Deadline: Tuesday August 30 -------------Points Possible: 50

Using the Nikon D40 or D3000 camera, make photos of two different subjects. You will shoot outdoors For each subject begin by setting the ISO to 200 and the aperture at f8.  Then determine the correct shutter speed by using the built in light meter on the camera. Take the shot using the shutter speed indicated by the light meter and then take shots with the shutter speed one stop up and one stop down from the determined correct shutter speed. For example if the light meter indicates a shutter speed of 1/500 sec., you will make your additional exposures at 1/250sec. and 1/1000 sec. At this point you will have taken three shots of the subject. Next return to the settings you started with (f8 and the shutter speed determined by the light meter, and make two more exposures of the same subject adjusting the aperture one stop up and one stop down. Since you started at f8 these exposures will be at f5.6 and f11.

Upload your photos to a folder in your Pictures folder. Title the new folder with the period number, your last name and first initial, and the project identifier exp (for exposure). If you were in period 1 it would look like this:
                                                01_schlobotnikj_exp

All files and folders for this class will be named using this convention. Now use Adobe Bridge to batch rename your photos using the same name as the folder and adding three digit sequence numbers. The file names for the individual photos should look like this:
                                   
                                                01_schlobotnikj_exp_001
                                                01_schlobotnikj_exp_002
                                                etc.

Submit your photos in the folder to the instructor’s drop box.

Points will be awarded for:
Completing project on time [5]
Efficient use of class work time [5]
Composition: [10] (Rule/Thirds, Simplicity, Balance, Leading Lines, Framing, Depth/Field)
Exposure: [10] (Focus, Contrast, Lighting, Shutter Speed, ISO, Aperture)
Creativity: [10] (Angles, Point of View, Perspective, Post Production)
Content: [10] (Location, Subject Development)

Deadline Friday Sept. 2-----------Points Possible: 50

Using the Nikon D40 or D3000 camera, make photos of two different subjects. Try to frame your shots so the background is deep enough to show depth-of-field changes as you adjust the aperture setting. You will shoot outdoors For each subject begin by setting the ISO to 200.  Then make six correct exposures using the aperture settings f4, f5.6, f8, f11, f16, and f22.

Upload your photos to a folder in your Pictures folder. Title the new folder with the period number, your last name and first initial, and the project identifier exp2 (for exposure). If you were in period 1 it would look like this:
                                                01_schlobotnikj_exp2

All files and folders for this class will be named using this convention. Now use Adobe Bridge to batch rename your photos using the same name as the folder and adding three digit sequence numbers. The file names for the individual photos should look like this:
                                   
                                                01_schlobotnikj_exp2_001
                                                01_schlobotnikj_exp2_002
                                                etc.

Submit your photos in the folder to the instructor’s drop box.

Points will be awarded for:
Completing project on time [5]
Efficient use of class work time [5]
Composition: [10] (Rule/Thirds, Simplicity, Balance, Leading Lines, Framing, Depth/Field)
Exposure: [20] (Focus, Contrast, Lighting, Shutter Speed, ISO, Aperture)
Creativity: [5] (Angles, Point of View, Perspective, Post Production)
Content: [5] (Location, Subject Development)

Upload the photos to the hard drive of your computer and choose the best representations of each composition technique. Process the photos in Photoshop to make them 18” by 12” at 300 ppi. Save each image as a high quality JPEG. Turn in the six JPEG files. The best of each category will be printed and displayed in the Photo classroom.
Written requirements: A brief explanation of each composition guideline included as text on the photo to create a poster suitable for classroom display. Also include a byline on the photos in Times 12 pt. type in the form of: "Photo by Jane Student"
And a brief (one paragraph) self critique that explains why you chose these photos as your best work.

Points will be awarded for:
Completing project on time [5]
Efficient use of class work time [5]
Composition: [20] (Rule/Thirds, Simplicity, Balance, Leading Lines, Framing, Depth/Field)
Exposure: [20] (Focus, Contrast, Lighting, Shutter Speed, ISO, Aperture)
Creativity: [20] (Angles, Point of View, Perspective, Post Production)
Content: [20] (Location, Subject Development)
Photoshop work [5]
Written self critique [5]

Overview: Shoot at least 100 frames of reflected subjects. Your reflections can be in mirrors, windows or any shiny surface that makes a reflection. Images may be clear or distorted and final projects may be presented in full color or monochrome (black & white).

Presentation: Choose the best five shots, and process them as jpeg files that are 10" on the long side, no more than 8" on the short side, and 300 dpi.

Points will be awarded for:
Completing project on time [10]
Efficient use of class work time [10]
Composition: [20] (Rule/Thirds, Simplicity, Balance, Leading Lines, Framing, Depth/Field)
Exposure: [20] (Focus, Contrast, Lighting, Shutter Speed, ISO, Aperture)
Creativity: [20] (Angles, Point of View, Perspective, Post Production)
Content: [20] (Location, Subject Development)

Due: Tuesday October 18, 2011 ------------------------------- Points: 100

Overview: In conjunction with TJ's 50th anniversary celebration and homecoming festivities you will be assigned to shoot photos that capture the spirit of TJ in one of the following areas:

Academics
Arts (Drama, Music, Visual Arts)
Athletics
Buliding & Grounds
Center for Communication Technology Magnet
Clubs
Social Life

Photo requirements: Shoot at least 100 frames. Select the best five and prepare them for print at 10” on the long side and 300 dpi.

Written requirements: Write a one paragraph critique in Microsoft Word explaining why you chose these photos using the rubric as a guide for commenting on the composition, exposure, creativity, and content of your work.

Submit your work in a folder titled: two-digit period number_last name_TJproj (00_smith_TJproj)

Points will be awarded for the following:
Completing project on time [5]
Efficient use of class work time [5]
Composition: [20] (Rule/Thirds, Simplicity, Balance, Leading Lines, Framing, Depth/Field)
Exposure: [20] (Focus, Contrast, Lighting, Shutter Speed, ISO, Aperture, White Balance)
Creativity: [20] (Angles, Point of View, Perspective, Post Production)
Content: [20] (Location, Subject Development)
Photoshop work (levels, color balance, hue/saturation, contrast) [5]
Written self critique [5]

Written requirements: Write a one paragraph critique in Microsoft Word explaining why you chose these photos using the rubric as a guide for commenting on the composition, exposure, creativity, and content of your work.

Submit your work in a folder titled: two-digit period number_last name_abstract (00_smith_abstract)

Points will be awarded for the following:
Completing project on time [5]
Efficient use of class work time [5]
Composition: [20] (Rule/Thirds, Simplicity, Balance, Leading Lines, Framing, Depth/Field)
Exposure: [20] (Focus, Contrast, Lighting, Shutter Speed, ISO, Aperture, White Balance)
Creativity: [20] (Angles, Point of View, Perspective, Post Production)
Content: [20] (Location, Subject Development)
Photoshop work (levels, color balance, hue/saturation, contrast) [5]
Written self critique [5]

Due date: Thursday November 3, 2011
Points Possible: 100

Of all the essential pictorial elements, shape is the most basic to our understanding of objects and scenes. --John Hedgecoe

Overview: This assignment has two parts. The first is to shoot silhouettes. To do this you will have to ignore the guideline that says to shoot with light sources behind you. Instead you want to shoot with the light source behind the subject, but don’t look or shoot directly into the sun. Take your light meter reading on the bright background so that the subject is underexposed and becomes just an outline. The second part of the assignment is to shoot photos where the dominant pictorial element is shape. Look for distinctive shapes and simple backgrounds. Shoot at least 40 silhouettes and at least 60 frames where the dominant pictorial element is shape.

Presentation: You will turn in five JPEG files, 10" on the long side and no more than 8" on the short side at 300 ppi . Final projects may be presented in full color or monochrome (black & white) or both.

Points will be awarded for:
Completing project on time [10]
Efficient use of class work time [10]
Composition: [20] (Rule/Thirds, Simplicity, Balance, Leading Lines, Framing, Depth/Field)
Exposure: [20] (Focus, Contrast, Lighting, Shutter Speed, ISO, Aperture)
Creativity: [20] (Angles, Point of View, Perspective, Post Production)
Content: [20] (Location, Subject Development)

Overview: The appearance of three-dimensionality of a subject in a photograph depends on shading. Either color or tone must be graduated to create a true representation of a subject’s form. In this assignment you will use natural light, normal indoor lighting and studio lighting to create images that focus on form by showing gradations of color or tone. To achieve this effect your main strategy will be the use of side lighting. This is easily managed with indoor or studio lights but for sunlight, will require you to shoot near sunrise or sunset when the sun is low in the sky or to use a window or other opening to direct the light. For this type of shot the biggest obstacle is over-lighting. Remember that it is better to under-expose than to over-expose.

Presentation: Select the best five for preparation as JPEG files that are 10” on the long side and no more than 8” on the short side at 300 dpi. Final projects may be presented in full color or monochrome (black & white) or a combination of the two.

Points will be awarded for the following:
Completing project on time [5]
Efficient use of class work time [5]
Composition: [20] (Rule/Thirds, Simplicity, Balance, Leading Lines, Framing, Depth/Field)
Exposure: [20] (Focus, Contrast, Lighting, Shutter Speed, ISO, Aperture, White Balance)
Creativity: [20] (Angles, Point of View, Perspective, Post Production)
Content: [20] (Location, Subject Development)
Photoshop work (levels, color balance, hue/saturation, contrast) [5]
Written self critique [5]

Overview: This assignment is about using shutter speeds of 1/30 second or slower to convey a sense of motion by blurring either the subject or the background of your photos. For many of these shots it will be necessary to use a tripod to eliminate camera shake so that backgrounds remain clear. For others you will want to pan with the camera to blur the background while keeping the subject relatively sharp. You can work in color or black and white or both.

Photo requirements: Shoot at least 100 frames. Select the best five and prepare them for print at 10" on the long side, no more than 8" on the short side, and 300 dpi.

Written requirements: Write a one paragraph critique in Microsoft Word explaining why you chose these photos using the rubric as a guide for commenting on the composition, exposure, creativity, and content of your work.

Points will be awarded for the following:
Completing project on time [5]
Efficient use of class work time [5]
Composition: [20] (Rule/Thirds, Simplicity, Balance, Leading Lines, Framing, Depth/Field)
Exposure: [20] (Focus, Contrast, Lighting, Shutter Speed, ISO, Aperture, White Balance)
Creativity: [20] (Angles, Point of View, Perspective, Post Production)
Content: [20] (Location, Subject Development)
Photoshop work (levels, color balance, hue/saturation, contrast) [5]
Written self critique [5]

Learning Objective: Students will take well-exposed portraits using manual exposure settings and convert them to black and white images using various techniques in Adobe Photoshop.

Overview: You will shoot 80 frames of people in different lighting conditions, including using studio lights. You will select the best one and process it to 10 inches height at 300 ppi for print. You will submit six different versions of this photo: the original color image, one converted to Black & White using Mode > Grayscale, one converted using the Black & White Converter, one using the B&W Converter with Tint, one using the Gradient Map, and one using the Gradient Map with Opacity adjusted to bleed some color back into the image.

Points will be awarded for the following:
Completing project on time [5]
Efficient use of class work time [5]
Composition: [20] (Rule/Thirds, Simplicity, Balance, Leading Lines, Framing, Depth/Field)
Exposure: [20] (Focus, Contrast, Lighting, Shutter Speed, ISO, Aperture, White Balance)
Creativity: [20] (Angles, Point of View, Perspective, Post Production)
Content: [5] (Location, Subject Development)
Photoshop work (Black and White Converter/Gradient Map) [20]
Written self critique [5]

Assignment #1 - Food as Still-life

Date due: Tuesday January 10, 2012- Points possible: 100

Overview: In this assignment you will shoot a set of photos with food as the main subject. The photos can be found still-lifes or pictures that you have arranged or a combination of the two.

Photo requirements: Shoot at least 100 frames. Select the best five and submit them prepared for print at 10" on the long side, no longer than 8" on the short side and 300 dpi.

Written requirements: Write a one paragraph critique in Microsoft Word explaining why you chose these photos using the rubric as a guide for commenting on the composition, exposure, creativity, and content of your work.

Points will be awarded for the following:
Completing project on time [5]
Efficient use of class work time [5]
Composition: [20] (Rule/Thirds, Simplicity, Balance, Leading Lines, Framing, Depth/Field)
Exposure: [20] (Focus, Contrast, Lighting, Shutter Speed, ISO, Aperture, White Balance)
Creativity: [20] (Angles, Point of View, Perspective, Post Production)
Content: [20] (Location, Subject Development)
Photoshop work (levels, color balance, hue/saturation, contrast) [5]
Written self critique [5]

Date due: Friday January 27, 2012 -------------- Points Possible: 100

Overview: You will research a current or historic photographer. You will gather biographical information from print and on-line sources. You will write a 1-2 page paper on the photographer's life and work which will become the main voice-over narrative for the presentation. You will then gather examples of the photographer's work from on-line sources, import these into PowerPoint, and add title, captions, and credits (including resource citations). Select a photojournalist from the list below as the focus for your research:

Overview: Texture is the visual representation of what an object would feel like. It adds another dimension to the experience of a photgraph by suggesting to the mind through the eye what the tactile sensation of an object might be. As with photos that emphasize form, texture will be best illuminated by side-light that will show bright highlights contrasted with deep shadows in low areas.

Presentation: Shoot at least 100 frames. Select the best five for preparation as JPEG files that are 10” on the long side and no more than 8” on the short side at 300 dpi. Final projects may be presented in full color or monochrome (black & white) or a combination of the two.

Points will be awarded for the following:
Completing project on time [5]
Efficient use of class work time [5]
Composition: [20] (Rule/Thirds, Simplicity, Balance, Leading Lines, Framing, Depth/Field)
Exposure: [20] (Focus, Contrast, Lighting, Shutter Speed, ISO, Aperture, White Balance)
Creativity: [20] (Angles, Point of View, Perspective, Post Production)
Content: [20] (Location, Subject Development)
Photoshop work (levels, color balance, hue/saturation, contrast) [5]
Written self critique [5]