2nd Period Photo 2 & Up

Photoshop Portal
Mini-Project
Miss Derrig
Lesson Timeline

Monday - Nov 8 Project Introduction and Shooting Photos

Tuesday - Nov 9 Photoshop Demo and Practice

Wednesday - Nov 10 Work Time

Friday - Nov 12 Work Time

Monday - Nov 15 Critique

Ohio Visual Arts Standards
Perceiving /
Knowing
2PE. Describe sources
visual artists use to
generate ideas for
artworks.
5PE. Explore the
application of technology
to the production of visual
artworks.
Producing /
Performing
2PR. Make informed
choices in the selection of
materials and techniques
as they relate to solving a
visual problem.
5PR. Understand and
demonstrate how to
access available digital
tools and innovative
technologies to create
and manipulate artwork.
Responding /
Reflecting
1RE. Apply methods of art
criticism when discussing
selected works of art.
5RE. Compare and
contrast various theories
of aesthetics and visual
culture.
6RE. Identify the
challenges various
venues present to the
creation of works of art.
Objectives and Assessments
1. Students will take a variety of
photographs in different locations, so
they have a large bank of photographs
to choose from for the project.
2. Students will use photoshop to create
their portal photographs inspired by
photographs we looked at in class.
3. Students will demonstrate creative
thinking by coming up with multiple
ideas for their final image.
1. Students will take at least ten
photographs in at least four different
locations.
2. Students will use photoshop to
manipulate at least two photographs to
create images inspired by the portal
photographs we looked at in class.
3. Students will write plans for at least
three different portal photographs in
their sketchbook.
 DAY 1
INTRODUCTION
Questions -Pick something you like about an
artist/image and write a few sentences
from the about it and why you like it.
-Pick something you notice in the images
homework that you might like to try doing yourself
and write about why you like that and how
you might attempt to create something
similar.
 Project Requirements/Guidelines
Shooting Requirements:
- Shoot at FOUR LOCATIONS
- Take at least TEN photos at EACH
location
- Think about PERSPECTIVE and MOOD
you want for your final images while
shooting
- There are no setting requirements,
photos should be good quality and
any specific settings (like motion,
focus, DOF, etc) should be intentional
*If you want to take photos outside of
school (highly suggest) think about
checking out a camera, OR you can use
your phone
Final Image Requirements:
- Each student will write plans for at
least three different image ideas
- Each student will make one final
image to turn in
- Each final image will combine at least
TWO photos
- Perspective and Mood should be
taken into account for your final
images
*These are MINIMUMS, if you have time you
can do MORE
*You can use found images, as long as you
have at least one image you took yourself
 Photoshop
Portal
Photographs
Examples! (From Pinterest!)
More Examples! (From Pinterest!)
Even More Examples! (From Pinterest!)
Example 1: Two Source Images
Example 1: Edit and Final Image
Example 2: Before and After
Example 2:
Editing / Middle
Step
Example 2: Variations
For - Take more pictures outside of
school (if you’d like)

Tomorrow: - Think about what images you

took that you might want to
combine for your final image
 DAY 2
PHOTOSHOP
DEMO
DAY 3 & 4
WORK TIME
REMINDERS!
- This time is yours to work,
please use it wisely!
- You need to have three
ideas for final images
- You have to turn in at least
one final image TOMORROW
**My university supervisor will also
be coming in on Monday to observe
me teaching, so everyone’s
participation is important to me**
Critique:
- I’ll be printing your final
image for the critique
- Size: 8x11
- Turn this into the project
folder by FRIDAY
- Everyone will be assigned
two photos to respond to
independently and then we’ll
have a group critique
If you need help or have
questions please ask me!
DAY 5
CRITIQUE
Critique
Independent Critique:
- Everyone will be assigned
two images to respond to
- On a piece of paper, you’ll
write down
- One thing you like about the
image, something you think is
successful in the image
- One thing you think could use
more work (this can be a
suggestion, a question, etc)
Group Critique:
- One person will start by picking
an image they like and will talk a
little about it, then if anyone else
would like to add anything they
can
- The person whose image it is will
then get to talk about it if they’d
like, then they’ll pick the next
photo that we’ll talk about
Towards the end of class, we’ll
have a friendly competition
and vote on our favorite
images!!