STA 370 FALL 2019

SELF DIRECTED FINAL PROJECT DUE: November 26th, 8:00 a.m.: 1st critique part 1: 10, 8x10 prints, sequenced and due.  DUE:  December 10th, 8:00 a.m.: 10 sequenced photographs that are DRY MOUNTED and an artist statement are due at the B eginning of class. OVERVIEW: Create a group of 10 photographs that relate to each other as a series. Write an artist statement to accompany the project. This is a two part critique. Be prepared to return to make more pictures after the first critique. Final images must be DRY MOUNTED on Matboard. OBJECTIVES: Create a concept for a group of photographs. Think about making the aesthetics of the images work with the concept. Think about the visual voice the you borrowed from the famous artists in the last assignment. Think about developing a style that is all your own.This is your idea, your project, so think about something you’d be excited about!  Also, very important, this is a two part assignment. CHOOSE A PROJECT YOU CAN ...

November 26th: First Round, 10 8x10 prints due December 10: Final Round, 10 8x10 prints that are dry mounted on matboard due.

For those of you interested in earning extra credit points, please watch the following movie and write a brief reading response discussing what you deemed to be the most intriguing parts of the documentary. Login: amydavis517@gmail.com Pass: sta370 https://gregorycrewdsonbriefencounters.vhx.tv/packages/gregory-crewdson-brief-encounters/videos/gregory-crewdson-brief-encounters

Constructed Image Assignment: 200 points Final Prints Due November 12 1. Rough Sketch of your four images due in class T hursday, November 7th. On a sheet of paper, draw 4 squares and draw the concept for your photo series, (can be stick figures.) The idea behind this project is that you should have the photo taken in your mind before you even get the camera involved. Include on this rough sketch the type of lighting you will use, your color scheme, your lens choice and your short elevator pitch for what this project means. In the semester's past, students have come up with constructed images where they do things like recreating dreams, build miniature sets, take portraits of people reacting to a trigger (such as eating spicy food, or responding to a compliment from the photographer), recreating fairy tales in the woods, creating composite images of people merged with technology...etc. Objective: To build or construct portraits or scenarios that don't exist in real li...

Review the Emulate an artist Assignment. Your First part of the assignment will be due on the 22nd. Be prepared to do your presentations.

EMMULATE AN ARTIST OBJECTIVE: This is a  three-part  assignment and a really big one for your grade! Choose a person from the list of artists. Then: 1.     Make a cohesive series of photographs  inspired  by the artist.  2.     Prepare a 15 minute oral presentation with powerpoint to present to the class. 3.    Write a  three page  paper discussing the artist’s work. Part 1. Each person will present the artist in class on October 22 nd Your presentation must include: • Brief biographical introduction (no more than a minute on this) - place of birth -where he/she currently lives - education - any important details about their life that has influenced their work • Elaborate on the artist’s conceptual and aesthetic approach to their work - What are the fundamental ideas, concepts, or concerns of their work? - What is their technical approach? What type of camera do ...

The Midterm will be comprised of 3 parts: Part one: 1. STUDY your quiz. Most of these questions will show up on the midterm 2. STUDY all past reading responses. I will ask you the names of people you wrote about. 3. Know what tools are non-destructive and destructive editing methods in photoshop. 4. Know what can be corrected in photoshop and when a photo just needs to be reshot 5. Saving File formats for different situations. When to use each type of file 6. How do you edit images with layers in photoshop? 7. Know different lens types and characteristics of each 8. Light meters 9. How do you read a photograph? 10. Histograms 11. Equivalent Exposures AND sunny 16 rule 12. Basic editing workflow steps 13. HDR photography and how to create motion in photographs PART TWO: Analyze 4 different photographs with TECHNICAL and COMPOSITIONAL Choices. A lot of you got this question wrong on the quiz. Please study. PART THREE: Two images in photoshop 1. Select and create a ...

Take one scene, and use a tripod or a steady surface to take 3 photos. 1) a photo perfectly exposed 2) a photo one stop over exposed 3) a photo one stop under exposed. Using the method I showed in class, merge the three photos to create an HDR image. Place this in the sharespace.

We spoke about using equivalent exposures to change such factors as your ISO, Shutter Speed and Aperture. I used the example of the Sunny 16 rule. The slides to that presentation can be found here:

Watch these two documentaries on portrait photographers Nan Goldin and Steve McCurry. Total watching time is about 30 minutes, so allow yourself enough time to watch these both. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2B6nMlajUqU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGFCQ_rz1SQ McCurry and Goldin each have very different approaches to portrait photography, coming from both insider and outsider perspectives when documenting a particular group or culture. What can you tell about the different levels of intimacy that are shown when working with strangers/close friends?

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Portraits: friends and strangers OCTOBER 3: LAB DAY OCTOBER 10 : DUE for critique at the beginning of class, 8 prints plus contact sheets OBJECTIVE: For this project you will make portraits of people you know very well: a family member, friend or significant other, and people who are strangers to you.  The final product will be eight prints, three  portraits of friends and three of strangers and two self portraits. 1. Stranger 2. Stranger 3. Stranger 4. Friend 5. Friend 6. Friend 7. Self Portrait 8. Self Portrait Experiment with backgrounds, poses, lighting, distance from subject, expression and other ways to differentiate the images. Be as creative and experimental as possible.  MANDATORY:  For Each subject, (Including yourself) you need to take  1) Standard headshot portrait  2) Environmental Portrait  3) Faceless Portrait  TAKE YOUR TIME. Once someone has agreed to be photographed, ask them if they can hang out fo...

Topics Covered: Camera technical basics Histograms Depth of Field Analyzing a photograph

1. Per the syllabus, read the textbook, pages 116-121 and 140-145 2. Watch the following video on Phillip Lorca Dicorcia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpawWn1nXJo https://www.google.com/search?safe=off&rlz=1C5CHFA_enUS704US704&ei=PpCrW57FLurPjwTntpHoBQ&q=philip+lorca+dicorcia+heads&oq=philip+lorca+dicorcia+heads&gs_l=psy-ab.3..0.12860.13931..14180...0.0..0.50.280.6......0....1..gws-wiz.......0i67j0i22i30.RMtkGLh3yWA

Please purchase your print cards for the semester this week BEFORE class on Thursday. We will be printing your best photo from your elevate the ordinary assignment. I'll need to check off that you have your card before you can print. Please also bring your paper with you to class for Thursday.

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