Checklist of Photography Portfolio

Due June 5 at the end of the day

YOUR PHOTOGRAPHY PORTFOLIO - These are pictures you have taken. If you have any you've taken in the last few months before this class, you may use those if they fit into these requirements.


Create on Photo Story 3. Make sure there is NO PICTURE MOVEMENT, so you can see the entire photo. Each photo should be set for at least 3 seconds. You can include background music if you’d like. You must include:

1) Self-Portrait – The Real You (W/ PROP)

2) Still Life (Dandelion or anything else) – How can you make the ordinary look extraordinary?

3) Flowers – When someone else sees your picture, they should think: BEAUTIFUL

4) Food – When someone else sees your picture, they should think: DELICIOUS

5) Building/Architecture – make this picture feel IMPRESSIVE

6) Motion/Blur (try long shutter) – MAKE THIS PICTURE feel ACTIVE

7) Animals – Dead or Alive – MAKE THIS PICTURE feel FUNNY or INTERESTING

8) Take a picture of the natural light – Make the LIGHT the main character in your picture

9) Color – try to get something that’s NOT A FLOWER

a. If your last name starts with A-D, take a picture of something RED

b. If your last name starts with E-G, take a picture of something ORANGE

c. H-K, something YELLOW

d. L-O, something GREEN

e. P-S, something BLUE

f. T-Z, something PURPLE

10) A picture that incorporates the Water –

11) A picture that captures People at Work –

12) A picture of something Grotesque/Ugly

13) Point your camera UP at something and take a picture/Point your camera DOWN at the same thing

14) Any other picture where you use your MACRO function

15) Any other picture where you use your INFINITY function

16) Take a picture of the same thing with HIGH ISO/LOW ISO

17) Any other 7-10 pictures of your choice that you like, that you’ve taken.

18) Assignment from Pike Place Market Field Trip