The lesson in itself is quite simple. The student must go out to two separate places they frequent these have to be places they have seen so many times that they almost don't even see the space anymore because it is so familiar.
They need to take at least 20 picture in each place, and attempt to see it in a new way. Encourage them to see the space like they have never seen it before. Then they need to take their favorite 5 photos from each space and edit them slightly to make they brighter or clearer, or whatever they need to do to make them look more professional, and turn in 10 photos to me total, on the google classroom. (Which by the way if you have never used the google classroom, I would highly suggest it. Holy moses! it will change your life.)
This assignment is great because it gets students thinking about how to make the mediocre into the extraordinary. And it is used in photography all the time. Look at all the advertisements out there, Photographers can take a picture of a roll of paper towels and make the view suddenly want to buy those for the messes they will make.
Here are some great examples of student work.
I love this one. I think the mix on a platform he in, mixed with the actual space he inhabits is great interpretation of this assignment.
I love this one. I think the mix on a platform he in, mixed with the actual space he inhabits is great interpretation of this assignment.
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