Personal Photojournalism project

Personal Photo Project DUE Sunday, June 9

DUE Sunday, June 9. We will immediately begin presenting on Monday, June 10.

You will be working primarily on your personal photo project outside of class. If you manage your time effieciently next week, you will have time in class on Thursday for your write up and putting your images on a power point.
Personal photo project details.

Part 1: select your theme from the list below. Send along by Monday, June 3

Part 2:  sharing out your project: (class participation) 

Part 3: Reflection: Photojournalism Project written component   (Share by 6/10)                 Name____________________________________________

Photo project objective statement: What was your theme?  Describe your process of taking the photos, including any pleasures, frustrations and obstacles you encountered.  Reference specifically some of your images. (250 words).

Of what will your photo project consist?

    You may, of course, take as many pictures as you wish, but you will share only 10 images with the class.

Can I have more?
   No.

How will these be shared?
    You may have them on a Prezi or a Power Point or some other similar program.

So what are the parameters for taking these pictures?
      You must have an theme, that is a clearly defined point to unify your series of photos. This is not to be a haphazard collection or arrangement of images or a visual summary of a holiday or trip, but a thoughtfully planned out goal that unites an idea and demonstrates your proficiency in using various photo techniques to convey your ideas.

  

 Can it be from some place I already took pictures?

      No, these are new images that demonstrate you have an understanding of the rules of composition, as used to express your photo objective.

What type of pictures must these be exactly?

  You may organize these how you wish, but within the pictures you must demonstrate your understanding the following:

        close-up

        medium-range shot

        establishing shot

        accurate use of phi grid or rule of thirds 

         AND  Fibonacci spiral

        horizontal and vertical format

        understanding of the horizon line placement

        conscious use of lighting

        varied perspective (tilting up or down to convey meaning)

        conscious framing
        awareness of depth of field, symmetry, pattern, texture, lighting 

       

       
  PART 1 

  By Monday, June 3, please send along your thematic choice. Once you have made a selection, you will start to see opportunities to capture the idea. As it is very important to have a focus, I am counting the receipt of your thematic selection as a homework grade. Anything not received by tonight is only worth 50 points. 

Below is a possibility list:

• Beauty of simplicity
• Capitalism – effect on the individual
• Change of power – necessity
• Change versus tradition
• Chaos and order
• Character – destruction, building up
• Circle of life
• Coming of age
• Communication – verbal and nonverbal
• Companionship as salvation
• Convention and rebellion
• Dangers of ignorance
• Darkness and light
• Death – inevitable or tragedy
• Desire to escape
• Destruction of beauty
• Disillusionment and dreams
• Displacement
• Empowerment
• Emptiness of attaining false dream
• Everlasting love
• Evils of racism
• Facing darkness
• Facing reality
• Fading beauty
• Faith versus doubt
• Family – blessing or curse
• Fate and free will
• Fear of failure
• Female roles
• Fulfillment
• Good versus bad
• Greed as downfall
• Growing up – pain or pleasure
• Hazards of passing judgment
• Heartbreak of betrayal
• Heroism – real and perceived
• Hierarchy in nature
• Identity crisis
• Illusion of power
• Immortality
• Individual versus society
• Inner versus outer strength
• Injustice
• Isolation
• Isolationism – hazards
• Knowledge versus ignorance
• Loneliness as destructive force
• Losing hope
• Loss of innocence
• Lost honor
• Lost love
• Love and sacrifice
• Man against nature
• Manipulation
• Materialism as downfall
• Motherhood
• Names – power and significance
• Nationalism – complications
• Nature as beauty
• Necessity of work
• Oppression of women
• Optimism – power or folly
• Overcoming – fear, weakness, vice
• Patriotism – positive side or complications
• Power and corruption
• Power of silence
• Power of tradition
• Power of wealth
• Power of words
• Pride and downfall
• Progress – real or illusion
• Quest for discovery
• Quest for power
• Rebirth
• Reunion
• Role of men
• Role of Religion – virtue or hypocrisy
• Role of women
• Self – inner and outer
• Self-awareness
• Self-preservation
• Self-reliance
• Social mobility
• Technology in society – good or bad
• Temporary nature of physical beauty
• Temptation and destruction
• Totalitarianism
• Vanity as downfall
• Vulnerability of the meek
• Vulnerability of the strong
• War – glory, necessity, pain, tragedy
• Will to survive
• Wisdom of experience
• Working class struggles
• Youth and beauty

PART 2: Sharing beginning on Monday, June 10. I must have your images by midnight on Sunday, June 9.

Part 3: Photojournalism Project written component                    Name____________________________________________

Photo project objective statement: What was your theme?  Describe your process of taking the photos, including any pleasures, frustrations and obstacles you encountered.  Reference specifically some of your images. (250 words)

    

           

There will be a total of 11 slides

Slide 1- your photo

 with full name This may be formal or

 informal and written out and the 

thematic title of your project.

Slides 2-11: your picture and a cut line for each one. 

 There is to be nothing else on the slide. You should be able to explain WHY this image supports your theme.