Monday, November 16, 2015

Thursday, November 12, 2015

Warm Up - {HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY}

For today's warm up I would like you to analyze this photograph.


Here are some suggested questions you can answer for your image analysis:

What's going on in this image?
What elements of art do you see?
What principles of design are used?
How did the photographer compose the picture?
How do the elements of art, principals of design, and composition help tell the story?
Why did the photographer take this picture?
Why is the subject not smiling?
Why does the picture look the way that it looks?
Why should we look at this picture?
Who is this a picture of?
Why is it in a little case or frame?

Write your response in the comments. After completing the warm up please go to Google Classroom for your block day assignment.

Monday, November 9, 2015

Warm Up: Tuesday, November 10

For this warm up, please take a moment to look closely at this photograph. You may reference the Elements of Art and Principles of Design vocabulary here. Comment below with your responses to the following questions:

  • What do you think is going on in this picture? What is the story? (try to keep it to one sentence)
  • What elements of art do you see in this photograph?
  • Now choose one of those elements of art. How does that element of art help create a principle of design in this photograph?
  • How do the elements of art and principles of design help tell the story?
  • What role do you think Photoshop played in creating this image?
Ruud Van Empel, Wonder, 2010