Hi everyone.
Just to be clear, your final project is due tomorrow (12/12) at 5pm.
In order for your assignment to be considered COMPLETE, you will need to have these THREE THINGS:
1.) 5 to 9 images posted on your blog
2.) Your written evaluation for the assignment, also posted on your blog.
3.) A written evaluation of the course (i.e. What you think are the strengths of the course and what you think could be done to help improve the course. Also, tell me a little bit about whether or not you plan to continue practicing photography and if so, how.) PLEASE PUT THIS IN A WORD DOCUMENT AND EMAIL IT TO ME.
Friday, December 11, 2009
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
SELF-PORTRAIT ASSIGNMENT
THE NUMBERS: 100 images total(minimum) in at least 4 different digital contact sheets/"drops" (drop.io) spread out over the next 3 weeks. I will give actual dates as we go. ***FIRST DROP OF ~25 IMAGES DUE 9pm WED. NOVEMBER 18*** SO WE CAN GO OVER YOUR TAKE IN CLASS ON THURSDAY NOV. 19 ***
For the final, you will turn in, via your blog, 5-9 images in a digital slideshow that work together as a series.
If you can photograph yourself, you can pretty much photograph anything or anybody.
Here are two options (but there are many more):
1. Create a series of images that tell a story around a specific theme.
This should be something about yourself, or you could use yourself
to illustrate a story.
2. Photograph yourself as:
* How you think other people see you
* How you see yourself
* Your ideal – who you admire
Think about the gestures, body language, clothing and location that signify who these people are and how you can communicate that to your audience.
Together these images may tell a story about you, or reflect who you are. As viewers, we should be able to learn something about your personality and the things that are important to you. Choose your symbols carefully and consider how they are presented to your audience. You may add text if you wish, to help lead us through the story, but the subject matter of the photographs should be central to defining what you want to say. Carefully consider your gesture and expression. Also think about how these six images are put together for the critique -- think about how the audience will read them.
* Use all the compositional techniques we have talked about thus far.
* Set up your location; be very aware of what is going on in your frame.
* To make a self-portrait, you don’t always have to be the one right in front of the camera.
* Try to stay away from literal images - for instance, photographing all your CDs because you like music, or lining up your shoes because you are into fashion. Try to be more creatively descriptive.
* Be simple: don’t try to tell everything about yourself. You might try to
For the final, you will turn in, via your blog, 5-9 images in a digital slideshow that work together as a series.
If you can photograph yourself, you can pretty much photograph anything or anybody.
Here are two options (but there are many more):
1. Create a series of images that tell a story around a specific theme.
This should be something about yourself, or you could use yourself
to illustrate a story.
2. Photograph yourself as:
* How you think other people see you
* How you see yourself
* Your ideal – who you admire
Think about the gestures, body language, clothing and location that signify who these people are and how you can communicate that to your audience.
Together these images may tell a story about you, or reflect who you are. As viewers, we should be able to learn something about your personality and the things that are important to you. Choose your symbols carefully and consider how they are presented to your audience. You may add text if you wish, to help lead us through the story, but the subject matter of the photographs should be central to defining what you want to say. Carefully consider your gesture and expression. Also think about how these six images are put together for the critique -- think about how the audience will read them.
* Use all the compositional techniques we have talked about thus far.
* Set up your location; be very aware of what is going on in your frame.
* To make a self-portrait, you don’t always have to be the one right in front of the camera.
* Try to stay away from literal images - for instance, photographing all your CDs because you like music, or lining up your shoes because you are into fashion. Try to be more creatively descriptive.
* Be simple: don’t try to tell everything about yourself. You might try to
Thursday, October 29, 2009
NO CLASS TODAY- READ THE EMAIL
PLEASE- make sure you use the time today to maybe go to the Art Library and research how color can be used as a tool to say what you want to say. And go shoot a LOT. Email me with questions or if you'd like me to look at a set of images online. See you all on Tuesday.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
ASSIGNMENT#4 - COLOR - Due TUES. November 10
Assignment #4: Color:
PICK ONE COLOR as your focus...and create 5 images that use color as a compositional tool to create a narrative for the viewer. Consider how color is used in the composition, the relationship between different colors and their meanings in relationship to what the narrative is conveying.
Here are some things to think about (taken from an online source about color theory), but they are by NO MEANS absolute truth:
Color is considered one of the most useful and powerful design tools you have. People respond to different colors in different ways, and these responses take place on a subconscious, emotional level. In our American culture, black has long been associated with death, while white is believed to signify life and purity. In the Orient, however, white is the traditional color of mourning. In the United States, black has also come to suggest sophistication and formality. Americans generally associate trust an stability with the color blue, while Koreans have this reaction to pink and other pastel colors.
In the Western Culture:
Purple and gold are often associated with Royalty, wealth and opulence
Red, White and Blue reminiscent of the American flag, immediately convey notions of patriotism and, to some extent, conservatism.
Green has taken on a very strong connotation as the color representing ecology and concern for the environment, however, it also conveys meanings associated with money and the suggestion "to go ahead" which is obviously derived from traffic lights.
Colors represent holidays and seasons of the year.
The Fall foliage colors of Red, orange, yellow, and brown are clearly expressive of Thanksgiving. Halloween: Orange and Black. Red and Green represent Christmas. Purple and Yellow and other pastels colors represent Easter.
Blue, Red, White and Grey = Stability, Power, Trustworthiness, Conservatism
Yellow, Brown, Orange, Green = Nature, earthiness, warmth
Red, Orange, yellow = more warmth
Blues and Aquas = water and coolness
Primary colors (Red, Blue, Yellow) = Convey fun
****NOTE**** PLEASE REMEMBER to THINK FOR YOURSELF ON THIS ASSIGNMENT, but get feedback from your classmates.
PICK ONE COLOR as your focus...and create 5 images that use color as a compositional tool to create a narrative for the viewer. Consider how color is used in the composition, the relationship between different colors and their meanings in relationship to what the narrative is conveying.
Here are some things to think about (taken from an online source about color theory), but they are by NO MEANS absolute truth:
Color is considered one of the most useful and powerful design tools you have. People respond to different colors in different ways, and these responses take place on a subconscious, emotional level. In our American culture, black has long been associated with death, while white is believed to signify life and purity. In the Orient, however, white is the traditional color of mourning. In the United States, black has also come to suggest sophistication and formality. Americans generally associate trust an stability with the color blue, while Koreans have this reaction to pink and other pastel colors.
In the Western Culture:
Purple and gold are often associated with Royalty, wealth and opulence
Red, White and Blue reminiscent of the American flag, immediately convey notions of patriotism and, to some extent, conservatism.
Green has taken on a very strong connotation as the color representing ecology and concern for the environment, however, it also conveys meanings associated with money and the suggestion "to go ahead" which is obviously derived from traffic lights.
Colors represent holidays and seasons of the year.
The Fall foliage colors of Red, orange, yellow, and brown are clearly expressive of Thanksgiving. Halloween: Orange and Black. Red and Green represent Christmas. Purple and Yellow and other pastels colors represent Easter.
Blue, Red, White and Grey = Stability, Power, Trustworthiness, Conservatism
Yellow, Brown, Orange, Green = Nature, earthiness, warmth
Red, Orange, yellow = more warmth
Blues and Aquas = water and coolness
Primary colors (Red, Blue, Yellow) = Convey fun
****NOTE**** PLEASE REMEMBER to THINK FOR YOURSELF ON THIS ASSIGNMENT, but get feedback from your classmates.
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Using Drop.io
For this third assignment and onward, I want us to start using "drop.io" as a tool. I'd like everyone to "create a drop" each week of what they have shot for the assignment...NOT EVERYTHING YOU"VE SHOT, only the images you're considering for the project. This means that I want you to edit down your images to a manageable number (40-50) before you upload them to Drop.io We'll talk more about this in class. Here is the URL for drop.io : http://drop.io/
Monday, October 5, 2009
RE-POST of Self-Evaluations
Self-Evaluations:
For every assignment, I expect you to write a paragraph of self-evaluation that should help you to prepare for class critique. Within this summary you should address the following issues:
* what did you learn;
* what are the strengths of the project;
* what could you have worked harder at;
* what changes would you make if doing it again. Photography IS hindsight.
For every assignment, I expect you to write a paragraph of self-evaluation that should help you to prepare for class critique. Within this summary you should address the following issues:
* what did you learn;
* what are the strengths of the project;
* what could you have worked harder at;
* what changes would you make if doing it again. Photography IS hindsight.
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Assignment #3: Team Assignment: Due October 15th
You will team up with another classmate. Given a series of words to work with as a starting point, the two of you will collaborate on a series of 10 images that are inspired by those words. You will each be responsible for 5 images, however you may integrate them together as much as you like. You must make the images, organize them into a series and present them to the class. You will be evaluated on the creative use of words, quality of the compositions, competency with camera, collaborative effort and organization of images.
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