Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Outdoor Photography Series

Day 1 Principles/ Elements of Design




The first day was our introduction to photography. We talked about some of the elements that make up a photograph and how they can make a photograph more or less appealing. Some of these elements include line, shape, color, texture, and contrast. After a mini lesson, the group went to the Greenway to start shooting. "l learned about lines directions and value in pictures," said senior Alyssa Quinn. "I got to learn about photography in a different way."

Day 2 Aperture/ Depth of Field


On the second day, students learned about how aperture and depth of field can change the impact of a photograph. Do you want everything in focus or just one part? How can you tell people what to look at without using words. Rough Ridge was the outdoor destination for Day 2. Students were able to get a few shots in before a rain storm chased us back to Boone. During the extra time that would have been spent shooting, students got to practice critiquing and talking about photographs.

Day 3 Shutter Speed/ Stop Action


Special guest and local professional photographer Lynn Willis joined us on Day 3 to talk about stop action and shutter speed. Lynn does a lot of work with outdoor adventure photography and offered great insight to the group. After brief lesson in stop action photography, we went to Rocky Knob and had bikers ride the pump track while students got to practice capturing motion in their photographs. Thanks to all of our models: ASU professor Kristian Jackson and his sons, staff member Hayley Upton, and student Sequoyah Wildwyn-Dechter.

Day 4 Lighting and Artist Statements


Lighting and Artist Statements were the priority for the last day of the photography series. Each student had to write an artist statement that would be displayed along with their photograph at the photo exhibit at the end of the series. We talked about what makes a good artist statement and the types of things to include in one. The lighting lesson covered the various lighting available throughout a day (sunrise/ sunset, golden hour, twilight, etc) as well as different lighting situations that might occur (overcast, storms, rainbows, etc). A trip out to Moses Cone led to photos of a double rainbow, rolling down hills, and some great golden hour and sunset photos.

Photo Exhibit at the Jones House


Each student got to choose one of their photographs to display in the Jones House for the month of November. The opening of the exhibit corresponded with the November 7th Art Crawl and we had a number of visitors who were impressed with the students' work! Stop by the Jones House to see all of the chosen photographs on display.

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