Pho 133 Assignments
Assignments
All photo files must be unretouched or adjusted and in dng format with copyright, keywords, contact info and caption info included in metadata.
File must be titled: your last name_assignment title. For example, fobes_portrait
Files must be dropped in my dropbox before class starts at 9 a.m. or they will be counted as late. Late assignments are not graded and you will receive a 0.
Due Week 2: Collaborative Group Shot of entire Class. Only one shot is turned in. Faces must be clear and names listed in order must be entered into the caption area of metadata. Pass/fail
Due Week 3: Portrait using available light, selective focus and good posing technique.
Yourlastname_portrait. Pass/Fail
Due Week 5: Two assignments.
1. Portrait with on-camera flash bounced off a wall as a main light. Ambient light is used to fill the photograph. Hint: take a meter reading of your available light and then set you flash for one stop greater than the available light. File name is yourlastname_main
2. Portrait with on camera flash used as fill. Hint: place your subject in strong, directional available light. Take a meter reading and then set your flash for one stop lower than the available light. File name is yourlastname_fill. Both assignments together are 10 % of grade
Due Week 6: Location portrait session of someone who is not family or in the photo program. Use different poses, two locations and two different lighting approaches to create a variety of photos with a variety of feelings. No photos can be shot in the studio or with the studio strobes. You must use your small flashes or reflectors. Put 15 unretouched or adjusted dng files in a folder with your lastname_porttraitsession. 20% of grade.
Due Week 7: Slide show. Create a slide show in iPhoto of the portrait session. Include a title slide and ending slide. The title slide should both have your subject’s name and your company name and website. The ending slide should have your contact email, website and phone and music credit. The music must be licensed from either a commercial site like TripleScoopMusic.com or Brucetunz.com or directly from the artist. Include where you licensed the music in a word document in the slide show folder. Export the slide show as a Quicktime movie and include in a folder. The folder name is yourlastname_slideshow. 10% of grade
Due Week 9: Models posing as wedding couples. Two couple shots taken of the models. Yourlastname_models. 20% of grade
Due Week 10: Designed album portfolio using the Roma Album. Photographs must be taken for the class assignments. Photos should be adjusted and retouched as desired. At least three pages should have more than one photo on them. All pages should be designed. The album must include a title page with your contact info. The album will be graded on neatness, effectiveness of retouching , tone adjustment, creative techniques and design. In addition to handing in the album you must drop your jpg files into my dropbox. 30% of grade.