ASSIGNMENT: Photo Story 2/Multimedia Project

Due on the server by Tuesday, April 28, at 7 p.m. is your final audio slide show. This should be approximately 90 seconds in length. 

(For those who were at the Honors Day ceremony, the handout for SoundSlides is on the class site. See me or a friend for more info.) (Oh, and the Audacity handout is there, as well.)

Remember to convert your captions into cutlines so that they flow from one image to the next. When you're done, export, rename the "publish_to_web" folder and submit the whole folder to the server. 

And, of course, test your project - double click on the index.html file inside your renamed "publish_to_web" folder and make sure it works. 

ASSIGNMENT: Photo Essay (part 1)

Find a person to profile, someone with a good story to tell and who can tell it. You will need to make 4-6 visits over the next few weeks, so make sure access won’t become an issue.

By 7 p.m., Tuesday, April 7, have a 3-5 photo package on the server, including one portrait.

ASSIGNMENT: Campus Feature

One feature photo from the UGA campus, due on the server by 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 31. 

Look for a great moment, a telling slice-of-life image that speaks to what living, studying or working on the UGA campus is like in 2009. Think about composition and light, use them to advance the story.

ASSIGNMENT: Long, Medium & Close-up

From one newsworthy event, shoot a long, a medium and a close-up. Tell a story in three images, each image should tell a different part of the story.

DUE: Tuesday, March 24 by 7:00 p.m. (Will review in class on Wednesday, March 25)

Clips during Spring Break

This is a great example of diffused light. Here, the morning mist creates a dramatic scene of the mustangs.

I thought this was a good example of soft light. The light is either at sunrise, sunset because of the golden tint. Since there's no shadow in the photograph and because the photograph has an overall scene of warmth, I think it's soft light as opposed to hard light.

This obvious example of hard light is interesting because it's shot at a unique angle and the shadows are captured without overpowering the photograph.

ASSIGNMENT: Clips, Light (Part 2)

By 9 a.m. on Friday, March 13, please post links to three photos that demonstrate the ideals of hard light, soft light and diffused light to the blog. Make sure they're tagged to your class, as well, so we can find them.

Spend some time on this - don't just grab the easiest image you can find.

For the reshoot, you need to have your second try at light on the server by 5 p.m. on Friday, March 20. Think about what David LaBelle said in class - this should be an image where the star of the photo is the light.

Have a good break, stay out of trouble.

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.

Composition

I really liked this photo. It has great depth of field.

I did not like this image at all. I feel like there should be less depth of field, especially since the seats are not completely filled. The background being in focus makes the image look very busy, and it takes away from the players and the ball, which should be the center of focus.

This image confused me. I wasn't sure what the focus was supposed to be. The caption refers to the people in the background, which makes me think they are the focus of the image, so I wondered why the photographer did not choose to put the people in the center of the frame. The picture also seems a little crooked to me, and I don't like how the walkway is not centered because it does not lead the eye to the focus like it should.

-Lindsay

ASSIGNMENT: Clips (er, Posts?)

By 7 p.m., Sunday, February 8, please find links to three photos that center on the ideas of strong composition. One well composes image, one poorly composes image and one that you have a question about. You need to post links to this blog and please be sure you assign the right label to them ... makes my life easier.

Worldwide Impact

http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2009/01/21/world/abroad_paris.jpg

I really liked this picture because it was one of the few pictures that was not set in the United States, but in Paris. It shows how important Obama's election is to other nations, and how people all over the world seem to be rooting for Obama and his success. I really enjoy pictures that show how people in other countries react to important events that happen here. Not only is the hall beautiful, but I also love how the picture is composed.

Lindsay Dobras

ASSIGNMENT: Favorite Photo

Later this evening, you'll get an email inviting you to join this blog. We're going to try doing the clips assignment online, so to speak, and see how it goes.

Let's start with the assignment, then the mechanics of doing it. Find what you think is the most amazing photo from the inauguration last week. It can come from the ceremony, the pre-event festivities, the parade or even from somewhere outside of the capital area. Give us a sentence or two on why that's your favorite - be it the moment, composition, etc. This needs to be up by 7 p.m. on Sunday evening. (Feel free to come back after that time and look at what your class mates found.)

As to how to do it ... once you've joined, log in to the site and create a new post. Give it a title, a few sentences and the link to the images. Please do not upload copyrighted material to this blog. 

To link the photo, just above the area where you're typing you'll see some standard formatting tools. One of them looks like a little piece of chain with a green dot behind it. Highlight/select the text you want to be the link, then click on that button and paste in the web address. 

In the lower right corner of the entry field, there's a box marked, "Labels for this post." If you click on "Show all" (to the right of the box), you'll see text for 3610-AM and 3610-PM - click on your class, double check your entry and then click PUBLISH POST. 

And you're done.

ASSIGNMENT: 30 More Faces

Time to finish this up ... for Monday, February 2, you need to shoot 30 more mug shots. Ten each at 75 mm, 50 mm and 28 mm. Keep an eye on your focus and exposure, as well as your backgrounds. Collect all the info as you did for your first set. 

We'll download your cards in class on Monday.

ASSIGNMENT: Six (of 36) Faces

For Monday, January 26, you need to shoot the first six of your 36 Faces. You need to find six people you do not know somewhere on or near campus. You need to shoot a simple head-and-shoulders vertical mug shot of them.

The first two people, shoot with your lens zoomed in to 75 mm, the second two should be around 50 mm and the last two at 28 mm. Pay attention to your backgrounds, your focus and your exposure. Shoot several frames of each person so you'll have a choice of expressions.

From each person you'll need their name, age, hometown, major (or job title) and one piece of contact information from them - phone number or email address.

Bring your camera and card to class on Monday, and we'll start the workflow process of moving images from your card to the computer and then to CDs.

You can shoot as much as you want, but make sure you don't kill your battery before completing this assignment. You can shoot more than the required six, but remember you're just learning - you may pick up some tips next week that will improve your shooting.

Let me know if you have any questions.

ASSIGNMENT: Read the Manual

It'll help, trust me - between now and Monday, you need to read the manual for the Canon Digital Rebel. Then email me three questions - by 7 p.m. on Monday - you have about the camera. 

ASSIGNMENT: Read and Clips

For Monday, please read through page 91 in the National Geographic Photography Field Guide, we'll be discussing that material over the next week or so.

Also, by 7 p.m. Sunday, please email me links to three photos: one which you think is a strong news photo, one which you think is a poor news photo and one that you have a question about. Please give me a sentence on why you chose each image.

And welcome to the class, it's going to be a fun ride.