100 10151 120 Photography (ACP) 861 130 History of Photography 140 150 160 170 180 210 01.4 The Arts - Visual Art 211 4.9.3 212 213 214 215 216 220 08.1 Social Studies - History 221 4.9.3 222 223 224 225 226 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 300 1. How has the history of photography affected the approach to photography over time? 300 2. How has the camera obscura informed contemporary photography? 300 3. How have contemporary photographers integrated digital imaging into visual arts? 300 400 This unit emphasizes photographic communication using the elements of art and the principles of design, the following media and techniques: silver gelatine print, digital inkjet print, historical, photographic processing, camera operations and mechanics, and film developing, composition, the processes of problem solving, creative thinking, and communicating ideas, photographic history and cultures, and career opportunities. 500 Students in Introduction to Photography will develop the ability to: 500 500 -- interpret, select, and choose the qualities that make a fine photographic image, 500 -- apply the elements of art and principles of design when composing photographs, 500 -- identify different media, techniques, and processes with sufficient skill, confidence, and sensitivity, 500 -- examine and apply historical to contemporary processes of photography as a means to communicate an idea, 500 -- describe, analyse, interpret, and evaluate their own photography as well as that of others. 500 600 All students will: 600 600 -- apply the elements and principles of art in relation to photography, 600 -- use and apply different approaches to composition and aesthetics as it relates to photography, 600 -- write about different genres in photographic history. 600 700 1. Homework is used as a formative and summative evaluation tool. 700 2. Quizzes and tests are used to access concrete information such as vocabulary, equipment use, and procedures. 700 3. Project evaluations may take the form of group critiques, rating scales, checklists, written evaluations, and teacher interviews. 700 4. A portfolio demonstrates skills learned and personal, aesthetic growth. The body of work stands as a visual record of the creative process experienced throughout the semester. 700 5. Group discussions give insight into the creative process and problem-solving, providing an avenue for learning, how to talk about art, how to view art, and how to improve one's skills.