Level Three: Mastering Photography

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Division 182

Level 3 photographers should be exploring and experimenting with advanced techniques.  This may include but does not necessarily require using an SLR camera, manual adjustments, or other advanced equipment.  Level 3 photographers should be utilizing all the skills and techniques they have developed throughout their photography career, especially topics covered in Book 1 Photography Basics, Book 2 Next Level Photography and Book 3 Mastering Photography.

Level 3 Prints—All Level 3 prints must have a Level 3 Data Tag.

Current data tags and a help sheet are available at: https://go.unl.edu/ne4h-photography

*Class B182010  Level 3 Portfolio  Level 3 portfolios should represent the photographer’s best work.  Level 3 portfolios must include nine-eleven images from the 4-H member’s photography career.  At least three images should be from the current year.  The remaining images may have been taken at any time during the member’s 4-H experience and may have been previously exhibited.  Portfolios may include photos which are exhibited in other Level 3 classes during the same year. 

Portfolios must include:

  1. one-page max bio
  2. table of contents
  3. year each photo was taken
  4. title for each image
  5. device make and model used to capture each image
  6. reflections for each image

When writing reflections, 4-H members should focus on what new photography techniques or skills they were practicing when they took the photo, what makes the image successful, and what could have been done to improve the image.

*Class B182020  Advanced Techniques & Lighting Print  Photos should show an experimentation or exploration of advanced lighting, such as low-light or silhouette photography or another advanced photography technique, such as astrophotography, underwater photography, or infrared photography.  (Activity 3, 4, 5, or 12)

*Class B182030  Advanced Composition Print  Photos should show advanced compositions, such as using diagonal, horizontal, or vertical lines or repeating shapes to frame a subject or lead the viewers eye through a scene; breaking the rule of thirds to compose a discordant image;  or another advanced composition technique covered in Book 3 Mastering Photography. (Activity 6, 7)

*Class B182040  Portrait Print  A great portrait captures not only a person’s physical image, but also something of the person’s character or personality. Photos may be either formal or informal, but must be of one or more human subjects.  (Activity 9)

*Class B182050  Still Life Print:  Photos should capture non-moving objects that have been arranged in an interesting way.  Photos should demonstrate advanced control over lighting and composition. (Activity 8)

*Class B182060  Freeze/Blur the Moment Print:  Photos should capture a subject in motion. Photographers should adjust shutter speed to either freeze or blur the movement. (Activity 11)