Feb
4
Advanced and intermediate students are required to compose a project plan the first day of a project cycle. Projects usually last two weeks. The plan consists of a title, description, time line and an annotated resources list. The criteria necessary for a satisfactory plan are detailed below. Mr. Le Duc gives 10 points credit for a well composed project plan.
Title - 1 point
- Must contain a verb and object or noun
- Place the title in “Title” field of Blog, if you are using a blog for your project plans
- EXAMPLE: Project 1: Exploring Photo Composition Rules
Description - 3 points
- Explain what you will do, learn and make
- EXAMPLE: I plan to explore some photographic compositional rules. I will find an example of a rule at Flickr.com and try to copy the images on campus with the class digital camera. I will publish the example images and my imitations on my Flickr.com account. I will also write a short explanation about each image at flickr.com. Through my work I will learn more about:
- F-stop
- Shutter speed
- Exposure
- Compositional Rules
- The Rule of Thirds
- Balance
- Framing
- Use lines
- Avoid Mergers
- Simplicity
Time Line - 3 points
- Detail your project schedule
- List at least five steps you need to do to complete for your project
- Organize the order of events
- EXAMPLE:
- Research the rules
- Find and save Creative Commons examples of each rule on Flickr.com
- Take pictures
- Download pictures
- Upload my pictures to Flickr.com
- Upload examples I found
- Write explanations
Resources - 3 points
- List at least three resources that help you learn more about your topic
- Write a brief description why this is a good learning resource
- EXAMPLE:
- http://www.photoaxe.com/composition-in-photography/
- This site explains many rules with numerous examples of each
- http://asp.photo.free.fr/Composition/photoProgramCompMainClass.shtml
- Kodak’s examples of major rules with lots of examples
- http://www.picturecorrect.com/photographytips/composition.htm
- More examples and very detailed explanations of rules
- http://www.photoaxe.com/composition-in-photography/
Tags: Composition, Directions, Plan, Project
