ASSIGNMENT: Light

One photo - show the beauty of light. Find a great subject and put it in great light. Think about shooting early in the morning or late in the afternoon. Content counts, too.

Due on the server by 7 p.m. on March 3.

For inspiration, check out the work of Eric Meola or David Alan Harvey.

ASSIGNMENT: Reading

For Monday, please read pages 174-253 in the National Geographic book.

ASSIGNMENT: Environmental Portrait

Up next is an environmental portrait. We'll review this in class on February 25 , so you'll need to have it on the server by February 24 at 7:00 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.

Things to think about:

• Background
  
• Composition
  
• Depth of field
  
• Location
  
• Location
  
• Location
  

No clips for this week, but I may post a reading assignment this evening here on the blog. Check for that in the morning.

Another Week of Clips

This photo needs some background control. I think the frame should have been shifted a bit to the left so the door behind the police officer isn't showing. I understand that the article is about a bulgary so people need to see how messy the room is, but a better angle on this photo would have made it better and still just as effective. 

I really like this photo because it's sharp and it involves a lot of action. The viewer feels a part of what's going on and the baseball is coming right toward the viewer. good angle. 

When you are trying to take photos in a small room like in this photo, what's the best way to take a photo? 

ASSIGNMENT: Four Scenes

Your next assignment involves shooting four photographs of the same scene, but with four different camera settings. They must all have the same composition, altering the focal length and the aperture as follows:

1. 28 mm, f/2.8
   
2. 28 mm, smallest aperture possible*
   
3. 75 mm, f/2.8
   
4. 75 mm, smallest aperture possible*
   

* Maximum of f/8. You may want to start with the stopped down one to make sure you have enough light. 

Example images:

This assignment needs to be on the server by 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 17. We'll review it in class on Wednesday, February 18.

ASSIGNMENT: 36 Faces Wrap Up - UPDATED DEADLINE

You've got three of your 36 faces worked up and submitted. To keep you honest, by 7 p.m. on Thursday, February 12 5 p.m on Friday, February 13, you need to put nine more images on the server - three from 28 mm, three from 50 mm and three from 75 mm. Crop then in the same way (4 inches by 6 inches at 200 dpi) with full captions, as we did in class on Wednesday.

I should have comments on the current batch out by Friday night, so you may want to wait until you see those comments. It may guide you in either reshooting some more or using what you have.

The Good, The Bad, and the Unsure??

This photograph taken of the recent fire on Milledge Avenue is a great representation of good composition such as the rule of thirds, framing and leading lines. I love how sharp and crisp the smoke is in the photograph as well.
In opposition, this photograph is not my favorite. Although it has leading lines and I like the color, the background control...well, I don't think there is much! The photograph is overall too busy...
For this photograph I wasn't sure if it would be possible to make the picture on the cell phone more clear? I like how the person's head is out of focus, but could it be possible to make the sharpness of the device better??