Project #9: Landscape Photography

Landscape photography is the art of capturing the natural world around you with as much enchanting detail as possible. The idea is to present the beauty and unique elements of the location, that are more visible to the naked eye, in photographic form.

Digital Journal 9:

• Go online and find 5 landscape photos that you find appealing from 5 different landscape photographers.   
• Label each photo with the name of the photographer who took it.
• At the bottom of your Digital Journal, write out 5 different locations out in nature that you could possibly travel to take photos for this assignment. (These locations MUST be out in nature.)

Your Digital Journal is due by the beginning of class on Wednesday, February 5th.
Naming Convention: _dj9

Project:

Your new assignment is to shoot 10 landscape pictures from at least 10 separate locations.
You may shoot horizontal and vertical landscape pictures.
All 10 photos MUST be out in nature, which means that you will likely have to travel to areas that have natural landscapes.  Suggestion: (The Arboretum in the Montlake neighborhood of Seattle, just south of the UW Stadium is filled with multiple great locations to shoot for this project.)
I am giving you 4 weeks to complete 10 images because my expectation is that you will need to arrange a way of getting out to various locations out in nature to take these photographs.
I will NOT accept any photos with suburban or urban backgrounds!!!

You will be required to demonstrate clear photographic examples of ANY of the following 13 Landscaping Tips that you can read about by clicking HERE.

1. Maximize your Depth of Field (Use a higher f/stop #)

2. Use a Tripod

3. Look for a Focal Point

4. Think Foregrounds

5. Consider the Sky

6. Lines

7. Capture Movement

8. Work with the Weather

9. Work the Golden Hours

10. Think about Horizons

11. Change your Point of View

12. Use Slower Shutter Speeds with a Tripod

13. Paint Your Landscapes at Night with Light

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Due: At the end of class on Monday, February 24th.

2 Columns and 5 Rows

Naming Convention: _landscape

Your grade for this assignment will be based on several factors:

• Completion of each image turned in on a contact sheet.
• Turned in on time (formative)
• The quality and creativity of your 10 best images
• Your choice of which photos to possibly use for your portfolio (summative).