Wednesday 29 February

Tonight we are going to go over to the Art Gallery and see the 3rd Floor Photography Alumni Show.

Afterwards, we will come back to class to work on the panoramic and David Hockney images due for mid-term.

Please make sure you are commenting on your fellow classmate's blogs and directing others to your blog!

Monday 27 February

The class will be meeting in downtown Commerce at 6 pm on Monday, February 27th.  We will begin work on panoramas and David Hockneyish images.  I will give a demonstration on how to take the pictures and help you work on your pictures if you wish.  Be sure to bring your cameras and a tripod.  Afterwards, I will be returning to the lab if anyone wants to download their pictures and see how they did.  This will be considered lab time and your time to have access to Photoshop and Lightroom.

Anyone get a good shot of the Commerce at Night pictures we worked on our last visit to the square?

Here's one of my shots from the exercise of learning how to shot pictures at night.  Post yours so we can see how you did.

I've noticed that several people still have not uploaded a profile picture for their blog.  This is a digital media class...upload either your self-portrait or the image your classmate took of you for a profile pic.

See you at 6 on Monday on the square in downtown Commerce.

Mid-term Assignment Parts I and II

The mid-term assignment will test your ability to make a series of photographs of a scene that cannot be photographed as a single image. 

Part I:  Panoramic Print

Make a series of single images; then using PhotoShop’s merge engine make a seamless panoramic image. Think ahead. Shoot more variations than you may need. It works best with no less than four vertical images and try to keep the horizon line level.

One print due with longest dimension 20 inches printed on 24-inch paper. 

Part II    Inspiration by David Hockney

Make a series of single images that at first glance gives us a false impression that the viewer is looking at one place but upon closer inspection the viewer notices that the space has been expanded or condensed. With this option the photographer will need to study the place to be photographed closely and think about what it is that needs to be expressed in the photographs by changing the point of view, angles and /or varying the subject to camera distance to help alter how the subject is perceived. This series of images can be printed either vertical or horizontal; whichever best conveys the space in question. 

One print due with paper size no smaller than 20 X 24 inches.

Both Assignments Due: Monday, 5 March, 2012

1.)  Be able to identify Cubist works (namely the works of Picasso and the
      Cubist-inspired works of David Hockney).
2).  Continue development of your compositional skills. 
3).  Continue developing awareness to the visual aspects of your surroundings.
4).  Continue development of being able to pre-visualise the final image.  Think of what the final composition will be while shooting.
5).  Continue the development of critical analysis by commenting on the work of your fellow classmates on their class blogs.  Please be ready to make meaningful comments during the class critique.

Due on Monday, 20 Feb 2012

On Monday, you need to have pictures showing the 26 letters of the alphabet.  Remember, no flash!  The images can be upper or lower case. Pictures can be of anything but actual letters. 

Please have each picture of the letter as processed as you can do it in Photoshop or Light Room.  I'd suggest sizing each picture as a 3x5 or so.  These images need to be jpegs a 300 dpi so they will be easier to handle in Photoshop.  Just make all the pictures the same size to make your final picture uniform.

Wed 15 February

Great job on the last assignment!  Please don't forget to put your three images up on your blogs before class on Wednesday.

Our next assignment is alphabet photography.  Your challenge is to begin seeing lines and shapes in the world around you. 

Let's meet on the square in downtown Commerce at 6:00 pm on Wednesday, February 21st. 

Bring your cameras and a tripod! If you don't have a camera that you can control shutter speed and aperture, you might want to check one out from 3rd Floor in Journalism before class.  You can also check out tripods and share them if you wish.

Sunset is at 6:12 pm so we won't have much time to photograph letters of the alphabet but we'll have to time to begin learning the concept.  I'll be leaving Wathena at about 6:40 if anyone needs a ride.

Next Monday, 20 February we will begin learning how to create layers in Photoshop and insert your images into one single picture.

By Monday, you will need to have 3 sets of images showing the letters of the alphabet.  We will not be printing these images but we will use them to learn how to create layers.

We are also going to learn another compositional element.  Since it will begin getting dark while we are in downtown Commerce, we are going to learn how to take pictures at night in very low light conditions.  This technique requires you being able to change your aperture and shutter speed, so again, you will need a camera that allows you to change settings.  A tripod is necessary as well to be able to get a sharp picture in low light.  It is forecasted to be a beautiful evening so we should be able to capture some great images.

Monday 13 Feb Critique

Change of plans.  Our critique is moving from the Wathena Gallery to room 110 in the Journalism building.  Please be ready to go at 6 pm with 3 printed 8x10 portraits of your classmate.  You also need to have your contact sheets printed.

Mon 6 Feb 2012

On Monday, please have the portrait images of your classmates ready to create contact sheets in Lightroom.  You will need your portable hard drive to take your images into the print lab and print the contact sheets.  You can print on both sides of the paper and each piece of paper is $1.

We will begin learning the work flow of adjusting your image in PhotoShop and printing an 8x10 in LightRoom.  Next Wednesday, 8 February is a total lab day.  You can work in Lightroom, Photoshop or use the time to print your images in the print lab.

Due: 3 printed images on Monday 13 Feb 2012 at 6 pm.

Where: The critique will be held in the Wathena Gallery on the 2nd Floor.

What: Pick the best portrait images of the person you photographed.  Print at least 3 images on the 8.5 X11 paper provided.  Three prints is the minimum, but you can print more. The cost is $2 for an 8x10.

Note: the image size is to be no less that 8 X 6 inch.

Things to consider:  There are lots of students from all the other photography and VisCom classes printing their assignments this week.

DON’T WAIT TILL SUNDAY TO MAKE THE PRINTS. 

Anyone having less than 3 prints will be considered to have an incomplete assignment and will lose 10 points off of the total grade. Anyone arriving late to critique will lose 10 points from their total grade. Anyone having 3 prints or more and arriving on time will have the option of resubmitting additional work for a higher grade. Students arriving late or submitting incomplete work will not have the option of resubmitting their work.  

BE ON TIME WITH PRINTS IN HAND!