TASKS FOR SEPTEMBER
Depth of Field
Please take the same photo twice: one with a deep depth of field and another with a shallow depth of field (two extremes of the same photo). Shoot in Manual mode. For the result to be profound, you will need to adjust the aperture to the extremes and adjust the ISO and shutter speed appropriately for proper exposure. Drop the images into Lightroom, adjust, export, and put them on your site. Label with metadata.
DUE DATE: September 4th; 2 Photos
Phone Photos
Please take three amazing photos with your phone. Although you probably have some great shots already on your phone, I want you to use your phone with the intent to create the best possible images. Consider the composition, perspective, and lighting. Post them on your site.
DUE DATE: September 4th; 3 Photos
Scavenger Hunt
You and a partner will tackle the scavenger hunt assigned in class. Post the 14 images on your site with metadata. You and your partner may share photos.
DUE DATE: September 11th; 14 Photos.
Alphabet Soup
It is time to start "seeing" the world as a photographer. Rather than passing the world by with a casual eye, look at the world critically. Find the letters of the alphabet as they naturally occur in the world. Keep in mind the "rules" of composition and consider the perspective from which you shoot.
DUE DATE: September 11th; 5 Photos
Bad Photos
Bad Photos: Take some photos that meet the requirements listed below. Each photograph you upload should meet at least one of the requirements below, and you should make sure to cover every requirement with at least one photo. You should upload at least five photographs for the assignment, but no more than ten. While a photo can fulfill more than one requirement, you will need to select exactly one requirement for each photo, which will be used for grading.
Remember, even though the photos you take are supposed to be technically "bad" in some sense, we want you to create things that are interesting to look at. The "badness" should be intentional for an artistic purpose.
Requirement 1: At least one photo must be poorly exposed. That is, most of the image should be either very close to black (underexposed) or close to flat white to due over-saturation (overexposed).
Requirement 2: The main subject of at least one photograph should be motion-blurred, either due to movement of the subject or movement of the camera.
Requirement 3: In at least one photo, nothing at all should be in focus. It's hard to take a good looking photo where nothing is in focus - be creative!
Requirement 4: You should use the wrong white balance setting for some intentional effect in at least one photo. The white balance setting on a camera tells the camera what color it should expect the scene illumination to be, for example daylight (which is blueish) or indoor incandescent (which is reddish). Most cameras have an "auto white balance (AWB)" setting, and manual settings for these other illumination types.
Requirement 5: At least one photo should be poorly composed. Google for "rules of composition." Read about them, and then intentionally break a few. If you're not sure what to do you may want to consider an exactly centered subject that produces an oddly symmetric photo, a confusion between the subject and a background object, or a horizon that isn't level.
DUE DATE: Friday, September 18th, 5 photos
Negative Space
Often we tell students "fill the frame" and "get close." However, for this assignment, use both creative composition and negative space to add emphasis to your subject.
DUE DATE: Friday, September 25th; 2 Photos
Fill The Frame
The opposite of using negative space to your advantage; yes, a close-up might be in order, but just make sure the frame is completely filled up by your subject, and make they are visually intriguing, if not inspiring.
DUE DATE: Friday, September 25th; 3 images.
One Light: Studio Shot
Your task is to get your hands wet in the photo studio. A simple task to begin... use a single strobe to light a human subject. Perhaps a soft box to create pleasant shadow. You will have 30 minutes to complete your task. Move the light. Use a bounce panel, perhaps. Shoot RAW. Work to get proper exposure. Ask questions when you run into difficulties. I will post a schedule of studio times so you can be prepared for the your time. When you submit your photo, please post one with just some simple editing from Lightroom. Post a second version of the photo where you have taken into Photoshop and performed some "perfecting" of the subject.
DUE DATE: Friday, September 25th; 1 images
