Tuesday, September 10, 2013

FA 381 Curriculum Sept. 17-Oct. 1, 2013

FA 381
Curriculum Sept. 17-Oct. 1, 2012

September 17-Composition

September 19-Composition

September 24, Composition, Due, Images must be emailed to me
dennis.dehart@wsu.edu, 1500px (longest side) 72dpi, jpg, in a zipped file.

September 26-Portrait project

October 1- Portrait project

October 3-Critique, Portrait


Assignment #3: Composition
This assignment is about composition, point of view, and how you frame your photographs.

2 images that activates the edge
2 images that places something small, buy important in the middle
2 images from a child’s point view (or vantage point) of the world
2 images from a high vantage point or looking from above.

Total of 8 Images Due

Assignment #4: The Portrait
Self-portrait, a portrait of an artist produced or created by that artist.
Make 4 self-portraits
Make 2 photos where you are in the photograph
Create 2 photos where you are not in the photo
Make 4 portraits
Create 2 Portraits of a stranger (please make sure to move in closer-move closer by 2 steps)

Make 2 portraits of a friend

Intermediate Curriculum Sept. 17-Oct. 1, 2013

Intermediate
Curriculum Sept. 17-Oct. 1, 2012

September 17-Reworking of word play project, research project, flash assignment

September 19- Reworking of word play project, research project, flash assignment

September 24, works emailed to me: dennis.dehart@wsu.edu, 1500px (longest side) 72dpi, jpg, in a zipped file.

September 26- research project, flash assignment

October 1- research project, flash assignment

October 3-Critique

Assignment 2.1
Building off the word play project, I would like you take your 5 strongest images and build on them. You goal is to create works which dialogue, play, enhance, and ultimately expand the first project in new and interesting directions. I need a total of 12 final images, sized for print (8.5x11 @ 300dpi, Adobe RGB) and web (1500 on the longest, 72 dpi, sRGB). The web images will need to be compressed and sent to me in a folder by no later then September 24. Dennis.dehart@wsu.edu

Assignment #3-Intermediate
Your 2nd assignment is to make memorable pictures using four basic flash techniques. Ten images are due October 3.

1. Turning down the ambient light
You achieve this by underexposing the ambient light by 2-4 stops. Or your flash is 2-4 stops brighter then the background. The more underexposed the ambient light, the darker the background behind the subject.

2. Painting with light
You will need a tripod or a way to place the camera stationary. It will also be helpful to have an off camera sync cord that you can “flash” the image at the end (or the beginning if you don’t)

3. Ghosting
Ghosting occurs when the ambient exposure is close to normal, and the shutter speed used for that normal exposure is slow in relation to the motion of your subject.

4. Stop Action
A flash is an excellent tool for stopping action. Simply set your flash to automatic and use the basic flash techniques such as distance, bounce, diffusion, etc., to stop action.

5. Fill Flash
Meter the scene with your camera or hand held light meter. Underexpose the scene by 1-2 stops.

Tips:
In calculating any exposure for an electronic flash, you need to keep in mind that there are 2 potential light sources that expose your film/digital sensor. One is the ambient light already present and the other is the light emitted by the flash. You should always consider the two.

Always remember to keep your sync speed set for your shutter speed while using a focal plane shutter (usually 1/60)

Remember to check the lights on the back of your flash when exposing. If the light is green (or equivalent) shows, then your flash is charged and ready to expose the scene properly.

You can find examples and technical info in your book Photography, under the chapter on lighting.


Research Project-Due October 3

Choose 10 essays from the Book, Photography Changes Everything

2-3 Page summary.

ADVANCED


September 17-Still life series, semester project

September 19-Still life series, semester project

September 24, works emailed to me: dennis.dehart@wsu.edu, 1500px (longest side) 72dpi, jpg, in a zipped file.

September 26- semester project

October 1- semester project

October 3-Critique, 15 prints, works in progress, Art and Photography essay


Art and Photography
Need to read the entire book. Choose one section to write on. I need a
5 page essay on one chapter of the book specific. The essay should site works, artists, processes, discuss why the photographs are significant within the context of art, how the art/photographs fit in the broader and context of culture.
clude title of the essay, the section the essay is in, the author, the concept behind the essay including the who, what, where, and why.