ASSIGNMENT #05
(Due 3/2/09)
Light (2 parts)
PART 1
Lighting MUST be the key element in these photos. DO NOT USE A FLASH!
SUBJECT: “Put your camera in a different place,” using one of the lighting techniques described below.
1. Photo with strong sense of ARTIFICIAL light:
Make well-composed and expressive photo using one of the lighting techniques discussed in class. Photo should have exceptionally strong quality of light. Lighting technique should be very obvious.
This need not be a documentary-style photo, but do not manipulate the image in Photoshop.
-Do NOT USE A CAMERA FLASH!!!!!!!!!
Lighting must be natural; sun, or cloudy day. Can be indoors or outdoors.
Keep in mind some of the elements of good composition, avoiding; cluttered and distracting backgrounds, objects appearing behind heads, dead space, etc. Fill the frame, making interesting photos that have impact.
Composition, perspective, background, and lens selection should all be taken into consideration. Consider the various lighting techniques discussed in class; directional light, soft light, window light, back light, etc.
2. Photo with strong sense of NATURAL light:
Make well-composed and expressive photo using one of the lighting techniques discussed in class. Photo should have exceptionally strong quality of light. Lighting technique should be very obvious. This need not be a documentary-style photo, but do not manipulate the image in Photoshop.
-Do NOT USE A CAMERA FLASH!!!!!!!!!
Lighting must be from an artificial light, such as a lamp or bulb. Can be indoors or outdoors, day or night.
Keep in mind some of the elements of good composition, avoiding; cluttered and distracting backgrounds, objects appearing behind heads, dead space, etc. Fill the frame, making interesting photos that have impact.
Composition, perspective, background, and lens selection should all be taken into consideration. Consider the various lighting techniques discussed in class; directional light, soft light, window light, back light, etc.
Review examples showed in class and Power Point Presentation.
*Students must complete:
1. Select best photo from each part, submit (2) photos.
2. SLUG PHOTO AS FOLLOWS:
Last name_natural.jpg, Last name_artificial.jpg
EXAMPLE: franklin_natural.jpg
franklin_artificial.jpg
PART 2
History of Photojournalism; Jacob Riis & Lewis Hine
PART 3
READING:
National Geographic Field Guide
By Peter k. Burian & Robert Caputo
Read pages 76-111
Guide to Photojournalism
By Brian Horton
Read pages 79-101“Features and Portraits; Seeing the World Around Us.”
Visual Journalism
By Christopher R. Harris & Paul Martin Lester
Read pages 63-86“Technical Considerations.”
