Photography Rubric

Did you, envision, observe, engage, persist and revise?​

A- Excellent B- Above C- Average D- Below F- Poor

Average Average
Assignment The student Student turned Student turned Student turned Student did not
turned in in required # of in required in less than turn in any work.
required # of photos. number of required # of
photos. photos. photos.
Images represent
All images clearly assignment Images mostly Images do not
represent focus. represent represent
assignment assignment assignment
focus. focus. focus.
Craftsmanship The photo With a little more The student The student The student
techniques are craftsmanship showed average showed below showed poor
exemplary and the work could craftsmanship. average craftsmanship.
the student has have been Some photo craftsmanship. Photos
been meticulous outstanding. techniques, pre Photos demonstrate the
during the thought and demonstrate a absence of
photography observation are lack of observation and
process. apparent. observation and engagement.
engagement.
Effort/Perseverance The student went The student The student The student took The student did
above and worked hard and completed the little care, did not finish the
beyond the completed the assignment. not manage time work adequately
expectations to project to the Student used well and/or or was very
create an best of their safe practices. partially unsafe/un-ethica
outstanding ability. Student completed the l.
photo. Student used safe/ project. Student
used safe/ethical ethical practices. did not always
practices. use safe/ethical
practices.
Originality/Creativity The student The student The student The student did The student did
created a unique, created a visually created a design not attempt to not attempt the
expressive and interesting with 2 manipulate the project.
visually design registrations color or did not
interesting moving from print in the
design. dark to light. correct order.
Composition of Outstanding Space is Space is Space is It does not
Space (elements of composition of composed composed un-composed. appear the
space by utilizing utilizing most of utilizing 2 or 3 of Little thought student gave any
art, principles of the principles of the principles of the principles of was given to thought to
design, rule of design and design and design and utilizing the composition.
thirds, golden ratio) elements of art. elements of art. elements of art. principles of
All space and All space and All space and design and
objects in the objects in the objects in the elements of art.
photo(s) photo(s) photo(s)
demonstrate the demonstrate the demonstrate the
rule of thirds or rule of thirds or rule of thirds or
golden ratio. golden ratio. golden ratio.
Depth of Field The subject of The subject of The subject of The subject is not The subject is
the image is the image is clear the image is clear in focus. unclear or the
clear. The and in focus. and mostly in image is
student made focus. Some completely out
creative and objects could be of focus.
successful

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Photography Rubric

Did you, envision, observe, engage, persist and revise?​

choices about in focus that are
depth of field in not or vice versa.
the image which
enhance their
theme.
Angles (process) The student tried The student tried The student tried The student did The student did
multiple angles 2 or 3 angles to 1 angle to create not change the not take any
to create create photograph(s) angle from their photos.
photograph(s) photograph(s) that is (are) own perspective.
that is (are) that is (are) visually unique
visually unique. visually unique
Subject Framing The student The student The student All of the The student
(process) experimented experimented experimented students framing demonstrated no
with framing to with framing to with framing to experiments experimentation.
create several create 2 roughs create 1 image were
roughs based on based on the based on the unsuccessful.
the subject and subject and subject and
surroundings. surroundings. surroundings.
Light Distribution
Correctly turned All assignment All assignment Most Photos were No photos
in/formatted/named photos are photos are assignment turned in without turned in.
correctly turned correctly turned photos are any formatting.
in and formatted. in and formatted. correctly turned
Student in and formatted.
self-assessed and
turned in a
rubric.
Editing Student revised Student revised Student Student did not Student did not
photos in the photos in the successfully utilize any editing attempt.
editing process in editing process revised photos and editing was
a clear, to enhance during the necessary to
interesting, and theme. Editing editing process create a
detail oriented work is above to enhance well-developed
fashion. Editing average. theme. Editing is composition.
enhances theme. mostly correct.

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