Student Portrait Assignment, Preliminary Critique Six

Kyle Torres, Portrait

What are your thoughts when you look at this image? What emotions does this photograph evoke?

Student Portrait Assignment, Preliminary Critique Five

Lindsey, Portrait

What are your thoughts when you look at this image? What emotions does this photograph evoke?

Student Portrait Assignment, Preliminary Critique Four

Norbert, Portrait

What are your thoughts when you look at this image? What emotions does this photograph evoke?

Student Portrait Assignment, Preliminary Critique Three

Lindsey, Portrait

What are your thoughts when you look at this image? What emotions does this photograph evoke?

Student Portrait Assignment, Preliminary Critique Two

Jennifer, Portrait

What are your thoughts when you look at this image? What emotions does this photograph evoke?

Student Portrait Assignment, Preliminary Critique One

Adrienne, Portrait


What are your thoughts when you look at this image. What emotions does this image evoke?

Online Sketchbook Prompt Twenty-Four

Kaylynn Deveney
P. Jays Drying from the series The Day-to-Day Life of Albert Hastings, C-print mounted to aluminum, 2001-06

What is going on in this image? What type of composition was used to create this piece? Would you define this work as documentary? Why or why not?

Online Sketchbook Prompt Twenty-Three

Tom Young #16 and #52 from the series Recycled Realities, gelatin silver print

What are your first reactions to these images? After looking at them closely, have your thoughts changed? Can you relate to these images? Why or why not?

Online Sketchbook Prompt Twenty-Two

Binh Danh
Drifting Souls #4 from the Immortality: The Remnants of the Vietnam and American War series, 2005, Chlorophyll print and resin

Would you define this as a powerful image? Why or why not? Is it important to create powerful imagery? Why or why not?

Online Sketchbook Prompt Twenty-One

QIU Zhijie
Tattoo 1, 1997. ©QIU Zhijie. Collection Smart Museum of Art, University of Chicago

What types of emotions do you feel when looking at this image? What does this art piece represent to you? Is this photograph unique? Why or why not?

Online Sketchbook Prompt Twenty

Beate Gitschow
LS #13, 2001, 42 1/2 × 33 1/2 inches, C-printCourtesy of Produzentengalerie Hamburg, Barbara Gross Galerie Munich, Collection of Louise and Eric Franck

Tell me about this photograph. What do you see? What does it represent? Why does it exist in the art world?

Online Sketchbook Prompt Nineteen

Filipe Barrenho,
Traditional Games Meeting 5

What type of composition do you see in this work? Describe how your eye moves around the image. Is this image unique? Why or why not?

Billboard Design Six

Joey and Becca

What are your thoughts when you look at this billboard design? What are the strengths of the design? What are the weaknesses?

Billboard Design Five

Jacob, Lindsey and Jennifer

If you were driving along a highway and this billboard was by the side of the road, would it catch your eye? Why or why not? Is this a strong billboard design? Why or why not?

Billboard Design Four

Zach, Marissa, Lauren, Nancy

What are your thoughts when you look at this billboard design? What is the subject matter, and how does it apply to the overall message of the design. What are the design's strengths? What are the design's weaknesses?

Online Sketchbook Prompt Eighteen

Jeanette Hagglund, Countdown

How was this image made? What type of compositional tool is being used to move your eye around the image? Do you find this image interesting? Why or why not?

Online Sketchbook Prompt Seventeen

James de Cannon

What are your first thoughts when you look at this image? How do you think the image was created? What does this photograph represent to you?

Billboard Design Three

Paige and Sarah


What are your thoughts when you look at this billboard design? What are the strengths of the design? What are the weaknesses? Does this billboard encourage you to continue in photography?

Billboard Design Two

Matej, Norbert, Adrienne, Kyle

When you look at this billboard design, what are your immediate thoughts? What are the strengths of this billboard design? What are the weaknesses?

Billboard Design One

KT, Tricia and Adrianna

What are your thoughts when you look at this billboard design? Do the elements included in this billboard fall in line with the characterstics of a strong and successful design? Why or why not? What type of audience are the designers trying to reach?

Teacher Critique Two

Sarah Cress

These images are from a series I shot in St. Louis, MO. What are your thoughts? Are these images purely documentary, or do they hold another meaning to you?

Online Sketchbook Prompt Sixteen

Yesterday, Jeremy Brotherton

When you look at this image, what thoughts run through your mind? How do you think this "ghostly" effect was created? If this image was in focus, would it's meaning change? Why?

Online Sketchbook Prompt Fifteen: Leibovitz A Photographer's Life

What are your thoughts when you look at the work of Annie Leibovitz? Choose one image that particularly strikes you, describe the image itself and why you find it interesting.

Online Sketchbook Prompt Fourteen: Modest Mouse Missed the Boat video contest

How do you think this music video was created? If you were to create a music video in a similar fashion, what song would you use. What type of imagery would appropriately illustrate that song?

Online Sketchbook Prompt Thirteen: War Photographer - James Nachtwey

After watching this video, how does it make you feel about the current war and other public affairs? Do you think photography can be used as a powerful tool?

Online Sketchbook Prompt Twelve

If you were to create a similar video using song and imagery, what would be your inspiration? What song would use? What photographic images would you use?

GOOD Presents: Meet the NYChildren Photography Project

Take a look at this video and record your thoughts online.

Online Sketchbook Prompt Ten

Find the modern day Ansel Adams!

Ansel Adams is a huge figure in the world of photography, and his work is admired by many. Adams created images that are timeless and beautiful. Your task is to research contemporary photographers that work similarly to Adams. In order to do this you must first begin by taking a look at Adams work and biographical information. After gaining a true understanding of the world of this classic photographer, you can begin searching for the Ansel Adams of the 21st century. Once you find a contemporary artist to compare, tell us about their work. Please include images in addition to your written word. Your text must be at least 200 words.

http://www.sfmoma.org/adams/
http://www.anseladams.com/
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/ansel/

Online Sketchbook Prompt Nine

Below you will find the link to an online timeline featuring the history of photography. I would like you to review the timeline, and choose one key figure or one key concept to research further. Once you have chosen your research subject, you may use any media you find appropriate to provide more background information. Your prompt must be at least 200 words. If you choose a key person, tell us more about their background and contributions to the world of photography. If you choose a key concept, tell us more about the details of it's development and it's influence to photography.

http://photo.net/history/timeline

Online Sketchbook Prompt Eight

Philip Lepage
How does your eye move around this composition? What do you see first? What do you see last? Is this photograph symbolic? Why or why not?

Online Sketchbook Prompt Seven

Anna Aichinger

What is the message behind this photographic series? What was the artist thinking when creating this work?

Online Sketchbook Prompt Six

Kathleen Bronseca
What is going on in this photograph? Tell us in story format.

Online Sketchbook Prompt Five

Carmine Groe, Lonely
What makes this photograph different from any other work you have seen? What makes this particular image thought-provoking? What type of composition is being used?

Online Sketchbook Prompt Four

Alain Gauvin
How do you think this image was created? What type of camera was used? What does this image represent to you?

Teacher Critique One

Sarah Cress
Above are a few images from a series I shot this summer. What are your thoughts? How do these images make you feel?

Online Sketchbook Prompt Three

Anna Aichinger

How was this photograph taken? What type of lighting situation was used? What type of camera settings were used? What are your thoughts when you look at this image?

Online Sketchbook Prompt Two

I want you to take a look at the work of contemporary artist Andy Ducett. Go onto his website and take a look at his biographical information and uTube videos. Once you read up on the artist, click on collages and then choose one photo collage to discuss. Please upload the specific image that interests you in your post. While you are writing about the work, I would like you to talk about why you chose that piece. What was it about that image that sparked your attention?

http://andyducett.com/

Online Sketchbook Prompt One

William John Smith

What are your thoughts when you look at this piece? Do you find this piece interesting? Why or why not?

Welcome, Welcome, Welcome!!!!

Hello Streamwood High School Photography students!!

Welcome to our online classroom blog!! I hope that you had lots of rest and relaxation this summer, because we have a wonderfully exciting year ahead of us!!

As you know from your previous experience in photography, talking and writing about work is an extremely important element in your artistic development. You will be using this online blog throughout the school year to talk about your own artwork, and the works of others. Photographically, you will be working predominantly documentary style during the year. Since your classroom time is going to be devoted to shooting, developing and printing, you will be able to critique in the comforts of your own home. Posting your work online will allow more opportunity for in-progress and finished critiques.

In addition to critiquing the works of your classmates, you will also be asked to look at the work of other historical and contemporary photographers, the work of your teacher, and the work of a class of high school students in Urbana, Illinois. We will be inviting the class of Mrs. Gleason at Urbana High School to participate in our online discussions.

I look forward to many thought-provoking discussions with all of you. Sign up for our blog today!!

Best,

Ms. Cress