First day 20 photo Flickr Inspiration

Minnesota 9-12 Media Arts Standards
Used in this Lesson

  • 1. Demonstrate knowledge of the foundations of the arts area.
  • 1A. Analyze how the elements in media arts such as image, sound, space, time, motion and sequence, are combined to communicate meaning in the creation of, presentation of, or response to media arts.

  • 1b. Evaluate how the principles of media arts such as repetition, unity and contrast are used in the creation of, presentation of, or response to media artworks.

  • 1c. Analyze how the characteristics of a variety of styles and genres such as documentary, narrative or abstract, contribute to the creation of, presentation of, or response to media artworks.

  • 1d. Apply understanding of the health and safety issues related to creating in media arts.

  • 2. Demonstrate knowledge and use of the technical skills of the art form, integrating technology when applicable.
  • 2a. Integrate tools, materials, and techniques to create original products for artistic purposes.

  • 2b. Integrate linear and non-linear software including video- and sound-editing software to create original products for expressive intent.

  • 3. Demonstrate understanding of the personal, social, cultural and historical contexts that influence the arts areas.
  • 3a. Analyze how a work in media arts influences and is influenced by the personal, social, cultural and historical contexts, including the contributions of Minnesota American Indian tribes and communities.

  • 3b. Synthesize and express an individual view of the meanings and functions of media arts.
  • 4. Create or make in a variety of contexts in the arts area using the artistic foundations.
  • 4a. Create a single, complex work or multiple works in media arts.

  • 4b. Revise creative work based on artistic intent and using multiple sources of critique and feedback.

  • 4c. Justify an artistic statement, including how audience and occasion influence creative choices.

  • 5. Perform or present in a variety of contexts in the arts area using the artistic foundations.
  • 5a. Present, exhibit, publish or demonstrate collections of media artworks for different audiences and occasions.

  • 5b.Revise a presentation based on artistic intent and using multiple sources of critique and feedback.

  • 5c. Justify artistic intent, including how audience and occasion influence presentation choices.
  • 6. Respond to or critique a variety of creations or performances using the artistic foundations.
  • 6a. Analyze, interpret and evaluate a variety of media artworks by applying self-selected criteria within the traditions of the art form.

  • 6b. Justify choices of self-selected criteria based on knowledge of how criteria affects criticism.

    • Additional Tie-ins

  • Inspiration
  • Internet Research
    • Students are to browse the Flickr website for inspirational photos. (The Gallery Section under the Explore menu is a good place to start.) These can be photos the student likes or ones that they might like to try during this class or something that captures their imagination in some way.

    Students should make a document with a text editor and, when they find a photo they like, copy the address, paste it into their text document, and on a separate line describe why they like this photo or what was inspiring about it.

    When they have addresses and descriptions for the 20 photos, students will email their text document to the teacher: gkulzer@tds.net

    Evaluation:
    Half Point for each photo and description.
    10 points total

    Some examples are shown below:


    https://www.flickr.com/photos/danepoo/8432423659/in/gallery-flickr-72157647277042064/
    I love this photo because of the colors. I want to try to do something similar this winter on the lake near my house.


    https://www.flickr.com/photos/23228111@N06/10186741615/in/gallery-flickr-72157648989290536/
    This photo inspires me to stage a photo of my friends dressed up and posed in an unusual situation. I really like the dark lighting effect on the left side of the photo. It makes the subject a little scarier.