Whatcom Falls 6/3

Walk in Town 6/2

Birch Bay 6/1

Downtown Bellingham 5/29

Lettered Streets 5/28

Fairhaven Train Tracks 5/27

Class Syllabus

Welcome to Options Spring 2009 Intersession

Photography class with Carrie !!!

In this course, students will have the opportunity to:
1. Learn camera basic
2. Learn basic and advanced photography techniques
3. Explore photography as a career, as well as met local professionals
4. Visit a variety of destinations to implement new photography knowledge and techniques
5. Have fun during the last 3 weeks of school!

There is a $5.00 course fee to cover the cost of getting photographs printed each week at Costco. At the end of each week, students will email Carrie any five photographs that they want printed. The five photographs will be 4x6. Prior to our Intersession exhibition, students will choose 2 of their best photographs to be printed in a large format, 8x10. These will be mounted on matte board and can be taken home after the exhibition.

Course requirements:
Each student will build an online photography portfolio via blogspot. Students will upload photographs that have been downloaded from their digital camera onto their S drive. Photographs need to be posted from each off site photography shoot. When posting your photos, please include in the title the location and date of the photo shoot.

Students will focus their photographs according to these four categories: People, Places, Landscapes, and Things/Objects.

At the end of each week, students must complete the following assignments:
1. You will need to choose your best photographs from each of the 4 categories and post these as "Photos of the Week".
2. Each student will also free write (by hand or in Word) about one of their photographs that was submitted to be printed.
3. Post comments on other students photographs by viewing their blogs.

4. Post photos from EACH off site location with location and date in blog title.

5. Email Carrie 5 pictures to be printed. Carrie will notify you of the specific date each week that these will need to be received by.

Students must wear COMFORTABLE WALKING shoes every day. Plan to be walking between 1 and 2.5 hours every day. Please be prepared for all types of weather as we do live in the Pacific Northwest. Please NO flip flops!

Some field trips maybe all day. You will be require to bring a lunch. If you need to be back to school at a specific time on any specific days, please notify Carrie as soon as possible.

Be prepared each day -- camera, batteries, shoes, coat/umbrella, sweatshirt/coat, and a positive attitude!

Grading:
Students will be graded on their completion of weekly assignments and participation.
A --

1. At least 5 photos uploaded from each off site location.
2. At least 5 comments posted on other students blogs
3. Photos posted for each category in a blog posted "Photos of the Week"
4. Student participates in all activities & trips
5. ZERO absences!!!! On time every day.
6. All required assignments completed.
7. Student implements basic, advanced, and creative photo techniques.

B --

1. 5 photos uploaded from each off site location.
2. 4 or 5 comments posted on other students blogs
3. Photos posted for each category in a blog posted "Photos of the Week".
4. Student participates in all activities & trips
5. ONE absence !!!! And/or 1 tardy. Please be on time every day.
6. Required assignments complete, but one may be missing.
7. Student implements basic, advanced, and creative photo techniques.

C --

1. 4 photos uploaded from each off site location.
2. 3 comments posted on other students blogs.
3. Only 3 categories uploaded each week in a blog posted "Photos of the Week".
4. Student participates in most, but not all, activities and trips.
5. TWO absences and/or 2 tardies.
6. Most of the required assignments are complete, but 2 may be missing.
7. Student implements basic, advanced, and creative photo techniques.

F -- This is not an option! But if I must, 3 or more absences and/or 3 + tardies, limited participation, photos not uploaded. In other words, you just take up my time. If you are not interested in the course, please let me know and we can try to accommodate you in another class or make other arrangements.