CULTURE WHAT DOES THAT MEAN TO YOU DEFINITION

CULTURE WHAT DOES THAT MEAN TO YOU?

DEFINITION Culture can be defined as all the ways of life including arts, beliefs and institutions of a population that are passed down from generation to generation. Culture has been called "the way of life for an entire society. " As such, it includes codes of manners, dress, language, religion, rituals, games, norms of behavior such as law and morality, and systems of belief as well as the art.

EXAMPLES • Your friends doing an activity that you do a lot (putting on makeup, fixing a car, going to the mall, dressing up for a date) • Your family preparing for and/or enjoying a holiday • Attending an event (maybe church, club, or study group) that is a regular occurrence • May be a family portrait of generations • Can be pictures of various items in your house that have been passed down

YOUR MISSION…. . • Take a roll of film (don’t forget to read the light meter). Make a contact sheet. Choose the best photo. Do a test strip or five. Make an amazing final print. Mount it. Turn in all pieces with the reflection sheet. • You may include words, or other effects that help explain the culture • This should give us a peek into some culture that you are involved with in some way • Teach us something about you!!!!!

REMEMBER You should now understand be able to judge what a good print looks like. Therefore, you should be using printing techniques like burning and dodging as well as contrast filters as needed. Points WILL be taken off if you do not use these methods to make the best prints possible. Follow the RULE OF THIRDS for good composition. Trim the edge of the prints and neatly mount them.

USE CLASS TIME WELL! DO NOT WAIT UNTIL THE LAST SECOND TO DO YOUR WORK. GIVE YOURSELF TIME TO RESHOOT IF NECESSARY. REMEMBER HOW SMALL THE DARKROOMS ARE SO… NO EXCUSES!!!!!

DUE Friday December 20 th (if you finish early…Friday can be a party day!!!)