3/25/12

Sp 2012 WEEK 8

photo by Christina Mariconda


  1. Paper due today; submit to DROP; Slug: lastname_paper.doc
  2. Look at Assignment #08 Town; Part II
  3. Look at Soundslides & Photo Essays.
  4. History of Photojournalism; WEEGEE, LIFE MAGAZINE,
  5. Lauren Greenfield's "Girl Culture"
  6. FINAL PROJECT: Written proposal due today
  7. Continue working on Town Assignment #8
  8. EXAM: 4/23/12 -no make-ups.
  9. Nina Berman's : Beyond the fringe of protest."
  10. "Occupy Wall Street," good soundslide example

3/22/12

ASSIGNMENT #08 CITY OR TOWN (PART 2)

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ASSIGNMENT #08 CITY OR TOWN (PART 2)
(Due 11/19/12) Photo essay on a selected place
Part 2 of 3-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.

3/11/12

SP ' 2012 Week 7

photo by Louis DiPaolo

  1. Let's look, ASSIGNMENT #7; ALBUM COVER; using Flash
  2. LIVE EVENT due today
  3. PAPER due next class 3/26/12
  4. EXAM: 4/23/12 -no make-ups.
  5. SOUNDSLIDES
  6. Look at some Soundslides.
  7. History of Photojournalism; FSA
  8. National Geographic
  9. Proposal for final project due 3/26/12.

3/10/12

ASSIGNMENT #08 CITY OR TOWN

ASSIGNMENT #08 CITY OR TOWN

(Due 3/26/12) -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.

National Geographic essays

Jersey Shore

Puerto Rico

The Empty Quarter


PART 3 Proposal

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. 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.”

3/5/12

Sp '12 WEEK 6

Photo by Richard Fetzer


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
  6. discuss potential ideas for Final Project photo essay.

3/3/12

ASSIGNMENT #07 FLASH USE/ALBUM COVER

ASSIGNMENT #07 FLASH USE/ALBUM COVER


(Due 3/12/12)

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.”