Multiple Perspectives Project: Students will create an interesting digital montage that incorporates the use of multiple perspectives. David Hockney’s work is a strong example of this style.

• For more information about David Hockney’s work using multiple perspectives in photography, click on this link; 5election.

Students are required to;

• Photograph a minimum of twenty-five images
• Use Photoshop to a new image that is comprised of multiple perspective of a scene, perso(s)n or object(s)
• Write a short summary

Original Photography:          

 _____           Photograph subject using the RAW format (if possible) with a Gray Card

_____            Students are encouraged to photograph a minimum of ten images

_____            Subjects must be in focus or you will be asked to reshoot

_____            Create and label a new folder on your desktop for each project

_____            Save original image files as a digital negative (DNG files) in your folder

_____            Take production notes that can be reflected on in your summary; camera, lighting, focal length of your lens, time of day, etc.

Written Summary: (Understanding of Media)  

_____            Written summary in Word, include your name, period and the date

_____            Describe your final image in photographic compositional terms. Speak about the multiple photography tools and strategies used to create your image.

_____            Write a paragraph which includes a personal reflection of your final image.

Output:  

_____           Set the size for final output to 11″X14″ @ 300 DPI (dots per inch)

_____            Email a flattened JPEG file, keep PSD file on computer

_____            Save As > student.name.multiple.FINAL.JPEG

_____            Subject email heading; Multiple

Extra Credit: Complete a second project that is graphically different from your original in terms of subject or object.

Rubric:

BENCHMARKS: (Photography, Photoshop and Social Skills to be mastered.)

• _____ Photo: Uses the appropriate semi-automatic and manual camera settings for a given situation
• _____ Photo: Uses a Gray card to set proper exposure
• _____ Photo: Uses a Hand held meter
• _____ Photo: Sets up and shuts down a studio set
• _____ Photo: Sets up and uses Tungsten lighting
• _____ Photo:  Sets up and uses Strobe lighting
• _____ PS: Creating and using layer masks
• _____ PS: Retouching images using the PS retouching tools
• _____ PS: Cropping, resizing and using rulers and guides
• _____ PS: Work in Adobe Camera Raw
• _____ PS: Converting images to black and white
• _____ PS: Scanning images and preparing for output
• _____ PS: Preparing an image for printing
• _____ Social: Working independently in the photo studio
• _____ Social: Working independently on location
• _____ Social: Critiquing the work of professional, peers and one’s self
• _____ Social: Speaking with Subjects or objects before, during and after a photo shoot

 Common Core:

Key Ideas and Details

• RST.9-10.3. Follow precisely a complex multistep procedure when carrying out experiments, taking measurements, or performing technical tasks, attending to special cases or exceptions defined in the text.

• RST.9-10.4. Determine the meaning of symbols, key terms, and other domain-specific words and phrases as they are used in a specific scientific or technical context relevant to grades 9–10 texts and topics.

• RST.9-10.7. Translate quantitative or technical information expressed in words in a text into visual form (e.g., a table or chart) and translate information expressed visually or mathematically (e.g., in an equation) into words.