First Assignment: Light, Shape, Shadow and Line

Essential Questions:

What design elements make a photographic image compelling?
How can one design an image specifically for a black and white medium?
In the photographic darkroom, which negatives make the best fine prints? What are their specific qualities?

Directions:

Shoot 1 roll of film. Second roll may be given after the first is developed.
Subject and location are up the the photographer, but the images should be visually compelling and use these four elements specifically: light, line, shadow and shape. Experiment, look for bold or subtle examples around you. See the slideshow, which you can download at the bottom of this post, for examples.
make a contact sheet
make at least five 5×7” prints.
make one 11×14” print of your best image (your teacher will help you choose what to print)

Slideshow (shown in class):