Due next week, 01/31: Blog set up with link list to classmates' blogs. Also post an image you feel connected to in some way onto your blog, explain why you choose the image. Email me your blog url and your name.
Due 02/07:
ASSIGNMENT 1: COPYCAT
Choose 2 photographs that you did not take and try to recreate them as much as possible. You will need to try to match the lighting, subject matter, and composition of the images while shooting. After-wards, you will try to match tone, saturation, and cropping in either Lightroom or Photoshop. Post original images along with your copied images of them to your blog.
Bring in at least one copycat image next week (01/31) to work on. Critique on 02/07.
“Imitation, if noble and general, insures the best hope of originality.”
-Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton
"When people are free to do as they please, they usually imitate each other."
-Eric Hoffer
Monday, January 24, 2011
Presentations
This semester you will be required to do two presentations, one technical and one theoretical.
Theoretical Presentation:
For this 20 minute/20-40 slide presentation you can either present with one other classmate or alone. You have a few options on subject matter, choose one:
*One photographer's life and work. (Check on the "Photographers & Artists" link list I've created on this blog for some ideas.)
*Two photographers, compare & contrast. They should be bound by at least one common element with two different approaches.
*A trend or theory in photography, show work by several artists for support.
Presentations will begin on 02/21 and run through the month of March, I will assign you a date.
Technical Presentation:
Technology changes way too fast for us not to rely on some sort of community with which to share information. You (alone) will share information with your classmates for at least 10 minutes on something you believe might be of interest to the class. I've created a list of topics for you to choose from or if you have an idea not listed here please let me know. These presentations will run almost every class date for the reminder of the semester, I will assign you a date once I have your topic.
Some ideas:
*Creating your own preset in Lightroom
*Creating actions in Photoshop
*Upsizing with an interpolation software like Photo Resize (aka Genuine Fractals)
*HDR
*Photomerge
*Creating a Collection in Lightroom
*Creating a Contact Sheet to Print in Bridge & Lightroom
*Creating your own metadata in Lightroom & Bridge
*Batch Function in Bridge
*Creating a watermark for your images
*Backing up work online
*Making a book (online sites)
*Plug-ins for Lightroom or Photoshop
*List of sites to post info for Ad. work
*List of sites for Fine Art opportunities
Please email me a topic for this presentation by 02/07.
Theoretical Presentation:
For this 20 minute/20-40 slide presentation you can either present with one other classmate or alone. You have a few options on subject matter, choose one:
*One photographer's life and work. (Check on the "Photographers & Artists" link list I've created on this blog for some ideas.)
*Two photographers, compare & contrast. They should be bound by at least one common element with two different approaches.
*A trend or theory in photography, show work by several artists for support.
Presentations will begin on 02/21 and run through the month of March, I will assign you a date.
Technical Presentation:
Technology changes way too fast for us not to rely on some sort of community with which to share information. You (alone) will share information with your classmates for at least 10 minutes on something you believe might be of interest to the class. I've created a list of topics for you to choose from or if you have an idea not listed here please let me know. These presentations will run almost every class date for the reminder of the semester, I will assign you a date once I have your topic.
Some ideas:
*Creating your own preset in Lightroom
*Creating actions in Photoshop
*Upsizing with an interpolation software like Photo Resize (aka Genuine Fractals)
*HDR
*Photomerge
*Creating a Collection in Lightroom
*Creating a Contact Sheet to Print in Bridge & Lightroom
*Creating your own metadata in Lightroom & Bridge
*Batch Function in Bridge
*Creating a watermark for your images
*Backing up work online
*Making a book (online sites)
*Plug-ins for Lightroom or Photoshop
*List of sites to post info for Ad. work
*List of sites for Fine Art opportunities
Please email me a topic for this presentation by 02/07.
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