DPI 1 - Follow Up Questions

Once you have heard a response from your professional, send a follow up email with at least EIGHT QUESTIONS:

Your CHOICE Follow Up Questions:
What are the top three qualities you need to be successful in your career?
What is the most challenging part of your job?
What do you like most about your job?
If you could do it all over, would you change anything?
Where do you recommend I apply for an entry level position?
What experience is needed to get started in this career?
What career goals do you have?

MANDATORY Follow Up Questions:
Would you be willing to look over my portfolio?
Would you be willing to evaluate my work and give me helpful tips on improving?
Could you tell me what I am doing well, so far?
Could you give me advice on where to start? How to become a photographer?
Could you recommend schools or professionals to apprentice under?

DPI 1 - Career Resources (part 2)

Complete this checklist:

• Complete a professional letter
• Customize this letter for at least four different professionals (you may need to do as many as eight)
• Remember! You must get a response… you may not move on in the project until you get a response
• Contact as many people as you can
• Complete this packet concerning the Art Career Project website and the MyPublisher website
• Take photos matching the professional (just like the Master’s Project – match the style, likeness and subject matter)
• Edit the photos matching your professional’s work
• Create a portfolio
• Send this portfolio to your professional for review 

This packet can be found on the student shared drive.

DID - Character "Pitch" Sheet

DPI 1 - Career Project

Criteria

1. Name
2. Samples of work
3. Email address
4. url or blog or website
5. Biography
6. About me

Sample Professional Letter

 

Friday, February 14, 2014

Mr. Ansel Adams

F4.8 Club

111 Photography Rd

Phoenix, AZ 12345

 

Dear Mr. Ansel Adams,

 

My name is Aaron Lawler and I am a student at Plainfield Central High School. I have been interested in photography for the past three years and feel I am a very creative person.

 

I am an artistic person with a good eye and an out-of-the box thinker, who is adventurous and devoted to becoming a great photographer. My goal is to be a professional photographer in order to demonstrate my dedication, passion for photography, self-sufficient drive, independent thinking and ability to communicate.  I have a positive attitude and use my art to make others happy. I am also very responsible and have a lot of maturity for my age.

 

Among these qualities, one of my strongest is using Adobe Photoshop. I have a year experience using this program and I am very comfortable using technology. I also have a Nikon D60 and am currently learning how to use its advanced settings.

As a student I would like to learn more about the career of photography and learn how to take stronger pictures, become a better communicator and develop my people skills.

In order to learn more about the careers in photography, my Digital Photography and Imaging class is doing a research project on professionals in the field. I would like to train to be a fashion photographer, and someday work with models. In my project, I am looking up this career and getting the information needed in order to enter this field.

 

 

[Explain why you chose to contact this person – what was it that made them special]

In order to complete my project, I have decided to contact you, Mr/Mrs/Ms so-and-so. While searching professionals, I found your website/blog/online portfolio and I was thoroughly impressed by your work. I especially enjoyed your photo of a butterfly. It demonstrated great use of color, lighting and contrast.

[Explain what you do – what you plan to do]

I also enjoy using vibrant colors and high contrast in my own images. And I hope that if I get a chance to communicate with you, I will be able to improve my images. I really try to capture emotion in my work. You do such a fantastic of job this in your wedding photos. I hope you can show me ways to improve my work and become more professional.

[Questions – asking them for help]

Because I have been so impressed by your work, I was wondering if you could answer a few questions for me. Why did you choose to become a professional photographer? Do you enjoy your work? What makes your work unique or different? What makes you successful?

[Ask for advice on how to become a professional]

So now that you know a little about me and my school project, I was wondering if you could give me some advice. If you were me, what would you do to get into the field? Where is a good place to start? Where did you start out? Do you recommend following a similar path?

 

[Thank your professional]

Thank you so much for taking the time for reading this letter. I really appreciate any help you can offer me. I look forward to speaking with you and getting your response. It really means a lot that a professional, such as yourself, would help out an up-and-coming artist.

[Closing – you are going to include your contact information]

You can contact me at: YOUR EMAIL . If you would prefer to send me a written response you can send that to the school at: Plainfield Central High School, 24120 W Fort Beggs Drive, Plainfield IL 60544.

Sincerely,

Aaron J. Lawler

Photography Student

DPI 1 - Career Research Packet

1. Go to PHS Student Shared Drive
2. Go to Student_Shared
3. Go to Lawler
4. Copy the Career Research Project PPT file to your desktop (very important!)
5. Fill in the packet (every question)
6. Submit to alawler@psd202.org 

Packet Instructions:

• Research the trends in a specific photography or digital design career
• Examples of such careers: wedding, fashion, portrait, landscape, fine art, documentary, photojournalism, nature, animal/wildlife, industrial design, scientific, astronomical, business, etc.
• Look for:
• How many jobs are there right now?
• What sort of college or training do you need?
• How much money will you make?
• What kind of hours will you work?
• Complete this packet to outline this information
• Contact a professional with a professional introduction letter
• Complete a portfolio to “interview” for an entry level position in this career
• Send a copy of this to your professional for feedback

Unit 6 - History of Animation

Unit 6 - History Animation from MrLawler

Extended Unit (3 Projects in 1): Abstraction to Music, Silhouette Animation, Cartoon

- Create a 2:00 min Project mimicking Oskar Fischinger's method
- Create a 2:00 min Project mimicking Lotte Reiniger's method
- Create a 1:00 min Project mimicking Max Fleischinger's method

DPI 1 - Unit 7: Career Project

Career from MrLawler

Master's PPT Criteria

Master's PowerPoint Intro from MrLawler