Optional Assignment: Opposite Composite

Work by Bianca McDonnell

Throughout the year this year, you have worked to understand the tools and techniques of Adobe Photoshop. You've learned how to restore old photos, you've scanned and restored your own work, and you've learned how to create digital collages. Now it's time to put all of these skills to the test to create a composite that appears to be completely real, but is fabricated using Photoshop.

Check out the assignment sheet below to see the grading criteria. Also, there's a slideshow of both student works and master photographer examples to generate ideas below.

This assignment is not required, however if you complete it according to the criteria below, you may substitute it for a homework grade of your choice, or a classwork grade worth no more than 80 points. You may not substitute this assignment for any Portrait Book grades!



Opposite Composite Assess

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Portrait Book

For our last photo work in class this year, we will focus on creating an artist book that presents a thematic series of photos that illustrate a specific and unique aspect about that person.

First, you need to decide who your book will focus on. Second, you will need to choose a unique personal topic or aspect you hope to illustrate about this person. Third, you need to decide how you will photograph this interest, while considering the requirements for the assignment. Lastly, you will create a practice "prototype" to figure out what your book will look like, and finally you will create your book with your own prints.

Below is a slideshow illustrating examples of books students have created in the past, as well as inspiring ideas for your own. Below the slideshow is the handout that lists the requirements for this assignment.



Portrait Book Final Assessment

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Artist book designs!