Our next project has two parts. First, we will take extreme close up photographs. Then, we will create a large scale oil pastel drawing of our favorite photograph.
Macro photography is extreme close-up photography, usually of very small subjects, in which the size of the subject in the photograph is greater than life size.
Here are some macro photographs taken by SOTA students:
Photo Credit: Jenny, Grade 12
Photo Credit: Deanna, Class of 2015
Photo Credit: Marina, Grade 11
Photo Credit: Yoshua, Grade 11
Part 1: Macro (Extreme Close Up) Photography
- 2 photo shooting days (best 6-20 photos from each class uploaded to your blog)
- 1 day editing and critiquing photos; create new blog post with 5 favorite macro photographs. Ms. Lawson will give feedback on which photos would work best as a reference for the oil pastel drawing.
Part 2: Large Scale Abstract Oil Pastel Drawing
- 14×19 oil pastel drawing of one of your favorite macro photos
Today we will:
- Demonstrate how to use the class cameras, transfer images from the SD card to the computer, post photos to the blog, and clear the SD card
- Spend about one period taking close-up photos outside
- Publish a new blog post with the following:
- the best 6-20 photos taken during today’s class
- a few sentences describing what you like about the photos today, and what was challenging
- Clear the memory card, remove the battery, return the camera to the bag, and plug the battery into an outlet to charge
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