Shag Color Assignment

To see how artists put these theories to real use, we are going to create a color chart using the art of SHAG.
In this project you will select a painting by the artist SHAG and develop a color chart of the artwork.

1. Go to the website http://shag.com/gallery.html and select a category.
2. Find a painting that you like, then right-click it and “Save picture as…” to save a copy to your Documents folder.
3. Start Photoshop, and then choose File > Open to open the image.
4. Go to Image > Image Size on the menu. On the “Document Size” settings, down at the bottom left hand side of the dialogue screen, uncheck the "Resample Image" box. Change the resolution from 300 to 72. This will increase the size of the image
5. You’ll want to add text and color swatches next to the painting, so you’ll need to enlarge the canvas or image area. Go to Image > Canvas Size on the menu. Double the height or width, then for the Anchor, click on the center top or left square. This will put the painting above or on the left side of the canvas and add a white background below or to the right for you to add your color swatches.
6. Select the Rectangle tool, then in the Properties bar below the menu, click the drop down arrow for geometry opt t src="/plugins/editors/tinymce/jscripts/tiny_mce/themes/advanced/langs/en.js" type="text/javascript"> ions. Select “Fixed Size”, width and height equal .5 in.
7. You’re going to make a swatch for each color in the painting. Create some boxes to the side of the painting, then select one of the boxes by clicking it’s layer. Double-click on the color icon in the layer to open the color picker. Move your cursor over to the painting and click on a color to change the boxes color. Repeat this process until you have a swatch for every different color.
8. Organize the swatches so that similar hues are grouped together on the page.
9. Finally, using your text tool, type the color value next to each swatch using the hue, saturation and brightness values of each swatch in the color picker.

Example:


How would you define the color values? Look at the hues. Are they similar, complimentary, analogous…? How did the artist use them to compose his picture? Write a paragraph analyzing your results and submit a JPEG to your Blog.

Photographer Power Point

1. Minimum 6 slides

2. Transitions and animation between each slide.

3. Picture effects for all photos.

4. Include music throughout the presentation.

5. Title page with your name, photographer's name and pic, date, period and my name.

Famous Photographer Research Paper

Objective:

To provide the student with an opportunity to do a “in depth” investigation into the work of a famous photographer.

1. The (full) page research paper (plus a page of bibliographical sources) will include:

Specific information about the photographer’s background. Where did they learn to photograph? How long have they been working as a photographer?

Specific information about the photographer’s style of photography. Has their style (or subject matter) change over the course of their career?

What is their credo (photographic beliefs)?

How does the photographer seem to be making a living?

How do you respond to the photographer’s work? Why do you like it or dislike it? Select one image that you particularly like and research what it currently costs to purchase.

2. By the end of the period you should have selected a photographer.

3. Bibliography of at least 2 different sources is required.

4. The photographer can be alive or deceased. Everyone in class will have a different photographer.

5. After writing your research paper you will then take the photos in your famous photographer’s style.

Here are some sample famous photographers to choose from:
Ansel Adams
Henri Cartier-Bresson
Robert Doisneau
Elliott Erwitt
Robert Frank
Anne Geddes
Annie Leibovitz
Edward Steichen
Edward Weston
Jim Brandenburg
David Muench
Irving Penn
Richard Avedon