Semester Exam: 5 Photo Portfolio

Digital Photography
Semester Exam

Tuesday, December 15th: 1st Black
Thursday, December 17th: 4/5 Orange
Friday, December 18th: 6/7 Black

At the end of the year you will have to turn in a portfolio of TEN strong images for your final exam. These images should demonstrate breadth and skill in your work. For your semester exam, you need to turn in FIVE strong prints that you feel would be part of your final portfolio.

You should consider the following when selecting your images:
• Technique
o Contrast control
o White balance
o Depth of field
o Freeze motion
o Blur motion
o Pan motion
o Color correction
• Subject Matter
o Still Life
o Portrait
o Candid
o Landscape
o Architectural
o Animal
o Object Study
o Graphic/ design
o Sports
o Photojournalism
o Advertising
• Composition
o Camera angle
o Lighting
o Creative Devices

THREE of these prints can be images that you have turned in before. The other TWO should be photographs that you have not yet printed/ turned in. These other two images can from the assignments you have shot so far or can be new images that you shoot specifically for this semester portfolio. I would like ONE to be an image manipulated in Photoshop. This could be as simple as a photograph with a filter run over it or as complex as you want it to be based on your knowledge thus far. (Example: Taking selections from several photos to combine into one image.) Remember: THIS SHOULD SHOW YOUR STRENGTH AS A PHOTOGRAHER: You are only as strong as your weakest image!!

If you have your five images printed and ready to turn in, you may turn them in before the exam period. Otherwise, you may use the exam period to edit and print.

The portfolio will be due NO LATER THAN THE END OF YOUR EXAM PERIOD.

ALL PRINTS MUST BE TURNED-IN IN A FOLDER OR ENVELOPE WITH YOUR NAME ON IT.