12/17/12

WEEK 13 -Fall 2012

 -Photo Illustration by Gabrielle Basulto

  1. Last class today 12/17/12.
  2. ALL WORK DUE 630pm
  3. Critique at 630pm
  4. Be sure to copy all your files on SLICE.
  5. Grading info, see Syllabus
  6. Have a great winter break and Holiday Season.
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12/10/12

WEEK 12 -Fall 2012

photo by Freelance photographer R. Umar Abbasi 


  1.  NY Post photo discussion. NYTimes, Today Show
  2. Return Exam
  3. Assignment #10 Illustration -due TODAY.
  4. Only (1) week left to go.
  5. Lets take a look at your Final Projects
  6. LAST CLASS NEXT WEEK.
  7. ALL WORK DUE IN CLASS LAST WEEK. - no extensions.


Good examples of Multimedia

 A Good Life/A Good Death: by Carol DeVoe & Karen Kasmauski
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
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12/3/12

WEEK 11 -Fall 2012

photo by Ryan Hohner
  1. EXAM -today!
  2. Final Projects Third Set of photos due, lets look.
  3. Audio? Multimedia Tips & Tutorials
  4. Picture editing
  5. Illustration -Assignment #10 due next week.
  6. Only (2) weeks left to go.
  7. ALL MAKE-UP WORK DUE IN CLASS NEXT WEEK. 
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11/26/12

Fall 2012 WEEK 10

photo by JAMES NACHTWEY
  1. Student evaluations; need a volunteer
  2. Let's look, Soundslide, ASSIGNMENT #09 SOUNDSLIDE TOWN
  3. History of Photojournalism; W. Eugene Smith, Elliott Erwitt, Eddie Adams, Charles Moore, James Nachtwey, see PPP.
  4. Final Projects
  5. Illustration
  6. Watch documentary on James Nachtwey; War Photographer
  7. EXAM  12/3 -next week -no makeups
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11/24/12

ASSIGNMENT #10 Illustration


ASSIGNMENT #10 Illustration
(Due Monday December 10th) 2-weeks

Part I:
Make an illustration for the following topic:

Fiscal cliff?
In 2012, America and much of the world is going through a tough and turbulent period. Many are calling an economic depression. It has been described as the A depression is a sustained, long-term downturn in economic activity in one or more economies that often include long-term unemployment for many, and tears at people’s lives and at the fabric of society.

Create a photo illustration on this subject: “Is America going over the fiscal cliff?

Do all necessary research and create or select images to make an illustrative image.
Remember, an illustration is a Non-Documentary photograph, and can be completely set up, manipulated, or orchestrated.

The image’s message must be communicated clearly, with a clear preconceived visual solution.

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. OK to use images taken found on the internet, BUT BE SURE TO GIVE CREDIT in caption.

*Students must complete:
1. Select (1) best photo.
2. Be sure to write a complete caption, give credit where applicable.
3. SLUG PHOTO AS FOLLOWS:
Last name_illustration.jpg EXAMPLE: franklin_ illustration.jpg
4. Place image in the “drop folder.”


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11/19/12

Fall 2012 WEEK 9



  1.  Town Assignment #8 Part II
  2. FINAL PROJECT: 
  3. History of Photojournalism; Joe Rosenthal, Robert Capa,Magnum,  W. Eugene Smith, Elliott Erwitt, Eddie Adams, Charles Moore
  4. Photojournalism categories
  5. Did u bring a piece of music?
  6. How to guides: Audacity, Soundslides, more on Audacity
  7. Audacity LamLib download
  8. Multimedia Tips & Tutorials
  9. FINAL PROJECT
  10. Continue working on Assignment #08 Town; Part III
  11. TOWN ASSIGNMENT   -DUE NEXT WEEK 12/26
  12. EXAM DATE CHANGE: 12/3/12 -no make-ups. 
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ASSIGNMENT #08 SOUNDSLIDE CITY/TOWN (PART 3 of 3)

ASSIGNMENT #08 SOUNDSLIDE FOR CITY OR TOWN  (PART 3of3)
(Due 11/26/12)
Complete audio slideshow using Soundslides of photo essay on a selected place.

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
Complete Soundslide project, less than 2-minutes in length.
Incorporate music into soundslide.
Audacity Tutorial: http://audacity.sourceforge.net/manual-1.2/tutorials.html
Audacity LamLib download
Soundslides Tutorial: http://support.soundslides.com/index.php?pg=kb.book&id=2

*FOR NEXT WEEK, please follow instructions carefully.

SOUNDLSLIDE must include
1.     Title slide
2.     Closing text slide, credits.
a.     Include special text:
b.     This multimedia presentation is not for publication. For educational purposes only.
3.     Incorporate music.
a.     Trim to roughly 2 minutes,
b.     Fade music out rather than abruptly end.
c.     Give credit at the end.
4.     Rename & submit “publish to web” folder only.
5.     SLUG FOLDER AS FOLLOWS:
Last name_townname
EXAMPLE: franklin_hoboken
6.     Place this folder ONLY in the DROP



GRADING:
·      Photos =10pts (Assignment #09)
·      Soundslide =10pts (Assignment #09)
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11/12/12

FALL 2012 -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. Paper due today; submit to DROP; Slug: lastname_paper.doc
  2. Look at Assignment #08 Town; Part I
  3. Look at Soundslides; Photo Essays
  4. FINAL PROJECT: Written proposal due today
  5. History of Photojournalism; WEEGEE, LIFE MAGAZINE,
  6. Lauren Greenfield's "Girl Culture"
  7. Continue working on Town Assignment #8 Part II
  8. EXAM: 11/26/12 -no make-ups.
  9. Nina Berman's : Beyond the fringe of protest."
  10. "Occupy Wall Street," good soundslide example
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11/11/12

FINAL PROJECT Fall 2012


FINAL PROJECT
Photo essay Soundslide (DUE 12/17/12) -no exceptions.
25pts

I. FINAL PROJECT
The Final Project is a 6-7-week project that requires each student to spend significant time with a chosen subject, to produce a well-crafted, in-depth photo essay in the form of a Soundslide. The Final Project is in lieu of a Final Exam, and should be treated as such.

The topic of this project should be an interesting subject of choice by the student.   
Each student must find and select a person, subject, topic, or idea that is multidimensional and has broad intersest that is interesting to others.
  • This subject will be selected by the student, with careful thought to subject selection.
  • Subject should be visual, must have various aspects of interest, must have good audio possibilities, and must be accessible to you.
  • This subject should not be family or schoolmate. It should be someone outside your daily life.
  • Each student must submit a well-written, thoroughly planned proposal of 250 words (3-4 paragraphs). The proposal must be an examined, well-planned, and strongly supported idea.
  • The Final Project is NOT a single event or photo shoot. The essay should tell the story of the subject. Each student must develop their essay on a week-to-week basis, and bring photos in each week for critique.
  • Each student will be graded on progression. THIS IS A PROGRESSION project.
  • The final essay will consist of 20-30 images, with audio, in a finished Soundslide.

II. GRADING
Each final project will be graded as follows:
1. (3pts) SUBJECT SELECTION & WRITTEN PROPOSAL
  • submittal of written proposal due April 9th
  • suitability of subject for photo essay.
  • degree of difficulty.
 
2. (7pts) WEEKLY PROGRESSION
Work schedule will be completed as follows:
  • #1 Proposal Due (Nov. 12)
  • #2 Photos due (Nov. 19)
  • #3 Photos due (Nov. 26)
  • #4 Photos due (Dec. 3)
  • #5 Photos due, Audio edited, Soundslide roughly constructed (Dec. 10)
  • #6 Project due (Dec. 17)

3. (3pts) AUDIO
  • selection of types audio used.
  • appropriateness of audio; music/natural sound/narration.
  • overall use of audio.

4. (5pts) PHOTOGRAPHY
  • overall quality of images; how well were the principles learned in this course used.
  • quality of the editing; relativity of images selected, lack of repitition.
  • variety of images; vertical, establishing shots, details, etc.
  • preparation of images; cropping, toning, color, white balance, etc.
  • caption completeness.

5. (7pts) FINISHED PRODUCT
  • quality of the Soundslide presentation; titles, colors, opening, closing, ID's, etc.
  • Sequencing of images.
  • how well criteria was met, instructions followed.
  • Length of Soundslide presentation; should be 2-3 minutes long.
  • Strength of finished product; effectiveness as a story-telling piece


III. WHAT’S DUE
  1. Rename the "publish to web folder" lastname_soundslide.
  2. Submit this folder to the DROP. Do NOT submit the entire soundslide project.
  3. Be sure you've tested your soundslide before you submit (play the INDEX file).
You will not receive credit for any projects that do not play.
  1. Be sure each image has a caption.
  2. Make sure all the info fields in Soundslides are filled in; Headline, caption, etc.
  3. Give credit to any music you use.
  4. Be sure to start with opening title slide. If necessary include a brief explanatory text page.
  5. Check for typos and usage errors.
  6. KEEP SOUNDLSIDE PRESENTATION UNDER 3 MINUTES.
  7. Please follow instructions carefully.

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11/8/12

ASSIGNMENT #08 CITY OR TOWN (PART 2)

ASSIGNMENT #08 CITY OR TOWN (PART 2)
(Due 11/19/12) Photo essay on a selected place
Part 2 of 4-week assignment
PART I
READING:
History of Photojournalism; ( see photographers bios or the Blog)
1. MAGNUM
2. ROBERT CAPA
PART II
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.
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 III
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.
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11/5/12

FALL 2012 WEEK 8

Charles Sykes/AP Photo 

  1. MSNBC -Hurricane Sandy.
  2. Paper due today; submit to DROP; Slug: lastname_paper.doc
  3. History of Photojournalism; Mathew Brady, FSA
  4. ASSIGNMENT #07 Album cover
  5.  Town Assignment #8
  6. Live Event -1 more week
  7. EXAM; November 26th. NO MAKE-UPS.
  8. Nina Berman's : Beyond the fringe of protest."
  9. "Occupy Wall Street," good soundslide example

HURRICANE SANDY: Take 15 minutes and look through the MSNBC photo gallery "Hurricane Sandy" and select 5 photos that tell the story of Hurricane Sandy's devastation to the NYC-NJ area. Be sure to select a variety, including an over-all, detail, and human interest. Make note of the numbers.

Gallery located at upper left:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4999736/ns/multimedia/



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ASSIGNMENT #08 CITY OR TOWN -part1


ASSIGNMENT #08 CITY OR TOWN
(Due 11/12/12)  -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
Log onto the National; Geographic website; "Places of a Lifetime."
Study some of the photo essays.
http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/places/places-of-a-lifetime.html


PART 3

Submit written proposal for Final Project.
-Submit Word document, with brief description, 2-3 short paragraphs. SLUG: yourlastname_proposal.doc

PART 4

SHOOTING ASSIGNMENT

Select an interesting town, place, or neighborhood, and shoot a photo essay in the manner of a National Geographic photo essay, see the "places of a lifetime."

Be sure you select a location you can go back to the next 3-weeks, as this is a multiple-week assignment. You must make pictures on three-separate occasions. Be sure you select a location that is visual and 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.

*FOR NEXT WEEK, students must submit:
1. Select (10-15) 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.”
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10/22/12

FALL 2012 Week 6

photo by Victoria J. Ahlers

 TODAY'S AGENDA

  1. Photos of the week, MSNBC
  2. History of Photojournalism: History of Photo Timeline, Roger Fenton, Mathew Brady
  3. ASSIGNMENT #5; Lighting
  4. Lesson; LIGHT part2
  5. Photo essay; WELCOME HOME by Craig walker, 2012 Pulitzer Prize
  6. Discuss potential ideas for Final Project photo essay.
  7.  Flash demonstration in class
  8. Assignment #06 Flash usage/Album cover 
  9. EXAM; November 26th. NO MAKE-UPS.
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10/19/12

ASSIGNMENT #07 FLASH USE/ALBUM COVER


ASSIGNMENT #07 FLASH USE/ALBUM COVER
(Due 10/29/12)
Flash Usage (2 parts) Rock Star

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 (2) 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. Also, add album title/artist text using Adobe photoshop. Plan your text placement before composing your images. Save image as Photoshop document

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.
***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.
***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.
2. Add text: album title and artist name
3. Save image as Photoshop document, NOT JPG.
4. SLUG PHOTO AS FOLLOWS:
Last name_flash.jpg
EXAMPLE: franklin_ flash01.psd
franklin_ flash02.psd
5. Place images in the “drop folder.”
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10/15/12

Week 5 Fall 2012

photo by Kaylee Lazzaro
TODAY'S AGENDA
1. Photos of the week, MSNBC
2. Let's look, ASSIGNMENT #04 Composition
3.Lesson; Covering a live assignment
4. Lesson; LIGHT part I
5. ASSIGNMENT #5; Lighting
6. ASSIGNMENT #6; Covering a Live Event
7. Photo essay; Eye of the Storm;Times-Picayune - NOLA.com
8. Final Project; be prepared to discuss (3) potential ideas for Final Project photo essay.
9. Elian Gonzales photos, by Alan Diaz. Time
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ASSIGNMENT #06 Live Event

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ASSIGNMENT #06
(Due Monday 11/5/12 (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
Come up with a short list of subjects for consideration for your final project. Be ready to discuss in class.

PART 4
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, 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 (4) photos.
  3. Include (1) over-all, scene setter.
  4. Include (1) detail or close up. Can be of a person. Make it relevant.
  5. Do not select repetitive photos.
  6. 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.
  7. SLUG PHOTO AS FOLLOWS:
Last name_live event1.jpg Last name_ live event2.jpg
EXAMPLE: franklin_ live event1.jpg
franklin_ live event2.jpg
  1. Place images in the “drop folder.”



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