AWQ4M

COurse features
Visual Arts: Photography, Grade 12, University/College Preparation
Course code
AWQ4M
Study time
110 hours
Level
Grade 12
Credit Value
1.0
Prerequisite
Visual Arts: Photography, Grade 11, University/College Preparation
Curriculum policy
The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 11and 12, The Arts, 2010 (Revised)

Supplementary Requirements

  • It is strongly advises that students use a digital SLR camera. If that is not possible, students are permitted to use the camera on their phone.
  • It is strongly suggested that each student own their own SD memory card and flash drive.

Course Description

This course allows students to develop their understanding of visual storytelling through the art of photography. In this course, students will review the basic principles of design and visual culture and will learn how to manipulate meaning using context and framing. As they work through the course, students will explore various photographic mediums and stages of the creative process, as well as concepts of composition, lighting, audience, and perspective.

#1 Camera Basics

In this unit, students learn how to expose an image three different ways by altering the ISO, Shutter Speed or the Aperture of my camera. Students will learn how to create a shallow or extended depth of field (DOF) and how to capture motion.

#2 Rights and Masters

In this unit, students will learn about the legal elements of taking a photograph and will study three Masters of photography and write a visual essay about these Master photographers and their identifiable style.

#3 Skills & Composition

In this unit, students will be introduced to composition guidelines and camera techniques to achieve an artful representation of their photography, engage in snapping images for specific purposes, learning camera techniques that will increase their awareness of shooting in shutter, aperture or manual priority. Also, will be introduced to techniques like zoom blur and panning that use camera and lens movement along with camera settings adjustments that permit students to adjust for a specific purpose, and learn to convert colour images to B/W images, stitch images together, and blend several images together in post-production software, and learn compositional strategies to frame their subject and how to capture their subject and its shadow.

#4 Art Criticism

In this unit, students will learn how to write a criticism of an image they consider to be a work of art.
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#5 Creative Photography

In this unit, students will learn to blend compositional guidelines and will explore genre (Landscape, Macro, Abstract, Architecture, Nature, etc.), Sense of Place, Painting with Light, and direct a Fashion Shoot. Students will also learn about David Hockney and create a sample of media art using photographs shot as the medium.
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