Reading Art (Critique Sheet)/ Photography History
We must be fundamentally sound in art, which directly correlates to photography. The 5 Lines are Curved, Zigzag, Diagonal, Horizontal, and Vertical. Next are the Shading Techniques: Hatching, Doodling, Cross-Hatching, and Stippling. Then the Color Wheel: Cool, Warm, Analogous, Complementary, Monochromatic, Contrasting, Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary.30
These are essential to taking great photographs. Here is an excellent component that the students will use: Blended learning to learn about the history of photography. They will work in small groups, and each student will add dialogue to the teaching. There will be at least two to three groups of three to four students. They will have to know the first person to do the photography and identify some of the portraits taken then. They will also discuss the advancements of photography in different eras. They will learn about the different camera companies Kodak, Nikon, and Canon within this process.
Then, learn the fundamentals of digital photography. This leads to the proper way to shoot with their cell phones and the use of different editing tools. Starting with the Components of Photography:
Background, Mid-Ground, Foreground, Rule of Thirds, Angles, Focal Point, Depth of Field, S – Women (How women should stand), T – Men (How men should stand), <l – Group (how to pose a group), and F – Family (How to pose a family).
This is based on the quality and convenience of cellphone photography and editing. Cell Phone Editing: Light Balance, Brightness, Exposure, Contrast, Highlights, Shadows, Saturation, Tint, and Sharpness. These are the fundamentals of Art, Photography, and Cellphone editing.31
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