photography curriculum

standards, terms & tutorials

Video storytelling requires many skills and can take years to learn.  Many of our teachings artists have benefitted from formal education from such places as Minneapolis Community & Technical College, Metropolitan State University, the Minneapolis College of Art And Design and The Arts Institute.  Others however have benefitted from self-taught and community-based learning environments.   For those of you interested in dedicating time to the art of video creation we highly recommend that you start with the links below.  Once you have become comfortable,  you may then want to consider joining lynda.com for more in-depth technical instruction. 

ACADEMIC STANDARDS

• Artistic Foundation

• Artistic Process: Create or Make

• Artistic Process: Perform or Present

• Artistic Process: Respond or Critique

• Minnesota State Standards in the Arts

Online ARTS APPRECIATION Presentations

• Digital Storytelling Concepts presented by Tiana LaPointe

• Homeforming - Digital Artmaking and Hmong Artists presented by Kazua Vang

• Our Sacred Water presented by Tiana LaPointe

TERMS & SPECIFICATIONS

• Camera

• Digital

• Criticism

• Formal Elements

• Genres

ASSIGNMENTS  

• Self Assessment

• Rules of Conduct

• Camera Demonstration    

• Parent Permission Form

• Quiz:  Camera Vocabulary

• Quiz:  Photography Basics

• Photo Scavenger Hunt

• First Steps to Photo Analysis

• Creating Meaning Within The Image

• Interpreting Images

• Manipulating The Image

• Applying Your Interpretive Skills

• In Honor Of Digital Portraiture Assignment

 PLANNING TOOLS

• Photography Proposal

• Artist Statement

• Model Release Form

• Artist Biography

TUTORIALS

• Visual Basics

• Basic Terms

• Online DSLR Technical Tutorials for the Canon Mark IV prepared by Tomas Leal

• Digital Equipment Care 

• Field Production

• Lighting Basics by Tomas Leal

• Online Lighting Tutorials compiled by Tomas Leal

• Online Technical Concepts compiled by Tomas Leal

• Pocket Wizards by Touchaingkong Yang

SAMPLE SYLLABI

• The Photographic Eye  13 WEEK Introductory Course

• A Journey Through DigitalPhotography 20 hour Course

• Introduction to 35MM Photography 20 hour Course

• Introduction to Digital Storytelling 30 hour Course

• ETC - Effectuate The Constellation 10 hours Course

LESSON PLANS - THE PHOTOGRAPHIC EYE

•  LESSON ONE - Digital Photography Overview

• LESSON TWO - The Digital Camera

• LESSON THREE - Formal Elements 

• LESSON FOUR - Photographic Principles

• LESSON FIVE -Point of View

• LESSON SIX - iPhoto Overview

• LESSON SEVEN - The Art of Light

• LESSON EIGHT - Triptychs

• LESSON NINE - Adobe Photoshop Overview

• LESSON TEN -Portraiture

• LESSON ELEVEN - Family Portraits

• LESSON TWELVE - Cultural Symbolism

• LESSON THIRTEEN - Portfolio