Activator Assessment 09-10

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_____/_____ (25 points) OBJECTIVE: Concept/Solving the Problem • You’ve created three final prints (at least one must be a digital image) that demonstrate how you have altered your subject matter in a unique, interesting, or thoughtful way. • You have created prints that clearly demonstrate use of a photographic principle of composition to enhance the activation of your subject in an interesting, visual way. • Each of your prints is technically successful. You have chosen high-quality negatives from which to make your prints from, and each print has been crafted with precision and care. Comments: _____/_____ (25 points) STUDIO SKILLS: Darkroom Processes & Techniques • Each of your final B&W prints each are clean, clear, and have a wide range of values as evidence of making and correctly assessing a test strip. • You have chosen the proper enlarger aperture to preserve details and a wide range of middle grays of your B&W prints. • For each of your B&W prints, you have correctly used an enlarger to enlarge and focus your negative. • You have used darkroom tools & processes such as a grain focuser, filters, and/or dodging and burning where necessary to improve your image. • Your final digital image demonstrates the use of proper exposure settings on your digital camera. You have exposed your picture at a high resolution, properly white-balanced and adjusted color, or made any necessary changes to your image in Photoshop that improve its overall appearance. Comments: _____/_____ (25 points) DESIGN: Using the Photographic Principles of Composition • Each of your final images clearly demonstrates the use of a photographic principle of composition. The composition of your photo emphasizes the activation of your subject matter. • You have considered the final presentation design of these works in the way you present them for critique and/or how you present them in your digital portfolio. Comments: _____/_____ (25 points) PRESENTATION: Professionally Presenting your Work • You have demonstrated an understanding of proper care for all photographic materials, (prints are clear and clean of most distracting scratches, dirt, and chemical stains). • Your negatives and prints are representative of cautious, careful exposing and printing procedures. • You have used an easel and/or trimmed your print to create a crisp, clean, sharp border around the outside of each of your prints. • You have created two file sizes of your final digital image, one file 8x10” at 300 dpi, the other file 8x10” at 72 dpi. You have uploaded the 72 dpi image to your Flickr portfolio and titled it. • You have decided how to finally present your work. You have matted/mounted your final B&W prints for your portfolio, and you have scanned those B&W prints and posted the final images with your digital image on your Flickr portfolio. Comments: _____/_____ (100 points) TOTAL

the activator Self-Evaluation Questions (Complete sentences, complete thoughts!) 1.

Did you enjoy the change in style and creative approach to the activator assignment? Why or why not?

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Reflect on the critique discussions of the class’ work. Identify one important lesson or new idea that you realized during the critique, and explain how you think it might be beneficial to your own work or process in the future.

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Do you feel activation is an important technique to learn or experiment with in photography? Why or why not?

the activator Group Critique

Directions: Select 4 different works from the critique according to the following categories. Write the number of the work next to each category.

__________: Activation:

__________: Composition/Design:

__________: Risk-Taker/Challenge:

__________: Words

of Wisdom/Suggestions for Improvement: