Your next assignment Due Dec 17 is to create a Christmas greeting card.
I am not going to put many parameters on this. Your one requirement will be that it has at least 1 photo taken by you. You can use photos from the past, but you MUST have one photo that is taken for the card between today and Dec 17.
Try to think a little outside your box for your photos. Group objects together that tell a story. Take a photo from a unique angle. Take an extreme closeup and make everyone guess what the object is. Turn your card into a game. If you want to discuss ideas with me please feel free to email me or talk to me during class. I've placed some images in this blog to get your minds working.
This is a close up of the star tinsel photographed on a red fabric. Unique but simple
Or a pile of ornaments photographed close. You have to be careful when photographing ornaments that you don't get a reflection from your flash. Try this outside in the shade.
Nothing says Christmas like a heap of tangled lights!
You don't always have to include faces. Here The socks, tree and gifts say xmas, and you can tell the legs are children's legs. Can't you feel their excitement without even seeing their faces??
I will be bringing in Xmas props on December 9. We will spend the class taking photos. You are more than welcome to use this for your card. You can also bring in your own props from home. If your idea involves a photo of your family or a photo that needs to be taken at home please feel free to do so. We will work on the cards in class next week. No need to get prints made.
You will share your card with the class on Dec 17 at our little photography Christmas party.
