Spring '13 WEEK 10

photo by JAMES NACHTWEY

1. Watch documentary on James Nachtwey; War Photographer (see copy in class folder)
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. Illustrations
6. REMINDER" Exam next week 4/15/13 -no make-ups.
7. REMINDER:no more than two absences per semester. See syllabus.
8. Two-weeks ASSIGNMENT #10 Illustration

Spring 2013 -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. EXAM: 4/15/13 -no make-ups.
2. REMINDER: no more than two absences per semester. See syllabus.
3. ASSIGNMENT #08 TOWN (part 2) 
4. Finish ASSIGNMENT #08 TOWN (Part 3)
5. Final Project; 2nd deadline due today
6. History of Photojournalism; Joe Rosenthal, Robert Capa,Magnum,  W. Eugene Smith, Elliott Erwitt, Eddie Adams, Charles Moore
7. Photojournalism categories, see PowerPoint
8. Soundslides
9.  Did u bring a piece of music?
10. How to guides: Audacity, Soundslides, more on Audacity
11. Audacity LamLib download
12. Multimedia Tips & Tutorials

ASSIGNMENT #08 SOUNDSLIDE FOR CITY OR TOWN (PART 3 of 3)

ASSIGNMENT #08 SOUNDSLIDE FOR CITY OR TOWN  (PART 3 of 3)

(Due 4/8/13)

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b.     This multimedia presentation is not for publication.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) 

Sp 2013 WEEK 8

photo by SAMANTHA MUCHA

1. ASSIGNMENT, Photojournalist Paper Due 
2. ASSIGNMENT #6; Covering a Live Event  Due 
3. ASSIGNMENT #08 TOWN part 1  Due 
4. EXAM: 4/15/13 -no make-ups.
5. REMINDER:no more than two absences per semester. See syllabus.
6. History of Photojournalism; Weegee, LIFE Magazine, Margaret Bourke White
7. TIME MAGAZINE: A Decade of War in Iraq
8. Rick Loomis, Reflections on working as an embed journalist
9. Lauren Greenfield's "Girl Culture"
10. ASSIGNMENT #08 TOWN (part 2) NEXT WEEK
    
     

ASSIGNMENT #08 CITY OR TOWN (PART 2)

ASSIGNMENT #08 CITY OR TOWN  (PART 2)

(Due 4/1/13) Photo essay on a selected place

Part 2 of 3

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.

ASSIGNMENT #08 CITY OR TOWN -part 1

ASSIGNMENT #08 CITY OR TOWN

(Part 1 Due 3/25/13)  -Photo essay on a selected place

Please view: National Geographic How to photograph cities

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. If necessary, focus on one important aspect of the location.

Be sure you select a location, you must be able to go back two more times, as this is a multiple-week assignment. You must make pictures on three-separate occasions. 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 3/25/13, 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.”

Sp 2013 Week 7

photo by Samantha Mucha

1. Let's look, ASSIGNMENT #7; ALBUM COVER; using Flash
2. ASSIGNMENT, Photojournalist Paper Due Monday  3/25/13
3. ASSIGNMENT #6; Covering a Live Event  Due Monday  3/25/13 
4. ASSIGNMENT #08 TOWN part 1 Due Monday  3/25/13 
5. EXAM: 4/15/13 -no make-ups.
6. Look at some Soundslides & Student Essays.
7. History of Photojournalism; FSA
8. National Geographic, Fracking; North Dakota 
9. National Geographic Sights & Sounds; True Colors 
10. National Geographic Sights & Sounds; Jersey Shore  
11.  Final Project photo essay Written Proposal Due Monday  3/25/13

SP 2013 Week 6

photo by Robert Stolarik for The New York Times 
"Hundreds of people gathered in Williamsburg for the funeral of Nathan Glauber and Raizy Glauber on Sunday. Two wooden coffins, covered in black velvet blankets with sparkling silver trim, were carried down to Bedford Avenue."

Read story here 

TODAY'S AGENDA

1. ASSIGNMENT #5; Lighting
2. History of Photojournalism:Mathew Brady,  History of Photojournalism: History of Photo Timeline, Roger Fenton, Mathew Brady
3. Lesson; LIGHT part2
4. Discuss potential ideas for Final Project photo essay.Photo essay; WELCOME HOME by Craig walker, 2012 Pulitzer Prize
5.  Flash demonstration in class
6. Assignment #06 Flash usage/Album cover 
7. EXAM: April 15th. NO MAKE-UPS.

FINAL PROJECT SP' 2013

FINAL PROJECT

Photo essay Soundslide (DUE 5/13/13) -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. (2pts) SUBJECT SELECTION & WRITTEN PROPOSAL

• submittal of written proposal due April 9th
• suitability of subject for photo essay.
• degree of difficulty.

2. (8pts) WEEKLY PROGRESSION

Work must be submitted as follows:

• #1 Final Written Proposal Due (March 25 ) -2pts
• #2 Photos due (April 1) -2pts
• #3 Photos due (April 15) -2pts
• #4 Photos due, Audio edited, Soundslide roughly constructed (May 6) -2pts
• #5 Project due (May 13)

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.

4. Be sure each image has a caption.
5. Make sure all the info fields in Soundslides are filled in; Headline, caption, etc.
6. Give credit to any music you use.
7. Be sure to start with opening title slide. If necessary include a brief explanatory text page.
8. Check for typos and usage errors.
9. KEEP SOUNDLSIDE PRESENTATION UNDER 3 MINUTES.
10. Please follow instructions carefully.

ASSIGNMENT #07 FLASH USE/ALBUM COVER

ASSIGNMENT #07 FLASH USE/ALBUM COVER

(Due 3/11/13)

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.”

Sp '13 WEEK 5

photos by Jake Hyman & Taylor Hassa

TODAY'S AGENDA

1. Photos of the week, MSNBC
2. Let's look, ASSIGNMENT #04 Composition
3. History of Photojournalism:Mathew Brady
4. Lesson; Covering a live assignment
5. Lesson; LIGHT part I
6. ASSIGNMENT #5; Lighting
7. ASSIGNMENT #6; Covering a Live Event
8. Photo essay; Eye of the Storm;Times-Picayune - NOLA.com
9. Final Project; be prepared to discuss (3) potential ideas for Final Project photo essay.
10. Elian Gonzales photos, by Alan Diaz. slate
11. Paolo Pellegrin's questionable image

Paolo Pellegrin questionable image

View first:
Second Place / POYi

Paolo Pellegrin: "THE CRESCENT. ROCHESTER USA 2012"
  2013 POYI gallery:

View second:
"When Reality Isn’t Dramatic Enough: Misrepresentation in a World Press and Picture of the Year Winning Photo." Read more by Michael Shaw

View third:
"An investigation into one of Paolo Pellegrin's pictures in an photo essay that recently won honors in both World Press Photo and Pictures of the Year International claimed that the image did not show what it claimed to show, it was not taken where it was said that it was taken, and the subject wasn't who the photographer said it was in the contest captions." Read more by Donald Winslow/ NPPA

More discussion here by Max Schulte/ Democrat and Chronicle assistant photo editor

ASSIGNMENT #05 Light

ASSIGNMENT #05

(Due 3/4/13) 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 Live Event

ASSIGNMENT #06

(Due Monday  3/25/13 (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

8. Place images in the “drop folder.”

Sping 2013 WEEK 4

photo by Lndsey Perez

Agenda for today's class.

1.  Let's look, ASSIGNMENT #3   SELECTIVE FOCUS
2. Lesson; Composition
3. Time Lightbox; Pictures of the week
4.  Steve McCurry; Magnum -good examples of composition
5. William Albert Allard -good composition
6. ASSIGNMENT #4, Composition
7. ASSIGNMENT, Photojournalist Paper
8. Photo essay; “"Bound to El Norte: Immigrant Stowaways on the Freight Trains of Mexico," by Don Bartletti

By now, we should be well aware of the technical considerations that determine a photograph, such as aperture, shutter speed, lens selection, and camera types. You should also be familiar with the categories of the"Visual language."
So, what can your determine in looking at these three iconic images?

Charles Moore's photo from the Civil Rights movement in the 1960's.

Eddie Adams won the Pulitzer Prize for for his picture of a Viet Cong lieutenant being executed at close range on a Saigon street by a South Vietnamese general.

How about this Diane Arbus image?


Jerome Delay's iconic image from Iraq, as hundreds of Iraqis storm the Abu Ghraib jail Oct. 20, 2002 following the announcement by President Saddam Hussein that most of Iraq's prisoners would be freed. Tens of thousands of prisoners were greeted by their relatives and friends upon their release.

Misc.
Be sure to review the Powerpoint Presentations, they contain material not always covered in class, due to time restriction.