Senior Project Reflection

PART I: Two-Hour Presentation
(1) Two-Hour Presentation Student Assessment

AE

Why?


I thoroughly answered my EQ and gave very specific examples to answers. My activities were fun and really tied into what I had taught. I also used all my own photos for the room decoration, made little camera center pieces for the tables, and color coded all the groups. It was very creative and all the information was really valid and very good. I had great sources, which were referenced throughout as well. I spoke clearly and did not trip over my words or use "um" and words such as that a lot. Overall, I feel it was a very good presentation and I feel exceeded the expectations of the rubric.
 
(2) What are you most proud of in your 2 hour presentation and why?

I am most proud of the way I presented and spoke. I was clear and did not stumble, which I was not sure I would be able to do. I used my notes to assist me but I did not read off them, and I did not forget anything. I really was proud of myself, because I did not think I would be that confident and able to present as well as I did.
 
PART II: Overall Senior Project Experience

(3) What do you think you did well on in the project? What could you have done better? Please explain.

I think I did the best in time management, understanding my topic and the independent component.
I was always on top of I what I needed to have done and never turned in anything late.
I feel I did really good in understanding my topic and essential question as well. I went into much deeper aspects of commercial photography, I did not just keep it technical, like about lighting, I went into consumer psychology and interpersonal relationships, etc. I also really knew my information and learned a lot more.
My independent component was really good too, because I was able to apply everything I had learned, and all of my answers to my photo shoots. My pictures were really good and my skills grew immensely throughout the year, which is really a plus.

(4) What is your EQ and what is the best answer to your EQ? 

EQ: What is most important when taking a relevant commercial photograph?
Best Answer: Knowing Your Audience

(5) How has the last month of culminating events (e.g I-Search, Two-Hour, Exit etc) affected your answer to your EQ? Has it changed? Why or why not?
 
My answer did not change, however, the way I decided to present it changed, and I gathered much more examples to support my claim.

(6) What suggestions do you have in order to improve the senior project?

 Nothing really

(7) Overall Senior Project Assessment

AE

Why?

I took this project very seriously all year long and I not only learned a lot, I grew in photography skills and applied them to artwork during this school year and to my future, in jobs I will have and schools I will apply to.  I learned a lot, had great research and contacts, a strong creative expression and presentation. The whole project was a lot of fun for me and helped me so much, in everything I will do related to photography. I turned in everything on time, used a lot of creativity, had really good information and tried really hard all throughout this year to have my project come out as well as it did.

LIA Service Learning

Literal
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2/2/11	Basketball Pictures + Assemble				5.5
2/3/11	Basketball Pictures: Deliver				0.5
2/7/11	Financial Aid & Basketball Pictures + Assemble				2
2/9/11	Financial Aid Pictures: Deliver				0.5
2/12/11	Baseball Pictures + Assemble				2.5
3/31/11	Building Pictures				2
4/1/11	Building Pictures Assemble				0.5
4/7/11	Athletic Hall of Fame Dinner				5
4/8/11	Atheletic Hall of Fame Assemble				1.5
4/13/11	Building + Hall of Fame Deliver				0.5
4/13/11	Committee + Campus Pictures				3
4/13/11	Committee + Campus Pictures Assemble				2
4/17/11	Hands Across America + Assemble				1
4/23/11	She4Me + Assemble				4
4/28/11	Deliver Campus + HAA + She4Me				0.5
5/5/11	Scholarships Awards + Assemble				5
5/11/11	Deliver Scholarships				0.5
5/12/11	SBS Awards + Assemble				1.5
5/13/11	Deliver SBS Awards				0.5

• Peggy Cartwright-(909)652-6115

Interpretive
The most important thing I gained from service learning was good connections and references. Ms. Cartwright is allowing me to use her as a reference for future jobs I may apply for, as well as referring me to a paid photo job last December. This helps a lot, because having a credible reference is very important in industry of commercial photography

Applied

This helped answer my EQ by giving me my second answer, maintaining positive interpersonal relationships. I was able to work many different kinds of people, and work together well, which helped me realize that if I can't always bee on good terms with who i am working with, then I will have a hard time getting the shot needed. It also helped me a bit in my best answer, know your audience, because with each shoot or event I attended, I always had a different audience I needed to appeal to.

Blog 20 - 2 Hour Rough Draft

(1) What is your sponge activity?
I am not sure yet

(2) What do you plan to do and say in the introduction?*
I am going to state and explain my eq and address the plan for the day

(3) What do you plan to say in your foundation?
I am going to talk about commercial photography and how my main focuses are in product and fashion photography and careers in the field.

(4) What will your 2 or 3 answers be for your 2 hour? What activities will you do with each answer and why?
1. Know Your Audience- Photo taking activity
 I am going to have each group try to sell the same outfit to different audiences through a photograph
2. Maintain Positive Interpersonal Relationships- Ice breaking activity
 I am going to have them play an ice breaking activity that teaches interpersonal skills
3. Composition and Lighting- Photo taking activity
I am going to have each group try to properly compose and light a photograph, either product or fashion (commercial or editorial)

(5) How do you plan to conclude your 2 hour?*
Reiterate my best answer
Name my 3 best sources
Talk about my product

(6) How do you plan to decorate the room?
Cover the walls in black sheets or paper and hang photos from my portfolio, like a gallery

(7) What supplies/resources will you need to make your 2 hour possible?
Sheets/paper
Tacks
Fishing Line
Projector
Adaptor for a MacBook laptop to the projector

Independent Component 2

Literal: I, Heidi Eckvahl, affirm that I completed my independent component, which represents 30 hours of work.
For my independent task, I have been taking photographs, not only for my 2 hour but for the ifest botth, as well.

Interpretive:

I have some of my work on my Flickr site, which you can see by clicking here. I also put some on facebook, but those ones are private.
I am turning my log of hours to Mr. Ogden on April 29, 2011.
It may not seem like it takes so much to do a shoot bu there are many things you must do first, such as; build up the set, prepare the models, take the pictures and afterward; take down the set and then go through and pick the good shots and edit them.

Applied:
This help answered my EQ because I was able to take different techniques I had learned and try them out on my own. I also had a lot more fashion and product shoots, this semester which helped my develop my technique and style a lot more, making my vision more clear than before.

Art Rationale

I am going to make a photo collage with fashion, head shots and product shots, all using the same person, so it will be uniform and in the same series, while covering all the aspects I am going to talk about in my 2 hour

Creative Expression

Name: Heidi E.
Topic: Commercial Photography
Essential Question: What is the most important when taking a commercial photograph?
Idea: Photo collage of fashion/head shots/product photos
Relation: These are the three areas I am focusing on for my EQ and project/2-hour

Interview 4 Questions

Interview 4 Questions

1.     How do people use photographs to trick people into buying things?

2.     How is each type of persuasion (ethos, pathos, logos, eros) used in commercial photography?

3.     How significant is a photograph’s role in an advertisement?

4.     How do the techniques for commercial photographs differ between the types of media they appear in (newspapers, magazines, internet, etc)?

5.     How are headshots used to sell a person?

6.     What is the most important thing to remember when composing a headshot?

7.     What kind of lighting is the best for a headshot?

8.     Which features of a person are the most important to showcase?

9.     Do tight or full shots work better for headshots? Why?

10. How can softer light enhance a headshot?

11. How does editorial and commercial fashion photography differ?

12. What role does fashion photography play in selling clothing?

13. How has fashion photography revolutionized over time?

14. Why is it so important to capture color and textures in fashion shots?

15. How can using a seemingly irrelevant setting, in relation to the article of clothing, enhance the shot?

16. How do you get into the industry of fashion photography?

17. What limitations are there in shooting products?

18. What are the most important parts of the product to emphasize?

19. What kinds of creative opportunities do you have while working in product photography?

20. How can shooting inanimate objects be more difficult than shooting people?