FALL 2010 WEEK 11

-photo by Diane Arbus

Today is Exam Day.

Also, submit your edited Final Project photos to the DROP folder, slug: lastname_finalproject.jpg

DO NOT GIVE SAME NAMES AS PREVIOUS WEEKS.

FOR NEXT WEEK:

• only 3 weeks remaining.
• ASSIGNMENT #10 ILLUSTRATION
  
• Bring in more final project photos.
• PLEASE REVIEW FP requirements.
  
• Everyone should be more than halfway done with shooting portion of project.
• record audio, find music, etc.
  
• Submit proposal if you have not done so, or if your subject has changed.
• **Remember, no matter how strong your photos are, this project MUST reflect 5-6 weeks of work.
• Submit your edited Final Project photos to the DROP folder, just keep adding a new number after the slug.
• slug: lastname_finalproject01.jpg, lastname_finalproject02.jpg, etc
  

ASSIGNMENT #10 Illustration

(Due Monday DECEMBER 6th)

Part I:
Make an Illustration
Make an illustration for the following topic:

The War in Iraq has been a costly war.

Research and select one dimension of this military conflict that has been costly and make an illustrative image.
Remember, an illustration is a Non-Documentary photograph, and can be completely set up, manipulated, or orchestrated. Make the image has a message. Make sure it is executed with a clear preconceived visual solution.
The image’s message must be communicated clearly.
This is an opportunity to take an idea and transform it into a representative visual, with manipulated guidance. BE CREATIVE AND CONCEPTUAL.
Photo can be montage, multiple images, computer or darkroom altered images.
Image alteration is allowed, BUT not required.

*Students must complete:
1. Select (1) best photo.
2. SLUG PHOTO AS FOLLOWS:
Last name_illustration.jpg EXAMPLE: franklin_ illustration.jpg
3. Place image in the “drop folder.”

FALL 2010 -WEEK 10

photo by Elliott Erwitt / Magnum

AGENDA

1. Let's look, Soundslide, ASSIGNMENT #09 SOUNDSLIDE TOWN
2. History of Photojournalism; W. Eugene Smith, Elliott Erwitt, Eddie Adams, Charles Moore, James Nachtwey, see PPP.
   
3. Lets look at your Final Projects

FOR NEXT WEEK:

1. LAST CHANCE: submit ALL missed assignments. Any missed work must be submitted by next week: 11/29/10.
2. Final Projects; new work due: 11/29/10
3. REMINDER: Exam next week: 11/29/10
   

• -No make-up exams.
• -review all the Power Point Presentations. Especially if you were absent.
• -Be aware that many of the PPP’s contained more material than we discussed in class.
• -visit web sites/links listed in the PPP’s & BLOG.
• -review all entries on the class blog this semester: http://ramapophotoj.blogspot.com/
• -make sure you have completed all the reading assignments.
• -be sure you understand each shooting assignment & different types of photos.
• -review all photo essays discussed\assigned in class, and those in the PPP’s.
• -be familiar with important photographers, agencies, publications, discussed in class.
• -Read & study all docs in PHOTOGRAPHER’s BIO’s folder.
• -Know their names, their work, their era (no dates), why they are important.

FALL 2010 WEEK 9

Life was the first all-photography U.S. news magazine and dominated the market for more than forty years. Life celebrated the "photo essay." Life was wildly successful for generations before its prestige was diminished by economics and changing tastes. Since 1972, Life has twice ceased publication and resumed in a different form, before ceasing once again with the issue dated April 20, 2007. Recently, the brand name continues on the Internet. -Wikipedia

AGENDA

1. History of Photojournalism; Joe Rosenthal, Robert Capa, Magnum
2. Photojournalism categories
3. Lets look at your Final Projects
   
4. Let's look, ASSIGNMENT #08 CITY or TOWN
5. Audio slideshows lesson
6. How to guides: Audacity, Soundslides, more on Audacity
   
7. Multimedia Tips & Tutorials
8. REMINDER: Exam 11/29/10 -no make-ups given.

-No make-up exams.
-review all the Power Point Presentations. Especially if you were absent.
-Be aware that many of the PPP’s contained more material than we discussed in class.
-visit web sites/links listed in the PPP’s & BLOG.
-review all entries on the class blog this semester: http://ramapophotoj.blogspot.com/
-make sure you have completed all the reading assignments.
-be sure you understand each shooting assignment & different types of photos.
-review all photo essays discussed\assigned in class, and those in the PPP’s.
-be familiar with important photographers, agencies, publications, discussed in class.
-Read & study all docs in PHOTOGRAPHER’s BIO’s folder.
-Know their names, their work, their era (no dates), why they are important.

ASSIGNMENT #08 SOUNDSLIDE/CITY OR TOWN (PART 3)

(Due 11/22/10)

Complete audio slideshow using Soundslides, of photo essay on a selected place.

Part 3 of 3-week assignment

PART I

READING:

History of Photojournalism; ( see photographers bios or the Blog)

HENRI CARTIER-BRESSON, ELLIOTT ERWITT, EDDIE ADAMS, CHARLES MOORE. DIANE ARBUS

PART II

Finish shooting and editing photos

PART III

Write, record, edit narration for soundslide.

Incorporate music.

PART IV

MAKE SOUNDLSLIDE

Audacity Tutorial

Soundslides Tutorial

1. Title slide

2. Closing text slide, credits.

Include special text:

This multimedia presentation is not for publication. For educational purposes only.

3. Use music. Give credit at the end.

*FOR NEXT WEEK, students must submit:

1. Rename & submit “publish to web” folder only.

2. SLUG FOLDER AS FOLLOWS:

Last name_townname

EXAMPLE: franklin_hoboken

3. Place folder in the “drop folder.”

FALL '10 WEEK 8

photo by DOROTHEA LANGE / FSA

1. REMINDER: due Photojournalist Paper
2. Final Projects proposal due
3. Let's look, ASSIGNMENT #08 CITY or TOWN
4. History of Photojournalism; FSA, DOROTHEA LANGE, WEEGEE, LIFE MAGAZINE
5. REMINDER: Exam 4/19/10 -no make-ups given.
   
6. Multimedia Tips & Tutorials
   
7. Lauren Greenfield's Girl Culture

MULTIMEDIA TUTORIALS

good MULTIMEDIA TUTORIAL LINKS

INTERVIEW TIPS
VOICE-OVER TIPS
iMOVIE HD TUTORIAL
AUDACITY & SOUNDSLIDES TUTORIAL
SOUNDSLIDES TUTORIAL
AUDACITY AUDIO EDITOR TUTORIAL and here
VARIOUS RECORDING DEVICES

Ten ways to improve your multimedia production, by Media Storm.

Good examples of Multimedia

The Last Days of W, by Alec Soth/Magnum
Washington DC, Center of a Nation, by Paolo Pellegrin/Magnum
Stories from Iowa, by By Danny Wilcox Frazier
Aging in America, by Ed Kashi
Love in the First Person, by Matt Eich
Kingsley's Crossing, Olivier Jobard
Undying Love, by Patrick Davison
1976, by RJD2. leftchannel, MediaStorm

ASSIGNMENT #08 CITY OR TOWN (PART 2)

(Due 11/15/10)

Photo essay on a selected place, continued

PART 1.
READING:
History of Photojournalism; ( see photographers bios or the Blog)
1. MAGNUM
2. ROBERT CAPA

PART 2.
Study National Geographic photo essays
http://www7.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/archives.html

PART 3.
SHOOTING ASSIGNMENT
Continue shooting the interesting town, place, or neighborhood, in the manner of a National Geographic photo essay, see the "Places of a Lifetime."

Go to same location, but at a different time of day/night, as this is a multiple-week assignment. Explore the place, further and produce a diverse set of images.
Try to go at time of day/night when lighting is most dramatic; sunrise or early morning, sunset or late afternoon, or night time after dark.

Shoot photos at various times of the day and night. Use all the techniques and strategies we've discussed in class. Focus on the people, not just the places.
use your flash if necessary.

*FOR NEXT WEEK, students must submit:
1. Select (10-15) ADDITIONAL best photos.
2. Caption photos.
3. SLUG PHOTO AS FOLLOWS:
Last name_townname_01.jpg, Last name_townname_02.jpg
EXAMPLE: franklin_ hoboken.jpg
4. Place images in the “drop folder.”

PART 4
Select a piece of music, original or not, and bring to class in MP3 format. WAVE files are OK also. Select and appropriate piece that goes well with you subject.

FALL '10 Week 7

TODAY'S AGENDA

1. Let's look, ASSIGNMENT #7; ALBUM COVER; using Flash
2. REMINDER: Photojournalist Paper
3. Final Projects
4. National Geographic
5. SOUNDSLIDES
   
6. Lauren Greenfield's Girl Culture