Final Project/Final Exam

FINAL PROJECT

• We will meet Monday, December 15th from 10:00 - 12:00.
• We will complete the final project at that time.
• The last day of classes is Friday, December 12th.

ALL assignments are due Wednesday, Dec 17th @ 4:00

Assignment #20 - Make Mindy's Morning

Assignment #20 -

This assignment is pretty simple.  Take one photo using anything you learned to 'make my day better'.

Email it to me at the end of class.

Wednesday, December 3 - Chin Out, Assignment #19

Assignment #19

Stick Your Neck Out

As photographers, we work in a 2D space, so making something look as 3D as possible is both important and a challenge. Help your image by having your client elongate their neck and tilt their head in such a way that they have a jaw line. This helps your light shape the face and create some separation between the head and neck.

I rolled out of bed and snapped these two shots on my webcam. Notice the dramatic difference of moving/tilting my head just a few inches.

http://photography.tutsplus.com/articles/20-fast-tips-for-portrait-photography--photo-9511

Monday, December 1 - Assignment #18

We will now be exploring tips specifically for portrait photography.  The first tip is posing from the ground up:

Assignment #18 - Posing from the ground up

A good portrait pose, be it a headshot, partial or full-body, starts with the feet. If your subject's feet and legs are not set in the right manner, then the rest of the structure goes out-of-whack.

A good rule-of-thumb is to have your subject place their weight on the rear leg and turn 3/4 from the camera's position. Also, have your subject flare their elbows away from the body a little to thin-out their silhouette.  Good posing helps shape the figure and maximize your lighting. Bad posing adds those 10lbs everyone talks about. (Photo by Daniel Sone)

http://photography.tutsplus.com/articles/20-fast-tips-for-portrait-photography--photo-9511

Assignment:  Find a person who will work with you on this.  Practice posing as mentioned above.  You will need at least 3 photos emailed to me with your story for the photos by Wednesday, December 3rd.

November 21st - Assignment #17

Assignment #17 - Contrast

Contrast -- in lighting -- is another way to add dimension to an image. Lighting contrast is the difference between the lightest light and the darkest dark in a photograph. Manipulating this element, works wonders to extend the depth, the three-dimensional quality of a photograph - one of the great feats and benchmarks for your photographs. You can also use contrast in shape & size to affect the intricacy of your photos; contrasting geometry inherently creates that dramatic tension that we were talking about earlier. You feel like there is more to “the story”. The photo of the Eiffel Tower above employs contrast in lighting and size to increase the effectiveness of this photo. The man in silhouette appears to be nearly as tall as the Eiffel Tower, and the complex pattern of the Eiffel Tower (more pronounced in silhouette) seems to be etched into the pulsating red sunset sky. Imagine how lackluster this image would be if it was taken at noon.

http://www.exposureguide.com/top-10-composition-tips.htm



Examples from Google Images


Assignment:  For this assignment, get at least 3 photos utilizing lighting contrast and email them to me.  These will be due after the break on December 1st.

November 17th - Assignment #16

Assignment #16 - 

Read the following article and then take at least 3 photos which adheres to what you read.  This assignment is due Friday.  There will be no new assignment on Wednesday.

Photography 101:  A Pop of Color

Assignment #15 - Contrast

Assignment #15 - Contrast

Contrast

Without differences in colour to separate elements in your scene, you must instead introduce contrasting shades into your black and white photos.

Use contrast to help separate and define the objects in your scene. Image by gualtiero.

You can use contrast to help your main subject stand out - for example by photographing a light subject against a dark background - and also to add depth by including a variety of tones and shades in your photo.

http://www.photographymad.com/pages/view/5-essential-tips-for-black-and-white-photography

Google Images -

https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&site=imghp&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=960&bih=489&q=photography+contrast+black+and+white&oq=photography+contrast+b&gs_l=img.1.0.0.457.8638.0.11069.22.17.0.5.5.0.118.1460.15j2.17.0....0...1ac.1.58.img..0.22.1478.2Ol3VI-MglE

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Go take one photo utilizing black and white photography and contrast.   Send this pic to me before 11:00 today.