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Sun Paper

Sun Paper is a fun and easy way to see how the sun can 'develop' paper.

For this assignment, students will place their composition in the sun and will watch how the sunlight “develops” their photograph by turning exposed areas blue and leaving covered areas white.  

Students will use shape and line to help create a pleasing composition. 

For this assignment, you will need to bring items to class with a variety of

textures, thickness and widths, such as:

  • buttons                 

  • fabric                    

  • feathers               

  • flowers or leaves

Students will present their print in a class critique and will discuss how they arranged their found objects to create an interesting composition.

During the class critique,  students will also describe how factors such as exposure time and brightness of the sun affected their final piece. 

To try something different, watch this:

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Pinhole Camera

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Reflections Due: October 3rd

A pinhole camera will show you how the early photographers made a photograph and negative. 

For this assignment, students will focus on creating an image that has a good blacks and whites,  a range of tones, as well as a focal point, or center of interest. 

Students will also use at least one of the elements of art

and explain why they chose that element or elements.

All the information you will need for creating your pinhole camera assignment:

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Pinhole Camera Information:

Some good examples of center of interest:

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