Here is a list of project ideas from the Digital Photography School http://digital-‐photography-‐school.com/?s=project+ideas
1. Photography projects that make you feel alive 2. Find out more and Start a 365 project
3. Create or update your Portfolio Website 4. Assign yourself photography projects
5. Photograph in your own back yard things that catch your eye 6. Photograph the light
7. Shoot from extreme camera angles
8. Photograph things that are growing this spring keep a record 9. Find lines and shapes and photograph those
10. Photograph your meals 11. Photograph what’s up 12. Paint with light
13. Snow photos 14. Music
15. Texture 16. Color
17. In the Kitchen 18. Spice
19. Sunset 20. On the Shelf 21. Shadows 22. Time 23. Water 24. Neighbors 25. Smiles 26. Tools 27. Wind 28. Family 29. Party 30. Oldness
31. Narrative photographs series that tells a story
32. Sequence: photographs that show the steps to doing or making something ACTIVITIES: Things you can do with these photographs:
1. Create a slide show movie or Power Point presentation
2. Create a montage in PS of the artists work or the genre of work 3. Create a small journal or hand bound book of these images 4. Write a paper
5. Create your own photograph or series inspired by the work you study 6. Show your presentation to a group and have them share their response
about the work you show.
7. Share your thoughts with a group about the images you have collected. 8. Create a drawing, poem or song in response to a photographers work
More Photography Ideas: From Creative Photography Lab 52 fun exercises By Steve Sonheim and Carla Sonheim
1. Tell a story by taking 20 shots in 20 minutes
2. Find a safe place, study the surroundings, close your eyes and take your photographs
3. Create images that are completely out of focus 4. Spin like a top and take pictures of yourself
5. Photograph textures then print them on fabric paper and sew them together like prayer flags
6. Over and Under expose your subjects to be expressive 7. Photograph all light or all dark things
8. Take photographs of shadows
9. Photograph subjects with strong backlighting
10. Find a toy and take it with you and photograph it in all kinds of settings 11. Take photographs of the same outdoor scene in different lighting 12. Photograph your subject on white
13. Find shiny objects and photograph what is reflected in them
14. Use dolls, toys and props to create a story that you can photograph 15. Create a portrait of someone without showing their face, use props to
obscure the face
16. Take a portrait using window light only 17. Photograph only part of an animal
18. Create a day in the life of series of photographs
19. Create a step by step series of photographs to document a process 20. Take a self portrait with the camera on a timer or tripod
21. Photograph collections
22. Take still life photographs of things on your tables at home
23. Choose a person or activity and create a black and white documentary series of still photos that tell a story
24. Create a book or mini photo journal for small photographs
25. Control the shutter speed on your camera ¼ to ½ second and take blurred images by having your subject move
26. Create a light painting by moving your camera with a long shutter speed 27. Hold a card that has a circle cut out of it in front of your subject and
photograph what is in the cut area 28. Photograph at night
29. Place your camera on a tripod, a long exposure and a flashlight to draw around a scene
30. Open the Aperture and blur your backgrounds or try get the “Tilt Shift” generator
31. Emulate nonphotographs by finding a painting and match every detail in your photograph
32. Create a picture in a picture by taking and blowing up a small segment of one of your photographs.
33. Create an abstract image by photographing only line, shape, color and or CREATIVE PROJECTS
Look at Photographs 1. HISTORY/CULTURE
a. Students will look at and learn about the history of photography b. Students will study the masters and professionals of photography c. Students will analyze how photography influences todays culture d. Students will learn about careers in photography and paths of study.
1. Modern Still Life: Edward Weston
2. People/Contemporary Celebrities: Annie Leibovitz 3. Babies: Anne Geddes
4. Dogs: William Wegman
5. Modern Documentary: Paul Strand
6. Contemporary Advertising and Fashion: Hans Neleman 7. Modern Abstract: Laszlo Moholy-‐Nagy
8. Contemporary Culture/ Young Talent: Matt Eich 9. International Documentary: Gwenn Dubourthoumieu 10. Contemporary Nature: Art Wolfe
11. Historical Landscape: William Henry Jackson 12. Contemporary Live: Joel Meyerowitz
13. Advertising: Hiro (Yasuhiro Wakabayashi) 14. Time/Life magazine best photographs 15. Sports photographs
16. Influential photographs of our time 17. Historical photographs
18. Installation Photographs: Sandy Skoglund 19. List of the best photographers of all time
20. Ansel Adams Landscape photographs of the National Parks
ACTIVITIES:
Things you can do with these photographs:
1. Create a slide show movie or Power Point presentation
2. Create a montage in PS of the artists work or the genre of work 3. Create a small journal or hand bound book of these images 4. Write a paper
5. Create your own photograph or series inspired by the work you study 6. Show your presentation to a group and have them share their response
about the work you show.
7. Share your thoughts with a group about the images you have collected. 8. Create a drawing, poem or song in response to a photographers work
HISTORY/CULTURE
Things to learn about editing your photographs in Adobe Photoshop Here is a web link http://digital-‐photography-‐school.com/?s=photoshop
1. What are some tips for learning to love Photoshop 2. Learn how to use the blend mode feature
3. Learn how to sharpen an image in Photoshop 4. Learn what you can do to smooth skin in photoshop
5. Learn how to use the healing brush tool to rmove blemishes in photoshop 6. Learn how to create a puppet warp in Photoshop
7. Discover the use of Photoshop actions 8. Learn how to use screen modes in PS 9. Learn about compositing
10. Learn about light painting
11. Learn to create a watermark in Photoshop 12. Learn to create motion blur in PS
13. Learn how to correct perspective in PS 14. Learn to create masks in PS
15. Find out why PS makes us paranoid
16. Learn to rescue poorly exposed photographs in PS 17. Learn to apply fixes using Adjustment Layers 18. Learn how to batch process in PS
19. Learn how to reduce camera noise in PS 20. Learn how to create a dream effect in PS
21. Learn how to manipulate color in PS using fill layers 22. How to split tone in PS
23. Learn how to paint in PS
24. Learn how to remove an unwanted tourist from a picture in PS 25. Learn 5 secrets of the crop tool
26. Learn how to remove dark circles under the eyes 27. Learn how to create PS photo frames
28. Learn how to use the dodge and burn tools 29. Learn to make Sepia layers in PS
30. Learn how to turn ho hum color into Wow with PS
PERFORMANCE ACTIVITIES:
1. Edit a photograph to apply this knowledge. Write about what you learned.
2. Create a tutorial or “Infographic” poster to illustrate your new knowledge. 3. Create a video or podcast about your
findings.
4. Simplify the information to teach to a young learner.
Ideas for things to do or to learn about:
1. Find out what photography clubs are in the Quad Cities. Join a photography club
2. Find out what photography contests are free and happening now. Try entering a competition
3. Learn the basics of photography and create a vocabulary list of things you want to remember
4. Learn the basics about your camera and list the things you need to control to take good photos
5. Look at camera gear available on-‐line and make a wish list of things you want and what you could do with it.
6. Make a calendar of sports and cultural events to photograph 7. Make a list of projects you would like to try to develop your skills 8. Make a list of new things to explore, camera techniques or subjects you
haven’t tried
9. Learn about the Exposure Triangle 10. Define ISO and why it is important
11. Learn about aperture and shutter speed and what they do and how they are related
12. Understand white balance
13. Discover the many digital camera modes and learn what they are for 14. Understand Histograms and what you can do with them to improve your
photos
15. Understand exposure bracketing
16. Learn how to hold a camera and how to release the shutter 17. Learn how to clean a DSLR lens
18. Make a list of 100 things you can learn about photography
19. Find out 10 questions you should ask when taking a digital photo 20. What are 11 tips for a beginning photographer
21. Learn how and when to use a fill flash
22. Learn how you can get better photos in low light 23. Learn ways to take sharp digital images
24. Learn how to use focal lock and why you would want to 25. Know when to shoot with a camera flash
26. Learn about flash blow out and how to avoid it
27. Understand what macro photography is find tips for macro photography 28. Find out what makes powerful portraits
29. What are tips for taking good landscape photographs?
PERFORMANCE ACTIVITIES:
1. Write a paragraph about what you learned.
2. Create a tutorial or “Infographic” poster to illustrate your new knowledge.
3. Create a video or podcast about your findings. 4. Simplify the information to teach to a young learner. Technique/ Vocabulary
1. HISTORY/CULTURE
a. Students will look at and learn about the history of photography,
b. Students will study the masters and professionals of photography c. Students will analyze how photography influences todays culture d. Students will learn about careers in photography and paths of study. 2. TECHNIQUE/VOCABULARY
a. Students will learn the terms and, vocabulary of photography b. Students will apply techniques for photographing and editing
photographs 3. CREATIVE PROJECTS
a. Students will create photographs in a series that communicate an idea or a theme
b. Students will present their work in interesting ways
Choose your learning target from the three categories below.
Write down your learning targets: _______________________________________________________ Write down your project titles:___________________________________________________________
STANDARDS:
What do you want to know?
What do you want to be able to do?
How will you show you have learned these things?
PERFORMANCE
Work Log of Activities • Monday: • Tuesday: • Wednesday: • Thursday: • Friday: • Saturday: • Sunday List what you learned: List what you did:
CULMINATING PERFORMANCE
What do you have to show for your efforts
Name:
Year: 9,10,11,12