12/11/11

FALL 2011 WEEK 12

  1. EXAM -return
  2. Assignment #10 Illustration -lets take a look.
  3. Final Projects; Third Set of photos due
  4. Submit work to the DROP.
  5. Audio?
  6. Only one week left to go.
  7. Submit any missed assignments or redo's. LAST CALL.
  8. Next week; Final critique begins 7pm.
  9. ALL WORK DUE IN CLASS NEXT WEEK. -there will be no extensions.
Good examples of Multimedia

A Darkness Visible, by Seamus Murphy
A Thousand More, Jeff Rhode
Unsung New Yorkers, Taxi Columbia Students
Unsung New Yorkers, San men Columbia Students
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
Preoccupied, Misha Erwitt

12/9/11

FALL '11 ASSIGNMENT EXTRA CREDIT-optional

FALL '11 ASSIGNMENT EXTRA CREDIT-optional

Sports Environmental Portrait

(Due Monday DECEMBER 19th)


Make well-composed, expressive personality portrait of an athlete or coach in their sporting environment. Photo should give insight into what the person does, product, if any, should be present. The sport should be obvious.

For example: a volleyball player on the volleyball court, at the net.

Make photos of subject in different positions, locations, etc.


MAKE THIS A DYNAMIC COMPOSITION; USE DRAMATIC LIGHTING.

Find/create the most visual environment possible.

Remember, with portraiture the photographer is in control of the subject; positioning, light, lens selection, setting, etc. Photographer may manipulate subject during the photo session, in terms of positioning, composition, etc.

Submit (2) different photos, one shot with a wide angle lens and one with a telephoto.

Photos must include:

1. Use flash if necessary.

2. Heavy emphasis on light; natural or flash. This photo should NOT have poor lighting, poor white balance, or noise.

3. Heavy emphasis on composition; there should be no sloppy images with inappropriate or distracting objects within the frame.

*Students must complete:

1. Select (2) best photos meeting above requirements.

2. SLUG PHOTO AS FOLLOWS:

EXAMPLE: franklin_ sports-wide_01.jpg, franklin_ sports-tele_02.jpg

3. Place images in the “drop folder.”