Each extra credit opportunity will provide you with up to +5 Project Points each, depending on the quality of your work.

NOTE: Extra credit opportunities are meant to boost your grade, not to replace your actual assignments.  If you haven’t completed a project, working on and turning in that assignment will do more to raise your grade than any extra credit will.

1.  Shoot 1 extra roll of film – An extra credit roll should show effort through a variety of images/compositions, proper film processing, and a minimum of 24 images. A roll of 24 images of the exact same subject/composition doesn’t count, nor does a blank/black roll of film…that’s just a waste of film.  To turn this in as extra credit, make a contact sheet of this roll, label it “Extra Credit Roll” and turn the contact sheet in.

Pinhole Photography by Ralph Howell

2.  Make a pin-hole camera and take a picture – We all made pictures with a pinhole camera at the beginning of class.  A pinhole camera is basically a dark, light tight box with a tiny hole punched through it.  Ask Ms Ua for help and supplies if you want to try this.

3.  Choose a professional photographer and write 1-page analyzing some of their images – Share why you like this photographer and their images using what you know about photography.  Discuss things about their equipment, technique, composition, focus, etc that you think is interesting.  This write up should go beyond “Clark Little takes pictures of waves and I like surfing.”  Instead, try to talk about how the framing of his waves and the unusual angles/perspectives he finds while in the water create really dynamic balance that draws the viewer in!

4.  Visit a museum or art gallery and do a 1-page write up – The Honolulu Museum of Art (there are 2 locations: on Beretania St. and up Makiki Heights) has a wide selection of artwork to expose yourself to from all over the world.  There are also several art exhibitions/galleries that show photographic work.  Find a photograph (or a series of photographs), and do a 1-page write-up in response to the work.  The write-up should include the name of the photograph and the photographer, a description of the image, and a personal response to the image (did you like the photograph?  Why?  Was it because of the subject matter/lighting/contrast/composition?  Did you have an emotional response to the photograph?  Is there something about the photograph that you can incorporate in your own picture-taking?)  I’ll be posting photography shows and exhibitions that open up throughout the semester.

Cyanotype photogram by Anna Atkins

5.  Make a cyanotype print – Learn how to hand-paint the photo chemicals on a piece of paper and make your own photogram (this is the same process that was used by the first female photographer, Anna Atkins!)  Ask Ms Ua for instructions and materials.