

Digital Photography:
Formulate your concept for your horizontal, and picture within a picture projects.
Tell me to date which compositional technique you have liked the most and which compositional technique you have liked the least.
Email your work by the end of the day.

Assignment Notice for 9/30/11

2011-09-29T17:12:00.000-07:00

Music Comp and Tech and Instrumental Ensemble

Discuss your favorite music video. How does the video impact the emotion conveyed by the music. Does the video portion of the presentation overtake the importance of the Music or the lyrics. Which is more important to you, watching, listening to the music, or listening to the words? How does the genre (type of music) impact the music video. Is watching a music video the same as seeing the performers live in concert?

Email your thoughts before the end of school. (danderson@fontbonneacademy.org)

Assignment Notice for 9/29/11

2011-09-28T19:32:00.000-07:00

Music Comp and Tech

Why do you like your favorite song? Discuss how you relate to the emotions conveyed by the music. If the music has lyrics, how do you rate the importance of the lyrics? Do the content of the lyrics fit with the music?

Email your impressions by the end of the day. (danderson@fontbonneacademy.org)

Instrumental Ensemble

As you all play an instrument. Tell me what your favorite instrument is (whether you play it or not), and why you like it is your favorite. Contrast this with you least favorite instrument (whether you play it or not) and why it is your least favorite instrument.

Email your thoughts by the end of the day. (danderson@fontbonneacademy.org)

Digital Photography Assignment 3

2011-09-28T04:25:00.000-07:00

Composition Techniques

Horizontal Composition

Compose a photograph demonstrating horizontal composition

Attention to foreground
Attention to background
Attention to the scale of the subject

Critique the Photograph
Explain the Photograph from the Photographer's Point of View
Did the finished product match the expectations of the Photographer?
Did the finish product exceed the expectations of the Photographer?
What techniques were employed and were these techniques useful in realizing the finished product?

Out of School Assignment Notice

2011-09-28T04:14:00.000-07:00

Music Composition and Technology:

Give me your impressions of the NEC orchestra we heard on Monday. Did you enjoy the music. Were you impressed by the musicianship. How would you rate Beethoven's ability to control the texture and content he was expressing? Email me with your response (danderson@fontbonneacademy.org)

Instrumental Ensemble:

What is the key signature of G (sol) Minor? Email me with your response (danderson@fontbonneacademy.org)

Digital Photography:

Prepare your radial and diagonal photographs for presentation. Begin work on Assignment 3 for next week. (Assignment 3 is the second of today's postings.

Digital Photography Assignment 2

2011-09-27T05:16:00.000-07:00

Radial Composition

Take a Diagonal Photograph
Attention to the subjects of the photograph
Attention to the depth of field of the photograph
Attention to the viewer's point of view

Diagonal Composition

Take a Diagonal Photograph
Attention to the diagonal plane
Attention to the sight line of the viewer

Critique the Photographs
Explain the Photographer's Point of View
Did the finished product match the expectations of the Photographer?
Did the finished product exceed these expectation?
What techniques were employed and were these techniques useful in realizing the finished product?

Digital Photography Assignment 1

2011-09-16T09:31:00.000-07:00

Symmentrical Composition

Comopose a symmentrical photograph
Attention to the placement of the subject
Attention to the background of the photograph

Critique the Photograph

Explain the Photographer's Point of View
Did the finished product match the expectations of the Photographer?
Did the finished product exceed these expectations?
What techniques were employed and were these techniques useful in realizing the finsihed product?