ASSIGNMENT: Environmental Portraits, Reading & Clips

Up next is an environmental portrait. We'll review this in class on Sept. 22, so you'll need to have it on the server by Sept. 19 at 4:30 p.m. (when lab closes). 

You need to choose a news-worthy person and tell us their story in a single image. You get to control everything - location, pose, composition. You're responsible for everything in that frame - make smart choices. Do not be afraid of controlling this image.

Here's what your basic workflow should look like after the shoot:

1. Head to the lab
   
2. Download your cards through Photo Mechanic, renaming them and putting a generic caption on them
   
3. Burn CDs
   
4. Make your selection through Photo Mechanic and send it to Photoshop
   
5. Crop and tone the image. Use layers for control.
   
6. Rewrite/refine the caption
   
7. Save As ... to a Photoshop file, with the layers intact
   
8. Flatten the image
   
9. Resize the image to 10 inches on the long dimension at 200 dpi
   
10. Save As ... to a JPEG file
    
11. Move the JPEG file to the server
    
12. Move the Photoshop (PSD) file to your thumb drive
    
13. Relax and wait to bask in the compliments of your classmates on the 22nd ...
    

For Monday, Sept. 15, please read pages 174-229.

For Wednesday, Sept. 17, please bring in three clips of portraits - a good one, a weak one and one you have a question about.