Friday, May 29, 2015

Student Website Reviews

Review the weebly websites from the different classes. See the list here.

Review a site from each class period. Pick a photo that you think is their best photo and give one reason. Post on your blog and include the link to each weebly site. Do not send me the link. We will review your posts in class twelve minutes before class ends today.

This is a participation assignment.

Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Photo Weebly Sites - Mission San Jose Photo Students


We have collected weebly sites for the four Digital Photo classes at Mission San Jose High School for the 2014-2015 school year. Most of our work has been saved on Blogger sites.

For the Spring Expo, we printed 11x17 inch photos. Many people wondered if the student photos were taken by me or some other adult. Some people also asked if the students prints were available for purchase. You can contact the students if you wish. I have also included my site and blog at the bottom so that you can see that I did not do the work. My photos look different than the student work. Students do almost all of their work. If I took their pictures or edited their photos, it would be the same thing as answering questions on their test. I don't do it.


First Period Weebly Sites
  1. anishbphotography.weebly.com
  2. gurbaazbrar.weebly.com
  3. ashlayphotos.weebly.com
  4. bcphotography0.weebly.com
  5. msjdeborahchen1.weebly.com
  6. rudyestrada.weebly.com
  7. kgphotos.weebly.com
  8. salikhimmati.weebly.com
  9. ahsiao11.weebly.com
  10. aileenhhsu.weebly.com
  11. sharonhsuphotography.weebly.com
  12. fatimaijazphotos.weebly.com
  13. msjdpvedikaaclickapic.weebly.com
  14. jessicakam.weebly.com
  15. vinatakesphotos.weebly.com
  16. ashwinsdigitalphotographyclasspictures.weebly.com
  17. akwok-photography.weebly.com
  18. riddhimamsj.weebly.com
  19. karpal97.weebly.com
  20. jamesland69.weebly.com
  21. msjdplavanyasnapsbyyourstruly.weebly.com
  22. juliettelynnee.weebly.com
  23. mshenphotos.weebly.com
  24. cassieshu.weebly.com
  25. lucyszeto.weebly.com
  26. szephotos.weebly.com
  27. nitsers.weebly.com
  28. irenewuu.weebly.com


Second Period Weebly Sites
  1. http://mustafaahmeddp.weebly.com/
  2. http://rashi-photography.weebly.com/
  3. http://jasonchangphoto.weebly.com/
  4. http://vivianchangdp.weebly.com/
  5. http://pcharyphotography.weebly.com/
  6. http://hsuphotos.weebly.com/
  7. http://amink98.weebly.com/
  8. http://estellkim.weebly.com/
  9. http://brightrock.weebly.com/
  10. http://tomlongphoto.weebly.com/
  11. http://nathanmaphotography.weebly.com/
  12. http://vmehtaphotography.weebly.com/
  13. http://msjdpmarissa2.weebly.com/
  14. http://nicolephanphotography.weebly.com/
  15. http://kiranprakash97.weebly.com/digital-photography-pictures
  16. http://aashnapshah.weebly.com/
  17. http://abraham-photography.weebly.com/
  18. http://briantshenphotography.weebly.com/
  19. http://williamshihphotography.weebly.com/
  20. http://ryenteo1.weebly.com/
  21. http://mvaidyaphotography.weebly.com/
  22. http://wansonhang.weebly.com/gallery.html
  23. http://inspirephotographs.weebly.com
  24. http://jiayizhengphotography.weebly.com/

Third Period Weebly Sites
  1. Priyanka Bajaj: pabphotography.weebly.com
  2. Mahad Belgaumi: mbphotoz.weebly.com
  3. Pavi Bhatter: bhatterup.weebly.com
  4. Carlye Chan: carlyechanphotography.weebly.com
  5. Gracie Chan: gchannnn.weebly.com
  6. Derek Che: http://www.msj-derek-che-photography.com/
  7. Simar Chhabra: simarsphotos.weebly.com
  8. Mansi Chopra: mansichopra.weebly.com
  9. Connie Chou: chouconnie88.weebly.com
  10. Varsha Dinesh: varshmallowphotography.weebly.com
  11. Catherine Hou: cathyhou15.weebly.com
  12. Ethan Hu: ethahu123.weebly.com
  13. Alexander Lee: we-int.weebly.com
  14. Katherine Lin: klin2015.weebly.com
  15. Andrew Liu: aliuser.weebly.com
  16. Barry Liu: xx-barry-xx.weebly.com
  17. Preeti Mal: preetimal.weebly.com
  18. Kevan Mathis: kevanmathisphotography.weebly.com
  19. Aarti Panda: aartipandaphotos.weebly.com
  20. Shriva Patel: shrivapatel.weebly.com
  21. Judith Silverberg-Rajna: judithmargit.weebly.com
  22. Hugh Smith: omnom725.weebly.com
  23. Jason Stiltz: gr8j8.weebly.com
  24. Rudrik Suthar: rudriksutharmsjphotography.weebly.com
  25. Jasmit Tamber: jasmittamberpics.weebly.com
  26. Alexander (Junior) Wei: capnjumper.weebly.com
  27. Lucas Williams: missionphotoclass.weebly.com
  28. Hong Wu: happyhongie13.weebly.com
  29. Jason Wu: jasonwuphotography.weebly.com
  30. Anita Yen: anitayenphotography.weebly.com
  31. Henry Yu: henryyuphoto.weebly.com
  32. Yilong (Gary) Zeng: yilongzeng.weebly.com

4th Period

Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Reflection - Presentation Project

Submit a complete piece of paper that I can easily read
  1. Did you receive an email approval from me?
  2. When?
  3. Did you send me 5 print ready images that were 17 x 11 inches and were at least 240 dpi or ppi?
  4. Did you post 5 web ready images on your weebly website in a gallery or portfolio?
  5. Did you put those same 5 web ready images on your Blogger blog post with a link to your weebly website?
  6. Are your blogger and weebly links in your gmail signature?
  7. What is one thing that you will remember about this project?
  8. What do you want to do for your final project?
  9. What is your weebly web address
  10. Describe your best photo from this project

Send one email addressed to Cara, M.C. and Haroon with your weebly link and the blog post that includes your five web ready photos. Please cc me on the same email. ONLY send one email.

Submit your papers to one of those three and they will organize them in alphabetical order. Due before class is over.

4th period send your emails to Cara, M.C. and Haroon
3rd period send your emails to Cat, Lucas and Kat
2nd period send your emails to Rashi, Ryen and Mohini
1st period send your emails to Anish, Ashley and Aileen

Friday, May 15, 2015

Presentation Project

On May 21st, Mission San Jose High School will have the Spring Expo. The Digital Photography program will finish a project in time for the expo.

I will assume that you are working on your own, unless I approve your group project. You may work with any amount of people, but your project must be more complicated for each group member you add. The project can be a commercial shoot or a photo story. I must approve the project before you begin.

If you do not have an email confirming the project, the project has not been approved.

You will provide five print ready photos and five web ready photos for your weebly gallery. The photos may be the same, but their dimensions will vary. The photos will have a specific theme that I must approve. (see note above.)


Tuesday, May 12, 2015

Depth of Field - Aperture

Depth of Field Study - In my garden

What is an aperture? Can you guess the aperture setting on each photo? How do you know? Why is it important?










Tuesday, May 5, 2015

First Commercial Shoot

Due Friday May 8
Choose a project group of 3 or 4 members
Select an inspiration from a commercial shoot
One person from the group will send me your choice and cc the other group members
5 photos total from your group's first commercial shoot.
Each person must take one of the 5 total pictures.
One of the photos must be print ready (11x17)
This is a project grade... if the assignment is late, you will lose 15 percent of the grade for each class day.

Post all of the images on your Blogger blog and credit the photographer who shot each image (include the photographer's name and blogger site.)

We will share work at the end of class Friday

Our first commercial shoot was inspired by Dave Hill's Vanity Fair Hollywood  Edition Photo Shoot.


We have studied other fashion and commercial photographers. Some students chose well known fashion photographers for their Masters of Photography project. (for example, Irvin Penn)

I am including an ongoing list of photographers and sites for your group to use.
In the second section of the Dave Hill documentary, Hill shot Film Noir inspired images. I have included photographer George Hurrell so that you can learn more about this time period.
You can search Vogue Magazine's photographer list and see Irvin Penn and many others.

We watched a few Annie Leibovitz videos, including this B-Roll video. How did the production team improve the photo?

We also learned how to use a softbox different ways.

Below are some photos of our class at work