 In this project you are going to focus on the sense of movement. This can be done with actual movement in your photographs (ie sport photography, dance, cars, night photography, and long exposure) or the idea of movement. Think about those moments just before something is going to happen, like diving off a diving board, sliding down a slide, or getting on a bicycle. Your images should suggest movement even if there is no "actual" movement in the photograph. Also think about being more metaphorical and photographing things whose sole purpose is to move; like cars, bikes, roller skates, skateboards, etc. How could you create a sense of movement by photographing these types of objects? Artists to consider: Ernst Haas, Edward Muybridge, Otto Steinert, Henri Cartier-Bresson Assignment You must photograph (50 exposures) of images with a sense of movement. Definitely think about both the actual idea of movement and the suggestion of movement. Be creative and think outside of the box. These images should be printed and constructed well. Think about your frame and composition while you are photographing as well as your final intent. On google classroom you will be passing in the following:
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Objective: Use the camera to capture motion, both in the middle of movement to offer the idea of passing time and to freeze motion in time. Resources: Movement Pinterest Board  A panorama usually refers to a long photograph. To assemble something means to put it together from various pieces. So for this project you are going to be assembling a panorama image. However, a panorama—in our project—can take on many different shapes besides the usual long image. Think about vertical images or images that follow a particular shape. This can be any subject (i.e. a long hallway, a fire hose, a portrait of a person, a flag pole, etc.). Think of how to create a panorama of your subject because often the subject of your photograph is going to determine the shape of your panorama. Your panorama must have 12 or more frames in it and they cannot overlap so that one image is completely hiding (or mostly hiding) the image beneath it. Artists to consider: Matthew Chase-Daniel, Rachelle Dermer, David Hockney, Pablo Picasso Assignment: You must photograph 50 exposures of panoramas. Since each panorama requires AT LEAST 12 frames, I suggest that you shoot 2 different objects or scenes with 20/25 frames apiece. This will ensure that you are able to get enough good images for your panorama. You are responsible for lining up the frames and overlapping them so that when printed, you can assemble them to make an image that makes sense to your viewer. Your subject itself does not need to be panoramic; you need to make it a panorama. You will be passing in two edited digital "panoramas" on google drive and choosing your best one to print—you will be printing your favorite panorama images as small 2x3 photos and cutting them out and pasting them together using a rubber cement mounting technique. Steps:
Objective: Use the camera in a non-traditional manner to assemble a photograph made up of several different images/parts, Harkening back to ideas of cubism and collage. Resources: Assemblage Panorama Pinterest board  Caroline Akerley :: class of 2016 The city of Boston is steeped in history. Your job while you walk around the city is to photograph the juxtaposition between historic Boston and the popular culture that exists there today. This is a very open ended assignment and can be interpreted in many different ways. What I want to see in your photographs is your opinion and your personal point of view on our very unique city. Think about the signs and buildings in the city that date back hundreds of years. Think about streets and burrows that speak about the history of the city, and then think about who lives there today—these things should be on your mind while you are photographing. Assignment: You must photograph several images that show both modern day Boston and the older neighborhood that we are walking through. You will be passing in 10 edited images on google drive and choosing your best three—you will be printing your favorite of the three images. Consider these questions while shooting in the North End: Who or what inhabits the city? Where do you see both old and new Boston? Who works at the city’s oldest restaurants and shops? What surrounds the oldest houses and buildings in Boston? What does our contemporary signage and clothing say about the history of the city? Steps:
Assignment: You must photograph 50 frames with interacting diptychs (or triptychs) in mind. You will be putting these together in Photoshop and are responsible for making two or three unrelated things make sense together as one. Steps:
*Check out the Pinterest interacting imagery board for more inspiration  A glitch is a momentary fault in a system. The last few years all of the photo I classes have played with the idea of glitching photographs that they made and we came up with some really awesome results. Glitching is fun and easy. To glitch, all you have to do is the following:
Assignment: You are creating 3 different glitched images. You can use photos you have already taken (but not ones you've passed in) or you can shoot new imagery for the project. You will be passing in your best 3 glitches and printing and mounting your favorite one. Steps:
If you glitch too much you may not be able to see the photo so take your time and check back on what you have done every once in a while by changing the extension back to jpg. If you like the glitch the way it is but want to play more, duplicate that photo and try making more changes again. You will have the option of doing Photoshop editing once you've finalized your glitch.
Here is a great example of a stop-motion film that was created for the video to the song Lost Things by A Fine Frenzy. (click here if it won't load). Below are a few student examples. Click on them to see the full gif.
Assignment: You must photograph 50 digital frames of “close-up” and/or abstract objects. You are responsible for making something appear unique and interesting, even if it isn't. Think about color, shapes, black and white tones, line, texture, light, and shadow. Steps:
*Check out the Pinterest abstraction board for more inspiration
Assignment: You must photograph 50 frames of your chosen theme. You are responsible for making your audience understand what the theme is by looking at all of your images together as a group. Think about color, shapes, line, texture, light, perspectives, etc. Steps:
           Nathan Siket :: class of 2016 Your project is to choose one famous paintings and recreate it using any interpretation you think would be appropriate. You must approve your choiceswith me before you begin. You will pass in the recreations along side the original image. Things to think about:
Resources: Recreate A Famous Painting Pinterest board  Pablo Inirio, master darkroom printer for Magnum Photos, shows off his incredible skills in this marked up print of Dennis Stock’s iconic portrait of James Dean in Times Square. The photography midyear is a major assessment with a personal explanation. The technical assessment will be worth 80% and the rationale will be worth 20%. In this assessment you must show me the ability to burn and dodge your images in the darkroom and in photoshop. Choose one film image and one digital image that you have not used before or passed in, You must approve your choices with me before you begin. You will be creating a google slideshow to show your work and write your rationale. Assignment
Your assignment is to show us the foundational skills that you have learned throughout the first semester in photo, both in the darkroom and the digital lab. Steps
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