Summer Shooting Assignments

photo by Evan La Londe

Even though you've worked very hard this school year, there are many opportunities to keep shooting pictures throughout the summer. Often times when students take pictures of things without over-thinking them, they have fantastic results.

Below is a list of summer shooting assignments and ideas. You are required to return to school this fall having shot at least six rolls of film, or its equivalent in digital exposures, (about 150 pictures). At least three rolls need to be black and white film, the rest are up to you. Consider digital cameras, polaroids, pinholes, etc.

Also, use Flickr as a resource for getting inspired this summer. There are hundred of groups that both professional and novice photographers join, ranging from different alternative processes, to polaroids, to specific subject matter. Join a group and connect with some amazing photographers.

Have fun this summer, but make sure to take your camera everywhere you go!

Summer Shooting Assignments

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Also, there are many competitions and scholarships that happen right away when you will return in the fall. If you plan for them now, you will be ahead of the game when you return! Visit the RHS art department home page and click "links," and then "competitions and scholarships" for a complete list of all them. Or, click here

All Photo 3 students are required to take the AP Exam for Studio Art. The exam requires a minimum of 24 exceptional, portfolio quality works, each of which must showcase your mastery of design and composition in photography. Click here to get more information about the exam, look at example portfolios, etc. Also look at the Photo 3 students from this past year to get a good idea of strong AP portfolios. Carolyn, Kyria, Krisy, and Passion each took the AP this year with exclusively photo portfolios.

Often, students in Photo 3 spend the majority of the year developing a concentration, or a thematic series of works. Click here for a list of concentration ideas and inspiring artists. Begin thinking about a concentration idea this summer.