3/29/15

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
  1. Place BOTH images in the DROP folder
  2. Post both photos to class Ramapophotoj Instagram feed
  3. https://instagram.com/ramapophotoj/
(DO NOT USE YOUR INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT)
LOGIN AS FOLLOWS:
LOGIN: Ramapophotoj
PASS: Spring2015
  1. Use any filter, border, or enhancement you wish, be creative
  2. Be sure to copy and paste caption into the Instagram caption field, make sure it includes your name in the caption
  3. Make sure the caption includes the Instagram filter used
  4. EVERY PICTURE ON INSTAGRAM MUST HAVE A CAPTION WITH YOUR NAME





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