Sp 2015 Week 8

1. EXAM: April 27. NO MAKE-UPS. Date change!
2. Assignment #07: Flash use/ Album Cover/ Instagram
3. Review graded folder, some are falling far behind. Make up missed assignments ASAP
4. TIME MAGAZINE: A Decade of War in Iraq
5. Rick Loomis, Reflections on working as an embed journalist
6. Lauren Greenfield's "Girl Culture"
7. Due next week: Assignment #07 Town Photo Essay
8. Joe Rosenthal, Robert Capa,Magnum,  
9. RESCHEDULED; April 17th, 1pm. “Heroes Against Heroin” program, this Thursday, April 2, 2015 at 1pm room SC-136, I will be showing documentary videos and discussing recent web project, “In Heroin’s Grip”

ASSIGNMENT #08 CITY OR TOWN

ASSIGNMENT #08 CITY OR TOWN

Due 4/13/15  -Photo essay on a selected place.

PART 1.

READING:

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

1. FSA

2. WEEGEE

3. LIFE MAGAZINE

PART 2

SHOOTING ASSIGNMENT

Select an interesting town, place, or neighborhood, and shoot a photo essay in the manner of a National Geographic photo essays, and Sights & Sounds.

Be sure you select a location you can visit at least two times, as this is a multiple-week assignment. You must make pictures on two-separate occasions, at different times of day/night. Be sure you select a location that is visually interesting. Explore the place, and produce a diverse set of images.

Research the town, learn what the town is known for, shoot photos relative to the town. 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.

*DUE 4/13/15  

students must submit:

1. Select (15-20) 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.”

No Folders please!

Sp '15 Week 7

1. EXAM: April 27. NO MAKE-UPS. Date change!
2. Due today:  Photojournalist paper
3. Due today: Assignment #05 Light
4. Due today: Assignment #06 Live Event 
5. Assignment #07 Town Photo Essay
6. National Geographic: Fracking; North Dakota 
7. National Geographic Sights and Sounds: True Colors 
8. National Geographic Sights and Sounds: Sounds: Jersey Shore  
9. Composition Tips with Steve McCurry
10. Assignment #07: Flash use/ Album Cover/ Instagram

Lessons:

1. Flash Demonstration
2. History of Photojournalism; Weegee, LIFE Magazine, Margaret Bourke White

“Heroes Against Heroin” program, this Thursday, April 2, 2015 at 1pm room SC-136, I will be showing documentary videos and discussing recent web project, “In Heroin’s Grip”

ASSIGNMENT #07 FLASH USE / ALBUM COVER / INSTAGRAM

ASSIGNMENT #07 FLASH USE / ALBUM COVER / INSTAGRAM

(Due 4/6/15)

Flash Usage (3 parts) 

PART 1.

READING:

National Geographic Ultimate Field Guide

Read pages 25, 95-103, 103-117

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.”

PART 2

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

PART 3

SHOOTING ASSIGNMENT (3) PARTS

Find a musician(s) to photograph, or an actor(s) to play a musician, and make an album/CD cover shots USING YOUR FLASH both indoors and outdoors. Then upload to Instagram

PART A

Photograph your musician indoors using a camera flash.

Be creative, and make personality driven images, highlighted by excellent lighting. Make well-composed and expressive photos of a person using your flash. Must be taken indoors. Photograph must be a square image. Think square while shooting.

***You will be graded on your creativity and use of flash.***

-Flash use should be executed perfectly.

-Set proper white balance setting be sure to have correct white balance usage.

-Use bounce flash whenever possible.

-AVOID: red eye, shadows behind heads, and other forms of sloppy flash use.

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, personality-filled photos, that have impact.

Composition, positioning, background, lighting, and lens selection should all be taken into consideration. consider the various flash techniques, such as: bounce flash, fill-flash, diffused flash.

PART B

Photograph your musician outdoors using a camera flash.

This should be a different set-up than the indoor images.

Can be taken during daytime, night-time, or twilight.

Be creative, and make personality driven images. Make well-composed and expressive photos of a person using your flash. Must be taken indoors.

Photograph must be a square image. Think square while shooting.  

***You will be graded on your creativity and use of flash.***

-Flash use should be executed perfectly.

-Set proper white balance setting, be sure to have correct white balance usage.

-Use bounce flash whenever possible.

-AVOID: red eye, shadows behind heads, and other forms of sloppy flash use.

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, personality-filled photos, that have impact.

Composition, positioning, background, lighting, and lens selection should all be taken into consideration.

-consider the various flash techniques, such as: bounce flash, fill-flash, diffused flash.

*Study methods discussed in class and in reading material.

*Students must complete:

1. Select (1) best photo for each part, submit (2) photos.
2. Be sure to caption both photos
3. SLUG PHOTOS: Last name_flash.jpg

EXAMPLE: franklin_ flash01.jpg,  franklin_ flash02.jpg

4. Place BOTH images in the DROP folder
5. Post both photos to class Ramapophotoj Instagram feed
6. https://instagram.com/ramapophotoj/

(DO NOT USE YOUR INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT)

LOGIN AS FOLLOWS:

LOGIN: Ramapophotoj

PASS: Spring2015

7. Use any filter, border, or enhancement you wish, be creative
8. Be sure to copy and paste caption into the Instagram caption field, make sure it includes your name in the caption
9. Make sure the caption includes the Instagram filter used
10. EVERY PICTURE ON INSTAGRAM MUST HAVE A CAPTION WITH YOUR NAME

Sp '15 Week 6

TODAY'S AGENDA

1. EXAM: April 27. NO MAKE-UPS. 
2. Lesson; LIGHT part 1 and part 2
3. Assignment #05 Light

Discussion:

1.  Interesting Photojournalism Ethics discussion; "Pop-Quiz," by Alex Garcia
2. Photo essay; WELCOME HOME by Craig Walker, 2012 Pulitzer Prize
3. Lynsey Addario: Lens on the front Line
4. Interesting piece in NY Times on Robert Durst. Two Maxims at odds: Tell the truth, tell a story."   “The tenets of journalism and storytelling are sometimes at odds with each other,” said the documentary filmmaker Joe Berlinger. “And sometimes advocacy is at odds with journalism.”
5. Be sure to read: Jacob Riis & Lewis Hine
6. Dorothea Lange's Migrant Mother. Video
7. Composition Tips with Steve McCurry

Due next week:

1.  Photojournalist paper
2. Assignment #05 Light
3. Assignment #06 Live Event 

Sp '15 Week 5

TODAY'S AGENDA

1. MSNBC The Week in Pictures
2. ASSIGNMENT #04 Composition
3. History of Photojournalism:  Mathew Brady
4. Lesson 4a; Covering a live assignment
5. Lesson 4b; LIGHT part I
6. ASSIGNMENT #6; Covering a Live Event
7. Elian Gonzales photos, by Alan Diaz. slate

Discussion

1. "Why it pays to work the fringes," Lynsey Addario. Also, Child Brides
   
2.  "About a Photograph" photographers talk about their icon images 

REMINDER: please follow assignment instructions, including captions and slugs. many are needlessly osing valuable points with each assignment!

ASSIGNMENT #05 Light

ASSIGNMENT #05

(Due 3/30/15) Light

PART 1

History of Photojournalism; Jacob Riis & Lewis Hine

PART 2

READING:

National Geographic Field Guide

Read pages 103-117

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.”

PART 3

Light

Lighting MUST be the key element in these photos.

DO NOT USE A FLASH!

Photo 1: A documentary photo of some aspect of college life with strong sense of ARTIFICIAL light:

   1. Make well-composed and expressive photo using one of the lighting techniques discussed in class. Photo should have exceptionally strong quality of light.

   2. Lighting technique should be very obvious.

   3. This must be a documentary-style photo, do not manipulate the image in Photoshop.

   4. Do NOT USE A CAMERA FLASH!!!!!!!!!

   5. Lighting must be from an artificial light, such as a lamp or bulb. Can be indoors or outdoors, day or night.

   6. 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.

   7. 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.

Photo 2: A documentary photo of some aspect of college life with strong sense of NATURAL light:

   1. Make well-composed and expressive photo using one of the lighting techniques discussed in class. Photo should have exceptionally strong quality of light.

   2. Lighting technique should be very obvious.

   3. This must be a documentary-style photo, do not manipulate the image in Photoshop.

   4. Do NOT USE A CAMERA FLASH!!!!!!!!!

   5. Lighting must be natural; sun, or cloudy day. Can be indoors or outdoors.

   6. 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.

   7. 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

3. Be sure to caption photos.

4. Submit  to drop folder

ASSIGNMENT #06 Covering a Live Event

ASSIGNMENT #06

(Due Monday  3/30/15 (three weeks)

Live Event (Multiple Pictures)

PART 1

READING:

Guide to Photojournalism

By Brian Horton

Read pages 54-77

“News: Sensitivity, Thinking, Instinct and Curiosity”

Read pages 131-152

“Lessons; Horst Faas, J.Pat Carter, Alan Diaz”

PART 2

HISTORY OF PHOTOJOURNALISM

Please read the following DOC’s:

1. DOROTHEA LANGE
2. FSA PHOTOGRAPHERS
3. JACOB RIIS & LEWIS HINE

PART 3

Cover a Live Event / Multiple Pictures

Select a scheduled public event and photograph all aspects of the event in the form of a photo essay. Be sure to shoot various scenes, including overalls and details, and illustrate what the event is about. Get photos of all the important people and subject matter.

Select a carefully chosen event to shoot, thus you have three weeks to plan.

Suggestions; news event, parade,  rally, protest, performance, etc.

Do not shoot a sporting event, a press conference, fair, etc.

Check newspaper, campus fliers, and magazine listings for a schedule of events in your area.

Select an event that will be visual, not something static like someone standing at a podium talking. Think of some of the work reviewed in class. Your event selection is key, give it some thought and planning.

Be prepared to use your flash if necessary. 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 photographs that have impact. Composition, positioning, background, and lens selection should all be taken into consideration. Photos as a collection should illustrate what the event is about. Make the photos relevant, avoid repetition.

1. Select (8) different images must be submitted.
2. Be sure to include people in at least (6) photos.
3. Include (1) over-all, scene setter.
4. Include (1) detail or close up. Can be of a person. Make it relevant.
5. Include (1) vertical photo
6. Do not select repetitive photos.
7. CAPTION: be sure to get subject’s names and brief description of what they are doing,; who, what, when, where, why. Missing names will hurt your grade.
8. SLUG PHOTO AS FOLLOWS:

Last name_live event1.jpg Last name_ live event2.jpg

EXAMPLE: franklin_ live event1.jpg

franklin_ live event2.jpg

9. Place images in the “drop folder.”