Final Portfolio Project

Due Date: January 10, 2008
Format: PowerPoint
Criteria: Students will produce a 22 slide PowerPoint presentation highlighting their best work in Digital Photography I. It will include a title slide and a final slide containing an honor statement as well as the following photos:
1)Architecture or Architectural Detail—man-made, permanent structure should be the primary focus
2)Landscape, Student’s choice (“calendar shot”—the goal is beauty)
3)Black and White of Student’s choice
4)Macro photo
5)Nature shot
6)Candid photo of school life
7)Posed Portrait, retouched as necessary
8)Student’s best collage
9)A Montage
10)Photo which shows action/movement
11)Backlit close-up photo (with or without flash)
12)Backlit Landscape
13)Family/Relationship-themed collage
14)Unique photo showing creativity—student’s choice of subject matter
15)Still Life photo of food/beverage
16)Student’s choice of photo showing use of a creative filter
17)A Vignette
18)Metaphor Self-Portrait Still Life (not a collage!)
19)Field Trip photo (Wright Memorial or Butterfly Garden)
20)Created artwork showing student’s best use of PhotoShop tools on a photo/photos

Title and end slide should show similar design features. End slide will be the honor code stipulating that you took all photos personally and during this semester. Use transitions and animation on your slides, but do not automate your slide show.

Note: A PhotoShop canvas size of 10 inches wide by 7.5 inches high is the equivalent of a PowerPoint slide. Each photo will be graded individually on effort, creativity, imagination, and technical skills. Do not submit photos with serious photographic errors such as red eyes, out-of-focus, underexposed or overexposed, etc. Put slides in order! You may add titles if you wish, but it is not required. If you add titles, make sure they are an enhancement, not distraction! You will give an oral presentation with your slide show. Be prepared to elaborate on how you created each piece, and answer questions. This project will count 1 1/2 times a normal project grade. Do a good job!

Each photo will be graded individually as follows:
Zero-Not submitted or Does not meet criteria of assignment
3.5 points--Below average; Shows minimal effort and lack of pride in finished product; Shows little creativity or technical skill
4 points--Average; Adequate interpretation of assignment, but could have been improved with more effort; Shows average level of creativity and technical skill
5 points--Above average; Shows high degree of imagination, effort and technical skill; Went beyond assignment’s requirements with pride in finished product