Continue working on your projects. If you have not turned in your Free Choice or Covid-19 projects, I expect at least one of them today. I am available for questions most all day, just message/email me. If necessary, I can set up a meeting on Zoom to demonstrate or clarify anything you need. From the looks of what hasn't come in, I expect that many of you have questions, so please ask! Let me help you!
For class today, I will be hosting a Question and Answer session during your class time on Zoom. Look for the invitation link in an email and Remind message. You need to reply to the email (or send me one) stating what your photographic goal for the week is and what you will turn in (evidence of progress and learning) by the end of the week.
Many of you are still working on the Free Choice project (Due April 15) and the Covid-19 project (Due last week). Turning these in will greatly impact your grade for the positive. Your current project is not due until the 8th in hopes that some of us will get caught up. For those wanting a challenge, I have posted a bonus project on the assignments page. I am also open to you proposing a bonus project of your own if you want a little something extra. Remember, all equipment MUST BE TURNED IN BY MAY 13 (Seniors by May 6th). Please email the secretaries ([email protected]) to arrange a drop off time. As Wayne Gretzky said, "You always miss 100% of the shots you never take," so quit procrastinating and get out there and get it done! Have a great week! A Response to Covid-19 is due. Work on that today and share it with me. I am hoping to get enough work that we can eventually have an exhibit of your work. The next project is posted. Please read through it, look at the websites and watch the video to get an idea as to what you should accomplish. This is a project that can easily be completed in an afternoon (1-2 hours tops). You can even use your camera on your phone if you want. I would suggest using the Lightroom app if you go that way. We will discuss this project in more depth next week.
If you have questions, I am available today to assist you, so just message me so I can help. If I don't hear from you, I assume everything is perfect, even though down deep I really know it is not! I miss you guys, so let me help! Now, do your work than have a fantastic weekend, I hope everyone had a great weekend! For class today, we will have a short meeting to check in and report on our Free Choice projects (overdue!) and the Response to Covid-19 project. I hope all is going well. Just carrying your camera with you all the time will give your the opportunities to make photographs. This does not have to be a time consuming project if you do that! Most of you always have a camera with you (your phone camera), so use that if it is the only camera with you at the time that a photo op arises. The best camera is the one you have with you, so if you only have your phone, at that time that is the best camera...so use it!
We are nearing the end of the year and need to be thinking about turning in the cameras and other equipment that you have checked out. All equipment must be in no later than May 13 in order to avoid fines! It can be turned in at the school, but you need to make an appointment with the secretaries so that they are aware that you are coming. Please email them at [email protected] letting them know when you will be there. Somehow identify the equipment with your name (tape a paper with your name on it) so that when they give it to me, I am aware and can more quickly get it checked in. It has been a strange but good year. Let's finish strong! We will not be meeting online today. I expect for your Free Choice projects to be in by now. If they are not, FINISH THEM UP TODAY!! I am available to answer questions and help you today. Message me if you need something.
For those of you who have finished things up on time, use today to photograph for the Covid-19 project. This can really be a powerful project. I hope to be able to have an exhibit of your work when we get back to school. Keep your camera near you so that you can make images when they happen. That is the key. Your camera is really just a visual sketch book for this project. See what happens when you approach photography this way. I look forward to seeing what you produce! Class will begin with a short Zoom meeting. Watch your email for the invitation. Be prepared to report on your project status. These are due on the 15th. We will also discuss the next project. We will be doing a series of short, 1 week projects from now until the end of the year. Do these along with the current project and you will be OK. I realize that it has been a bit of a struggle this year, starting with a virus (computer virus) and ending with a virus (Covid-19). Most of you are coping well and continuing to do great work. Keep it up and we will get through it all!
If you have a project proposal, something you would like to do, please come to class with that in mind. I am open to your ideas. I really want to end the year on a high note, so let me know what you want and it will be considered. I look forward to seeing you online! I sent an email that needs to be replied to! It's time to get to work and finish up the "Free Choice--Prove It" project. You should have all of your photos for it now. If you don't, it's not because we haven't had great weather. Below you'll see a couple of images that I made just a couple of evenings back.
Now that your photographs are taken, begin work on your Adobe Spark page (or other presentation method). Once this is completed, we will be moving on to some short, fun shooting exercises. No pressure type of projects to finish out this crazy year. In fact, if you have an idea for a project, submit it to me. Maybe we'll do it. Today is a dedicated work day. I want to see something come in!! Only 9 of you (from both classes) have shared an image with me. The purpose of sharing an image is so that I can become aware of any technology related problems we may be encountering and get them resolved BEFORE your projects are due. The instructions for sharing a Lightroom Collection is posted in Documents. We will have an open Q&A session via Zoom for any that need/want a little extra assistance. I will be sending the invitation via Remind prior to your class time. If you need anything else, please message me. If we need to set up individual conferencing, that is easy to do. Just let me know.
No Zoom class today. A new Response Journal page has been added to OneNote called April 6 Update and Goals. Please respond TODAY with a statement as to your project status and what your goals for this week are, then start working on it. Your pictures should all be taken by this point and you should be editing and working on your Spark Page.
If you are having problems with technology (computer or software not working right), connect with me today during class hours and we can figure out what is happening and get it fixed. If you did not share and image with me last week, DO IT TODAY! This is the only way I know things are working. Today we will have quick meeting on Zoom to demonstrate how to share photos with me for review and feedback prior to turning them in. With future projects, this may be the way that they will actually be turned in. Here is a video that explains the process: Sharing a Gallery from Lightroom Classic
Here are step by step instructions as well: Sharing a collection from LR Classic Keep working on the Free Choice Project. The new due dates are Apr. 14 for 2A and the 15th for 3B. Remember, it is OK to turn it in early! I already have one turned in and I challenge you all to try beat it in terms of quality, because it's really good! |
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