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Welcome to Gisborne Secondary College Darkroom Photography Space Attached is some general information to help you compose your photographs.

= Work for Thursday 20 June, 2013 =

Go to the national portrait gallery website. www.portrait.gov.au/site/

Navigate to the 2013 national portrait prize via the travelling exhibitions drop down box.

Look at the finalist photos and answer the following questions. Include the image of the photographs you are talking about.


 * Who was the winner describe the photo and why do think the picture won? Describe the subject, techniques etc.
 * What do you think the photographer was saying about the person and the realationship with the cat?
 * Select your favourite portrait. Describe it and what qualities make it stand out for you.
 * Select the one you dislike the most describe the picture and what you dislike about it. Describe the subject matter technique meaning etc.

Research about a photographer that works in the field of Portrait Photography. Some examples are:


 * Annie Liebovitz
 * Karin Katts
 * Brassai
 * Andre Kertesz
 * Henri Cartier-Bresson
 * Diane Arbus
 * Irving Penn
 * Richard Avedon
 * George Hurrell
 * Max Dupain
 * **Photographer's Biography and Analysis Assignment**[[file:Photographer Biography.doc]]

Today we are making an manual exposure calculator and then answering a question sheet to find out exposure
Download The Exposure Calculator at Andy's handy Exposure Calculator and print it out on the thicker paper in the teachers desk draw. Use the bypass tray on the printer. You may print it in colour to make the scales more visible. Cut out the calculator, following the instructions. Then Answer the following questions on the sheet here.

Work for Thursday 28 period 3
Using the textbook "on Photography", read Chapter 7 page 89-93. Complete Activities 1 and 2 that are on page 93. Then using the internet and Word, complete activity 3.

Then read the section 9.2 of the text book "The Development of Photography as an Art Form" and Complete Activity 1 including an example of each style. This could be done as a word doc and then printed and pasted into you Visual Diary.

Written Project 1
Students are to create a PowerPoint presentation about the early history of photography. Each slide should have:
 * An example photograph using the process or technique
 * A description of who invented it and how it worked.
 * What was good about the process
 * What was negative about the process
 * What might be interesting about the process

The photography techniques or processes to be investigated are:
 * The first photographs by Niepce
 * The Daguerreotype.
 * The Fox Talbot Canotype
 * The Collodain Wet plate process
 * The Dry plate process
 * Kodak Brownie
 * 35mm Leica camera Oskar Barnack

In the large draw in the teachers desk there are texts book where the information may be obtained. Chapter 9?. You can also research for the images online.

This project is now due and should have been placed in my dropbox in the subject drive on the school network.


 * Research assignment about the landscape Photographer Ansel Adams[[file:Qsheet Ansel Adams.doc]]
 * Check out the San Fransisco Museum of Modern Art for an interactive exhibition of his work.

Darkroom Photography Work List
Check out the updated work list of work due before Work Experience Visits.

Work for Monday 27 Feb. Complete your PowerPoint on the development of photography. This is due today. It is the history document on the Photograms page.

Introduction to Pinhole photography. Research on the web about Pinhole photography and answer the following questions.
 * 1) How does it differ from normal photography? Describe the techniques used.
 * 2) Show three examples of pinhole photos. a landscape, a portrait and an seascape.
 * 3) What can you see that is different in the print, compared to a normal photo.
 * 4) What do you think of the technique?
 * 5) What subject matter is it good for and what doesn't work as well.

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 * Photograms click to follow link to Photogram Page
 * History Assignment

Pinhole Camera Work
Using the cardboard pinhole cameras in the darkroom take a series of photographs outside in the courtyard.

Follow these tips >
 * exposure will vary from 30 seconds to over 3 minutes, depending on what the lighting conditions are.
 * Try point the camera up and take a short exposure through the trees.
 * Make sure the camera is absolutely still during exposures.
 * Try photographing objects really close to the camera.
 * Even light without shadows will record the most detail, but will take a longer exposure
 * Have someone stay still, then move halfway through the exposure.
 * Record you results in the Pinhole camera log sheet.Learn by trial and error.

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 * Photographic Style Assignment

> > Select five of the career options that interest you the most. > Describe the job in detail and what qualification may be required for employment. Research some examples of the types of photographs, these photographers take and paste two examples of each type into your assignment. Can you name photographers in their respective jobs? > Research on the internet what courses are available locally that would enable you to qualify for these positions. > Present your assignment as a word document or PowerPoint presentation.
 * Careers in Photography. Use the On Photography textbook and look at chapter 13 on page 149.