Posted on 13 April 2010.
The spring 2010 Apprentices best shots of the year are here!
All photos have been printed and will be available for purchase in the Gallery 37 gift shop. Apprentices acquired a body of work throughout the 10 week program. Many of the photos can be found here at the Foldingsheets.com website and on the Foldingsheets individual Apprentices Blogs.
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Posted on 21 March 2010.
The first day of spring snow didn’t slow down the Apprentices of Photojournaling. The After School Matters class tool a field trip to Garfield Park Conservatory to spend some time getting to know the gardens and working to complete a photography scavenger hunt. After lunch we took the El downtown to Gallery 37 to see what other creative Apprentices around the city of Chicago have been making in past programs. After we crossed the street to the Cultural Center to enjoy the architecture, Tiffany dome, black and white photography and the multiple art showings that were taking place that day.
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Posted on 18 March 2010.
After group critique, the Apprentices re-shot, edited or corrected their previous profile attempt. This included the use of Photoshop for re-cropping, changing the font, making the photo black and white etc… The proper use of font to describe their personality was stressed during critique and in most cases revised in the 2nd attempt.
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Posted on 17 March 2010.
The Apprentices of Photo Journaling, an After School Matters program, set out to find a profile shot of themselves while we had some nice weather yesterday here in Chicago. The goal was to work in groups, using the theory of macro medium and wide. First finding their composition via a written proposal, then taking the camera out and finding the ideal location around Taft High School & Norwood Park. The person in the shot directed the photographer on what their vision was, then photographed them at multiple angles showing them the progress as they went. The photographed gave the final ok before heading back to the classroom to edit the photos in Photoshop, adding and manipulating text to compliment the photograph. After group critique, Apprentices went out to re-shoot or re-edit if needed to upload the files to their blogs. The photos below are the first run.
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Posted on 10 March 2010.
The Apprentices set out over the weekend to capture three photos of each of the 5 senses. Sight, smell, touch, hearing, taste were all represented by visual digital photography means. A sample of the photos are in the gallery. They were also to use their prior experience with Macro Medium Wide setting up a shot for each of the senses.
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Posted on 17 February 2010.
With the start of the new 2010 spring term, we went out and took a few shots after the snow storm to see where the new Apprentices were with their photo skills. Of course we tried out the Macro Medium Wide, looking for shots in this format that matched the mini scavenger hunt.
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Posted on 13 November 2009.
The Apprentices from Fall 2009 had a photography scavenger hunt and an writing assignment to work on while at the Chicago Botanic Gardens. The requirements that each Apprentices were given are below. We chose at least two photos from each Apprentice’s body of work from the Field Trip and a maximum of 3 shots. All photos were turned in after editing in Photoshop CS4 and sized to 600×400 pixels at a resolution of 72dpi. We did group critique on each Apprentices photos as they related to the requirements of the scavenger hunt, composition and subject matter.
(1)Weeping Willow wide shot with reflection
(3)Fall shot (macro medium and wide)
(1)Macro of an repetitive pattern that you find in the garden(s) or surrounding structures.
(1)Macro of an exotic flower (you might have to find these in-doors this time of year)
(1)Macro of a flower or plant that will or may hurt you.
(1)A wide shot of a garden showing the multiple layers of flowers, bushes, pavers and tree line in the distance.
(1)Medium shot of a garden with an object in the foreground (example flowers, bush, statue) and the background that is part of the same garden.
(1)Medium shot of a bridge and the beautiful surrounding garden elements
(2) medium and macro shot of the Zebra Grass
(1)A medium shot of an CBG employee at work or in a shot set up by you that describes something about them and their job.
(1) medium shot of a rock garden, get more than just rocks in the shot
(1) medium shot of a plant or flower that resembles something else (kind of like when you find shapes in the clouds)
(1) your best wide shot of someplace in the garden(s) making sure to capture the clouds or blue skies
(1) medium shot of yourself sitting or standing someplace in a garden or around the CBG. This shot should say something about yourself as a person, character or writer for foldingsheets. You’ll have to art Direct with your camera what your vision is to your partner. You should be the focal point and the garden complimenting you.
(3) Pick one of these gardens, and shoot a macro medium wide of the garden:
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Posted on 09 November 2009.
Photo Journaling planned a field trip to the Chicago Botanic Gardens this Fall expecting cold and possibly bad weather. We were pleasantly surprised when it was sunny and nearly 70 degrees the entire day. The Apprentices were given details for an photography scavenger hunt around the gardens to help build their portfolio. The Apprentices work will be posted here shortly. Robert R Gigliotti brought his camera and got the Apprentices in action capturing everything on their list. As we do every year, we also did a group photo of the Apprentices.
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Posted on 03 November 2009.
Apprentices took the camera’s home again to find photos to pair with the project “a list of 40 things I love”. The writing will be posted soon…The Apprentices made three critique criteria of:
1. Does it get to the point?
2. Is it pleasing to the eye?
3. Is it creative?
With group discussion, the Apprentices rated the photos and we talked about why how and what…Enjoy!
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Posted on 27 October 2009.
The Apprentices of Photo Journaling took home the digital cameras in search of macro medium and wide shots in their own neighborhood. They had the camera’s for about 4 full days. Critique followed on Tuesday with a review of Composition, subject matter and overall opinion as a group discussion rating them 1-5. The Apprentices see how quickly people love, despise or enjoy exploring their photos. If you have to be standing next to the viewer to explain your photo, then maybe you need to rethink, shooting the photo again so the photo can stand on its own.
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Posted on 23 October 2009.
I’ve been digging around my computer trying to find prior years of Photo Journaling Apprentices work…I found some digital photos that the Apprentices of Fall 2007 took. Most of the Apprentices were returning from the prior year (Fall 2006 & Spring 2007) and had excellent photoshop skills.
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Posted on 21 October 2009.
Apprentices had a chance to show their stuff with the first photo challenge. Instructions…take with you an object we provided for you photographing the object(s) as a macro shot, medium shot and wide shot.
What is a macro medium and wide?
Macro: Close up, detail, pattern of a larger object
Medium: The foreground and background objects have a close relationship to one another.
Wide shot: The foreground and background objects have a distant relationship with one another.
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