Digital Photo 3: Summer Assignment
1. Choose 7 out of the following list of words and creatively interpret them through photography.
Experiment with at least 3 variations/ideas/compositions for each of the 7 words you select.
These images will be due when you return to school in September.
Window
Duality
Bird’s eye
Cornered
Clutter
Memory/Dream
Feet
Transportation
Play
Mirror
Dark/Obscure
Reflect
Room
Busy Hands
Wind
2. Take pictures! Think of your camera as your traveling companion. Take photos during your summer break of anything that interests you and that is school appropriate, of course (things while you’re on vacation, things in your backyard, etc., anything you may want to use for your first independent project when you return in September.) Perhaps use the concept of time as a starting point for an idea. What does time mean to you? How could you visually portray time (in a literal manner, abstract manner…)?
3. Start a written or visual log of ideas and dreams, and begin a digital or paper collection of images and other objects that inspire you; this will be an excellent reference to use later in the school year. Look at www.worth1000.com for ideas and inspiration.
50 or more IMAGES DUE: September (first week when you return to school)

AP Studio Art Information: You may choose to complete the AP 2-D Design
Portfolio in this class. (It can consist of all photography.) This AP Exam is optional.
If you complete it successfully, you may receive college credit or place out of certain college courses, thus saving time and money. The following is criteria set for the course that must be met in order to receive AP credit.
2D Design Portfolio: Students in the Design Portfolio address issues in their work that are concerned directly with the principles of design in their compositions. Students assemble a body of work that showcases technical versatility and skills using the elements and principles of design in compositional forms. Students explore and master a variety of design processes, techniques, compositional and aesthetic concepts. Any 2-D process may be submitted, including photography, digital imagery and computer graphics. Videotapes, 3-D works and photocopies of work in other media may not be included.
The AP PORTFOLIO must include the following components:
Section 1: Quality (original work): Five matted works. These should be the student’s best work, selected for excellence in technique, composition, concept and realization.
The work cannot be larger than 18”X24” (including mat).
Section 2: Concentration: This section includes 12 images of the student’s artwork that explores a particular design/visual concern in depth. These works are to be conceptually related and show growth and discovery. Up to two slides may show details.
These works should use the principles of design in an informed and/or experimental way. They must have a strong visual idea and show mastery of the principles of design.
Some potential ideas are listed below:
 An exploration of patterns and designs found in nature and/or culture
 A series of works that begins with representational interpretations and evolves into abstraction
 A series of landscapes based upon personal experience of a particular place in which composition and light are used to intensify artistic expression
 Design and execution of a children’s book

 Development of a series of identity products (logo, letterhead, signage, and so on) for imaginary businesses
 Interpretive portraiture or figure studies that emphasize dramatic composition or abstraction
 A personal or family history communicated through symbols or imagery
 Light as the Subject series that explores the use of design principles
 Still life compositions that explore the use of symbols, color, proportion, and space
 A series of images that explore design while using shoes
Commentary (about the concentration): The student is required to submit a written commentary describing what the concentration is and how it evolved. This statement must accompany the work in the concentration section. Students are asked to respond to the following questions:
1. What is the central idea of your Concentration?
2. How does the work in your Concentration demonstrate the exploration of your idea? You may refer to specific slides as examples
Section 3: Breadth
This set of artwork includes a variety of twelve works and demonstrates understanding of the principles of design, such as balance, emphasis, unit/variety, contrast, rhythm, repetition, proportion/scale, and figure/ground relationships, as well as a range of conceptual approaches to 2D Design. In this section you should demonstrate your ability to problem solve, explore various techniques, and show a range of conceptual approaches to 2-D design. Media could include drawing, illustration, painting, printmaking, collage, graphic design, digital imaging, photography and other 2D media.
The section is composed of 12 slides of 12 different works. Slides showing close-ups of details are not allowed in this section.
A final portfolio submission of 24 works of art is needed. Students should work steadily and have the sufficient number of images by the middle or end of April, since the portfolio is submitted in early May. They may continue to improve their Quality section of the portfolio until the May submission.